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Johnson · 2025-12-29T08:47:03-0700

Atlatlien said:

Tennesseejoe · 2025-12-29T08:44:53-0700

GoldCrown said:
Everyone in jail feels that way. I’d rather read stories about players that help/sponsor kids or organizations than this bullshit. Rather hear players tell others the best hustle is a 9-5 with a paycheck.

I agree with you and others are doing the same. How many times do you hear or read on AZ Billiards about folks showing kids the pool games we love. I do like to see a good money game...but with good money.

Pool in the States is held back by pool tables being mostly in places with liquor. Where do kids get to play? If someone donated a pool table to a school, would the school board allow it? This compares poorly with our European counterparts.

straightline · 2025-12-29T08:43:02-0700

Mensabum said:
I've played pocket pool. Does that count??

Only as pool.

straightline · 2025-12-29T08:40:00-0700

Mensabum said:
Is that what they also call the hook??

Hook is a musical device that hooks. Could be any one element - word, pause, catchy riff, or combination of elements. IOW the catchy part(s).

Bigkahuna · 2025-12-29T08:24:26-0700

I have an OB cue and shaft with the short regular looking ferrule. I think I bought it maybe 10 or 15 years ago at APA Nationals in Las Vegas. I met the owner, Royce I think it was. I know he passed and the company is gone. The cue was not particularly expensive but I like how it played compared to my Falcon with non cat Predator shaft. How are these cues regarded these days?

boogieman · 2025-12-29T08:16:29-0700

muskyed said:
I'd be out $20, nobody would buy me.

I just hate Calcutta. I usually just say put me in the pool and they move on. A degenerate gambler acquaintance of mine bought the pool for $60 and I finished high enough (tied 4th/5th) to get him about $200. That's my Calcutta story, super exciting I know.

In the meantime the tournament didn't get over til 4AM after the auction took over an hour. So much fun and value added.

I say just make another pot with a $50-100 entry if anyone wants bigger stakes.

KenneyTran · 2025-12-29T08:14:15-0700

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For Sale: 2006 6pt Burl Carmeli Cue Butt only

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2006 6pt Burlwood Carmeli Cue onto Ebony nose.
• Forearm: 6points Burlwood with double silver rings.
• Veneers (outside → in): Maple, Black and Maple
• Butt sleeve: JetBlack Ebony wood with Burlwood handle designed.
• Joint: 3/8-10M Copper with AC Logo.
• Joint trim: Silver Double Rings.
• Wrap: Bull Leather select grade, premium quality
• Butt weight: 15.96 oz
• Condition: Cue is straight.

$2695 USD total (includes shipping & fees)

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skogstokig · 2025-12-29T08:07:49-0700

joelpope said:
if he plans on winning he has to beat a couple of top 16 players at basically every event, that's the only way I know you get to be a top 16 ranked player

the open events are 256 players so top 128.. we've seen previous events where some known killer is coming out of the woodwork, no ranking, and gets unseeded. someone gets a tough first round hehe

boogieman · 2025-12-29T08:05:05-0700

Frosty said:
I also was a single layer Triangle guy forever. Then the quality and consistency from tip to tip started varying wildly, so I started pressing them to overcome that. Recently even that solution didn’t solve the issue to my satisfaction, so I started looking for a new choice.

After a lot of research and talking to other players I know and respect, I switched recently to a layered Zan Hard. Atlas Billiard Supply is an authorized distributor so I could trust it wasn’t a fake, they’re $23 a pop. So far a month and a half in, I couldn’t be happier, 0 mushrooming, great playability, no glazing. Also per a trusted friend who has been using them for years, he says the consistency from tip to tip is always excellent. So far, so good.

Zan is one of the better ones I've tried. I used the grip hard version and couldn't be happier. But when I went to buy another one they were out of stock everywhere except some guy on Amazon selling them for $75. At that point I went to milk duds and other single layered tips and don't feel like I'm missing out on anything.

boogieman · 2025-12-29T07:57:34-0700

measureman said:
I know this subject has been beat to death but here is my personal take on it.
I have been using solid tips for many years.
Recently I decided to give a layered tip a try.
I had an Everest installed and can not tell the difference from a solid tip.
The layered tip was $40 installed vs a solid tip at $23 installed.
I'm not going to do this again.

I'm on the solid tip bandwagon too. I've tried a dozen layered tips out of the probably hundreds out there.

IMO some layered are good, some are crap. About the best thing that can be said for the good ones is they are consistent through batches. With the bad ones or poorly installed, I've had layers de laminate, glue specs on the CB, glazing etc. A bad one piece tip can glaze so that's within the realm of all tips.

I'm not a hater or anything but I really don't see anything a $30 layered tip can do that a $5 or under single layer can do. No extra longevity, special properties or anything. There are "budget" layered that are good and around $5-10 which are talked about on here. They are reasonable and good tips but again, they aren't doing anything a non layered tip can do.

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