Chopdoc said:

Some of you may have seen this on eBay. No, I did not buy it.

It was identified as a Paradise cue, which I believe is incorrect, 55 bids went up to $855.

If you bought it, please chime in.

I am wondering what any of you might make of it. Yes, the pictures suck.

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AtLarge said:

Yes, a superbly played match by Kazakis. His "miss" in Game 1 was a jump shot with a dart stroke from pretty close to the 4-ball. He had a foul in game 3, missing a kick at the 3-ball. But after Atencio's miss on the 8-ball in Game 4, Kazakis was terrific, winning 11 games in a row.

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mattydrva said:

I know. It's super annoying. Alcaide won the Philippines Open last year at 46. I don't see how 43 would be old for pool either.

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SA96 said:

If SVB misses a ball, Scott Frost always blames it on his age.

Am I stupid or is 43 not that old for a pool player?

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GideonF said:

Well, sure, but some people play better on certain equipment and/or playing different games.

Even with 700 level players this can be the case. There is a guy in my area who plays that speed and plays a real power game - fires them in and runs racks. But his CB control can be a little off at times for a player that highly rated. He’s consistently better on looser tables - compared to other 700 level players who might have better CB control but less firepower.

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iusedtoberich said:

What do you have above your light on the ceiling? What is it and what's its function?

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benny-the-blade said:

Love that artwork with Prince.

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iusedtoberich said:

You're part of the rules. Those specs are all antiquated. There are typos all over the pocket sizes. For decades the pockets in the rules didn't reflect competition tables. I wouldn't trust anything in the rules for the light as far as I could throw a Gold Crown 4 table light.

Now, if a light company today hung their light at 6" increments over a wide range above the slate, and we had a subjective and objective measurement of how it lit the table, how it bothered or did not bother players eyes, how it bothered or did not bothered spectators eyes, we'd have something worth a damn.

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sjm said:

Saturday was a dandy in the arena and left us with an intriguing final four. SVB would seem a logical pick to win, but I think Atencio has been the most consistently outstanding player to this point. Sunday should be fun.

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bradsh98 said:

I don't completely disagree.

My business website is shared in my signature. It's less of an ad, and more of a connection to who I am. It allows people to research me further, to understand who I am, and what makes me credible in this field. That said, my website is not really set up as an ecommerce site, so I'm not expecting to gain any value from promoting my website. In fact, it is rare that I ever profit from my involvement with this forum. Though, I have been a member of this community for 20 years, and consider myself a key contributor in the "Talk to a Mechanic" sub-forum.

That aside, I will acknowledge that the Olhausen logo in my signature is 100% an ad. I'm proud of my association with the brand. But, if it is bothersome, I am happy to remove it from my signature. Though, I will absolutely NOT remove my business website, for the reasoning mentioned above.

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ibuycues said:

Do you have the Tiger? If so, what is the price?

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