garczar said:

you mean "sampaio' i think. i agree. the sampaio's were more carved and not as inlaid.

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Coincidence. Samples as in options. Pull out the chop suey cues - like the old Scmelke options in the catalog.

Thank you for the video advice will do

KenneyTran said:

Best to get a phone number or a way to video live chat. PayPal good n service is a good way to protect yourself. However scammer can send you an empty box or junk inside then it will be your words vs their. Video live chat t verify, ask to see person face n item. Trust me on this, I have helped many people from scammers on Facebook. If they can’t do the verification then dont try. It’s not worth it at all.

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I record video of myself at least once a week. Then I try my best to focus on what I perceive as myself doing wrong. Between watching my own errors, and help from a terrific teacher on this forum to whom I've sent the video for help, I've gone from regularly losing to 420s to having won my last three chip tournaments, and beaten 3 straight mid to upper 500s in our in-house 9 ball league.

One step at a time...

From facebook:
"Prayers for Lukas Fracasso-Verner and Kane Whiteman. Someone hit them head-on down in the Carolinas late last night. Lukas recovering from surgery to repair a ruptured small intestine. No word on Angry (White) yet"

and updated this morning:
"It seems to be better news than I thought on Lukas Fracasso-Verner .
But keep praying these gentlemen both need it and prayer for all affected."

SSP said:

If you really want to see if your stroke is straight and you are hitting center of the cuball try the "whitey don't lie" drill, cueball on the foot spot, object ball on head spot, the goal is to shoot a stop shot, after hitting the rail have the object ball come back and hit the cueball and drive it back over the foot spot, you will be doing well to make contact at first, and then having the cueball return within the first diamond, out of the thousands of times I have done this drill I have only had the cueball come back directly over the spot twice, in order to complete this drill you must hit the cueball DEAD CENTER and your cue must travel perfectly straight, the slightest deviation will show where you are going wrong, if the object ball goes to the right you are hitting left of center and vice versa, if the object ball does not return directly over the foot spot your cue is not going through the cueball perfectly straight, this is a humbling drill, don't overdo this drill, spend 5 or 10 minutes and move on but do it every day, you will see the results.

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What you recommend is an excellent drill to do
But
The problem with this drill and many others recommended in this thread,
Do not take into account a separate issue that is separate from having a straight stroke
And that is, can you actually align two balls perfectly straight?
Using the drill you recommended if for some reason, I see the center of the second ball a millimeter from the base and I deliver the Q ball with no side spin
To that spot a millimeter off
The object ball is not going to come back directly to my Cue ball
Even though my stroke was perfectly straight, I hit vertical axis. The cueball actually went exactly where I wanted it to, but I didn’t see my Target straight.
Being able to align, squarely or directly two balls in a straight line to aim at those targets is a separate skill from having a straight stroke
I’m on my phone and cannot provide a link but I believe it’s Chris Henry has a training set he calls “the balls”
Where first you work with one ball until you learn how to find vertical axis and deliver a straight stroke
Then you work with a second ball to see if you can line up two balls in a straight line because you have proven that you have a straight stroke
it’s just my opinion

Korsakoff said:

Thanks for explaining. It is a commercially available product, as you describe. I'll stick with Taom for now.

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I asked an AI engine about pool chalk and nano particles. A surprisingly long, detailed response was obtained, but this sums it up:

Summary Verdict
If you are playing in a well-ventilated space and using a premium nano-chalk that produces minimal airborne dust, the health risk is exceptionally low. The primary safety rule is to avoid blowing aggressively on your cue tip after chalking, which forces dust into the air, and to keep all billiard products out of the reach of young children.

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Pretty sure bro has broken the cardinal rule and has been snorting his own product...

The Renfro said:

This is AzBilliards... I do not have the time or enough crayons to explain it where you guys will understand.. Rule #1.. to offend me I would have to respect your opinion... And I don't... Was here for a long time... Just passed thru =D

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Bye Felicia

The Renfro said:

if ignorance is bliss you must be happiest mofo ever.......

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Right, and you could be one of the dumbest F's of all dumb F's.

Best of luck selling your wares
in the main forum.