I like the black REVO shaft for its visibility. Whatever you play best with, feel comfortable with is the best for you. It's a custom/personal feel thing. Try different diameter and different length shafts to see what fits.

youre gonna get 100 different answers including the cliche "its the indian not the arrow"

But generally speaking, regardless of materials used, the larger diameter the tip the more forgiving it will be. 13mm is a good starting point.

I used a 13.25mm one time and it was very "point and shoot" on center ball shots but also really high deflection if you need to spin the ball, thats the trade off with larger tip diameters.

I have been using a Predator Vantage shaft, 12.9mm and low deflection shaft for the last 2 months and I'm really liking it. Its as close to best of both worlds that Ive found.

jax_joe said:

Now the kid is taking on Chohan....

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I'm going to go out on a limb here and bet that he won't be saying jack squat to Tony Chohan, or doing anything else that could be considered sharking.

(Interesting negotiation, not only in the one pocket spot, but also no jump cues and a wood rack for 10 ball.)

Cuebuddy said:

Playing now against Skyler.
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got a time for when easy-e starts his match?

Chopdoc said:

Are you serious?

Have you heard of Richard Helmstetter?

What style of cue do you like?

I might dig up a picture or two for you. Maybe.

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sure, the big bertha guy. i'm sure he made nice designs for adam, or however that coop worked, but these here look mental to me:



butterfly veneers, floating bullets or whatever it's called, stacked MOP, stacked nylon (?) in different colors, brass.

viking and mcdermott in the same era had some really ugly cues too. (i guess viking is still on that quest). i don't have big knowledge in 70's cues, that's why i'm asking, but it seems in the 80's cues got nicer

i like many kinds of cues but lean towards woody, simple cues with good symmetry and harmony. for production cues jacoby, joss, i don't know if schon std line counts as production cues but these here are nice:

bob jewett
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Chris said:

Paul Mottey/Salmon Rashidi cue is substantially more affordable,

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I'd say pretty damn good. I made the OB 9 times in a row with my eyes closed.

This will be good.
The way Martinez plays 10 ball, I don't know if Tony can beat him.
The way Tony plays one pocket, I don't know if Martinez can beat him

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Bob Jewett said:

The game/simulator Virtual Pool includes a carom mode. The physics is pretty realistic. You may want to compare shots between your simulator and VP.

One thing I noticed immediately in your diagram is that the paths of the balls appear to be straight. Balls do not travel in straight lines.

Several other carom simulators exist, with at least two of them posted about here.

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Thanks, I will have a look at VP.

cuefan6969 said:

I have over 100 tapes. Let me look through them. Can you be more specific on what you are looking for?

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Just saw this reply, sorry. Pretty open to anything but especially 90s 9-ball. Sands Regency and US Open tournaments are favorites. Let me know what you find!