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Where is the rule banning the "lift stroke" and the "sideways stroke" for close balls?

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DeeDeeCues said:
I don't know if you're joking or not, but I assure you that ferrule is correct. It's an odd progression from the original definition, which was an iron band (derived from ferrous), but then came to mean any thin metal sleeve to reinforce parts, which then made sense when they used brass, on cues, so the change to ivory and plastic didn't warrant a new word.
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yeah, ferrule is obviously correct. i meant there's a second spelling that's accepted
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Where is the rule banning the "lift stroke" and the "sideways stroke" for close balls?

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skogstokig said:
but i think ferrel is correct. i know cuz i read it here and wondered about its spelling
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I don't know if you're joking or not, but I assure you that ferrule is correct. It's an odd progression from the original definition, which was an iron band (derived from ferrous), but then came to mean any thin metal sleeve to reinforce parts, which then made sense when they used brass, on cues, so the change to ivory and plastic didn't warrant a new word.
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Why not switch the position of the 1 and 9 in 9-ball to make it more interesting?

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HawaiianEye said:
Believe what you want.

I don't care what you believe.

I said that I hadn't played for years and was playing on a weekend.

I didn't say that was the first day back at the table after quitting for a lot of years.

When I came back to play my friend that I used to play back in the 90s, we would play for several hours each Sunday in Hawaiian Brian's.

I only played on Sundays and could hang with the top players.

I didn't play as well as I did when I was younger, but I would have been rated at the highest level in any league in the state.

I haven't hit a ball in over a year and I would bet I could beat you.
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Look at you going from your ''I havent played for years'' bullshit to ''I haven't hit a ball in over ''1'' year'' 🤣 And of course here we go with the ''I can bet I can beat you'' baloney again when someone gets exposed...I'm sure you have some footage of yourself playing so we can see this senior citizen runout machine..?Oh, you don't...?Mymy....😂
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Shipping cue

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Black-Balled said:
I thought I recalled tales of helmstetter in DC and the international cuemakers HoF agrees.

It details helmstetter cues started 1966 in DC and also that he worked with gordon (hart) prior to that.
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That sounds right. A few years ago I ran into a guy with the oldest Helmstetter cue I've ever seen. I thought it was a Frank Paradise, but the guy confirmed that it was a Helmstetter from the 60s, DC, and that Gordon Hart had worked with him. We unscrewed the joint, and I recognized it as Gordon's super joint with threads inside and outside the shaft pilot. Gordon would later put that joint in some Viking cues.
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Soft cases

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Is it just me, or have soft cases taken over the pool world? 😂 Have hard cases officially gone out of style? I understand the appeal—soft cases are lighter and easier to lug around—but I still think a solid hard case, like the Instroke 2x4 Cowboy, gives your cues a lot more protection. After all, I’d rather carry a heavier case than carry a broken cue.
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