Island Drive said:

When others comment on billiard situations, moments etc, why is there a desire for some to go the other way, when talking and working with another makes life/billiards and this ''addictive game'' so intrusive /negative when they show up?
Why not roll with the punches and learn, sometimes we wished we could/would of ducked.
I prefer shooting hangars/ducks with out ammunition.
That's how I prefer to Roll.

bm

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WTF are you saying man????

JonW said:

Only 4 coats or so? What thickness CA glue were you using? Also what type of oil do you recommend between coats?

CA more durable than auto clear? I may need to step my game up on CA maybe, mine has chipped in a couple places when I bumped it into a table before…

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That means you're not getting good adhesion between layers. You need to test out some oil types to see what works best for your CA type and process, my preferred product was danish oil.

CA finishing has been extensively tested/covered by pen turners, quite of bit of information out there for what works well, you just need to sort through the crap.

I'm not necessarily the most careful player out there, nearly all my cues are used hard with bumps and bruises. For me, CA has been the most durable, but please don't take my word for it, test all the finishes out for yourself, so many different products out there with various pros and cons.

I carry this with me to every pool hall, so I am prepared for all flooring types.

sadly those pool rooms are mostly gone replaced with league playing rooms or monthly paying players knocking around balls by themselves.

dendweller said:

playing cheap sets with a friend the other day. He's a strong player, already gives me games on the wire. Offered me the breaks. The only good it did me is it stopped him from breaking.

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give him the breaks and get another ball. or a lower numbered one.

sure, byob, bring you own balls

Bob Jewett said:

I can't think of that many here, but maybe I'm just used to them.

OB, CB, TD, LO, OP, DE, WNT, PBS, WPA, FTA, MR, 3C, 1P ... Any others?

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one ball
cut break
time delay'
look out
other pocket
damn equipment
won no tournaments
poor break session
won pathetic amounts
f==k the administration
make repairs
3 cuties
one piece cue

damn bob you know them all.

Prize money is not prize money is not prize money. Pool rooms that host events do so knowing that there're going to lose money. They host/add money as a give back to the players and to advertise the room and maybe try to leave their mark a bit on the sport. Major tournaments are a different matter. They are looking at the bottom line maybe not for the specific event but certainly for the future of the brand they want to promote. I think we need to separate the two when looking at prize monies and the politics of sport.