skor said:

this one looks bridged

http://jjcue.com/images/tad-cue-collect-2021-arm2.jpg

and this

http://jjcue.com/images/Tad88arm.jpg

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They do, I would consider those bridged, gorgeous cues

I don't get why any serious pool player would use a sleeve.
Adding another moving part to the setup seems a bit unnecessary.

it doesn tell you much really.

but what would, is to break take cue ball in hand or not, and just count the balls you make before you miss. after enough tries you will get a perfect idea of how many balls in rotation you can run most times.

then from that you can now find out your best way to actually play nine ball.

the vast majority will find out that trying solely to run out after the break is not the best path to winning the game most times.

actually its a good rule especially in bars where balls cannot get spotted.

in a pool room it would add a big measure of skill and thoughtful moving to the game instead of a break and run out.

its the way it is now but ball in hand has changed pool if many different ways,

as the fools we are, if we cannot understand something, it makes one think less of ones self. so innately we need to invent some reason for what we don't understand. and what we invent makes us look even more stupid.