Old mike said:

Old Mike here, yes, old, 79 yrs. Joined this forum cause I still play 5 days a week, at a senior center and still buy and try different cues. From NW Kansas, played alot in past in Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas. Played lot of semi pro tournaments, played some of best in the states including SVB, and an 9 ball exhibition with Willie Mosconi in 1989. Many more. I'm trying real hard to find the shaft that sounds and hits like wood and is absolute low low deflection. Happy to be here

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Welcome
Kielwood shaft at 11.8 mm is probably the closest you can find

ibuycues said:

I have made the bold decision to acquire some Meucci theme cues
(Gambler, Tomahawk, Road Agent, etc).
Preferably Meucci Originals, but doesn’t have to be.
Condition either excellent original or complete restoration.
Trades possible. Ya never know.
Rarer the better.
Send me a private message if you have a cue and interest in selling or trading or…

Will Prout

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I have about 15 Meucci's for sale right now. I'll send you a PM so we can chat about them to see if there is anything of interest to you

Throwback Wednesday!!!!
Well last night's league lessons paid for my beer and a, uh let's see. Oh yeah "Never Count Your Money While Sitting at the Table" is the song lyric that I applied to playing pool as well. I could take a 20 and turn it into 17 ones and fell like I had lot.
I started with $6 in my play pocket.
Now it's 38 and quarters, who paid in quarters$. Oh yeah that's my change from the gas station coffee.
Hope my team mates retain the lessons.
Reminds me of the team that made the rent playing Harry Platis one pocket. On the play night Harry would have all 4 empty their pockets and that's what the first game was for. They were definitely forged in Fire. The corporation led by Gabby Mike Danner, RIP my friend and mentor.
One on the five and 2 on the 9, ring game rules was last night's post league lesson. Oh what memories it brought. And a small profit to boot. Plus the place was empty by 9!!! I didn't mean to run them off.

tailuge said:

I've started adding 4ball Sagu rules, but not exactly sure how fouls work. E.g if you accidentally hit opponents ball without making a point do you get penalised a point or just pass the turn? Internet has surprisingly little on this in English.

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Any contact between cbs is:
No point for shot (if both reds contacted)
Penalty point assessed to shooter
End of inning
Loss of inning's accumulated points.

Customarily, last point must be 3+ rail shot.

Having the ferrules replaced is the best option of course.

Done a few both ways. The issue is there is a heavy brass insert. Filling it with epoxy is just adding to the problem. Typically, the ferrule is long on these so you can cut off the end and still have enough ferrule to work with.




Ferrule replaced on this one.


Ferrule with end of insert cut off.

BobbyD963 said:

I decided not to powder coat. I painted and cleared them. That might get frowned upon but im ok with it.

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Now put them in your grill and bake for an hour at 250-300 degrees, it will cure the paint and make it extra tough.

GoldCrown said:

Negotiate for 24 Hours? Did the seller pay for it after your bargaining?

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You don't understand.

I was negotiating with The Crazy Redhead.

A significant cue purchase requires things like lobster dinners, designer purses, weekend getaways, and "favors". Sometimes it requires a trip to Disney World.

I consider this overhead operational cost.

This is why I am a cue bargain hunter. My internal operational costs are enormous.

skogstokig said:

not many. the third set shi won with the highest performance average of the match, 900 something. possibly of the tournament. it looked like she would win.

but chezka really has a great mentality now. similar to luca brecel or mark williams in snooker, very cool and care free.

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You can tell when Chezka is really locked in. All she sees is the table and the balls. She forgets the score entirely.

After she won the fifth set, Centeno began to return to her seat to wait for a re-rack. The ref and Shi had to tell her the match was over.

I've seen this happen before and it's totally natural. She is just in a zone and loses track of everything else.

Items have shipped and should be at my house Monday 10/5/26. Pictures later that evening.

Lowell said:

It seems like Shane has been playing progressively worse since his impressive Florida Open win.

Maybe he needs some time away from all this touring

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He has traveled less this year than in the past, skipping the first two Matchroom majors in Europe, skipping the Predator PBS event in Austria. and also skipping the China Open. Not many of the most elite nine ballers have skipped so many majors in 2026.

His effort at WNT Florida was heartwarming, but for any player, skipping a lot of majors is not the way to maximize one's playing level in major competition. Any suggestion that stamina is a big issue does not hold up to scrutiny. Not only does he continue to embrace marathon-race matches, but he shone bright at the 2026 Derby City Classic, during which he played about 40 matches over the first nine days and won Master of the Table. Yes, he passed the greatest test of stamina in our sport with flying colors.

Jay Helfert has wisely taken note of how tough it is at the top of men's pool right now. While a select few seem to have a good year every year, we now live in a world in which winning three majors in a year is a monumental achievement in men's pro pool. To my knowledge, nobody has done it this year. Filler won the Las Vegas Open 10ball and the WNT UK Open, two undeniable majors, but I'm not quite willing to call the Derby City 9ball title a major.

Let's cut Shane some slack. It's awful tough at the top of men's pool right now. He'll be back in the winner's circle soon enough.

Lowell said:

I don't even remember Tianqi making awful mistakes after that failed 2nd set closeout, but that failure did catch up to her since Chezka was shooting lights out in the last set and didn't really give her a chance

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not many. the third set shi won with the highest performance average of the match, 900 something. possibly of the tournament. it looked like she would win.

but chezka really has a great mentality now. similar to luca brecel or mark williams in snooker, very cool and care free.