Hard to Find the Center of the Cue Ball

I had the same problem, used English on every shot, even when I thought I was shooting center ball, long story short, my vision center was off so I was never truly hitting center ball, after correcting that problem I forced myself to practice for 30 days in a row without using English, I should say sidespin, follow and draw are not really considered English, I was shocked at how much you can move the cueball without sidespin, it also showed me that I was using too much sidespin to often, If you are like I used to be, why use a little English when you can use maximum English? Knowing where the cueball goes with no English helps in knowing how much sidespin you need for better shape on the next shot and breaking clusters, using sidespin is an easy habit to get into so I will take a week of practice from time to time to go back to practice only using centerball, it's been great for my game.
I do the same, each year I spend a week or two using nothing but the vertical axis of the CB. It’s not only surprising how much you can move the CB around without side but also how important it is not to get out of line as your options are limited. It’s also important to keep the balls clean as you can’t use any “halping” english to negate the cling

Do you like forward or rear balanced cues?

I have never measured my balance point before so after reading this post I took a minute to check mine, my butt w/extension(leave on all the time) is 32.3" and my shaft is 30", it balanced at 19.3" , when holding the cue it feels very forward weighted which I like, based on this chart my guess is that the cue being longer and on the forward weighted side is even more than on a 58" cue.

Dominguez vs Guama race to 50 for 80+ per side

I think the original action was $30K per side and that was posted and paid. The other $50k is a convoluted mess of many people making side bets with the backers from both sides and is only digitally recorded.
Speaking of digital recording, the Philippines action on youtube is all barking, screaming and hand signs. Still, no bad stories come to light.

Dominguez vs Guama race to 50 for 80+ per side

He got the posted 30 right?
Allegedly lol. Oscar posted during the Archer debacle the problem is the full amount is never fully posted for ANY BIG MATCHES. I have no reason to doubt his word but that means shenanigans are potentially happening in half of any decent sized sets but are kept behind closed doors?? Who knows but there's a reason it's called gambling and more reason to not partake in it. There are a LOT of sub 700 fargo BIG sets that just don't make sense to me but BOTH SIDES could just be playing fairy tale type sets to increase views/PPV revenue/Subscribers.

Dominguez vs Guama race to 50 for 80+ per side

If Oscar doesn't get paid off in full again I'd kinda view him as the hunter in the joke about the hunter and the bear. I'm an Oscar fan but good people typically have shenanigans pulled on them because they expect others to treat them how they treat people themselves but that's not how the world works especially the more $ that's involved. I think both sides made bad judgements but hopefully Oscar gets paid off. If it doesn't everyone will be talking about "Don't play Guama" meanwhile a month later the dude will still be playing big sets.
He got the posted 30 right?

Dominguez vs Guama race to 50 for 80+ per side

Interesting look at wad wrestling. Thanks.
If Oscar doesn't get paid off in full again I'd kinda view him as the hunter in the joke about the hunter and the bear. I'm an Oscar fan but good people typically have shenanigans pulled on them because they expect others to treat them how they treat people themselves but that's not how the world works especially the more $ that's involved. I think both sides made bad judgements but hopefully Oscar gets paid off. If it doesn't everyone will be talking about "Don't play Guama" meanwhile a month later the dude will still be playing big sets.

Any cue makers that would consider finishing a full splice blank

Contact Kelly Peterson at www.MVPcues.com as well. He builds full-splice blanks, including 6 point full-splice blanks. He may or may not have something.
Good luck.
He just started a full splice for me in October. His level of detail and professionalism are lost in todays world. Give him a shout, he may have something on the shelf.

Dominguez vs Guama race to 50 for 80+ per side

If you were looking to pull shenanigans you'd want to not post all of your end especially if you knew the other side would 100% pay off theirs if they lost post/no post. If you are planning on shenanigans if you lose you'd fire an air barrel and take a game when you have the worst of it without the intention of paying off in full maybe with a built in excuse the entire time. Either way the more people involved gave BOTH sides more incentive to Post everything.

The Twilight Zone episode with the "rich" dude betting he won't talk for an entire year should be a lesson for ANYONE BETTING ON ANYTHING to make sure BOTH sides POST!
Interesting look at wad wrestling. Thanks.

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