For me the shaft and tip is everything.
I like a long taper 12.25 diameter and a hard pressed triangle tip. The feel of the shaft moving through the fingers of your bridge must be familiar, comfortable. Currently playing with a custom Stephen Janes cue from Joss and using his kielwood shaft.
The butt of the cue is just eye candy for me. 19 ounces. Old school box cue, in what I call fall colors as in the season, yellow, orange and red inlays, birdseye maple, lizard wrap.

garczar said:

What makes u think the WNT is failing? As far as getting more sponsor $$ i don't think you can lay all of that at MR's feet. ANY sponsor is going to look at pool's relevancy to their business/product aka can getting behind pool improve their bottom line. The folks at MR aren't stupid and i'm sure they search for $$$ 24/7.

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I don’t fault MR for anything but it’s possible pool isn’t a sustainable market for a large pro tour. We seem to be going backwards with some of the events (crummier locations, or canceled entirely) and losing good players to heyball because even top 20 players cannot cover their expenses with tournament play.

Left eye dominate, right handed, right leg is the money for me. Step in already on….

Patrick Johnson said:

Yes, the pic would need to be taken just about perfectly vertically and directly over the pocket’s mouth to be very accurate. But a “good enough” angle might produce a “good enough” measurement…?

pj
chgo

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Where are you going to get a 'life size photo'?

One thing that might be quantifiable is comparing the balance point to the swing path. Maybe with the stroke analyzers you could discern if a forward weighted cue or a rear weighted one gave you a straighter stroke. Not sure.

I Never thought about 'R or L' when it came to aiming!

I lock in on the OB with Both Eyes, with the Cue 'Centered' between my eyes and Aim with the 'Shaft/Cue-Tip' at the contact point on the OB!

garczar said:

I aim with my eyes, body/feet follows along automatically. Until now i'd never given any though to this. Just a automatic natural action.

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Do you blink just before you pull the trigger on a pressure shot? Think about it next time. LOL

banged up said:

And there go those goalposts moving again! I knew you had it in you!

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How so.

The point for this thread remains the same.

Pool pays poorly because it doesn't attract any viewership, advertisers, or revenue.

It shouldn't be very difficult to understand.