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GideonF
fastone371 said:
No, not really, they all feel forward weighted to me but I hold the cue at the very rear. Would a house cue be more forward or rear weighted? I would guess rear weighted because it doesn't have a joint?
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I think the absence of a joint is part of it, but I believe the larger part of it is simply that most house cues I know of have a thick butt and an almost constant taper, whereas most other cues, the butt is thinner and the taper more gradual.

Next time you are at the pool hall, I suggest you try for yourself and see how much farther back the balance point is on a house cue compared to your playing cue
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Pool cue cases

Chili Palmer
skor said:
I have a JB case
It fell more than any case I had in the last 20 years as if it not ment to be used vertically… or maybe it’s just the price we pay for light cases…
I have an Instroke that fell a few times, cues didn’t flew out of it.

I’m not bashing JB cases, I think they are good cases but I think that his interior design is over protective to a point it might damage the cues.
I wouldn’t use it for a very high end cues and on the other side it too much for a cheap player’s set.
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I 100% agree with you on them being over protective as I discussed in this thread years ago.

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Why don't more bars lease Diamond pool tables?

Chili Palmer
fastone371 said:
I might have suggested replacing 4 or 5 of the Globals with Diamonds, the money would tell her which tables are best to have. We have several bars that have both Valley's and Diamond's, at all of these locations the Diamond's are always the preferred table even though they cost $1.50 per game vs $1.00 on a Valley.
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She did actually have one Diamond put in, I believe it was there for about 4-6 months. I might have played on it once or twice but only for a few games.

EDIT: As mentioned, this place doesn't really draw "pool players", it's mostly bangers just drinking beer. During the day when it's free pool it's the usual crowd of mostly older guys and few younger couples occasionally.
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Why don't more bars lease Diamond pool tables?

Chili Palmer
sbrownn said:
How long have they had the 11 Globals and how do they maintain them, given rails and pockets cannot be "bought off the the shelf" as I've found out multiple times? Do they just get new felt over the years and that is it?
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At least since 2018, that's when I got back into pool, but I would venture to guess they've had them for much longer. They get new felt once in a while but generally they get pretty nasty before the felt is replaced. Since I'm not a pool table snob I have no issues playing on crappy tables, I actually prefer them most of the time
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Why don't more bars lease Diamond pool tables?

Chili Palmer
Jaden said:
Yeah I would never play on a diamond bar box that couldn't be opened and rented by the hour. If I'm practicing 9ball, I'd be paying 40-60 an hour at $1 a game.

If I'm playing somewhere and they offer food, I'll usually get food. I don't drink, but I'll always get a tea or soda at the very least. The only way I'll ever play on tables paying by the game is when there are challengers and challenger pays.
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Agreed, if I'm with "normal" friends who don't play pool and we're just messing around I don't mind paying per game, it's usually the cheaper option but, if it's me and another pool buddy it's hourly for sure. I play pretty fast, quarters gets expensive.
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