dr_dave said:

he “natural angle” is for a rolling CB. It is the easiest to predict and control.

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I learn pool with mostly <=3-minute YouTube videos and revisiting those videos. I blame some of my wrong understanding to that for my thinking that the most common CB rebound is it moving tangent to the direction of object ball to pocket. I learned about avoiding scratches in this video but the important information for me is my revisiting something that was introduced earlier but finally got through my thick skull that the most common CB rebound is at CB's natural angle---CB peace-sign angle from the direction the cue stick is pointing. This also coincided with my slow understanding that a helluva lot of pool-ball travel here is a rolling-forward cue ball.

Bluehammer said:

View attachment 863049I’ve been looking for a while and finally found what seems to be a perfect cue case shipping case. It’s made for a graphic banner stand and fits a case or two perfectly. The quality is on par with what you find with your standard suitcase. Cost is $150.

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So are you talking about shipping it via FedEx/UPS or do you mean checking as baggage on a flight?

HawaiianEye said:

I have a one-of-a-kind Jackpot that I may let go for $30,000.

It would take some sweet talking though.

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Not interested.

WildWing said:

And yet, nobody has a picture of it. Also, the cue Lassiter mainly used was a Tad, not a Bushka.

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I have a one-of-a-kind Jackpot that I may let go for $30,000.

It would take some sweet talking though.

Instead of using the CB use a striped ball with the stripe running vertically. See if the stripe stays vertical as it rolls or if you have some unintended spin on it

HawaiianEye said:

Lassiter's custom Balabushka sold for $45,000 in 1994.

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And yet, nobody has a picture of it. Also, the cue Lassiter mainly used was a Tad, not a Bushka.

WildWing said:

I think you're really talking about some fancy Gus Szamboti cues with eight points, for example. Unfortunately, I think most of those belong in the collection of Lucky in Japan. Good luck getting him to sell. Otherwise, a cue played by a famous player, maybe. But not likely.

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Lassiter's custom Balabushka sold for $45,000 in 1994.

skor said:

That goes for Hohmann and Gorst as well, maybe Shaw down the road... although looks like there is a little biff going around between him and Gorst...

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really? It is called building up the drama for the made for TV event.

Adding Canada would have almost no impact on the event. Alex played in just two WNT events this year and cannot logically be viewed as a WNT pro. Morra, who managed a fifth-place finish at the Florida Open, would be a slight upgrade over Billy Thorpe, but not enough to move the needle. Even adding South America wouldn't change things much, although Jesus Atencio and Gerson Martinez might merit some attention.

The truth is that the Mosconi is intended to offer an entertaining exhibition-style festival of pool. By every measure, whether competitive or not, it always delivers just that. Who says it needs fixing at all?

Team Europe took countless beatings in the first fifteen years of the Mosconi Cup, but they never asked to increase the pool of players from which they could select their team. Instead, they just learned how to play world class pool and the wins started coming in bunches. America must use the same formula. They must train better and work harder.

It's not getting any better, either. Who are the teenaged players with the most promise in the world? Probably Albert Januarta, Felix Vogel and AJ Manas. Who are the 20-25 year old players that are showing the strongest form? Probably Moritz Neuhausen, Szymon Kural, Bernie Regalario, Mickey Krause and Robbie Capito. By every reckoning, none of the most promising young players are American.

At least for now, there is no help on the way for Team USA.