I would never, ever, ever think about something like this when I am playing.



The question is: If you don't use it during playing, why even make or discuss it in the first place?

The answer is: Because it is a way to describe what is physically happening on paper.

The next question is : Why would someone care?

The answer is: Aren't you curious?

i liked corner pockets as they had pool rooms in towns that might never of had one. but their setup wasn't so conducive for hanging out and having people in them. which is what a poolroom needs. just like a bar. people dont stay in either when they are empty.
although a lot of that is promotion.

dendweller said:

I'm curious, why mention tip, do you think one tip would deflect a lot more than another?
Thanks

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The tip changes a lot of things. Like how the cue feels to you and how it grips the ball which does change the hit and deflection. Unless you are measuring things with a robot you are letting us know how your brain perceives things compared to what you are used to. So unless the tip is the same you do not have a good starting point to know how the shaft really performs compared to your other shaft.

jokers_wild96 said:

So you bought a cue blank to build a cue you don't know how to build. I mean you need a lathe to install pins and joint/butt collars if any. And to turn the blank to whatever size you want. There's a lot more that goes into that but that's about as basic as it gets. Depending on what finish your gonna use you might need equipment or tools for that. I feel your about to open a can of worms you might not be ready for. I wish you the best on your journey here. Oh, you can always check youtube to see the process too.

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I won’t be building it myself, I’m just trying to understand the level of expertise required so I know who I can ask. There aren’t any cue builders in the country where I live but there are guys who repair cues who’d be able to install a pin and turn the blank down. Just wondering what else would need doing.

According to dzcues website, it’s .840

Can you measure diameter at the joint end?

jbart65 said:

A Mosconi or Florida Open is almost certainly in my future! My wife would even go if the Mosconi were in London, where she has family.

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See you then!

The original building is still there but the interior is a casino and liquor store , Sue is still the manager or was the last I knew .
There could be a Mexican restaurant in there also when I drove by there the last time .
The old Heights Corner Pocket is also a Mexican restaurant with a casino in there as well , I've not been in there either in many years .

stevelomako said:

Rosie never paid cash and there was ALWAYS a “settlement”.

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rose paid me almost 100% but that was before he ever went to detroit. and the first 200 was cash. and all cash for when he played fats. that was the deal we made made in advance.

garczar said:

Go look at how a Diamond Pro is made. Every bit as stout. Constantly looking in the rear view mirror gets old after a while. One thing about those old tables, yeah they are stout but those pockets that stick up always drove me nuts. A friend has a 8ft Anniv and i really do not like playing on it. i'll take a GC4 or a Diamond any day.

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Next time I am around one- I will take a look under a Diamond- just out of curiosity and to enlighten myself. As I stated earlier in this thread- I have no problems with people's preferences for one table brand or another- that is each person's entitled feelings about table brands.

On the same note, each one of us here, a public forum, has the right to express their thoughts in a respectful manner. Yes I admit, as you observe on this site, that I do " look in the rear view mirror" quite often. Forgetting history often leads to future mistakes; besides, lots of products and ideas from the past definitely hold up to our present products and ideas.

People gravitate toward hobbies for many reasons and passion is probably the most compelling and lasting engagement reason tied to hobbies. Playing pool is a game and has been a competitive sport to me in my life. Many things pool related like cues, tables, cases, and all related are combined as one of many hobbies that I enjoy.

Millions of people find and highly value the passion that they pour into vintage items of all sorts from watches, to clothing, to musical instruments, to everything under the sun. Anyone "tired" of hearing from people's passion about vintage quality always has the ability to block out their view on public forums - however, usually those in this world who deny passion are truly the saddest among us - enough said.