AtLarge said:

Hmm. Under the International 8-Ball Rules, which are used in Ultimate Pool, it's the tip that matters, not the ferrule. "Positioning the cue ball with the cue is allowed as long as the tip of the cue is not used."

Under WPA world-standardized rules even the tip can be used in positioning the cue ball, "but not with a forward stroke motion."

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True. Maybe he meant that if it never touched the ferrule, then there's no way it could have touched the tip. Either way, several players used their cues to adjust the position of the cue ball during the event. I believe the foul was called against Del Sim, unless I'm mistaken. Is anyone (including Del) denying that he did? Or is the controversy that others did the same and it wasn't called? I can tell you that these refs are absolutely the most attentive and consistent ref team I've ever been around.

Dave! Beautiful Cue....

The shaft is old style (figured, not bright white) has a mineral deposit (pictured). My favorite kind of wood for shafts for myself. Features a no ferrule design, excellent feel and hit.

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The Shaft wood, is what Dieckman thought were the best wood !

Patrick Johnson said:

Why below center, Bob?

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If you have it arrive as a stun shot, the effect of the side spin is increased. With some distance, the draw helps you get "retrograde" outside, where the contact side of the cue ball is moving back towards you.

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I did pretty well in League this past week winning 8 of 10 games I played, and I am amazed at how much this lifts me up the rest of the week. When I lose it's sort of the opposite, I get down on myself. I don't think it's necessarily a good thing to be so emotionally tied to winning and losing, but it seems to affect me somewhat.