skor said:

but will you shoot it in a match that matters?

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If one can produce that trick in a match, one does not need that trick.

but will you shoot it in a match that matters?

If I don't need to compete anymore, then sure, why not?

Bob Jewett said:

Most of the metal bridges I've seen like the one in post #4 are very cheaply made and there is flashing right where your stick sits. Nasty. Not so much of a problem with a CF shaft, but horrible for a wood shaft. The brass ones for snooker are fine.

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Most clubs here have bridges for snooker made of metal, I prefer the X metal bridge. these bridges are less likely to damage the shafts.
The plastic ones like the chesp moose have a seam from the mold that may scratch the wood.

Still available or what?

Bob Jewett said:

How many shots do you need to make the shot?

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Realistically, you get one.

straightline said:

Reyes did this in a match - can't find it. Can be done legit apparently.

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Yes, he did.

The surface rotational velocity has to exceed the forward velocity of the cue ball.

Can it be done? Yes. In one shot? In a match? That's a different matter.

Here's my theory, for what it's worth. I'm not a particularly strong player, but somehow I've always been way better than my pay grade on extreme cuts like this. I always approach them the same way. For the OP shot, I'd use extreme outside left english, aim very slightly wide of the OB edge and hit it with force. My instinct has always been that in the milliseconds before the rightwards squirt fully asserts itself, the force of the stroke moves the CB very (very) slightly forward. At that point, the CB is approaching its target from a wider angle than it started from, making the cut more possible. No doubt, slow-motion video would disprove the physics, but that's how it feels.

straightline said:

Reyes did this in a match - can't find it. Can be done legit apparently. Looked like super slick conditions.

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The shot I've seen is not clearly 90 degrees, but he did use a lot of outside. Slick is more or less irrelevant unless you're talking about waxed balls, which would reduce the throw.

Only when I'm wearing a hat.

Only when I'm drunk.

cueman said:

We all carried similar cases in the mid 80s. Then Porper and Jay Flowers changed all that.

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Yup. It all changed. I still like the old stuff. I have never owned a "cowboy" case.

By the way, I have seen there is a guy reproducing the "Doom" case from TCOM, he's on Facebook.

I just got my cue and case collection out after 5 1/2 years. Started Sunday morning and just finished.

It was like Christmas. I had a head injury that messed with my memory, so I had forgotten some of the cues and cases I own. It was really fun. Now the project is to inventory and photograph all of it. Customs, production, antiques, etc., it's a very eclectic collection.

As far as box cases, I have a number of original Palmer cases, O'Neal cases, McDermott cases, as well as others. I have the six, eight, and twelve cue O'Neal cases and more. But I focused on the Fellini style cases and have a pretty nice collection of those, including a few Fellini. I unpacked one Kelli case today in the original plastic, never had a cue in it, still smells new. I really love that style case, and am looking at building some.

This is the Kelli case. Pic is from the seller, I have yet to photograph it myself.




By the way, I gave away one of those tweed cases with a 1990 McDermott HD-1 and two shafts about 8 or 9 years ago. It was my buddy's birthday present. Now he's dying with liver cancer.

billiardshot said:

Retired Navy boiler Room 150+ temp

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Yeah….I’m imagining down within the hull of a ship, heat escape is really poor. At least above ground, you get to open building doors and when really lucky, lift doors. Now hospitals will have boiler buildings or rooms, cooling towers, air conditioning and refrigeration systems. The worst was working on cooling systems on roof tops that tend to be asphalt.

You bare handed touch an aluminum roof top panel panel after 10am on a summer day, you’ll remove your hand fast.
But do it around 2-5pm, you’ll burn your hand. The whole challenge is to remain well hydrated so you sweat a lot that helps to cool your body. But make no mistake about it, doing it in hot weather sucks which is why you show to service those accounts at 5:30 - 6 am during the hot summer months. But a enclosed boiler room on a ship must be tough and in tight quarters.

Bob Jewett said:

I'd like to see a video of that.

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ok -video challenge accepted

but i’ll need some time because i can’t get to a table for at least a week and there might not be time or a camera so maybe two weeks +