lfigueroa said:

.... Lou: Dammint. OK, I'll go. ...

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easy-e said:

I asked the ref about this scenario because it happened in the Boston Open as well. In the scenario here in KC, Nick could have stood there after the ref spotted the 8, and after 30 seconds Sky would be called for a time foul and Nick would have gotten ball in hand. It's definitely NOT what we're used to over here, but the rules are not a secret, and the players should spend five minutes learning them.

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soyale said:

many years back i decided to get my girlfriend a cue. not wanting to spend much, i got ahold of David Schmelke through email to see what was available. I got a cheap rosewood plain jane with a nice checkered collar and matching collar on a maple shaft. I also ordered a PTO pro shaft, which at the time was Schmelke’s low deflection option. It was a laminated pie shaft similar to the OB design.

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She hit a few balls with it and it got packed up into the closet for five years or so. pity, as it is a beautiful cue

I was pleased with the cue, so i had David build me a jump cue. I wanted bocote to match my playing cue and even though it’s not an option on the website he was happy to do it. Love the way it came out. hops like a frog.

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now, down the road i decide to experiment a bit with my equipment, so i busted out her old rosewood to give it a try. Different balance point, different joint, different weight. Much to my chagrin, it only took a few strokes shots before the sound and feel of a delaminated shaft became ever more apparent.

as i had two previous excellent transactions with david, i decided to reach out once more. I told him what i’ve told you. He told me to send the shaft back and offered me the option of a new SKS Schmelke Kielwood Shaft, or $200 store credit.

i started drawing sketches and picking out woods. I added a hoppe ring. And in the end, i got this beauty of a cue shipped to me 2day air for the grand sum of like $54.
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Even though the shaft was over 5 years old, david did not hesitate to stand by his product. He could have easily told me to kick rocks and i would have understood, but now i have a hell of a player in my case instead of an unused broken shaft in my closet.

this is a testimonial to the benefits of ordering from a man who builds cues instead of a factory in china.

long live Schmelke

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what a nice piece of curly. macasar aint too bad either!

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JPB2 said:

My gripe with it is that the ref was spotting the 8 ball because of the rules, then didn’t say whose shot it was. Announcers said he wasn’t allowed to interfere with the player shooting so couldn’t say it was Sky’s shot. Yeah players need to know the rules. But to me this really brings up questions of the role of the ref. In any other sport where the ref spots or handles the ball it is clear who has possession of the ball and the status of the game. Football after a turnover call, whether on downs, fumble, or interception, the officiating crew makes clear whose ball it is. In basketball the ref will toss the ball to the player inbounding it from the team with possession. Etc…. So when you have a ref in a game with gaff rules to begin with, I don’t get how the ref doesn’t say or can’t say whose shot it is. Even if these rules are good and people like them, they are unusual and there are differences within the same tournament right? That is between the shootout and the main event. The role of the ref in this situation seems bizarre to me.

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boogieman said:

If only their website would work anymore. I've used 4 different browsers and every combination of clearing my cache, going in incognito mode etc. Their web site just plain will not work. I did have luck for it to briefly work on Brave browser but only in incognito mode. I reloaded the page and it no longer worked. I really adore Schmelke and would like to actually order a kielwood shaft from them but their website just plain doesn't work for me.

Maybe someone who is also enamored with them or appreciates them could get in contact with them and see if they can fix their website? It has to be effecting orders. I know I'm in the market and can't order from them or even get on their website long enough to get contact information. This has been going on for a year, there is no excuse for that.

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bbb said:

great story and kudos to schmelke for customer service
any pics of your girlfriends cue?

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billsey said:

I just did a Valley with the CPBA competition cloth yesterday and it doesn't stretch anything like the Simionis 860HR I put on my own table. The 1"/2" numbers might even be a bit tight. Be sure and adjust for the side pockets as well, the amount to change for Simonis will in no way work with this.

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