Early Highlights from Day 5:
Q. C. Tran had a run of 20.
Jaspers ran a 15 and a 12 in the same game.

I get the chalk thing but it’s not the way I grew up playing pool. Talc, cigarettes, chalk, coins all on the rail. Pool was a bit of a mess. Some players even wore aprons.

Ok thanks. Still some nice work on the full splice. I might have it refinished and put a leather wrap on it.

cuefeene said:

Here ya go

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Kao

rexus31 said:

Clog? 2 tbsp of Aramith Ball Cleaner diluted in 8 ounces of 91% Isopropyl Alcohol is a very thin solution.

I bought these but in blue. For some reason, blue is no longer available.

Amazon.com

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Can confirm, those work very well. They also look more classy on a shelf than a plastic bottle does.

I don't want to go through the whole story but I moved 5-6 pieces of Master my opponent used back onto his table three times. The next time I put them on the light while he watched me do it. For the record he was/still is a really good player.

He came to the table and pretty aggressively confronted me about "where's my chalk?" He carried on for a bit with his chest puffed out. I told him I moved it to his table 3 times already and he watched me put it on the light. I said I was sick of having to move a piece of chalk after every shot so I could properly bridge, and I was sick of it being in my line of sight. I also said (hopefully quietly enough so no one heard) that he is a good enough player to not have to use chalk as a target and to mark tangent lines and routes with it.

I don't think he realized I knew what he was doing and was pretty much on tilt after that.

At that point I didn't know him and thought he was an ass, turns out he's a pretty good guy. I don't know if it's related at all but he uses a magnetic chalk holder now.

I seriously doubt you'll find anyone better than Proficient.

Rest In Peace Jeff
Condolences and sympathy to you keith on the loss of your friend and to Jeff’s loved ones
I got to know him from onepocket.org. He was a great guy.

j2pac said:

I had one many moons ago. To be honest, back then I wanted something a little "fancier." I suppose that's why they say that wisdom is earned, and "if I knew then, what I know now."

Those cues have definitely stood the test of time, IMO.

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I have done the same thing. Early in my playing I traded for a nice Meucci Originals cue along with some others. At the time I wanted everything new. Traded it away and played with a new script Meucci. Today I am beginning to collect Meucci Originals and have no desire for a script one at all. One of the cues I wish I had kept was a plain Heubler Sneaky. Loved the way it felt but wanted fancier stuff at the time. Silly.

Just curious how well these are built , and will the bearings hold up with those big chucks. The parts on those are probably proprietary and nothing else fits them. Just food for thought

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Agreed