the sound comes after the ball is gone so it doesn't matter. why would it bother you. if you saw my golf clubs and the balls i use you would certainly want to raise the bet.
i had some junk stick that sounded like it was cracked and hit fine and my opponents couldn't make a ball as it bothered them so much.
never had trouble getting action with that stick. i don't remember what happened to it. i must have left it someplace.

Taxi said:

After a few innings, you could sneak into the box seats and for the most part the ushers wouldn't care.

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Phila Warriors (pre 6'rs)...... cheapest seats and sneak down to the lower balcony.

Taxi said:

So there are tradeoffs. Cheap tickets for good seats are a thing of the past,

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Hail Mary Shot said:

I would like that as well, but unfortunately the place I asked for doesn't accept something with a carbon fiber shaft. so I ended up doing it myself which I no longer mind since I'm getting proficient at it. still not perfect but atleast getting to the point that installing tips is just second nature. resizing the tip to a perfect 11.5mm though is my only concern since I'm still leaving a slight allowance on the sides and don't want to shave it off further down which is still fine. by my assessment, it should be around 12mm. as far as shaping, I have no problems using my tip tool to what degree I shape it.

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I could design a tip trimming tool that would adjust to a shaft size if people might be interested in that. It would at least get it really close and then can be sanded the last fractions of mm by hand.

It would be something that would slide over the end of the shaft and would be pulled down trimming as it is pulled down.

Scott44 said:

One big change I have seen is the lack of pool halls in my area. I grew up in Northern Missouri and Southern Iowa. When I was a kid almost every little town had a pool hall. Snooker was very popular back then. All those pool halls are gone now. Sure we still have bars that will have a bar box or two but it just isn't the same.

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changing times and a lot more other stuff to do. I was born in a time where entertainment was limited and you have to find yourself a hobby to pass the time. nowadays, we got streaming services, youtube, internet, VR, dating apps, etc... I can't even manage to keep up with things in my life. there is no constant anymore in this generation unless you wanted to get stuck in the past. so it was easier back then to just focus on one thing because there was less distraction. I got back to pool since I'm not that as active and young anymore to engage with my previous sports activities and hobbies and wanted something more relaxing and keep my mind off the busy life. also, pool does seem to get me back to concentrating better again.