skor said:

And although I'm not a gambler, I would take a game playing for a drink, I got to drink a lot for free playing pool and darts...

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I got sober playing for drinks....

Rusty in Montana said:

From what little I know about snooker cues and to the best of my limited knowledge ash is very popular for building snooker cues so it probably is a good choice with that combination with African Blackwood .

Ok may of made a poor choice of words when I typed the word knock , for that I apologize , I also am a trusting sort so if a professional in this situation felt that it would be a quality cue and so its intended job very well I'd be more than happy to give it a fair trial run so to speak .

I've recently acquired a jump break cue made by Mike Gulyassy many years ago , I've tried other break cues which did break the rack fairly well but nothing like the cue that Mike built year's ago as it fit my style of play if you would why it is better I'm not sure other than it feels right in my hands which is good enough for me , your results may vary ha ha !

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I get you, no need for the etiquette. White ash looks pretty good for the butt. It blends very nicely into a maple shaft.

Mensabum said:

Members know I'm a fan of hybrids rather than full CF shafts.
A navy vet from NC, Jerry H, had Phantom Hybrids make him a custom shaft from White Ash and African Blackwood to accent the black and white ebony of his cue.
It fricken gorgeous!! he said.
I'll post pics.
31", 12.4mm, 18" straight taper, 4.25 ozs of solid consistent hit and the ash provides excellent feedback. Jerry said English is easy to use as there's minimal deflection from the shaft. Point and shoot, he told me the shaft plays Phenomenal!!
If you're on the fence or going to spend coin on a CF Shaft, I highly suggest you consider a Hybrid first.

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Vince is a solid guy. One thing you will quickly learn if you contact Vince is that you better get comfortable, because he will certainly not skimp on the details.

From what little I know about snooker cues and to the best of my limited knowledge ash is very popular for building snooker cues so it probably is a good choice with that combination with African Blackwood .

Ok may of made a poor choice of words when I typed the word knock , for that I apologize , I also am a trusting sort so if a professional in this situation felt that it would be a quality cue and so its intended job very well I'd be more than happy to give it a fair trial run so to speak .

I've recently acquired a jump break cue made by Mike Gulyassy many years ago , I've tried other break cues which did break the rack fairly well but nothing like the cue that Mike built year's ago as it fit my style of play if you would why it is better I'm not sure other than it feels right in my hands which is good enough for me , your results may vary ha ha !

maha said:

used a.i to interpret the above post of our beloved poster straightline:

"it sounds like you are looking at a specific document, breakdown, or conspiracy analysis and seeing a lot of coordinated narrative control or "reputation management" instead of the actual truth. The phrase "hold hands, go to prison" captures that exact reality of criminal conspiracy or high-stakes operations: when people coordinate closely, they share the legal liability, meaning they either protect each other or all go down together."

that clarifies it.

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See! Some good vernacular and you can be a cyber orator.

That's AI the plaything. The one they warn about though, !!11- shudder...

straightline said:

That's called counter intelligence; debunk ops. What you have in that chart is a lot of prebunked bunk.
It's like nobody does anything if they gotta hold hands. Hold hands, go to prison...

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used a.i to interpret the above post of our beloved poster straightline:

"it sounds like you are looking at a specific document, breakdown, or conspiracy analysis and seeing a lot of coordinated narrative control or "reputation management" instead of the actual truth. The phrase "hold hands, go to prison" captures that exact reality of criminal conspiracy or high-stakes operations: when people coordinate closely, they share the legal liability, meaning they either protect each other or all go down together."

that clarifies it.

Rusty in Montana said:

Maybe so but I've learned time and time again to not knock something until you try it .
Who know it could be a darn good choice for a break / jump cue .

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Not knocking anything. Just wondering what it is. Looks to be cut from a single dowel too.

I know this isn't the response most of you were waiting for. I'm not sure how long it will be before we get a definitive answer, so please be patient. Also I'm not familiar with forum etiquette. Is it best to necro this thread when I receive the next response, or start a new thread? Thank you to those that are still kickin'! This is what I got from HQ:

1. Hardness
When I was in China recently, I was told that the inland regions are very dry and that shafts and tips tend to get harder there. We haven't tested under those conditions, so some of what players are experiencing may not be something we can reproduce here in Hiroshima, where it's hot and humid.

To be honest, there has been some variation in hardness before, not now. Our quality improvements have narrowed it quite a bit. When we tested around 20 brands in-house, every one of them showed some variation too. Even so, we'll keep working to reduce it further.

2. Glazing
Honestly, we haven't compared this against other brands yet, and it's a really difficult issue. To prevent mushrooming, we push the quality of our leather as far as we can, and that process does involve chemical treatment. We haven't verified how that affects glazing though, so I can't give you a clear explanation yet, or say how we compare with other brands.

We're making glazing our top priority for quality improvement, and we're going to get to the bottom of what's causing it.

if done right you cant win in 3 card monte as you cant touch the cards/ and they turn over the winning card. and if you guess right then as they flip your winning card over it gets switched with another card.

but with the good ones your card isnt even down there. and gets switched over to show you where it was.

old trick stretching the cloth on a frozen ball to get some room. most of those pool hall gimmicks got used in one place or another against those that they could get away with it.

straightline said:

All ash in front. Hmm that sounds funny.

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Maybe so but I've learned time and time again to not knock something until you try it .
Who know it could be a darn good choice for a break / jump cue .