i think the ref should call based on what he sees of the hit and not the way the cue ball rolled. if they want that and this shot was a clear foul, then you need to have a camera. no camera then ref makes his call based on what he sees of the hit.

other wise ref calls what he sees, is fair for both sides. it can work for you or against you. that has been how pool was reffed forever.
other wise the hit becomes more subjective from the ref. even though some shots like this are clear. but only from the after roll of the cueball.

maha said:

if blacky cant run 5 balls think about all the others that have to spend ten minutes chalking up and putting their sticks together.

even a very decent player goes a long time not running 3 racks out of 8. with where the cue ball lands on the break.
not many would i stop betting with at that game..

sure the players here are better than what we might see on league night. but in general many are really just rec. players that may only hit balls on league night. nothing wrong with that.

Click to expand...

And dear Lord...thank you for not making pool be my job!

That looks great. Since posting in this thread I picked up a D-1. It doesn’t look as nice as your refinished one, but looks good and is in excellent condition. Nylon wrap is in great shape. It hits great. All I’m doing to it now is a new tip. I don’t know I’d ever have it refinished, but if I do it would probably go back to McDermott like yours did. If I get a second shaft it will be a plain old maple one.

if you are mis cueing at all then your stroke isnt straight and of course a person is sure it is.

and or using english too far out, both up and down.

in both cases its costing you even on the times you are not mis cueing.

its not the chalk or your tip unless both are defective.

I have been a loyal Predator user since I switched to low-deflection back in 2013. I started with a Z2 but it was too small - I have arthritis and greatly prefer a larger diameter so I switched to the 314-2. Eventually I had the 314-3 and Vantage before switching to CF with the REVO 12.9. A couple years ago I switched from Uniloc to Radial because the feel was noticeably better, but still REVO 12.9.

A friend of mine received a new Pechauer cue as a gift last year and I was immediately taken with how well it hit - quite possibly the best feeling cue I have ever used - but at 12.4 or so it is just too small. Another friend won one in a raffle and again I was super impressed with the feel and the hit. In both cases, they have the Pechauer joint and I was convinced I wanted to stick with Radial, so I just kept playing with my Predator. But it kept nagging at me that I was missing something, and I was increasingly unhappy with my gear.

At the Expo I visited the Pechauer booth. They had some 12.8 shafts which is their largest and close enough. And they had some with Radial joints, so I was able to try that out on my Predator butt. To my surprise, I hated it. It felt hard and dead, nothing at all like what I had felt on those other cues. So I tried a 12.8 with their butt and their joint, and the feel was amazing! I can't explain it and it makes little sense to me, but the difference was simply night and day.

It is difficult for me to make major changes, and I had no intention of buying a new cue, but it took me about 2 minutes to pony up and commit to the switch. I now have a new cue, joint, and shaft - I can't wait to get to the pool hall tomorrow and put them to work!