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Jasmin Ouschan figuring out her dad's old full deflection Meucci

Rusty in Montana
g0ds gReeN said:
Always nice to see older equipment still in good shape. Coincidentally is what I tell the ladies. *Exits stage right*

Anyone know what kind of tip would've been used at the time?
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Le pro tips were extremely popular as sjm mentioned , I've still have two boxes of them tucked away somewhere from back then .
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Jasmin Ouschan figuring out her dad's old full deflection Meucci

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I was thinking if this was a Meucci shaft that should be fairly low deflection for a wood shaft, but perhaps it's not a Meucci shaft and is more like a traditional old school wood shaft.

The difference is big for sure and it takes some time to adjust. There was a time when I was bouncing between low deflection carbon shafts and a South West Satin with full 13mm wood shafts and my takeaways were that you can adapt and learn to play well with either, for sure, but the lower the deflection the more forgiving it is to either slight mis hits on the CB or to slight mis judgement in how much compensation is needed for deflection. The South West was a lot of fun and I loved the feel of playing with it, but eventually had to move it on to remove the temptation and stick with the setup that gave me the best performance.
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Jasmin Ouschan figuring out her dad's old full deflection Meucci

iusedtoberich
That was a good video! I wonder how good her dad was. Must have been a pro is my guess.

IDK if the shaft was a Meucci though... the ferrule looked all wrong. Too short, and not the yellowish color. Obviously the shaft was a custom order since it was about 3" longer, but whether it was made by Meucci or a local builder, who knows.

Incidentally, anytime I play with anything other than a Predator shaft today, I play just like Jasmin did. I find it nuts that people still think Predators are all marketing bs. Where is joeyincali, he's the biggest that they are marketing bs.
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10 Ball Rules History

GideonF
In the thread on “fixing” 9b, there is some discussion on 10b, call shot and also 10 ball last.

Often times people think 10b must be a call shot game, as if that was always the game. Of course the Filipinos play 10b just like 9b with an extra ball, which I recalled was the original version.

This made me think about when it was the change happened. Turns out [mention]Bob Jewett [/mention] wrote an article in Billiards Digest about this very topic - 10b was played like 9b until the 2008 revision to the rules.


The only thing Bob’s article didn’t address is when the “ten ball last” version came into the WPA (presumably after that article was written - the date of which I don’t see in the web version). While many of the other inconsistencies Bob mentioned aren’t as big an issue these days, this one is.

I don’t have a huge point to this, other than to point out that these type of rule changes happen, that the rules are changed because someone thought it’s a good idea — they aren’t necessarily inherently better.

Oh, and finally, if anyone is playing 10b on the break wins, can we not call it a golden break? The 10b is blue, not yellow or gold. Maybe Blueberry Break?
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What is a "Professional" Pool Player? (Your Definition)

Cleveland_Rocks
DieselPete said:
I think there is general agreement that a professional pool player can have another job, but that a fair/substantial part of their income should come from playing pool. For me, that would be from tournament pool, exhibitions/appearances, and endorsement deals.
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See my definition below. I'm a CPA that has studied and interpreted a lot of tax law. I have used common legal principles in the definition.

"A professional pool player is someone who makes more than 50% of their annual net income from billiards. The 50% figure can include selling cues, equipment, accessories, being sponsored, giving lessons or publishing teaching material, and running a pool room if such supplemental income is primarily derived from the name of the pool player, who is actively competing in high stakes billiards competitions. That said, a minimum of 25% of the billiard pro's net income should come solely from playing pool or otherwise performing on a pool table (billiards, snooker, and trick shot competitions are all included) to be defined as a pool pro. The rest can come from supplemental income to meet or exceed the 50% threshold."
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