I have this. Basically brand new and dead straight. Pool Dawg radial butt with a local cue makers carbon shaft with a brand new Triangle tip just installed.

Butt $75 shipped
Complete cue $135 shipped

billiards_watch said:

I have never hired an instructor but gambled.

I would recommend people to spend that money that you would for an instructor towards gambling.

The more you bet the more the opponent will show you in his arsenal. If you bet $5 a set then he/she will show you very little.

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That is a silly perspective that is only effective after one has learned to play.

There are far too many subtle and important things that are a easily conveyed in an instructional setting and unrecognized in a gambling one.

Bob Jewett said:

I practice the shot. I play it in matches. Not as tough as the shot in the video, but a lot tougher than most of my competition is willing to shoot at.

I believe I heard Dallas West saying he would push out to a very thin cut. These look impossible to a lot of players, so they would pass it back to him. Then he would shoot it in.

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Sorry, I don't think I was clear. It wasn't a criticism.

I don't disagree.

In fact, I was implying the importance of the practice.

In a match you will have one chance at it.

DrCue'sProtege said:

Well, too late with this response. The JP T cue is on the way. Should be here on Friday I believe. Plus I didn't see anything I liked in their Pro series line of cues. Oh well, to each his own.

Pechauer JP T Series Ebony-Stained Maple with Sim. Ebony and Pearl Framed Points Pool Cue with Linen Wrap

Experience unparalleled craftsmanship with the Pechauer JP T Series Ebony-Stained Maple Pool Cue, where striking aesthetics meet tournament-grade performance. The luxurious ebony-stained figured maple foundation is elevated by five meticulously crafted simulated ebony and pearl framed points and...

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Yeah, I am sure that it is a very well made, and quality cue, but I just think the simulated Ebony really cheapens the cue.

I do not think that any $500 cue should have any sort of spray paint, decals, or overlays. It is basically a very well made cue with painted overlays.

If it ever gets refined, then that simulated Ebony will get sanded right off, and the cue will look really ugly, and ruined.

iusedtoberich said:

@Bob Jewett, did you learn carom before pool? Your bridge looks like a carom bridge.

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I learned pool, carom and snooker all at the same time. The rec center had all three kinds of tables. I learned the closed bridge from Willie Mosconi. The bridge I was using in the video is Willie's bridge except the fingers are not fanned out. I think fanning is irrelevant.

iusedtoberich said:

If someone bet me and gave me 100 tries to make Bob's shot once, I wouldn't even attempt. I'd just pay off.

Even with the chalk cheat Bob uses on the last shot. ...

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I think with a little instruction and practice, you could make the gaff shot one in 20. Seriously.

Retold: In a league I ran for while, there was a player who was roughly APA-4 level. He had seen my one pocket 93-degree cut shot. He asked me to show him how to play it. I said, "Sure," since I wasn't doing anything else. All I had to say was "More left," and "Aim fuller." Within less than 10 shots, he hit one shot that was a 110-degree cut. Yes, the object ball was chalked.

The guy had the tremendous advantage of being willing to try hitting the ball that far off-center. Many players at that level have learned -- or their arm has learned -- that they must never hit the ball more than a little from center, and they will come towards the center on every spin shot.

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@Bob Jewett, did you learn carom before pool? Your bridge looks like a carom bridge.