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Pro Pocket Size TOO Small for 9 Ball

nataddrho
Not Dead Ted said:
While the thread is focused on rotation games, there is no game that would benefit more from larger pockets than bank pool. Top players may have potting percentages under 50%, and B&R's are rare. It is a great game, but difficult to watch, even when the world's best are playing.
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This is a good application, I like it.

To all: In general people complain about equipment way more in pool than in other cue sports. Maybe we just learn to adapt rather than think we are so special? Like blaming European minds for example?
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JOBO cues on ebay

S
Apologies for pulling this thread out of the grave, but I've owned a Jobo for a few years now.

It came with a wobble at the joint, but otherwise played pretty solid. Both pieces rolled straight individually. I had the joint faced by a local maker and it solved that issue. However ever single ring is popping on it, but not the points/veneers. I'm looking to have it refinished soon and seeing how I like it then. The balance on it is great and the feedback is superb for his shafts.
Overall I'm very happy with it, despite its obvious flaws. I'm confident a more serious player would dog on it more, but as a casual it hits the main notes I wanted out of a cue (60", leather wrap, just under 19oz.)
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How straight should a 2 piece cue be on those little straightness checkers?

ShootingArts
As usual, garczar has nailed things. The cue sounds reasonably straight to me. How much did you pay and how well do you like the cue? Put those little rollers four inches or less apart and there probably isn't a straight cue in the world if you use them and a dial indicator set up all up and down the cue. Even if it shows straight today it is unlikely to year around if you use it.

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How straight should a 2 piece cue be on those little straightness checkers?

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I just got a new cue and I'm trying to decide if I should return it.

On the rollers the shaft by itself is laser straight. The butt by itself spins pretty darn straight. I have to really stare at the joint pin to detect even the slightest movement when rolling it, it's tiny but there is a little movement at the pin. Then when I join the two pieces together and roll it on the cue roller, there's a heck of a wobble at the tip. I was shocked by how much movement there is.

When I roll the assembled cue on the table, It looks pretty good, the tip stays down. There is a little movement in the light gap under the shaft.
But if I had only rolled it on the table, I probably would have been fine and called it a pretty straight cue. But spinning it on the rollers the amount of tip movement I see is a bummer.

Is some tip circling when screwed together on those rollers pretty typical, or should I return it and try a different one? Or am I using those little rollers wrong?
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