Over 10 years ago. I play a different cue sport now.

Kris_b1104 said:

I was obviously trolling. This has nothing to do with that comment, we've been going at it for some time now. I wasn't even speaking to him, I was replying to someone else. He can't stay off my nuts. You can clearly see from my screenshot and other posters that he's a pathological liar. Not sure why you decided to reply to me only. Are you guys buddies?

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No, I don't even know him. The only reason I responded to you was because of the irony of your post. If it was tongue in cheek, then good on you.

nataddrho said:

Over 10 years ago. I play a different cue sport now.

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Does that really matter?

You would still start right back at 555 in your return from a carom billiards table.

Simple handicap: the 4s get to take 2 balls off the table at any time, and the 5s one ball. That way you could play race to one for the match.

Or, you could divide into four groups by ability and play even in the groups and then have game handicaps in the finals with four or eight players.

nataddrho said:

Yeah I agree with all of this. Part of the problem is what the word "stroke" really means.

Does it mean the final instant of contact?
Does it mean the intended motion profile of the cue movement?
Does it include someone's personal fundamental setup and stance?
Is it the entire mental approach to the table, including endurance?

I've heard it as all of those things, and I originally used it as the first definition I listed.
It is somewhere in the middle of all that above.

What I am trying to express, and have so far been failing at with poor articulation, is that it is unnecessary to deliberately add additional axial and radial movement to your final stroke with the expectation that it will cause augmented manipulation of the cue ball, rather than initially aiming for the location on the cue ball that resulted from the additional movements at the time of contact.

Whew.

Take this and apply whatever definition of stroke you want and I'll be happy with that.

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Stroke already has a dictionary definition. I'm this context it is most applicable to either the motion of the cue or the motion of the player.

I believe it is most widely accepted that when players talk about their stroke they are talking about their body mechanics.

jdsons said:

I have a 1968-69 cue that is not straight. The lift or warp whatever is not bad. It appears to be at the joint and C ring area. I am not sure. I was lead to believe that a cue can be taken apart and put back together, rebuild. Are any makers offering that's service. If so, how much does that run???

Julian

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Hard to say without actually seeing/holding the cue.
As others have mentioned, this can probably be done.
There are a lot of different factors to determine the cost of the repair or if it can even be done. An example would be a warped forearm which makes it a tough nut to crack. Not much you can do there but build a new forearm.
Contacting Fred first is always your best first option and make your decision from there.
Each cue repair such as this is unique in it's own.
For me, there is no set price for doing a repair such as this.
I've done everything from making your SW butt straight again to eliminating a buzz noise in a Gus without damaging/removing the original finish.
(Thanks Barry for all of your help and insight on accomplishing this)
You are the only one that can determine if the cost of the repair is worth the total value of the cue after it is completed.
Good luck