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Stuck Buttcap

muskyed
DJKeys said:
Turns out I just needed someone stronger, my local cue guy just twisted it out while I held the cue. My small arthritic hands were just too weak, a little embarrassing!

-dj
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That's funny, reminds me of a time back in the late 70's or early 80's. I used to do a lot of long range target shooting and was having trouble clearly seeing the holes in the target so I went to this sporting goods place and picked up a spotting scope. I get to the shooting range and go to unscrew the front lens cap and it wouldn't budge. Back to the store with my new scope and the girl behind the counter, after listening to me say the cap wouldn't come off, picks it up and just easily twisted it off. Then she just stands there looking at me with this big grin on her face and says, so you couldn't unscrew it? I felt like a fool.
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Longer cue for big tables?

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Benelli said:
I play Bar Box with a 61" cue that has an extra 1.5" in the grip area than a shorter cue. I like the longer cue because it lets me maintain my normal stance and body position for weird middle table shots that I would normally be contorting to hit.

I also play 9ft'ers with the same cue.

So really my point is find the cue length that works for your playstyle and use it across all table sizes.
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29" butt 2.75" extension that stays on all the time except for wall shots and a 30" shaft, I'm not super tall but this set up is really working for me.
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Well, now I've went and done it.

muskyed
My 1st real screw up in 5 yrs or so since I've had the Midmerica lathe. Got this new Rhino Must carbon shaft about a week ago as a spare shaft for another Jacoby cue I picked up a month or so ago. I've been shooting it with their Kielwood shaft till now, and like it, but tried the Must and didn't like the tip as it was so hard, so I went out to the shop to quick change it out. Turns out nothing is quick when you want it to be.
So I was cutting the tip off and decided to stop about .010 before their white ferrule/vault plate, and went to back out the cutter and bang, plastic went flying.
Their white ferrule sticks out about 1/4" from the end of the shaft and for some reason, I briefly turned my head sideways and with the two wheels so close together, I turned the bed wheel to the left instead of the x axis inout wheel.
Thankfully the shaft was fine, but the white ferrule chipped back in one spot all the way to the shaft so I couldn't just face it off to put a tip on. I'm going to contact Rhino to see if they will sell me a new ferrule, but I doubt it, and I'm not about to send it back to them to get fixed, so if they won't sell me one, looks like I'll be getting practice on doing it myself. Not sure what to use, the original was quite soft, but I've seen where some on here have used Tomahawk so will probably try that. Live and learn I guess. Hope I don't do that again.
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Mosconi Cup 2025, Dec. 3-6, Alexandra Palace, London

jay helfert
For those who say this is just an "exhibition," I say that's totally false. The MC is a real match with real emotions and a lot on the line. The money involved is just a perk. Both teams want badly to win, that is a certainty. Skyler may make light of it but his emotional investment in the MC shows when he is at the table. As for Tyler he will never forget this week for the rest of his life. His human vulnerability really came to the forefront and it was painful to watch. Shane has shown more maturity and composure than in any previous MC. He can finally shake that South Dakota Kid nickname. Shane gets the respect he deserves, even from the European crowd. They know he is special, a once in a lifetime player. Just sit back and enjoy one of the all time greats!

I don't know about you but all that "blue two ball, red three ball, green six ball and brown seven ball" got old on day one. Shame on whoever introduced that into the pool vernacular. Yes, I'm looking at you know who.

I will only add this. The MC is definitely entertaining, a great show. It's just too bad it's not more competitive. Yes, the USA is hanging on by their fingernails, but if anyone thinks this will end up close I've got a bridge I want to show you. USA did well to get a split today, 2-2.
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