Oldie but a goodie

I'm going out right now and buy me some Mop & Glo.

straightline said:

Watch the wax though. Some paste waxes will yellow. Build up can happen as well. Depends on the composition.
Pledge doesn't and wears naturally. (daily just about) Silicone might take some getting used to. It's really slippery.

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If anyone does the experiment, they should remove the wax after the fun.

DeeDeeCues said:

If the cueball were smaller, there wouldn't be room for the sixth ball.

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Yup. I've seen nearly a quarter-inch gap for one cue ball. The size of the gap tells you how small the cue ball is compared to the object balls. That particular room also had small object balls, but the cue ball had a lot more wear. (The diameter error is a third of the gap.)

jax_joe said:

.... Watching them rush around like rats in 30 seconds is retarded and an insult to their craft. ....

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Does Filler just decide faster on the right shot than the ones who scurry around like rats? Maybe that's a skill that can be learned.

I was watching one top player towards the end -- call him Nick O'Time -- and I kept wondering why he wasn't moving to shoot the obvious shot. Was he calculating the arctangent of 3.2 diamonds over 5.82?

There is a 3-cushion player who is celebrated for his excruciating deliberation over each and every shot. He uses the five beeps to time his final strokes most of the time. He has said, "I'll take as much time as they give me." He has a high run of at least 25 in competition. It's not always fun to watch him.

Watch the wax though. Some paste waxes will yellow. Build up can happen as well. Depends on the composition.
Pledge doesn't and wears naturally. (daily just about) Silicone might take some getting used to. It's really slippery.

Hal, I’ll take it. Send me your Venmo or contact me via message to discuss payment and my address.

Ha ha thank you Bob , some days are worse than others for me ! I knew that and I'll try to not make such a foolish mistake again !

Bob Jewett said:

That could also be due to the cue ball being small from wear. Make a ring of six object balls frozen around the cue ball and if there is a gap with the last object ball in the ring, the cue ball is the wrong size. This can be a serious problem for very old cue balls.

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If the cueball were smaller, there wouldn't be room for the sixth ball.

I think I will buy an unlimited package after Tuesday. I don't know which one. I don't expect to improve my game but I am still interested in his viewpoint. It will take awhile I suspect because I think all of the high run shooters fall into running the balls as efficiently as possible. I'll be looking for small things rather than large. Worth listening to his commentary just to get to know him a little better too. I don't pay the young guns much attention. The last young guns I watched are getting long in the teeth now!

I will close for now with a sincere wish of good luck in your venture. If nothing else we have generated some splash!(grin)

Hu

Rusty in Montana said:

Forgive my ignorance but where is Skinny Bob's located at ? Not that I'd show up to play unless I were to win the lottery but I can dream .

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Google is still your friend even though they run an unbelievable number of ads these days...