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What Is The Best Jump Cue?

skor
deep said:
I think there are some out there.

Got this cue on its way from Japan, standard jump / break split but also come with and extension for longer jump shots.
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The jump extension is brilliant, my giess it leaves a better solid construction for the break.

I have a little monster j/b on the way, it was under $80 on Ali Express so I couldn’t resist…
I’ve tried it once and it was surprisingly good, decided to give it a good try for that price, and use it for league nights where it’s too crowded to get a nice setup out.
I have another inexpensive j/b cue that I got modified a bit but it’s dear to me and last time some idiot dropped it while I was shooting… got a little dent in the forearm… so I ordered the little monster as it made of CF and would be more durable for these league nights.

I play 8ball and 9ball, I find that in 8ball I hardly jump, so lazy me prefer to carry just a j/b cue. When I play 9ball, I take separate jump and break cues.
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I watched a live stream of an 800 Fargo rate player, competing in a $20 weekly tournament, recently.

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kingwang said:
Happens all the time in NYC! It's one of the nice things about living in a major metro area. They'll just randomly drop by and play our local tournaments, both handicapped and unhandicapped.

Francisco Bustamante just dropped by a couple weeks ago and took down one of the open ones. Here's me "beating" (aka shitting in the 9 ball a few times 😂) Moritz Neuhausen a couple years ago in a $80 handicapped tournament: Login to view embedded media
Just in the past two years, I've played 4 players that were rated 790+ just in these tournaments, and I don't even go to that many of them.
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Only reason you beat him... he wasn't placing his chalk on the diamonds...
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PT109 Accu-Stats video and raffle

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Saw the post by Alex on facebook about Paul and found my way over here. My prayers are with Paul through this difficult time. If anyone has info on his hospital - I would like to pay him a visit.

When I moved to Toronto in my 20's - a naive kid in a sea of whales; Paul was one of the first who greeted me. I had known Paul through reading local news, but never met him. Frequenting the local tourneys, I'd often bump into Paul. One night; I came in with a plain JOSS sneaky...Paul was outside and saw me carrying it - asked to see the cue. Immediately scolded me for disrespecting such a decent cue.

Told me to wait for him as he hastily walked away. Couple minutes later, returned and gave me a brand new case (which I still use). This is just one example of how great of a human being Paul is.
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I watched a live stream of an 800 Fargo rate player, competing in a $20 weekly tournament, recently.

bpeacock
vintagecollectibles831 said:
Oh, that is very cool. I like that. How many tables did you run the Chip tournaments on? Just curious. I guess that may have depended on the amount of players.
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We had around 40 players and we ran it on 8 tables. It is a lot more work on the TD running a chip tournament
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Chalk Habits and A Doozy of an AccuStats

galipeau
ShootingArts said:
I clean rails at least once a day at the pool hall. I don't have a kitten if somebody else puts chalk face down though. As already mentioned perhaps the GOAT puts the chalk face down, deliberately. Has for a lifetime. I sometimes wonder if it is tongue in cheek towards all the people making a big deal out of face up. It certainly hasn't hurt his play!

Look at typical street play from the Philippines. A quarter cup or more of powder on one rail, chalk turned every which way, third parties jumping in to mark ball locations, hollering and whistling, bets shouted back and forth across the table while somebody is shooting, the list never ends. Doesn't keep the Philippines from turning out monsters, I think encourages it.

I think the US players being hothouse players that expect everything perfect and exactly the same as everywhere else they play has hurt their competitiveness worldwide. It doesn't take a Diamond in perfect climate control to play competitive pool. However, people who panic when conditions aren't exactly what they expect hurt their own chances and improve everyone else's.

I am a hothouse player just like most US players now. I expect conditions exactly to my taste. I have been this way for years. I think it is a serious handicap if I step into a ratty old place or just one with conditions I am not used to. I think playing in all conditions makes a more rounded player.

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I don't think there's a correlation between messy players with bad habits and world champions. If i owned my own pool hall, I'd ask any player doing that to kindly stop. I don't own a pool hall and I still do if it's my opponent. A simple correction helps keep everyone's equipment clean. Do you want your shafts blue in one session? It's a respect thing.

When I played in the Philippines my opponents were chalk up. I've seen both everywhere except snooker and 3 cushion places. They have some class.

Any local can do what they want. It's not going to shark my game. It's just objectively stupid. People develop bad habits, even world Champs.

Chalk down people are like slow drivers in the left lane. They're not speeding or breaking laws, but they are inconveniencing everyone else on the road. Same with chalk down people. They are not acting very considerate. That's all.
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