Bob Jewett said:

I think the main decider should be the tip hardness compared to the cue ball, like the tip should be five times softer, whatever that means in an actual hardness measurement.

The equipment specs are on the WPA website under the rules tab.

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From the equipment specs:

“The cue tip may not be of a material that can scratch or damage the addressed ball. The cue tip on any stick must be composed of a piece of specially processed leather or other fibrous or pliable material that extends the natural line of the shaft end of the cue and contacts the cue ball when the shot is executed.”

That still doesn’t tell me which tips are okay! I’m assuming that impregnated leather like Predator, Kamui and Samara are okay, as are composites like Taom 2.0 and the wound glass fibers on the new Cuetecs are all fine, if for no other reason than it would be surprising to me that the major manufacturers are making something non-compliant. Plus, the sponsored players using those cues have all played in WPA championships without any apparent issue.

As an aside, the line about having to extend the natural line of the shaft makes me think that technically a mushrooming tip would be noncompliant. As you may know, many top snooker players deliberately have tips that are wider than their ferrule.

Anyone that thinks getting Joe Rogan to comment on and bring visibility to pool is a bad thing is off their rocker.

"nnoooo we don't want thaaat gigantic massive celebrity with one of the the largest and most successful online platforms in history! we want a different ooooone"

I don't care if he starts touting cutting his Ivermectin/DMT microdose with a bit of Taom chalk raised his game 2 balls. The more Joe is involved with pool, the better.

problem with pool players they get big heads.

sounds great,

but can you keep track of the score with a pencil and paper or do you have to write a computer program.

certainly more creative than just wrapping some tape around it. or zip ties

but a rube goldberg mindset unleashes wonderful solutions.

pool tournaments will never be fun to watch until the t.d.'s get the balls to ban any player that is bad for the event.

and will keep pool at a minor level of interest.

i certainly would prefer he shoot his shot with that contraption and wouldn't raise a stink.

I know the US Open is so important, but I wouldn't dismiss the World Championship.

It has a bigger grand prize and longer races in the later rounds, so to me it seems even more epic. Last year's final was great, as you mentioned.


Last night's match was great too, and I'm glad it was close and showed off high level pool while showing some human mistakes that changed momentum.

It would not have been a great introduction to outsiders if it were something like the 2026 UK Open with Josh Filler completely dominating.

unless bob is still writing for it. or perhaps dave. i cant see anything worthwhile that could be in print that could justified buying.
unless you cant read and like pictures.

look back in the archives 60 or 70 years for some of bob's great informative articles.

Got mine at least 4 weeks ago.
Call Mike and have him send you a replacement. I’m sure the USPS loses a few.

its really neither, it is just a way to telling someone about how much you use of english on a shot.

as for each person a tip of english is different . it meanly means instead of a tip, a smaller amount or a larger amount.

and for instance hitting lower off center a tip of english is more spin.

back to the best chalk to use.. and basically one block of chalk is likely past the miscue limit depending on the size of balls you are playing with..