A friend most of the way across the country collects rifles like some collect pool cues. Shooters all, but he has quite a few of them in his safe. He has got it figured out though, He buys different variations of Remington 700's with the composite stock and stainless action and barrel. He sneaks them in the safe when she isn't home. A few weeks or months later when she notices a new rifle. "That ol' thing? I have been having it!" The same as women and dresses.

My first trip to Utah I had a new barrel machined for my rifle. Shipping time and the start of the trip were very close together so I just had the smith ship the barrel to my friend's house. His wife looked, "Now other people are shipping stuff here. I give up!"

Pool cues are like golf clubs. You can't expect one cue to work right on seven and nine foot tables or Brunswicks and Diamonds. That's my story and I am sticking to it!

Hu

I like playing that it counts, just because it's more fun; the one fluke available in bank pool.
But - now it occurs to me that if the entire long rail is considered incidental, an intentional, called bank off a pocket point down the rail is not a bank.

I might have to change my mind. Drat.

(Or just accept that there's a special case for straight backs. I have no problem with that either. Just remember to clairfy before you start.)

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Think past the cue ball. Gauge the tip travel for a point 2" past the standing cue ball. Done this way, the cue ball is set in motion almost incidentally - and as accurately as you set the finish point.

That ^^^^ is just a drill. Practice it.

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I sometimes think of this as shooting the far/back side of the cue ball. Similar to with punching, where the tip is to go for the "back of the head".

lfigueroa said:

So tonight at dinner I mention to Gail that I was thinking about switching from my John Davis PDF blank conversion, mit ivory joint, to my Shelby, which I have given a several month respite.

And Gail looks at me from across the dinner table with dead eyes -- you know, the kind of eyes you'll sometimes see at a poker table when your two pair have been called by trips -- and she says, I quote: " What is your problem? You have two Gina cues -- the quintessential pool cue. Why haven't you been playing with those?"

Words fail.

Lou Figueroa

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You know that she is correct.

tonyboy59 said:

Try the " Products Talk" page as this is the wrong forum to ID cues and there is nothing for sale here.

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Ty sir.

C

skogstokig said:

fedor out, biado out (impressive win by konrad). the poles are playing strong in this one!

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Chia Chen, as I noted before, has been a quite a roll this year. Probably his best results every in one season. Playing like a 800-plus Fargo lately. Last I checked I think he was in high 700s range.

Woj is clearly one of the best 10-ball players in the world. Gets to the quarters, though he's down 5-2 to Morra.

AJ Manas was impressive again. His highest finish ever and still going.

If Filler wins, as it looks like, he would face the winner of Woj-Morra for a spot in the semifinals.

Winner of Konrad-Maciol would play the winner of Chia Chen-Manas in the semis.

Sure seems to be lining up for a big payday for Filler. He really should win it all.

This guy is deeply confused. Wants a tasc.now he wants a scruggs 6. He is just passing time. Like the rest.

uk_9_ball_convert said:

Filler posted on Facebook that he'd skipped the Philippines Open as he'd had an appointment relating to sorting out his VISA to go to America for the Mosconi

Edit: sorry posted this without reading full thread first, just realised jbart already told you this so my post was pretty redundant

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You had a bit more detail. I didn't hear the part about it being Mosconi related. That said, I wouldn't like to be away from my wife for a month or two.

I have to wonder if he and other Americans thought they might be a target in the Middle East. Only one or two native-born Americans entered the event.