KAP1976 said:

Out here on the east coast this week, every cut shot is 90 degrees.

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Bob Jewett said:

I think outside is exactly what you don't want right now.

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We're below 90 for a day here - back on the grill tomorrow.

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KAP1976 said:

Out here on the east coast this week, every cut shot is 90 degrees.

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I think outside is exactly what you don't want right now.

Out here on the east coast this week, every cut shot is 90 degrees.

Bob Jewett said:

I have the impression he is busy with tournaments and artistic pool and not teaching much, but the website should have his contact info.

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Since he's booked at many major yearly events, a student could maybe get a lesson when he's there, call em.

Found this on the Aramith website. A few years old perhaps as I didn't see any mention of the new Duramith technology but definitely an interesting read.

The Story Behind Aramith:

Guess it doesn't cost me anything to keep bumping.

I updated the ad description to use the I-word.
Couldn't figure out how to update the title.

$SOLD

Paul_#_ said:

Was the system described in Eufemia's unpublished book on pool?

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Yup. The spot was the edge of the foot spot. Of course I was setting the shot up in exactly the same places every time -- dents in the cloth.

Could be an old Hoille French cue that someone did some work on it

Bob Jewett said:

There are lots of players who prefer to figure out everything on their own. It can be fun to reinvent the wheel. It just takes a lot longer.

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I built my first pool table using plans in Popular Mechanics magazine. I started building my pool game using a pamphlet authored by Willie Mosconi. The table build was much quicker than the game build.
The input from a qualified instructor is Huge. My first hint at the instructor qualifications would be, does he or she want to Go Back to the Basics?

Michael Webb said:

Those look like the laminated birch blanks you use to sell. Wonder if it's the same kind of wood

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It appears to be very similar wood.

Bob Jewett said:

I did learn a better way to aim the shot during the video. It's basically Mike Eufemia's aiming system.

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Was the system described in Eufemia's unpublished book on pool?

Bob Jewett said:

There are much better pool instructional books available for under $20. The parts I remember were not particularly clear or complete.

The one thing I did notice that I had not seen before is that Eufemia recommended aiming by picking out a spot on the rail to shoot towards. Well, except, that's the way Ray Martin suggested for shooting spot shots.

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garczar said:

those are real points . it uses stained maple no ebony i get it but all the inlays/points are real. BTW, one of the best cues i ever owned was a 'STAINED MAPLE' Mezz AXI-K. Had to sell for $$$ reasons and still miss it. Probably top-3 best playing cues i ever had.

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So, they stain it completely black, to make it look like Ebony. I assumed it was some sort of Black spray paint, lol. Why do they not just use different wording, that makes more sense, like "Stained Black"? The term "Simulated Ebony" confused me. Should just say "Stained Black, over Maple", if that is what it is. So, that stain will not come off during a refinish, right?

And, is Ebony really that expensive, that it can't be used in a $700 production cue? I guess they are just maximizing profit. Just sounds cheap to me.