cueball2010 said:

Fun story! Do people also go around whacking other peoples pool cues with big cat logos on them and such?

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When I lose, I prefer to grab my opponent's cue, run outside, and chuck it on the roof of the pool room. That way no laws have technically been broken. I simply relocated their cue to a higher, and arguably safer, location. You could have opened a cue store with what was on the roof of my old room. I lost a lot.

David in FL said:

Who cares?

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Dude...if you're not interested in the subject of the thread, then simply don't click on it.

I was there for the 1st time for the 9 ball tournament. We lost in the 5th round. I'm an SL7 and lost 17-3 to an SL9 with a FR of 725 lol.
I saw the finals match. The winning team had two SL4 that played like SL6 in that match. How they remained SL4 throughout is baffling.

cueball2010 said:

Show me a 10,000 dollar screwdriver and I'll buy you the butt pad.

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We both know that's not a good comparison because it's less of a tool and more of an instrument. What I can show you are $10k shotguns, pistols, guitars, etc. They're made to be used and their finishes aren't always there just for looks. They're there to protect the actual object under that finish from normal handling and use. The finish on a lot of wooden items could be viewed as a consumable. When it gets worn or damaged, have it refinished.

Having said all that, If you can find a good wrap similar to or exactly like they use to protect automotive finishes, I don't really see anything wrong with it. I doubt it would affect how the cue plays in any meaningful way. My only concern would, ironically, be whether the wrap material "gets along with" the finish on the cue. If the cue has an automotive clear finish it should be good. But there are a lot of different cue finishes out there. And a lot of materials don't like being super close to one another for extended periods of time. So it's possible the wrap could cause damage to the cue's finish over time. Not saying it would. Just saying it could. Also, unless you can find someone who makes wraps in a tube, you're going to have to deal with a seam of some kind running the length of the cue.

At the end of the day, it'd be your cue and you can do whatever you want to or with it. I do think you're overstressing about it. That's energy that could potentially be used to focus on the game at hand or something more productive than whether your cue has hairline scratches that you have to look for to even know they're there. But, that's just my opinion.

How thick are you looking for?

DrCue'sProtege said:

I've done this many times over the years. At times with limited success. Very limited.

And I tried this again tonight. Broke at least 40 racks, had probably five chances to run out. Got out twice.

But as usual, most of the spreads were just impossible. It's not necessarily the lack of making balls as it is the lay of the land on so many occasions. This GCIV must be jinxed. I hope I can get to Evansville tomorrow and play on that Diamond and see if the tables are jinxed or it's me that is the jinx.

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Post pics of the post break layouts.

It isn't that hard.

Chopdoc said:

This just popped into my head:

Anybody know a black cue maker?

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Since you asked… Oakland Herbie. Passed away 2011. Pool player, card player, cue maker. I have a cue made by him for Cole Dickson.

Billy Palmer. At one time he was making a splash in the Ca pool scene.

T411 said:

Well, quite possibly if we wanted swimming pool, some of us wouldn’t be so broke… on a semi serious note.

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What do swimming pools and women have in common?















You spend an awful lot of money on both for the amount of time you spend in them.

I dont think the percentages are that bad. What are you expecting? Check all the stats from the tournaments that at large kindly does. Those are pro stats and they don’t run out all the time. Unless you are pro or v high level then I don’t see the issue. My gold crown breaks worse than my local table but then a guy who breaks best at our pool hall came and got the wing ball every time “A bad workman blames his tools”

mikemosconi said:

Any cue played with on a regular basis may develop some form of degradation from it's original new state - that's life with everything. You want a perfect cue- buy one and then never touch it again- just display it in glass or case it for life .

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The thing is, even then, eventually the finish will shrink and/or the wood will swell. So it's not going to keep that perfectly smooth glass-like finish forever.