Something about the sun setting. I forget exactly.

of course i am not talking about someone who can't even play a safe. but someone who can play okay, like i bet many or even most here can but that cannot run out after the break very often.

if you can, then improving your break is paramount for you.

Texas Carom Club said:

what on earth is a honest hit?

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It's the one that makes you cough.

muskyed said:

Rhino shafts fit perfectly. I did add a 13gr weight over the pin to get the balance I wanted, also have an 8 gr weight that I use on another cue. I don't use the weight with their Ultra shafts. I play with the Ultra shafts, but I bought a Rhino shaft for a backup. I's a really nice shaft. When my wife stole my Jacoby from me, she wanted the Rhino shaft on like she uses on her Schon, but wanted it to feel the same, so I slipped a weight over the pin. Simple, simple, sadly she loves it now so I don't think I am getting it back, or I should say I won't get it back till I buy another cue, and then she will like that one, ha ha.
As to why she likes the carbon shaft, because she doesn't have to wear a glove, a.nd it's nice and slippery. The Rhino plays very similar to the Ultra shaft.
Edit, Jacoby also make a great carbon quick release extension, pricy, but fantastic.

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Well, that was quick, wife was shooting yesterday in a side tmt where they are holding the WPBA this weekend by me, and Jacoby always has their booth there. Stopped to look at what cues they had and wouldn't you know they had a no wrap I liked.
After the wife was done we went over to look at it and wouldn't you know she says she really liked it, and if I bought that, I could have mine back. I just laughed and told Jacoby I wanted to think overnight on the cue.
We went back today to try it and see if I could make the deal I wanted, also friends of ours were in some team tmts.
I was thinking of trying a Kielwood shaft and this gave me the perfect opportunity to get the Kielwood shaft instead of another Ultra shaft. Tried it with my ultra shaft and while I wanted a 30" Kielwood 12.75, all they had there was a 29" 11.8, so i tried it with that but put a 13g weight ring between the shaft and butt to have a better idea of how I would use it. Made the deal and now I have two Jacoby no wraps. He thinks they have the shaft I want at the shop and will call Monday, if not, they will have to make one for me. They also switched out the bumper for me to the Quick release one so that I can use the quick release Jacoby extension we already have. It's the 4th cue from the right, in the rack.

Fore Rail said:

So a player that can't run out is supposed to hook their opponent, get ball in hand & not be able to run out? A bad player is a bad player. If one does not possess the ability to run out, they probably don't have the skill or knowledge to play a useful safety either.

I will however concede that a simple safety is easier than a run out.

Sometimes a game is just a back and forth battle of attrition for some players.

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There are no easy shots or easy safeties, sometimes the runout is difficult because of clusters or a lot of balls near rails ect., I spend time working on my safe game, I find it difficult to play a lock up safety on a good player, you will often need to control the cueball and object ball with perfect speed, I missed a couple of "easy" shots tonight in practice because I took them for granted......

A friend gave me a block of Kamui 0.98, as I was curious just how similar the 9half was. 9half is just a touch more feedback when applying, but a similar ‘painting’ feel. Less noticeable in terms of transfer to cueball also. Though, who doesn’t give the cueball a little clean between racks anyway... 0.98 is nice chalk. A block of this would last someone a lifetime I imagine.

I also have tons of references have sold over 150 cues and shafts on other sites and can furnish plenty of references

HawaiianEye said:

I have shot hundreds of thousands of shots without my tips flying off.

After I started having custom cues made, I always had an extra shaft. I never had to pull it out because a tip flew off my main shaft.

You aren't playing pool now.

You are playing a bastardized version of pool.

You are playing a game with ever-changing rules in order to keep players buying more "toys".

Do you think the old-schools players didn't "live and play pool".

They made money playing pool.

They didn't bring home APA patches and $10 trophies.

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A lot of old school players making money were gamblers who were exceptional players looking to play people they believed they could beat, I know it still happens today, but there is more money in tournaments and more of them around the world today IMHO

maha said:

if you cant run out your primary objective is to hook him and get ball in hand. or just leave shots they cannot make.
that is if you want to win. if you want to dream of running out then do so.

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So a player that can't run out is supposed to hook their opponent, get ball in hand & not be able to run out? A bad player is a bad player. If one does not possess the ability to run out, they probably don't have the skill or knowledge to play a useful safety either.

I will however concede that a simple safety is easier than a run out.

Sometimes a game is just a back and forth battle of attrition for some players.