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10-9 Biado Shooting

Island Drive
JAM said:
That was a good shot. The crowd went nuts. Lots of Filipino fans in the audience in Jeddah. They were fun to watch, dancing, singing, cheering, whistling, just having a good time.
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Thanks Jen.... that would of been nice to hear the Pinoy corner hollerin'.
Saw Chua shoot a similar shot against SVB, even MORE difficult, got perfect, Shane then immediately took his cue out of hand and set it to rest.
When a good player sees a shot like this, one he's played hundreds of times it's a controlled feelin' going three rails and gettin' Sweet on the 6.
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Are You Capable Of Building A Heavy Version KW Shaft?

Bavafongoul
For most of this year, I have tried to get a heavier version KW shaft because most are lighter than I require. Typically 3.4-3.7 ozs is what KW shafts seem to average and I want a 4 oz. shaft or very close. I have a Barnhart KW shaft that weighs 3.81 ozs (12.85mm). There’s a eBay listing for a 4.3 oz. KW shaft but it’s a modified 3/8x10 pin so heavier KW shafts can be built. I just haven’t found anyone to tackle building a shaft that can meet my specs. 12.75mm, 1/2” ferrule, 4 ozs. or heavier ( 29” or 29.5” length). Cory Barnhart comes close so I have a 29.5” KW shaft (12.85mm) from Cory that weighs 3.81 ozs. I just want a little thinner shaft (12.75mm), 15-16” pro taper and a tad bit heavier.

I posted months ago I found a cue maker that was confident they could build it so I ordered 2 KW shafts (3/8x10 and 3/8x11). I just learned the 1st shaft missed the weight by .4 ozs and it’s doubtful the 2nd shaft is any different, so back to the search again and I know this can be done if the builder has the right wood to use. Well, if you are up to the challenge, reach out and let me know. Send me a PM or post on this thread but don’t try to persuade me a heavier version KW shaft is not needed. I want a KW shaft has to match my orig. maple shafts’ weight.

Thanks for reading my thread and offering any suggestions about a qualified cue maker confident enough to tackle building me a KW shaft. I thought I had found a prominent cue maker interested and capable of building me what I want but it just didn’t work out despite their initial confidence months ago. Obladi Oblada……you either get what you want or settle for less…….I am just not inclined, nor willing, to do that.
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Waxing the cue ball? WTF is Kaci talking about now?

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Bob Jewett said:
A local guy like that had some similar moves. One was a kind of push shot on the cue ball when it's frozen. He elevated about 45 degrees and came in slowly and then pushed the cue ball - he didn't stroke it.
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Ha, this same guy did something similar. I have no idea is this is legal or not: when he needed to take an intentional in one pocket or straight pool but pushing a tad too far would give something up, he put the tip right down on the felt and then slowly pushed in to tap the cueball. He told me the drag of the felt provided way more control. I've used that one and it's true...you can touch the cue without the risk of moving it (which is hard to do with a normal, gentle stroke).
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World Pool Championships 2025, July 21-26, Jeddah

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skogstokig said:
people say the same about the current crop of snooker players. yes there were more characters in the 80's and 90's. but some of them were on blow and most of them were drinking.

but i agree. and it's definitely a challenge with this multitude of nationalities to portray their background stories.
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I would question if they even have a full sheet worth of information on most of their players, as I rarely hear anything interesting about any of them during the broadcasts other than they won this or that.
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Templates vs usual wooden racks and break balls

Corwyn_8
Bob Jewett said:
Yes, I've seen that kind of a rack. As I recall, the rack touched/pressed the balls on the back of the rack as well. I think one problem with them was it's harder to drop the balls in. Mostly, people are used to using a simple triangle.
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Yes. I usually place the balls on the table in roughly the right place, and place the triangle over them. While true, a lot of different methods are currently used, and I find it odd that that one didn't make it in the marketplace of ideas.

