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PBS St Louis 2026 (Men’s World 8 Ball Championship, Mixed Doubles, Women’s Open, Bank Pool), 1-8 April, Half Million Prize Fund

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GideonF said:
I don’t get the hate. She obviously loves the game, and is using whatever she has to make her mark. The male pool audience tends to pay particular attention to female players that they consider attractive. Ewa and Janette took full advantage of this (while playing championship level pool).

I remember a decade or so ago there were a group of women from the NY area that marketed themselves. Jennifer Barretta, Borana Andoni and Emily (maybe others?). None of them were championship level players (9mm the closest) but they still promote the game.
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That was the Kiss of Death pool team. I think Jen played with them early on.
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Frosty said:
This is something I don’t understand. I watch players, and I use the word “players” loosely, that can’t make 3 balls in a row, buy every damn CF shaft offering at $300-$500 a pop, $25 chalk, a $700 jump cue that you MIGHT need once every blue moon, and every other overpriced accessory available. Then the same people are the ones looking for bargain basement priced ball sets, the one area where buying the best is a good idea. One of life’s mysteries 🤷🏻‍♂️
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That money must be reserved for their new cue purchase. Obviously, they are not there to collect balls.
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Classic carom cue

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Pretty sure this is a "Ron Kilby" cue. My father in law was a ranked player in New York in the 60's and the west coast in the 70's & 80's he left me this cue a 11' Brunswick tournament table (posting that soon). I believe the cue is a custom Ron Kilby. He told me he paid $1600 to have it made and that had to be 40 - 50 years ago. I don't play carom billiards so my wife wants to sell the billiard stuff. I'm going to put a few sets of Arimith carom balls on here also. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
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Thoroughbred Tips

skor
I've heard good things about those tips here and there and at $10 a tip, I've decided to give it a try.
I've ordered a few Medium-Hard tips at it feels to be right up my ally.

To test it, I've installed it on my CueTec Cynergy 12.5mm shaft, I've had mix emotions about the shaft and I hardly use it and I really wanted to get rid of the Sniper tip that was on it that I really hated... and I thought that $10 is OK to loose on that shaft if I didn't like it.

I've also installed a Mezz Ignite pad under the tip to protect and reinforce the ferrule that is known for being a bit soft. I had what looked like a nasty scratch on the ferrule but I guess it wasn't that deep or serious as it is gone after very light sanding.
I left the tip a bit high, I like it that way and usually tips need some work after the first session as they compressed and loose some shape and even mushroom a bit.

Today, I got to test it, I had the shaft on my trusty Carmeli player and off to the pool hall.
After a 3.5 hours session I must say that I'm very impressed. The feedback is of a hard tip but it grabs the CB like a medium. I got a ton of action and the shaft/tip felt great, you can say that I rediscovered the Cynergy with that tip, it played so different than it did with the Sniper tip and it may sound weird but I think it also perform better in term of deflection. I was actually thinking about buying another Revo for 3/8x10 joint but I think for now, I'll stick to this one.

After 3.5 hours, it held chalk very well with no need to scuff it. The tip also held it shape, I did not need to touch it at all, very promising.
It definitely need a few months of play or even to go through it whole life span in order to get a final verdict but I really like it so far and at only $10 a tip, you can't go wrong wit hit.
I still have a bunch of Kamui, G2 and Everest tips, but I have a feeling once I will go through them, I'll stick with the Thoroughbred, just can't beat the price and performance.

It's hard to recommend something after just one session, but really, at $10 a tip, you have to give it a try, with tip prices getting to $30 a tip, this one is a steal.

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PBS St Louis 2026 (Men’s World 8 Ball Championship, Mixed Doubles, Women’s Open, Bank Pool), 1-8 April, Half Million Prize Fund

sjm
uk_9_ball_convert said:
I remember my mum making this mistake when we were on holiday in America. We were in a gift shop and there was a novelty eraser, but she wasn't 100% certain what it was and asked if it was a rubber. Can still remember the guy saying "no mam, that's an eraser", her going bright red as she realised her mistake whilst me and my dad were pissing ourselves with laughter
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Thanks for sharing that. Absolutely hilarious!
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PBS St Louis 2026 (Men’s World 8 Ball Championship, Mixed Doubles, Women’s Open, Bank Pool), 1-8 April, Half Million Prize Fund

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sjm said:
Yes, but how could anyone be expected to figure that out? Calling someone a Martian in most parts would denote an alien appearance or mode of behavior (and would therefore be derogatory), not an alien skill set.

What Americans call an eraser (meaning a pencil eraser) the English call a rubber. I doubt an English pool player that had a habit of erasing the competition would like to be known as "the rubber," which, to an American might be interpreted as "the condom."

Having an ambiguous nickname is even worse than having no nickname at all.
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I remember my mum making this mistake when we were on holiday in America. We were in a gift shop and there was a novelty eraser, but she wasn't 100% certain what it was and asked if it was a rubber. Can still remember the guy saying "no mam, that's an eraser", her going bright red as she realised her mistake whilst me and my dad were pissing ourselves with laughter
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PBS St Louis 2026 (Men’s World 8 Ball Championship, Mixed Doubles, Women’s Open, Bank Pool), 1-8 April, Half Million Prize Fund

GideonF
Kris_b1104 said:
She's only a 589 Fargo lol.

#63 ranked woman in the US, with 15+ years of experience. Not sure what's so special about her, cause it ain't her game. She's very average. Her IG is "Billiardbombshell" and under her profile it says "Top 10 WPA ranked" and "Pro at Amsterdam Billiards" lmao. She's pretty popular in NYC though.

Maybe she gives good lessons [emoji2375]
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I don’t get the hate. She obviously loves the game, and is using whatever she has to make her mark. The male pool audience tends to pay particular attention to female players that they consider attractive. Ewa and Janette took full advantage of this (while playing championship level pool).

I remember a decade or so ago there were a group of women from the NY area that marketed themselves. Jennifer Barretta, Borana Andoni and Emily (maybe others?). None of them were championship level players (9mm the closest) but they still promote the game.
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Why is the APA so frowned upon?

BadBeef67
Lowell said:
I think the APA is great in normalizing ball in hand rules for casual pool.

And while slop can be annoying (when you're on the wrong end of it), I don't think it's as big of a deal as people think. I see it happen only occasionally among better players and weaker players aren't running out in fewer than maybe 5 innings anyway.
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Also how a player reacts to a sloppy shot. A respectful wave to your opponent acknowledging "That wasn't what I meant to do". Opposed to fist pumps and hollering "Gotta love that APA BABY!". 🤷‍♂️
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