Control of speed to spin.
Gotta have The horsepower.
Gotta have The fine control providers being the fingers.
Major to minor in progress from stance at survey to ready shoot aim er uh Oops. Shame it's Aim Shoot.

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Mensabum said:

Can't go wrong at that price. I'd take a chance as well. You might get a decent player out of it. Not all imports were junk. Some I've seen played very well. All comes down to the maple.

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I'm no cue snob. I knew some great players who played with inexpensive import cues.

Mensabum said:

I've been asked about such and such shot or complemented on this or that, but I can't recall most of what they're saying. Short term memory

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Oh wow!!!! Deja view all over Again.
We definitely on the same vibe or uh is it waves.

jay helfert said:

I did not predict a "large contingent" of world champion players who would dominate our sport. What I do predict is a few top speed players who can compete with the other champions in a similar way as Hoang. From this group perhaps one or two will emerge as special, like the Ko brothers.

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If Vietnam produced five of the Fargo Top 100 by 2030, that would be statement enough for me.

Having My Mind Right has always been my key to success. Well Survival is success in my book. I have my wilderness survival creds. First of 500 in 1 week training. 3 groups so 2nd week flight for me.
Ooops drifting down memory lane.
My on the table performance was best when I felt good about who I was and what I was doing.
Kinda comes under Religion or religious adhesion to principles.
Makes it easier to focus on the task at hand. Shrug
Training for fitness is my 1 hour a day on the table stretch and flex program.
A Sekf Rightchous attitude carries Powe er. Control of the power starts with self then the cueball.
Willie hoppe only got 1 ball for how long? And oh yeah he said, "look at whitey when you whack it."
Uh oh for the giggle in the back row. Not that!!! whack off. Sheesh

HawaiianEye said:

That is what I say, too.

One foul BIH opened the doors for lots of defensive strategies.

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It also added fairness and symmetry to the game. "Bar rules" pool is the worst because an intentional foul requires little strategy or dexterity to do successfully, which is ironic because bar rules players are against playing defense.

In games like back pocket 9/10 (and variations depending on spot), the usual rule is that if the money ball moves on *any* foul, the other player has the option of putting it back where it was. (And get ball in hand.) So intentional fouls still allowed but not useful to just move the cheese toward your hole.

yes "where it was" might not be exactly where it was. close enough is good enough, and if not, it leads to entertaining discussions

Its fixable. I've done a few like this before.

Mensabum said:

Does anyone have the deets on the Black Blade carbon fiber offerings??
The CF cues with weight adjustable shafts, (Heavy) and lightweight butts??
Another gimmick or are they onto something here??
I can see how a weight forward cue would help on the snap. What about the stroke??

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I think it depends on YOUR speed of stroke, if you have a 25mph break speed the weight is probably not going to help you and may even slow your stroke down, if you have a 15mph break speed the weight could help assuming your stroke is good but just not fast, mine is not fast and adding weight did help with my break.

Nature Boy said:

I have a Black Blade in the For Sale forum if anyone is interested. I think they are on to something.

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Here is the link to your cue. I noticed it is an 8.5 ounce butt. Did you remove weights from the butt to make it 8.5 ounces? The Black Blade website shows the butts 10.5 ounces or more (see photo posted).

garczar said:

How did pool ever get by without this? Seriously, is any of this data going to make anyone play better?

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It is something absolutely vital to 3c billiards.

Think shots with lots of spin and little speed...

Steve748 said:

Or this one
Info@handmadecues.com

Sent from my SM-S908U using Tapatalk

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Unfortunately I tried both contacts, but no response.

trob said:

I use predator or kamui.

That in the picture is a knock off lol it’s the same thing I got sent from amazon and knew it was fake the second I opened the package. Amazon is over flowing with fake products.

My gloves whatever I use last about 9 months. I wash it once a week and most importantly I’m careful how I take it off. I pull the fingers up to loosen it then pinch it at the palm and carefully pull it off. That seems to be the biggest thing that rips gloves. They are so thin now that the seams start tearing easily if your not carful.

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it's just an image I took from the web.
I got mine from Pooldawg. I got in in August 2025 so I've been using it for a year and still going strong