One must wonder is she had them put some bag balm on their hands before they got to far along in the lesson ? Ha ha !

SUPERSTAR said:

I have always hated calcuttas for the most part.

It affords someone who is not playing, the opportunity to affect the outcome of a tournament.

Nothing like having the top calcutta pick on the ropes and having all hell break loose on the sidelines with the sharking/arguments tying to give their horse an edge to get back in the match.

Or being a top pick and having the guy who bought you sweat your every move, having a heart attack on each and every shot where you have to tell them to stop riding you so hard, that you would rather threaten them with losing just to get them off your back. Where you'd gladly go home at that point, after having told them to f*ck off.

Been there, done that.

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I was so talented, that at one point I could buy myself for $20, and sell myself for $12.50.

GoldCrown said:

The only thing he did wrong was get caught

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Unfortunately, some of them probably believe that.

SSP said:

There are 2 kinds of truth in the world, object truth and subject truth, objective truth is 1+1=2, it cannot be debated, it is truth that can be clearly demonstrated, subject truth is (insert custom cue maker here) builds the best cue, that is an opinion, it may be a well built, straight as an arrow cue that I don't like the hit, doesn't make it a bad cue, just not the right cue for me, it could be too ornate for me, is that wrong? Nope, just not for me, with millions of people playing pool with hundreds of thousands body types and as many opinions it's no wonder there are so many different opinions on what cue "hits a ton", same goes for shafts, cue tips, ect., you will know when the cue in your hands makes YOU feel like it's the best cue you have ever owned, that is the cue for you, in the end that's all that really matters....

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I have hit with a lot of renown cue makers' high-dollar custom cues that sold for thousands of dollars and many of them didn't play and feel the way I like. Southwest is a name that comes to mind. I have never tried a Southwest that I thought suited me better than one of my own cues.

I buy cues to play with and every cue and shaft has its own unique qualities and none of them play exactly alike, even the same models with the same specs.

The same thing goes with production cues.

As for most of the cues that I currently own, I had the chance to play with them before I bought them, so I knew I what I was getting.

I don't buy cues for looks, so fancy and ornate cues don't excite me. They look pretty and may be well-made, but they look more like something to hang on the wall rather than being a tool to use.

I am looking for a "particular" hit and feel that "resonates" with me and I immediately know if I am going to like a cue after just playing with it for a short while.

SBC said:

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I'll start....total bag of $hit

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The only thing he did wrong was get caught