Thank you kindly.
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World Pool Championships 2025, July 21-26, Jeddah

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jbart65 said:
Isn't every baseball game the same game over and over again? Every NFL game? Every Premier League game?
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No. The baseball and football stadiums are all different. Those games intrinsically have more variety from one game to the next. The teams are composed differently. Just the weather alone brings about more variety than found in pool.
jbart65 said:
This is the way of sports. Only golf and tennis have some variation, with the selection of golf courses or the variation in playing surfaces. But the best players play mostly the same no matter what course or surface.
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I'm considering this from the view of a casual sports fan. What separates one tourney from another? Maybe it doesn't even really matter anymore because global sports don't really have to appeal to the general population. Instead, they can appeal to just the diehards worldwide and build up an audience just from them.
jbart65 said:
I am fine with seeing high-level pool in a consistent format over and over again.
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I really like pool but this fan may need more variety in the future. Why watch anything live if you can just watch a match from 6 months ago that you missed? Especially if it all feels and looks the same.
jbart65 said:
That said, WNT has tried to vary things by using different locales and different brands of tables. Diamonds and Rassons don't play quite the same. Humid Vietnam is different than a drier UK or European Open.
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They need full bleachers to create the right atmosphere that makes these events interesting to anyone other than us. That's just a start. There's other things they could try with their broadcasts that would make them more interesting too. Early round matches with 4 tables per comm box. Commentators bouncing back in forth in search of the most interesting racks and matchups. I've seen a little of this but not at a fully produced level.
jbart65 said:
Lots of pool players have interesting characters, it seems to me, but they have been taught in many parts of the world not to show it. Takes time to change.

There is only so much that can be done, however.
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True. I've been accused of looking a gift horse in the mouth once or twice. I mean, I actually haven't but I could have been. 😀

If Matchroom sees this through, they are competent enough to probably figure out all of my minor critiques as they go.
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Waxing the cue ball? WTF is Kaci talking about now?

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nmh2008 said:
I think the point is that pool has a storied history of hustling, cheating, and just general shady characters - much of which is tied to the gambling culture.

Matchroom is trying to bring a level of professionalism to the game - it must clearly define what is crossing the line, and have a robust mechanism in place for enforcement.
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Lumping gambling and cheating together still blurs the lines and that kind of thinking doesn’t do pool any favors. The truth is, you’re never going to separate gambling from pool. They’ve been tied together for over a century, for better or worse. The negative connotations that come with pool are part of its history, shady characters, hustlers, smoky rooms, and money changing hands. That is the real deal. It’s also part of what gave the game its soul, its edge, and its legends.

Gambling isn’t the problem, cheating is. There’s a difference between a guy betting $100 on himself in a tough race to 7or 11 and someone waxing cue balls to gain an edge. The first is competition. The second is cheating.

I love this game, but it’s like boxing in many ways. It always had a rough image, and parts of that image are earned. But professionalism and grit can coexist. If Matchroom or anyone else wants to raise the game’s profile, they don’t need to sanitize the sport, just draw a fat line between ethics and cheating. And enforce it without exception.
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Florida Open 2025, August 5-10, Orlando, Caribe Royale

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Other than Filler and the Ko brothers, most of the top 30 to 50 players will be in Florida it appears. Another sizable contingent of Pinoys.

The Ko brothers have been a bit scarce this year - Big Ko was not sharp at the WPC. I assume the brothers are playing in the world games and will go to the rest of the big WNT events.

The Florida and US Opens offer a big chance to lock a few players into the Mosconi or Reyes rosters.

For the U.S., only Fedor is a lock for one of the three auto bids.

The other two spots are almost certainly going to be snared by SVB, Tyler or Sky. It will be good to see Woodward back in the mix. He has played very few events this year due to injury, wedding, etc.

https://www.wntlivescores.com/rankings/mosconi-ranking-2025-usa

Team Europe is more of a race. Kledio might be close to a lock if he does decent enough in upcoming tourneys. He jumped to No. 1, barely ahead of Filler, after his semifinal appearance at the WPC.

Filler isn't playing in Florida and he might miss Hanoi as well to play in the World 8 ball championship, so it wouldn't take much for a few players to overtake him. Have to wonder if he even cares. Perhaps the shine of the Mosconi is gone for him. We'll see. Be curious if MR would make him a wild card.

Team Asia is almost set. Biado is a lock and Yapp looks like one, too. Chua is primed to be the third auto-bid, but Jefrey Roda and Bernie Regalario are within striking distance.

If an Asian player won the US Open, he would jump into the top three.

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The World Team is supposed to be picked on merit (points). If so, Fedor is the only lock. Any other Americans would probably need to win either the Florida, US or Hanoi Opens to be thick in the running.
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