sjm said:

Poor execution in my books. He didn't even have to go to the long rail. He brought the scratch into play when he had a dead out. No way he rebounds from this error.

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I wonder why did he decided to go off that top rail.

Fedor on the hill now, 10-7.

Bump

skogstokig said:

9-7 after a weird scratch by kledio. i thought it bounced short on the rail tbh, comms say just poor execution

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Poor execution in my books. He didn't even have to go to the long rail. He brought the scratch into play when he had a dead out. No way he rebounds from this error.

JohnnyOzone said:

Elephants do eventually die from causes other than poachers, don't they?

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They do. And as nice as it would be for ivory to only ever be used from elephants that die of natural causes, that's just not the case. Demand for ivory leads to poaching. It really is that simple. If there was no demand for ivory people wouldn't kill elephants for it.

And I'm not accusing anyone of using poached ivory in cues even though, statistically speaking, it's had to have happened. I just no longer see ivory as something I want. Beyond that, modern synthetics and even some woods are vastly superior in every conceivable way other than the novelty aspect of saying "it's ivory." I mean, how would you react if you were at the pool room and someone offered to let you feel the new wrap on their cue and after you did they said, "Nice isn't it? It's puppy hide. But don't worry. The puppy died of natural causes."

9-7 after a weird scratch by kledio. i thought it bounced short on the rail tbh, comms say just poor execution

His brother mentioned about possible Wax from Fedor which caused the scratch ?

Pretty poorly played match overall, but still entertaining.

Pleased to see that more fans are showing up to watch. 30% full looks possible for the final!

fedor hitting the table with the cue after a position overrun by two feet. he's feeling it

Kaci has made several big mistakes. So has Fedor. The last rack he almost screwed up position on the 2 and he clearly did so on the 7.

What should have been 9-6 is now 8-7.

8-6 fedor. playing better now

...a nice jinx. kledio in for a comeback

SSP said:

I've been using the Kamui brand, they are made of silicone, these look like plastic, are they?

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These are not hard plastic, very soft and pliable, probably silicon. Less expensive from Amazon than the billiard store.

As far as wiping the tip with a napkin or cloth. These are much easier. Slip it over the tip when your putting the joint protectors on.

I won't be doing it myself, there is a local cue repair guy here in Vegas who has the gear. Knowing it is a standard groove really helps, thanks Kim!

-dj