Who would be the most knowledgeable players of this game still around who could do some kind of instructional or commentary on a match between top tier players.

There seem to have been a number of legendary games played in just Socal alone. I feel like it was a missed opportunity for even players who were never top champions like John Henderson (RIP...but the few times I met him he was pure class) to give us clueless players some insight.

What would a top 5 or top 10 golf players of all time look like? Home advantage is HUGE in this game apparently but I wonder whose knowledge and ability travelled the best.

The lack of snooker tables around where I live means I haven't seen anyone play this game for well over a decade. Be a shame if the game died out or most of the strategy of the game faded away, especially in today's world where people can youtube one pocket and learn it pretty quick.

Pretty sure Jay Helfert has seen some amazing golf battles down at Hard Times.

Companies' carbon-fiber shafts differ.

McDermott uses a shock-absorbing material intertwined in the carbon fiber, Smacwrap, to change its hit, sound and feel from the most-metallic acting carbon fiber shafts. Proof of a sort that it did that are videos of McDermott's Defy shaft dropped on its tip on a pool table doesn’t bounce while other carbon fiber shafts do.

JFlowers’ SMO has two shock absorbers in the shaft (see figure for one of them). Who know what is in other shafts since the cuemakers won’t tell you.

Becue's advertisements sound like they are describing something that is wood and carbon fiber:
Prime II is where the feel of wood meets the performance and endurance of carbon fiber, giving players an unparalleled experience at the table. Designed to offer the best of both worlds, this shaft seamlessly blends the natural feel and flexibility of a wooden shaft with the stability and precision of a carbon fiber one.

There are shafts made of carbon fiber---but only inside---with wood outside. There might be something to this given many players’ positive responses to them. So far, wood-over-CF shafts include:

____________________JFlowers SMO shaft:

mdbh said:

I made a trip in December to see my buddy Mark Gregory he gave me some old cues. This old McDermott caught my eye I never saw one with Bartleys on the butt cap. The shaft was warped so I sent it to my friend and cue maker John K Bender. He made me a shaft for it and also told me he had played with one in Georgia back in the day when he played on the road. He told me that Bartleys was a very nice poolhall. Thank you Mark and John!

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Very nice road warrior.

i think its pretty close and each person hits a plateau where getting better is not physically possible or not worth the effort.

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This would be even funnier if he was playing bagpipes instead !