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Thoughts ... Russian Kenny is out of prision

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fjk said:
Generally, they won't put you in the pool at your own request. Otherwise, everyone would request it.

I had another bad experience in a Calcutta. I initially went into the pool and was undefeated the first day of a two-day regional tournament. Well they had a second Calcutta at the start of the second day for the players remaining and I went for the highest bid (I know I was not the favorite...I might have been in the middle of the pack for the players remaining). Anyway, I went for several hundred dollars. After the auction, the guy that bid on / won me must have heard he paid too much so he asked me to buy half of myself. I declined and he threw a little mini fit about it. I play pool for the enjoyment and if I win anything (in a tournament or gambling) it's just a byproduct of me playing the game I enjoy. In this instance, the Calcutta distracted from and ruined my enjoyment.
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If you’re put in the pool than you have no option to buy any percentage back. And you can’t buy the pool. At least that’s how it’s done around here.
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OB Cues?

skiergd011013
I Have one too, a custom, one of the very last ones made before they closed. I have a very skilled custom cuemaker friend in NY that does my tips. He looked it over, and was impressed. He said the finish on my cue is one of the best he has ever seen. So they were putting out quality cues, at least in the final years, under jeremy and amy jones' leadership.
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Solid vs layered tips

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Texas Carom Club said:
every tip glazes
every tip mushrooms, some more than others
some less
no tip holds the same shape it has when installed over any significant amount of time
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Bulletproof Recoil tips don't, at least the Hard tips don't, they are a BCA approved synthetic tip, hold shape and chalk great, all you need is a Tip Pik type tool every once in a while, nice option if you've never tried one, I don't want to count how many tips I tried before sticking with these.
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Custom and High End Cues on the Decline?

Hail Mary Shot
Cue Alchemist said:
At the end of the day, its what your comfortable with. (Playing and paying)
We all know its complete rubbish, it doesn't take much, to play very well with any cue. You spend enough time with it. I have spent thousands,and then only 300 or so. Your 600 is more than enough.if it works for you, thats all that matters🙂
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funny thing is that I just recently bought a shaft that costs more than your average production pool cue. I love it, but is it the best shaft ever? I don't care as long as I'm shooting lights out with it.
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Solid vs layered tips

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Cuebuddy said:
If you have not tried Nunya tips yet, give them a whirl.
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I haven't tried those yet but I almost tried I pay a pro player to endorse my tip so I make alot of money tip, the sticker was too long and wouldn't fit on my case so I didn't get one, what good is it to use the same tip as SVB if everyone at the pool hall doesn't know I'm using the same tip as he is.......
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OB Cues?

Maniac
Bigkahuna said:
I have an OB cue and shaft with the short regular looking ferrule. I think I bought it maybe 10 or 15 years ago at APA Nationals in Las Vegas. I met the owner, Royce I think it was. I know he passed and the company is gone. The cue was not particularly expensive but I like how it played compared to my Falcon with non cat Predator shaft. How are these cues regarded these days?
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I don't know how they are regarded by "actual" pool players, as I myself am a C player on a good day. I have a 30" OB Classic shaft that I use on a 30" Larry Vigus butt and it's my favorite cue of all that I have.
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The what did you get pool related for christmas 2025 thread

Hail Mary Shot
SKILLZELITE said:
@Hail Mary Shot
nice pick up , imho the fortis pro is among the top 3 best after market shafts out there.
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I took it for a spin yesterday again after I was able to fit pool on my christmas season activities. I'm loving it so far and got the hang of it. the stock Tiger Onyx tip is great although I have to do some adjustment with my typical stroke. hit feels more solid and seems to do well with finesse shots rather with aggressive shooting. very good spin and draw although putting some crazy english with it appears to be it's bane. it's a great tip, just not my favorite. I'm keeping it since I've been stringing and running out some racks with it.
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Thoughts ... Russian Kenny is out of prision

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boogieman said:
I just hate Calcutta. I usually just say put me in the pool and they move on. A degenerate gambler acquaintance of mine bought the pool for $60 and I finished high enough (tied 4th/5th) to get him about $200. That's my Calcutta story, super exciting I know.

In the meantime the tournament didn't get over til 4AM after the auction took over an hour. So much fun and value added. :rolleyes: I say just make another pot with a $50-100 entry if anyone wants bigger stakes.
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Generally, they won't put you in the pool at your own request. Otherwise, everyone would request it.

I had another bad experience in a Calcutta. I initially went into the pool and was undefeated the first day of a two-day regional tournament. Well they had a second Calcutta at the start of the second day for the players remaining and I went for the highest bid (I know I was not the favorite...I might have been in the middle of the pack for the players remaining). Anyway, I went for several hundred dollars. After the auction, the guy that bid on / won me must have heard he paid too much so he asked me to buy half of myself. I declined and he threw a little mini fit about it. I play pool for the enjoyment and if I win anything (in a tournament or gambling) it's just a byproduct of me playing the game I enjoy. In this instance, the Calcutta distracted from and ruined my enjoyment.
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Custom and High End Cues on the Decline?

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mareh said:
Its like paintings and pics. You can have an original Van Gogh, or a printed one. From a distance they feel the same, but once you get closer...
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I don't think it's the same, an original Van Gogh painting is valuable because of who painted it, you could think the painting is horrible but it would still be worth a lot of money, there was a day when some production cues were poorly made and some still are but now there are a lot of production cues makers that are producing great cues, modern tools and technology make it easier to produce quality great playing cues, do they hold the value of a custom cue? Probably not, but if your goal is to own a great hitting cue that doesn't cost big money and have a long wait time to get then there are far more options today than in the past.
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Thoughts ... Russian Kenny is out of prision

Tennesseejoe
GoldCrown said:
Everyone in jail feels that way. I’d rather read stories about players that help/sponsor kids or organizations than this bullshit. Rather hear players tell others the best hustle is a 9-5 with a paycheck.
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I agree with you and others are doing the same. How many times do you hear or read on AZ Billiards about folks showing kids the pool games we love. I do like to see a good money game...but with good money.

Pool in the States is held back by pool tables being mostly in places with liquor. Where do kids get to play? If someone donated a pool table to a school, would the school board allow it? This compares poorly with our European counterparts.
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