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ChalkGate Definitive Answers

skor
A few thoughts on this matter:
1. Even if you use good premium chalk, it won’t do much good if your opponent uses Master or something similar.

2. Dirt on the cue ball that will result in skids may be picked up from a dirty cloth. This dirt might as well get on the object balls as well so even cleaning the cue ball won’t help much. So basically skids are just part of the game… especially in amateur play as tables condition is usually not that great as pro tournaments were everything is new and clean.

3. Personally, I use premium chalk mainly for keeping my hands clean
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Kamui Tips Q/A

GideonF
KamuiInsider said:
I'm not trippin'! Not mad at all. I'm trying to understand how much of what I know is general knowledge. How much of what I'm saying applies to most people and how much has to do with the product itself. To answer your question to the best of my ability, Kamui black tips are made with with more elasticity. This allows the tip to have a longer contact with the ball. The longer the tip is in contact with the ball, the more spin is generated with less effort. The point has been debated to death whether or not you get more spin with SS VS H, I really think it depends on the player, but supposedly it should be a lot more spin with a SS. That's why Venom and other trickshot artists will use a SS.
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In terms of “how much of what [you] know is general knowledge”, be aware that many of us here are aware of the “common wisdom” about soft tips vs hard tips for spin etc.

And most of us (I believe) think the “common wisdom” is wrong.

Dr Dave has some very good information on this topic:

drdavepoolinfo.com

Cue Tip Hardness Effects - Dr. Dave Pool Info

Answers to frequently-asked questions about cue tip hardness comparisons.
drdavepoolinfo.com drdavepoolinfo.com
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True Cue

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NoviceATW said:
My father had an aluminum cue that unscrewed and stores in the base. It almost looks like a walking cane when put away. It's red in color. My nephew now has this cue. Of course all the stickers are wore off. I've searched high and low to find one. Has anyone seen these?
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i found a comrade who also likes weird aluminum cues ... like this one?

i just bought another that's either red or brown but haven't picked up yet
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Pool cue cases

qolbrand
slide13 said:
Backup play shaftBreak shaft
Playing cue buttJump cue buttBreak cue butt
Primary play shaftJump shaft

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i do almost this exact thing, except my jump cue goes in the jump sleeve and extension(s) go in the big pocket. i also put things on opposite sides as you.

recently i took my backup player butt out of the center completely and moved my backup shaft over there. This leaves things less tight for getting the main player/shaft out, which is the only cue i use 90% of the time and sees the most in and out.

the shaft in the center instead of a butt also makes getting jump and break stuff out feel less tight. i tried leaving the center empty but it didnt free up as much room.
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The new U S. pro pool tour

Jaden
Positively Ralf said:
Lots of the blame can be placed on the feet of the Bowlero company. It has taken many bowling alleys and converted them to family centers were bowling is not the focus. That move alone has helped kill off the next generation of pro bowlers.

As for the original post, this isn't anything new. Zuglan's northeast tour has been going strong for what seems like decades now and the top players make some good money playing there. I believe first place is usually around $1200.

The only thing that would turn off so many people about these tours is the fact that many are handicapped. I truly believe there is a place for tours without the need of handicapping. But it would take someone with some deep pockets and running in the red for a while before something like that takes off.
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I've said what I think is necessary but you're right it would take some big money and a lot of marketing to get it to work.

We need to have owner/player teams in a mosconi cup type format, with longer races or multiple races in a set. The owner recruits the players for their team and they go against other teams.

The thing that's missing in pro pool is fan investment. All successful sports have fan investment a reason to get behind someone, your team, your states' team, or your city's team.

There's a reason that the Mosconi cup is the biggest event in pool. It's fan investment in the outcome.
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using psychological warfare against opponent

ShootingArts
VarmintKong said:
Wheat from chaff. You do that to see if they can handle it.
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It galled him bad enough I was ten years or more older and disabled and he still couldn't beat me! The event shooting steel plates down in the parish was broken into divisions. Doc and I started in the same division and were finishing first and second for awhile. I always had the bigger chunk of chrome in the backseat heading home!(grin) After six wins in a row I volunteered to move up a division.

Hu
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The new U S. pro pool tour

Positively Ralf
Bob Jewett said:
According to some reports, bowling isn't doing all that well. It's a bad idea to depend on a single person or company. If the whim leaves them, the effort ends.
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Lots of the blame can be placed on the feet of the Bowlero company. It has taken many bowling alleys and converted them to family centers were bowling is not the focus. That move alone has helped kill off the next generation of pro bowlers.

As for the original post, this isn't anything new. Zuglan's northeast tour has been going strong for what seems like decades now and the top players make some good money playing there. I believe first place is usually around $1200.

The only thing that would turn off so many people about these tours is the fact that many are handicapped. I truly believe there is a place for tours without the need of handicapping. But it would take someone with some deep pockets and running in the red for a while before something like that takes off.
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