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107 Breaks & 6 Chances

u12armresl
DrCue'sProtege said:
Not sure what he's saying but he never shot with me. And he has never played on my table. He says he was in Evansville a few years back when I played in a tournament down there.

If I were the rest of you posters I wouldn't believe a word that guy says.
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If you're not sure what I am saying, then why in the hell are you commenting? Never said I shot on your table.

Now you are just being dense. Mickey ran the tournament, your name appears and my name appears.

At least deal in facts.
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Calling all gazillionaires!!!

K
middleofnowhere said:
When you say gambling as it applies to pool it is much different then say the sport of kings. It is thought of as hustling, cheating, sleaze back rooms and shady characters. It is a image that has been cultivated and the game is stuck with it.
Derby city seems to like the image.
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Well again I get your point and for the most part agree about the Pool-gambling link..., but that doesn't explain the lack of interest in this country?
I've played lots of poker, talk about degenerates, shady characters and sleaze back rooms to be truthful Pool doesn't even come close!!

The only difference between the two is one is glamorized and one is or was demonized. The bad behavior in Pool is done in public large crowds and lots of alcohol. The bad behavior in poker is done in private and controled environments.

Remember Las Vegas was built by thugs.
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Custom and High End Cues on the Decline?

Bavafongoul
Rackaday said:
All of those are nice, but I really like the blue and purple points on the middle cue. How long did it take for you to find your favorite shooters?
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It is a tale of evolution…….it took me 45 years to finally figure out what I wanted in a cue. Then I spent the next 20 searching and ordering custom cues built around my specs. The cues I carry have the same specs, re: butt diameter & weight, joint type, shaft weight and size, tips. The wraps are Cortland Linen except for two that are elephant leather.

4 of the 6 cues in my case are my own designs. Only 1 of the 3 cues in the photo is my design. It was a handful for Bob
to tackle but he did a fantastic job, IMO. The TS I bought from the orig. owner and it was a cue for his wife but she did
not care for the veneers and the Prewitt was just a rare find that had been incorrectly described on Cornerstone Cues.

I called Bill Grassley about the cue and that’s when the listing mistake was discovered. Didn’t matter because it had all the specs I was looking for. The other cues were just impulse purchases because I designed something I wanted to see come to life. I’d still be doing it but CA adopted an ivory ban in July 2016 so it curtailed adding cues to my collection.

I can remove any cue from my case eyes closed and be pleased with it. A 18.5 -18.75oz. cue with a big pin flat ivory joint, 14.5 oz. butt and 4 oz. 12.75mm & 13 mm shafts should play real close if it’s a competent, talented cue maker. That’s what I have in my case and only one of my cues is 18.75 ozs…….the other five cues weigh 18.5 ozs. Changing cues is easy and also lots of fun. As long as I don’t keep having grandkids, I have a cue for every child and grandchild to inherit.
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Calling all gazillionaires!!!

kling&allen
Jesse Cool said:
I’m an American but I live and play in South Korea. I’m part of the KBF(Korean Billiards Federation) which exactly what you’re talking about. It is a well organized national billiards program that includes pocket pool and carom. Here, city counsels and various organizations put money and effort into Billiards in hope to produce Pro players and support a long standing tradition of Billiards in the country.

Scattered around Korea are Billiards rooms called clubs. These are more of a players room versus bars/pubs that we have in the US. People here that play in these clubs actually come to improve their game and work their way up the rankings through various tournaments through out the year all over the country versus running up a bar tab on league night in the US.

It would be great if we could have something like this in the US but you would need a billiard culture that is focused on the game itself rather then having a night out drinking and playing with your buddies. I’m not saying that the US doesn’t have these types of players but it just seems there are not enough of them or they’re scattered in small pockets through out the country. This makes it difficult to get them all in one place considering how big the US is.

We need more players rooms or actual clubs like they do in Asia that are focused on the game and are able to make an income on players alone and don’t have to rely on alcohol and food. But that’s the tricky part, how do you do that in a place like the US.

My observation from living and playing through out Asia is, billiards is treated like we treat football or baseball for example. A lot of effort and resources are put into the game and these countries, as a whole, treat billiards as one of their main sports.
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Yes, parents in the US are not going to drop their kids off after school to play pool at some dumpy bar. That’s not where the Europeans (learn to play as kids.
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Calling all gazillionaires!!!

Jesse Cool
garczar said:
A US national billiard program with a dedicated facility and nationwide chapters would be great. Do i see it happening in the next 10yrs? No. There are junior programs in the US but they are too scattered and not on the same page to really be effective. The BEF does a great job with the resources they have but it could be a lot bigger. Of course $$ is a huge part but just getting kids near a table is a huge challenge. BTW, there is hope. US kid Eddie Vondreau just finished 3rd in the Predator World's Under19's.
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I’m an American but I live and play in South Korea. I’m part of the KBF(Korean Billiards Federation) which exactly what you’re talking about. It is a well organized national billiards program that includes pocket pool and carom. Here, city counsels and various organizations put money and effort into Billiards in hope to produce Pro players and support a long standing tradition of Billiards in the country.

Scattered around Korea are Billiards rooms called clubs. These are more of a players room versus bars/pubs that we have in the US. People here that play in these clubs actually come to improve their game and work their way up the rankings through various tournaments through out the year all over the country versus running up a bar tab on league night in the US.

It would be great if we could have something like this in the US but you would need a billiard culture that is focused on the game itself rather then having a night out drinking and playing with your buddies. I’m not saying that the US doesn’t have these types of players but it just seems there are not enough of them or they’re scattered in small pockets through out the country. This makes it difficult to get them all in one place considering how big the US is.

We need more players rooms or actual clubs like they do in Asia that are focused on the game and are able to make an income on players alone and don’t have to rely on alcohol and food. But that’s the tricky part, how do you do that in a place like the US.

My observation from living and playing through out Asia is, billiards is treated like we treat football or baseball for example. A lot of effort and resources are put into the game and these countries, as a whole, treat billiards as one of their main sports.
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