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Predator Virtuoso, BK Rush Gold, Mezz Ignite - Uniloc and ISSA/MaVro Jump Cue

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I have a few cues I that I am letting go to make way for a bigger cue. I have more pictures and videos that can be sent on request. All prices are shipped and I will split Paypal goods and services fees with the buyer if they choose to pay that way.

Predator Virtuoso CRM black/cocobolo with turquoise carom cue - butt is standard pool length (29") with uniloc pin and weighs 14.7oz. Shaft is Revo 3CU carom shaft which is 27.5" long and weighs 4.3oz. I am also including an aluminum adapter that goes between butt and shaft to make it 58" long overall. Can also change weight if desired. The cue has some use on it so may have a couple small play marks but I did not notice any major blemishes Price $2,600

Predator BK Rush Gold 30th anniversary edition. Butt weighs 15.35oz - shaft weighs 4.0oz and has original tip. There are a couple rub marks/indentations but no scratches or chips. Price $900

Mezz Ignite carbon fiber shaft - was united pin and had converted to uniloc by Eddie Cohen. Shaft weighs 4.18oz and has a Zan Hybridmax tip on it. Includes Predator joint cap as shown. Price $550

ISSA / MaVro three (3) piece jump cue. Butt weighs 8.9oz and is 12"/10" split - shaft weighs 4.3oz. 51" total length when fully assembled. Price $400
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Need Tip Information

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skor said:
I've received a few J/B tips from Samsara about a year ago, they were selling for a good price (interesting why they don't have them on the web site anymore).
I haven't installed any of them yet so I can't say how they feel compared to a 17 years old Samsara tip I had in my tool box which I've installed.
But here are some pictures of the last batch I got from them if it helps

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These were shot on a gray mat and the white balance was correctly leveled so these are true colors if your monitors are calibrated correctly (best to use an iPhone or iPad for accurate colors, not that there are much of them)
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Thanks for the info.

I’ve purchased a few of these tips over the years. I liked the hardness (88) and playability. It was my “go to” tip when I was carrying one cue stick.
When I added a break cue (BKIII) I loved the sound and ball movement from the Samsara tip. Unfortunately, the tip had worn down and had to be replaced.

I distinctly remember the color (aqua blue) from before. I believe that my cue technician may have mistakenly installed a softer tip (black), which has a softer feel and hit.

I’m still hitting the stack pretty well. However, I’m not getting the spread that I was accustomed to doing. Before investing in another tip, I want to make sure that this tip hasn’t been discontinued.

I’m aware of the Samsara business outlook. I think that I can find that aqua blue tip somewhere.
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Any tips for consistently shooting with follow through?

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ShootingArts said:
On with the hair splitting, it isn't or hasn't been for many decades a valid engineering or scientific term if that suits you better. According to the scientific guidelines, you are always accelerating in one direction or the other. Never saw it myself but neither "decelerate" or any of it's derivatives was proper to use in engineering and scientific writing. Figured if I didn't mention it, somebody else would!

Once upon a time I wrote and edited scientific papers. "decelerate" was a term we didn't use. A quick look turned up the information below. More digging would turn up reams of documentation I suspect. Been over twenty years since I have done any serious technical writing. Back then we couldn't use the word. Kinda like the words "ain't" or "kinda"! Everybody knows what we mean but we still don't use the word in technical writing, or didn't in my day.

According to the protocols of the day, there was positive and negative acceleration, one or the other if something was changing speed. Deceleration wasn't a proper term. Using it was a quick way to get your writing redflagged.

There are entire sets of dictionaries. Always wanted a set if I ran across one cheap. I have seen sets of dictionaries that were as bulky as the Encyclopedia Britannica. I suspect there are lots of words in there that aren't considered proper.

I'll continue to use "decelerate" on a pool forum when convenient. If I ever send another proposal to NASA I still won't use it, or "won't" either!!(grin) In technical terms deceleration is negative acceleration, a bit of knowledge few if any pool players will ever need to know!

Now on to important things: How many angels can stand on the head of a pin?

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No such thing as decelerating only acceleration?

We tend to avoid the term "decelerating," because the temptation is to assign that term to any problem where the acceleration is negative. Just because the acceleration is negative doesn't necessarily mean the thing is slowing down. If the velocity is also negative, then a negative acceleration means it's speeding up. More on reddit.com
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I'm an engineer and the term is used often in speaking and writing.

In calculations and proofs, acceleration is always used.

The reason 'deceleration' is used in scientific writing is that it is the most concise way of communicating the idea at hand.

Some engineers and physicists are pedantic asshats and will not use that and similar terms, but that is an incredible mistake. Most of engineering writing is not for other engineers, it is for the less technical public. Almost all of my writing in my career has been to communicate ideas to managers, and purchasing agents; or as manuals for multi-million dollar machines so machinists could operate them. I'm not going to talk about 'negative acceleration', I'll use 'deceleration', or even, *gasp*, 'slows down'.

Technical writing is not to prove how smart you are, it is to convey ideas in the most precise, concise, and understandable way possible.
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Derby City Classic, 2027, Jan. 22-31, Fri-Sun

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middleofnowhere said:
Didn't entry in one of the tournaments also provide you with admission to all of the matches? That was one of the incentives.
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It still is. At one point, entry into the bank pool tournament was less than the full event spectator pass. there would be plenty of people who would enter the banks and either not buy back or just forfeit their first round match and be in action all week.
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