Players at all skill levels should work on their weaknesses and push their comfort zone to see the most improvement, and at a high level that's going to be things like kicking, jumping, fine tuning cue ball control, being able to adjust to equipment fast, and of course a ton of mental game work to stay focused. Fundamentals / mechanics help with all of the above, so every player could be more precise with their tip contact point and timing of their swing, even at the highest levels.

Michael Webb said:

Do you work on,
Or build Cues???

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I do a bit of both.

If someone brought me a warped cue and a budget less than a blank check, I'm not sure I'd ever entertain deconstructing a cue to unwarp it.

This may say more about my skills as a cue maker, or it may say more about my customer service skills and setting expectations. I don't mind being judged.

In either case, I don't want to be on the hook for the time of deconstructing a cue, possibly discovering a disaster (even the greatest cue makers have sold disasters) and not being able to meet clients expectations with the reconstruction they'd be hoping for if everything didn't go perfect. All for what? It's not like someone is actually going to be willing to pay thousands to straighten a cue, like I said before unless it's insanely rare or sentimental, I just don't see the payoff being bigger than the risk. Not like I just go grab another TAD off the shelf if I find a disaster and get blamed for it.

Effren is 71
Bustamente 62
Strickland is 64 and
Souquet is 57

OverTheNut said:

Gorst just put this on his FB page (https://www.facebook.com/gorstfedor)

>>> Looking for practice sets tomorrow in Louisville, KY area. $100 sets min, one pocket or banks preferably. Can do rotation games or we can alternate every set.
Leave a comment if interested! <<<

Obviously he's looking for practice ahead of the DCC. If you're an experienced 1P or Banks player - then what a chance. $100 to play one of the best players in the world - at a game that you probably play more than he does.

Sure - he's going to be fav to win but man, I think you'd have to risk the $100 for the experience. I would anyway if he was in my town. Would you?

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Yes....because winning even one set is a big deal.