Bavafongoul said:

Jerry made cues like the grand masters of cue making. He was so knowledgeable about the greats,
especially George Balabushka’s cue making. I was fortunate to have him build me a couple of cues
one of which we collaborated on the final design. His cue making is flawless and Jerry’s demeanor
is just friendly & pleasant as can be. He is a man of his word and he made my cue buying experience
not only exciting and enjoyable but memorable to this very day. Dean Campbell introduced me to Jerry.

Jerry and I collaborated on one of the 2 cues he made. the other cue was a replica of the prettiest Tim
Scruggs cue I ever saw owned by Kevin Lindstrom. I asked Jerry to make one just like that design but
he declined. He said he doesn’t like stealing another cue maker’s design. So I asked what if I changed
the look with different veneers and he was okay with that. So I sent Jerry a photo of Kevin’s Scruggs cue.

Jerry suggested using ivory instead of Elkhorn for the rings. I was worried about durability and he asked
how many ivory ferrules have I had to replace since all my other cues have them. I said never and so we
used ivory everywhere. The cue turned out splendid and the hit is really firm even at 18.5 ozs.

The 2nd cue turned out like a golden sunset with the forearm. It is really one of the prettiest combinations
I’ve seen and I’ve viewed lots of cues. Jerry and I talked every 2 weeks while my cues were underway and
talked about cue making, his fondness for fishing, and even his approach to winding down his cue making.
It was my good fortune to have met Jerry whom I still consider a dear acquaintance. His cue making is great.

I feel lucky to have been introduced to Jerry and Bob Owen in late 2012 and both built me two customs at the
same time. The first cues were completed within a month of each other and I ordered another cue from Jerry
and Bob within 2 weeks of getting the first cues. They had to rush the builds to finish before the CA ivory ban
took effect ion July 1, 2016. Well, both cues arrived Memorial Day weekend 2016. I’d do it again in a heartbeat.

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sjm said:

Wow. While some have suggested that WNT and Predator should do their best to avoid scheduling clashes with each other, asking the major event producers in pool to schedule around an independent one-pocket event is a bit much.

As we saw, there were a few that played both events. The world pool calendar is so busy these days that expecting event producers to work around each other is unrealistic. As we have often noted on AZB, collaboration between WNT and Predator in setting the schedule would help, but it seems very unlikely at the moment.

Finaly, Josh did put his superior abilities to work and won $40,000. He is better than Fedor at rotation pool, but Fedor is probably still just slightly better than Josh at one pocket. Josh made the right choice.

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pwd72s said:

My daughter is a 53 year old RN with years of ER and OR experience. She has told me some tales. So, all I can say is be careful with that.

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u12armresl said:

There is only one person on this forum qualified to give break advice. He's studied the tapes, bought the equipment, and is a student of the break.

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Chili Palmer said:

Look into using Calibre and plugins. I have Calibre for a bunch of other ebooks that I have but have never tried doing this so not sure what the success rate is but a quick google search should get you going.

"can i download my kindle books to my computer for calibre" are the search terms I used.

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u12armresl said:

I'm only in Season 2, but I figured someone knows or has played in that hall. It had ping pong tables too.

Now all they need is a golf simulator, bowling, pool, and a table for dominoes, maybe a dedicated chess table.

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jtompilot said:

I don’t know why WNT keeps undercutting the most prestigious 1P in the world. Buffalo has had the tournament the same weekend since before WNT was even a thought. I wish Filler would have skipped the UK tournament. Come on Filler, put you superior abilities over Fedor to work.

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bbb said:

stick to ball ...straight line
ball to ball ....straight line
ball to target ...straight line

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Tennesseejoe said:

Nor a draw stroke..

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Side-Pocket said:

... It would be really nice to have a path to study one proven method that reallly works for all bank shots, or maybe to know that there isn't just one method that fits all.

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Lowell said:

I'm 5'4, so not exactly tall. I actually don't have that much elbow drop, but I agree that elbow drop is not the bad thing it's made out to be. It's not a quirk that some pros have, it's more like a feature that most of them have.

However, I view the chicken wing as a different issue. For me at least, it inherently leads to wrist pronation, and the cue not being 100% straight at contact. With my old setup, I noticed that my lag practice would result in unwanted right English like 80% of the time.

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