Original Balabushka bumper

I’d definitely get it - I’d like to get an original bumper if I was restoring an old cue but if all else failed in trying to find one why not just 3D printing a mold and figure out the hardness and pigment. It might take some trial and error but car guys do this all the time for replacement parts that are no longer available. I’m 100 percent sure different colored bumpers are coming in custom cue-making. You’d probably need a durometer.

How often do you replace cue tips?

It's kind of wild to me how often some of you folks change tips although I suppose it's fair to say that I don't notice a difference if the tip gets harder. I changed the tip on my first shaft after 12 years after it finally got close to the ferrule.

Nowadays, I play in 3 leagues shooting something like 6-8 hours a week. I switch between butts fairly often, but they all have a 12.9 Revo that fits them. They all have either a Zan Hybrid Max or a Taom Fusion on them. Those tips have been on for around 2.5 years and look the same as they did when they got put on. I have the person doing it cut and shape enough to take off the first two layers.

Shoot a Million Balls? Give me a break.

Agree. The op is kinda clueless on this and is now dug himself in a basically indefensible spot. I stuck him on Ignore. Not worth the effort.
You agree that I started this 10,000 idea, "Who said 10,00 balls guarantees to expunge all flaws or grant you championship status?" or anything nearly so? This poster that you are replying to obviously made a typo. But the comma indicates he meant 10,000. But my reply about 10,000 was to this poster that said it only takes most players hitting 10,000 balls to get pretty good. Anyway, anyone following this thread knows you are not truthful or intentionally misleading. If you find what you are claiming satisfying, then you do.

Sold Bob Runde 2015 - $1500

Original owner, this cue was built to my specs back in 2015.

Ebony points into birdseye, double green veneers, white/green linen wrap. Comes with 3 shafts. Cue was originally ordered with 2 shafts at 12.75mm I believe, later I had Bob turn down one shaft for me as well as build me a third shaft that started at a smaller diameter...I can't remember which is which between shaft 1 & 2 but all turn down work was done by Bob. Only shaft 1 shows significant play wear, I believe shaft 2 hasn't really been used much if at all since it was turned down and that was like 9 years ago now.

Butt - 15.2oz
Shaft 1 - 4.1oz, about 11.8mm and heavily played
Shaft 2 - 4.1oz, about 12.2mm
Shaft 3 - 4.2oz, about 12.75mm

Cue rolls dead straight and has a fantastic balance and feel. Hate to let this one go but need to raise some funds and these days I'm trying to keep myself to just one carbon LD shafted playing cue.

Will ship with the 1b/2s joint protectors as shown, these were made from pool balls (14 and 1...I was playing a lot of straight pool then) and specifically sized for this cue so the joint diameters match.

$1500 shipped CONUS only

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Shoot a Million Balls? Give me a break.

Yeah when I tell people about having a good banking system and they say Efren doesn’t need a banking system! Lol Efren is the banking system.. He has a gift from god.. I don’t so I have a system 😂

dude your not shooting the same shot over and over lol yeah shooting a million of the same shot would be tough and counting them would be tough but your shooting all different shots in all different situations. Sounds like you’re looking for an easy way to get good in a game you don’t love like you think you do. There is no easy way but to work on fundamentals and consistency and the only way to do that is to his a shit ton of balls. You sound like one of these apa players I talk to who play leagues 3 times a week then can’t figure out why they can’t move past a mid level handicap. You have to put the time and effort in.. period. I’m done with this thread.. at this point your just wasting my time with nonsense lol
If you say so. You know what is best.

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