rexus31 said:

Dawn is not so mild. A buddy washed his Lexus with it. It dried out and ate his clear coat. The first question the guy at the body shop asked him was what did he use to wash the car.

See post #8 here: https://forums.azbilliards.com/thre...l-pool-balls-in-dawn-and-having-issue.517470/

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The dish soap didn't "eat his clear coat".... It removed the wax and sealant. Quite likely, the clear coat was already sun damaged, and had a subsequent wax/sealant to make it glossy again. I would bet that another wax/buff would have brought the shine right back.

Don't forget that pool balls are a highly polished phenolic resin. It is perfectly safe to CLEAN (not polish) them with Dawn dish soap, without fear of causing any sort of chemical reaction or material degradation. Though, they will still require polishing, to bring back a high luster shine.

That said, I only reserve the Dawn dish soap and warm water for the absolute grimiest balls, before they go into the polisher. I'm talking sets that have been stored in a barn, or have seen years of nicotine stains. Being in the business, I come across all kinds of nasty stuff... The kind of grime that you aren't going to see from typical play in your house.

Check out the before and after photos of the set below. This set was cleaned with Dawn and warm water, then polished in a Diamond ball polisher, using Chem-Pak Ball Cleaner and Polish.

straightline said:

Sounds like musical counting. Distinguishing 1, 3, 5, 7, eighths - is only possible out of a context of 8 eighths.

In before an eighth is half a fourth...

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Every good boy does fine...

iusedtoberich said:

Not a joke. This shot comes up playing "Back Pocket 9 Ball" a bit. I don't think it comes up in any other game. Opponent scratches while pocketing the 9. 9 spots and you must shoot it to your far pocket. I've seen top local players miss it over the years.

How would you shoot it? How much space would you leave between CB and 9? Would you leave like 2 balls and jack up a hair and shoot a bit firmer? Or leave more space and shoot a longer follow thru? Would you hit it pocket speed to hang it up if you miss? Or would you hit it a bit more speed. Assume average pool hall level conditions.

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I like lining it up dead straight, dead center CB, 8 inches between balls and hitting it pocket speed to give you a more forgiving pocket. Focusing on cueing/aiming dead center of CB to dead center of OB.

The problem for me with placing the balls as close as you show in your photo is it makes aiming from center of CB to center of OB less accurate/precise, and also any slight amount of unintended left or right spin will cause a miss.

Chili Palmer said:

I believe it, I have built quite a few cutting boards, it's amazing how much mineral oil an 18" x 24" cutting board will soak up, sometimes it would take 24 hours. That HAS to have an affect on shaft weight at some point?

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You would think it would add at least a few tenths but I really don't remember. Neither one impressed me stabilizing wood and I didn't like using them. I gave most of the stabilizer away, with appropriate warnings!

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skor said:

Filler won the 2024 world 8 ball with CF. Also won other majors like the last UK open in what is already considered to be the greatest final performance ever.
CF is superior in many factors BUT won't make anyone a better player.

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he's trying too hard to make wood look good, thats why he is cherry picking, meanwhile I wont cheery pick here ill just state facts.

First of, i didn't say a guy who plays with wood wouldnt win, all I said is that a great champion who uses wood will win, occesionaly, he will NOT dominate....but if he changes to CF then he'll start dominating more, which is something we kept seeing years over years, and i am sure that in 2030 more and more players will switch and the skill level will icnrease even more....

If you noticed the last few yrs alot of players have become more elitest, the skill have risen, all due to CF shafts and the new tech.

Ok here's facts, undisputed, unchallenged, are you ready?

here are men ranking as of today, it takes into consideration all major tournaments plus, to the right ill write if they use wood or cf.

1 Szewczyk, Wojciech (CF)
2 Biado, Carlo (wood)
3 Maciol, Daniel (CF)
4 Gorst, Fedor (CF)
5 Filler, Joshua (CF)
6 Kazakis, Alexander (CF)
7 Yapp, Aloysius (CF)
8 Zielinski, Wiktor (wood)
9 Oi, Naoyuki (CF)
10 Sanchez-Ruiz, Francisco (CF)
11 Ouschan, Albin (CF)
12 He, Mario (wood)
13 Grabe, Dennis (CF)
14 Kural, Szymon (CF)
15 Teutscher, Marco (CF)
16 Kasper, Stefan (CF)
17 Al-Awadhi, Bader (CF)
18 Wu, Kun-Lin (wood)
19 Lechner, Maximilian (CF)
20 Souto Comino, Jonas (CF)

Lets do a small calculation here, 4 out of 20 using wood, while 16 out of 20 using cf, to convert cf usage into percentage -> 16/20 *100 = Thats 80% out of the top players using carbon fiber, you can calculate this with your eyes, its not a coincidence and here there's no trickery or cherry picking. Facts don't lie.

If you rub gently with your thumb will it rub off?