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Fred “Scooter” Goodman is a thief. Here’s how he stole from me:

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Hello friends;

I have known the Ohio crew since 2005. They would come to Detroit and take on local champs every week. I was still in college at the time and didn’t have much cash to gamble with. I still frequented the pool room “Hall of Fame” at the time; house pro being Ronnie Wiseman. Many pros would come and play in the back room and I’d be on the sidelines sweating all the action. Late Jerry Howard, Cornbread, T-Rex, Pagulayan, Miami, and many more come to mind. The back room was non stop action. I’m talking 10s if not 100s of thousands. Freezer and Cardone came one time and lost over 100K.

Moving forward; I moved to FL. Befriended Crosby, Deuel, Mills, and many more.

One day I pop in to my preferred pool room and I run into Scooter. Banging balls on a Diamond. I had to re-introduce meself, but I think he knew who I was; just couldn’t remember the name.

We shoot a cheap set for 100. I win. He doubles. As one does. I agree. I lose. I extend my hand since I’m out of time at that point. I pay him on the spot. We play again the next day and I win back to back. He pays pronto and I take care of his bill.

He asks me if he can shoot with my Revo cue which me wife got for me when they first came out for our anniversary. I told him sure. He asked me if he could practice with it for a few days because he was looking to get one himself. I said yes, no problem. This was January 9, 2025.

That was the last time I have seen this thief and the liar. He has texted me saying it’s on its way and this and that dozens of times with nothing.

I have also lent him money, and got it back in pieces from some woman I do not know.

I think I have given this old friend every chance to make it right. I feel very sad that it has come to this.

I would like my property back. I would also let all fellow players know that this man’s word is worthless. Sadly.


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Shaft out of something other than maple

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JasonATX said:
Here's an old thread that might give you some ideas: https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/different-shaft-wood-besides-ash-maple.482816/

I've never seen a finished product, but Dominiak has a roasted purpleheart blank.

I know you said other than maple, but at least OB and Gold Rush have done a roasted birdseye shaft as well. Still trying to get my hands one of those.
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Dominiak also has roasted radial laminated maple blanks
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Cues for Sale... Without Extensions

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Chopdoc said:
Good question. (y)

So I looked it up.

Willie Mosconi set his historic 526-ball record on an oversized 4-foot by 8-foot Brunswick Exposition pool table. Odd dimensions and angles.

The billiard club owner originally intended for Mosconi to perform his exhibition on the room's premier 9-foot table. However, that specific 9-foot table was not manufactured by Brunswick. Because Mosconi was under a strict corporate contract with Brunswick, he was legally required to play exclusively on their equipment. The only Brunswick table available in the entire venue was the 4x8-foot model, forcing the legendary shooter to adapt.

We all know how an 8 foot table changes the play and presents unique challenges.

I will not speculate on how he might do on modern equipment, but I am not skeptical of his skill. He's not around to prove or disprove anything anyway.

I can certainly bitch about anything I want. If you don't notice, I am mostly bitching about myself not keeping up with the times. 😉

Regarding equipment, I will also say this, if current players walked into a tournament and they changed from a 9 to an 8 foot table there would probably be a lot of hissy fits. It would even bow up in discussions here. Mosconi? He set a record that stood a very long time.

Jayson made his high run on a classic 4.5' x 9' Brunswick Gold Crown I. A lot of us know how an early GC plays with our eyes closed, we played on them for decades. Try that on an 8 foot table. 😉
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So it was an exhibition
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Cues for Sale... Without Extensions

Coos Cues
Bavafongoul said:
Mensa…….The Tony Ryan extension (18”) weighs 271.3g or 9.57 ozs.

I do not presently have the shorter version at this moment since a buddy
borrowed it for a out of town tournament he competed in this past weekend.
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I was showing one of those I had to my brother in law years ago. When I pulled it off the entire butt cap/sleeve and rear rings came with it. He was not impressed. This was before I ever built a cue but I did take note. Everything I do is threaded.
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Cues for Sale... Without Extensions

lfigueroa
skor said:
There is no doubt that Mosconi was a champ and a great player. But I think that current modern pros on modern equipment would have bitten him compared to his skill level of past years, he might have been able to adapt, we don’t know that for sure, we do know that age is a factor so which Mosconi era are we talking about?

How current players will do on a smaller table?
Well just look how they do in the Ultimate Pool events, the break and run out 99% of the time…
How would Mosconi do with a 30sec shot clock?

Current living legends don’t do well in today’s pro events conditions, might be the age thing, might be the equipment, might be both.

Back to the extension issue, if you don’t compete, than you can live without it, you can also live without a jump cue and a break cue, you can still play well, you can still run out and win, you can certainly still enjoy the game.
But, if you do compete, than any tool available that you don’t use and you’re opponent does, puts you in a disadvantage.
I don’t know any touring pro that doesn’t have an extension or two in their case.

The need for extension is also dependent on your hight, the table size and the table hight.
I’m 6ft tall, I don’t need an extension when playing on a 7ft table.
I mainly play on 9ft tables in two clubs, in one of them, the tables are a bit taller, this make some shots harder to reach and I find myself using the extension more often than I need to on a more standard hight at the other club.
Extension are in use in Snooker for decades. The tables are not just bigger, they are also taller than American pool tables.
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Well, we won't really ever know about Mosconi, will we... though I don't know of any current pro running around doing exhibitions at different venues and running 100 every night.

As to the extension issue, I still, in my dotage, compete at 1pocket events. And IMO, you cannot effectively compete without an extension, even shooting right/left as I do. There are enough shots that come up that require an extension for bestest execution. Same for 14.1. Sometimes you need an extension.

Don't know about 7 footers.

Lou Figueroa
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