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Florida Open 2025, August 5-10, Orlando, Caribe Royale

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jbart65 said:
I watched the shot a dozen times. Max got himself into a bad spot first by giving himself a tough angle after pocketing the six to get on the seven. Then I am pretty sure he tried to get slightly above the eight for an easy shot in the left side pocket that would have given natural position for the nine on the bottom long rail.

Risky position shot, it turned out. He came up short on the position on the eight. Even if he intended to come up shorter on the eight, and overran his position as you think, he still would have had to gone up and down the table. Classic case of getting out of line and falling further out of line.

But he didn’t have any other great options imo. Doesn’t look like he had enough angle for a simpler cut on the eight to get to the nine. The nine was on the rail near middle of the table.

He had to use some kind of power to go up the table and come back down.
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I expected a miss when he tried to aim with power into a small side pocket with the 8 ball. I would have chosen a tough cut into the top left corner.
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Radial joint insall

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Kim Bye said:
I don't see how you'll be able to force the pin in and maintain good concentricity. Those pins are seated deep into the cue. The official specs say drill 3" deep and tap 2.75" deep. The barrel is usually .371" or .372" I always measure the pins so I bore the barrel part as snug as possible.
You don't need a joint collar, lot's of sneaky petes don't have them, but phenolic, Juma or whatever joint collar material you choose will certianly strengthen the joint edge compared to regular maple.
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Great point, I guess I’ll order a tap!

I’m planning on installing the pin right after I do my rough cut so I can turn the cue using the “center” of the pin instead of installing the pin closer to the final dimensions since I’m working with less than optimal machinery. I was hoping that would help with keeping things in line, but it’s probably not worth the risk to cut corners on the tap regardless.

Thanks for the reply!
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Anyone have input on the TS1 by Triple 60

Kim Bye
I have the first batch coming in about a week. As far as I understand from the information provided to dealers, it's the same tube, ferrule and construction, but without the cartridge system and they come with a less expensive Tiger Everest tip. Only 29" lenghts and only two sizes and the thread options are limited to the most common ones: Uni-Loc. Radial, 3/8-10, 5/16-14 and 5/16-18/VQR. I will let you know as soon as I have tested these. They are priced very fairly, so if they have the same good performance as the more expensive Triple 60 shafts, it's should be a killer deal.
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Whyte Carbon Shafts

Kim Bye
NCC1515 said:
Whyte says they will void warranty on the whole SHAFT (not just the insert??) if your cue butt has an aluminum pin. I'm scratching my head on that warning...
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What's the reasoning here? The new inserts are aluminum, while the old ones where some sort of plastic, could they be worried about galling?
I will have to check with Triple 60. I sell their products and it's been a very positive experience for me as a dealer and for the players using the shafts, nothing but really positive feedback.
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All Time Junior Player Rankings

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The Stardust tourney was played in April of 1972! This was my last appearance in the pool world pretty much. I claimed Keith Mcready played Ronnie Allen with the eight losing two sets at 500$ per set. He played pretty good but was in over his head!

He needed the seven and I would have still bet on Ronnie! But I looked up Mcready’s Wiki page and he was 15 yrs old that month in April 1972! So what I watched that day was one of the best 15 year old players ever. He was a helluva good 15 year old 9 ball player. He was born in April 1957, I was 5 years older than him. He would have given me major trouble when I was 15 years old. He was a 2-3 rack guy but not elite. But running 2-3 racks quite often as a 15 year old is pretty impressive!
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Who built Schuler cues after Ray Schuler passed away, and were they good quality cues?

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vintagecollectibles831 said:
With respect to Schuler, his joint, and his classic designs, they should be called Schuler SLC, no matter who currently builds them.

Jacoby has made cues for Predator too, for example. And, probably other cue makers, or brands.

So, Schuler SLC is basically a brand, and should be called Schuler, because that was his joint that he invented, and Schuler designs are very unique to Schuler, I believe.
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Ray told me that his inspiration for Schuler cues came from his admiration for Herman Rambow, particularly his joint style. It was rare to have a discussion about cue-making with Ray without Rambow's name entering into the conversation.
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