cueman said:

I agree with Mike. Either thread it on or hold it with the weight bolt like us old timers did.

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Well, you can't just glue it on.

Delrin was developed to keep things from sticking to it from what I understand.

A mechanical joint is necessary.

If it's a replacement I would guess one should consider how it was originally attached, and whether or not one wishes to modify an original design. If the cue has value, one might not want to modify it.

No?

I am just getting back into the game. I watched a couple local guys that are very good. I know both of them. One is mechanically precise. Everything by the book. His PSR is religious. The other guy looks different every time.

Watch the pros, same thing. No two are alike. Standardizing your game is programming in limitations IMHO.

I talked to Michael Phelps' coach once. He said you can study swimming, or you can swim. He said Phelps was in the pool every day for eight years before winning 28 gold medals. He didn't watch videos. He didn't study swimming. He swam. I don't know, there might be lessons in that.

Then there is the 10,000 hour "rule"....

I watched a few matches, including all of the Women's final. That was a fun match, Emily and Ashley both banked a bunch of balls, including Emily's final match winning 8 ball.

I think Ultimate Pool has a winning format. I absolutely despise both playing and watching "normal 8 ball", but am super enjoying watching this format. I will go so far as to say I think its more fun than watching the MR majors.

This might legit be the future of pool in the USA. I don't think I'd mind that.

Positively Ralf said:

Here's my dilemma. Local hall is a complete dump and they only have two league nights. One is an APA league and the other is a random league, from my understanding it's not affiliated with any governing body and it's more of a county wide league where it's just about being social.

The hall has about 18 nine footers with about 8 being "up kept" for the serious players, who all basically are money players. The overwhelming majority of these guys do not care for leagues and only ever really look for money matches when they are not practicing. I know some play in local tournaments and a lot of them hate handicapped events.

The guy who runs the hall told me that he has Tuesdays and Wednesdays opened for anyone to do anything. I would like to do something but have no idea how to go about it with this crowd.

Anyone care to shoot some ideas my way? I was thinking of a singles league night or even a ten ball express single elimination bracket tournament night.

Is consistency the key to doing this? I've known league operators who have been discouraged by the hall and the patrons and gave up.

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Turnout and money is all that matters. It's a business.

If you start something, and people come, and it makes money for the hall, you're all good.

They already have leagues. If you intend to start something it is going to be work.

You want to play, play. You want to organize and run something? You won't be playing if it's going to be successful and sustainable.

What is it you want to do? I am unclear on that. It sounds like you don't like the leagues and tournaments they have going, and you don't like the gambling. So, you want to run something. It's going to be a lot of organization and promotion.

If you intend to run something, promotion will be key. Invest your time and effort in that. And if it isn't organized, it will fall apart.

Do you have this in black?

I agree with Mike. Either thread it on or hold it with the weight bolt like us old timers did.

I have about 50 butts Rueben Fisher glued up with wood cores going all the way through.
They are mostly colored laminated wood with a laminated core. If anyone is interested I will sell them for $125 each. Most have joint ring and butt plate of what I believe to be Juma glued on already. PM me if interested.

FranCrimi said:

Players who consistently miss shots that they should make while running balls usually do so because they change their pace. In most cases, they tend to speed up and skip parts of their pre shot routine. Speeding up during a run and taking short cuts in their routine is a common mistake made by amateurs.

Another reason for missing easy shots during run is that the player starts to become too conscious of the fact that he's on a run and focuses more on that aspect, distracting himself from the shot at hand by focusing too much internally and not enough externally on the shot in front of him.

A third possibility is that a player starts to feel pressure and slows his pace down, making himself second guess himself and start to become tentative.

In all three cases, you should always be aware of your normal pace and strive for it under all circumstances. One of my mantras for myself when I used to compete is "Find your rhythm."

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Yeah, that's what I loved about Tony Drago's style of play. Talk about a pace! lol But, he still managed to miss, once in a while.

IMO:
Are you looking to be the one doing the organizing, such as being a TD? If so, do a weekly or "Pop-Up" tournament. Stay away from the leagues. WAY more work and drama for you.

The Pop-Up style gives you freedom if you want to skip some weeks, and also freedom to change the format some weeks. For example, I do handicapped 9 ball 90% of the time, but have also done 2 open 9 ball events, and one open Banks event.

If it's a weeknight, do single elimination. Double takes way too long. If you must do double, do super short races, such as 3 winner's and 2 losers.

I don't recommend 10 ball. It's hard as hell to make a ball on the break on a 9', especially with a triangle rack. It's absolutely nothing like SVB's break on the local level, even with 600 speed players. The players are playing with 10 balls on the table after the break. Takes MUCH longer than 9 ball, where 1-2 balls often goes on the break, and 7-8 balls are left on the table.

I'd recommend magic racks too. It makes the game play go faster (less clusters, more chance to make a ball on the break), and the racking go faster. You'll have to bring your own, and take them home in a folder with you each event.

If no one is doing FargoRated tournaments in your area, that will be a good draw if you do it. Can be handicapped or open, but if its reported, people will want to come to see how they stack up.

Don't do any skill capped events. They punish anyone who gets good. If you have low participation because the same person keeps winning, then switch to a handicapped format, or a mix of the two.

You must promote it every single event. FB calendar event on your page. Invite all your FB friends, and tag the pool room. Plus, post it in the local FB tournament announcement groups in your area. Plus, flyers on clear plastic stands throughout the room.

After the event, you must do a short summery write up, and post it in all the FB places you originally announced it. This will keep people coming back, and attract new people. People like their names in the spotlight.

These are my experiences becoming a "pop-up" TD since December. I have 16 tournaments under my belt since Dec 1, and have had a fun time organizing and playing in them. It is a lot of work to put together. I do it for free, so I have a tournament to play in that suits the format I prefer.

I had a coach once, a very, very amazing player. Perhaps as good at his peak as anyone of the greats we see today. I remember asking him about this very thing once, and what he said. He said,

"Garo, just remember this one thing: The most important thing about never missing, and blowing your run-out, is what you are thinking about, and where your mind is, at the instant the tip hits the cue ball."

I have the following Meucci cues for sale.
1st Cue is A 1980s Meucci Original Jim Rempe cue with 2 shafts $895
2nd Cue is a 1980s Meucci Original with 2 shafts $875
3rd Cue is a very lightly played 1980s Meucci Original I sold to my older brother new.
He rarely played and when he sold his pool table he sold me back his cues. $695
4th Cue is a 1980s Meucci Original David Howard cue $850
5th Cue was signed by Bob Meucci and has a red dot shaft lightly played. $995
6th Cue is an early 1990s Unused Cue I had left over from My Meucci dealer days $750