skins said:

Here's Bobby's Original one he had built using all original period correct materials including the all acrylic sleeve...

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kollegedave said:

I think the key word here is "olde".

I agree with SJM. While pool may not quite be there yet, I think the day is fast approaching where a young man who has some ability (even in the U.S.) wouldn't be crazy for making a go at it...provided he chooses to "turn professional". Steven Pressfield wrote a great book called "Turning Pro", and it's about becoming a professional in any discipline. It's a great book.

The players now that are making money are "professionals". They do what needs to be done to succeed...even if they don't want to do those things. They have no glaring weaknesses in their games. They practice every aspect. They travel all over all the time. They understand that part of becoming a professional is curating a life that can support pool now and support them when they cannot play pool anymore. This means they refrain from substance dependency and promote themselves as ambassadors for other businesses and their own businesses...particularly their own businesses. I was watching an accu-stats match where Mark Wilson said that Aloysius Yapp made 20 trips to China to play Chang Jung-Lin even 9-ball sets...and lost them all. Now look at Yapp. That is a professional.

Fedor hired someone to film him and help him with his Youtube channel (in addition to keeping a serious practice routine). This was extremely smart, and I don't know why every other pro with a little bit of change doesn't do the same. The smart ones, to various degrees, are cultivating a youtube / instagram stream of income. (Fedor, Niels, the Fillers, Alex, etc.).

When you consider the opportunity to chase a dream vs. non-dischargeable school loans to work a job that you will lose to A.I., I am not sure pool isn't fast becoming a "non-crazy" option...provided the player is going to be a professional as I have described here.

Finally, I am not going to name names as that seems impolite. However, on occasion at the DCC, I have seen several TOP players with their "lady friends". All of these players...ALL OF THEM...had an 8 or above with them, and none of them (in my estimation) would be with the same company of women, if they were a schoolteacher or accountant. It's good for a guy's love life to be at the top of a male hierarchy with a touch of globetrotting. What's it worth to travel the globe and bag hotties from 25 to 35? It's not nothin'.

I know, it's easy for me to say this as I sit at my desk with health insurance. When I get cancer, I will get treatment...and then I will be gone.

kollegedave

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WildWing said:

Gorgeous cue by a talented cuemaker. Actually, both your cue and Mosconi's Bushka had five veneers. from the outside, Black, green, mahogany, blue, and white. It's a little easier to see in the following picture.

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PhilosopherKing said:

Was the “Wimpy” on the Rambow-looking cue written by Luther Lassiter?

Please compare the signed cue to the engraved cue and the engraved joint protector:

The embellishments on the signed cue were clearly added.

Is it the same basic “W” as the engraved cue?

Does the “W” on the joint protector have the same beginning embellishment as the penciled cue?

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skor said:

How long have you had the tip installed and play with it?
The benefits of layered tip are that they hold shape better, mushroom less and have a better consistency in feel.
you probably won't be able to tell the difference between newly installed layered tip and a newly installed solid tip with the same hardness.
With time, the difference is more noticeable but since we get used to things, you'll be able to noticed it more if you had two shafts with the two tips and you get to use them both over the same period of time.
Bottom line, layered tip needs less maintenance. It's not about the feel that much.

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Black-Balled said:

An olde hustler told me once: "Some people work for a living, some people play for a living"...as he made another hole in his arm.

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