JasonATX said:

I've got one and I like it quite a bit. It fits snuggly on a variety of diameters of shafts. My favorite part of the forward extension is that you use your normal shooting geometry and stroke with it.

Any questions about it?

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Cool! Nice to hear about it. It's a really different design. At first I thought the design was dumb, but honestly I'm starting to like it. It's definitely thinking out of the box but it seems like it would work well.

Thank you brother.
Beautiful words for beautiful cue.

pt109 said:

Bob Ogburn might’ve been the tallest. Bernie Mikkelsen was 6-5….with long arms….he could pick a ball from a GC from the other side of a side pocket.
I’m only six feet but with a 6-3 wing span….I play with 57 inch cues….I’ve always wondered why more short guys don’t use long cues…..tall guys don’t need them.

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Dave Bolman was very tall. I used to run around with big Bob a little bit and his size did get in the way. He had a very spread out stance. In a pool room his leg might be under the adjacent table. And in a bar forget about it, everything was in the way.

yally said:

Also, they're not perfect, you can see some minor cracks around the zillion inlays.

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That would be expected for cues that old and not stored with museum quality climate control. It's natural materials (even the glue) and time has a way with stuff. Wood dries, shrinks and expands.

I have a rocking chair I picked up for $15 that needs the legs re-glued that has similar inlays in the back. It's not perfect, but that's because it's hand done and not cnc inlays. It adds to the charm. I have to do some more studying on how to properly glue up the legs... future project. I'm not ready for the rocking chair quite yet!

You definitely have some neat historical cues. No idea if they are valuable in their current state, but they sure are a cool thing to look at. There was some real work that went into those.

Even though the butt is thick, I doubt you could do any turning on them with a lathe as the inlays are most likely quite thin. Someone could probably match a shaft to them, or someone talented could splice a shaft onto them. Look through those sites that were posted in the thread already, some of them have different woods like ebony or mahogany spliced into the shafts. Some of the splicing is quite intricate like a butterfly cue. That would probably be the route I would go, however something about putting a modern shaft on them tickles my brain in a good way. It would be absolutely historically wrong, and I'm sure some would tar and feather me for even suggesting it, but it sure would be a unique playing cue.

By the way, thanks for posting these, we really enjoy seeing this type of thing!

bobbydee said:

Hey Chopdoc, do you know what model that one it on the very right? I have one as a house cue and am curious. Thanks!

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Post 88.

That is in the Birds of Florida Series, the second of five series in the 1992 catalog.
Model 841 Seagull

Same cue model.

derangedhermit said:

How do I see what version of Cueist is on my Android device? Google Play says the last update was Feb 24, and I can't find a version number in the app.

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It’s a good question, and I should’ve explained it more clearly.

The fix isn’t tied to a specific app version – it was made on our backend (we use cloud-hosted databases and servers). That means it works no matter what version of Cueist you have installed. You don’t need to update or take any action for it to take effect.

Looking forward to attending

SSP said:

Sad thing is Cornhole is on ESPN and Billiards is not......

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Pool.
You need a long stick................ $500 - $1000
You need 16 specially made and matched balls.............$100 - $400
You need a very special and bulky playing surface..........$2000 - $10,000
And optionally a climate controlled enclosure.

Cornhole.
You need a hole
You need something to throw in the hole

Got this to replace my Jacoby extension which was a bit heavier at 8 inch. These are 6+3 .Sorry for the dust I have not used in a while

skogstokig said:

i wouldn't mind a word like pot in my native language. we only have the equivalent of "shot", but it doesn't differentiate between a shot into a pocket, a miss or a safety shot

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"Pot" actually means to legally pocket an object ball, so you can't "pot the eight and scratch." It may be bothersome, but it's a short, efficient way to say "legally pocket a ball ".

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