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Take all of the weight out of your break cue

Flakeandrun
Saturated Fats said:
A friend of mine who's a local table mechanic was selling various cues made by Mike Gulyassy - the creator of the Sledgehammer jump/break cue. One day he showed up with quite a few break cues for sale. I was able to try out a number of Orange Crusher break cues in different weights. They were otherwise identical. Previous to this, I had only used heavy break cues.

After about 30 minutes of experimenting with the different weights I chose an 18 ounce breaker. For me, the heavier cues didn't produce as much speed as the lighter ones and the cues lighter than 18 ounces were difficult to control.

But that was for me. I don't have any reason to think that others would make the same choice and for the same reasons.
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I was using it at its stock weight. Now using it, at it's minimal weight. Will continue to see how it goes. But you're right, trial and error. See what works for you. As an idea, I do think using a heavier cue and developing the stroke/precision that you want could have some "weight to it" ;)

But really felt good and had good results yesterday, and am keen to continue seeing how it goes.
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Why are there so few black pro players..?

Flakeandrun
hello said:
What does '' "WoMeN sEe CoLoUrS bEtTeR bUt MeN aRe BeTteR aT aImInG" '' mean..?

And while I learned in this thread that blacks at some point could not enter tournaments, we need more opportunities for ''all people'' to play the game today..?Which people have less opportunities apart from the ones living on the south and north poles plus desert tribes..?
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"I'm not getting sucked into this dead weight, but I hope in the future there are more opportunities for all people to play the game we enjoy"
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Take all of the weight out of your break cue

Saturated Fats
Flakeandrun said:
Do it now. Not sure why it's in there to begin with.
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A friend of mine who's a local table mechanic was selling various cues made by Mike Gulyassy - the creator of the Sledgehammer jump/break cue. One day he showed up with quite a few break cues for sale. I was able to try out a number of Orange Crusher break cues in different weights. They were otherwise identical. Previous to this, I had only used heavy break cues.

After about 30 minutes of experimenting with the different weights I chose an 18 ounce breaker. For me, the heavier cues didn't produce as much speed as the lighter ones and the cues lighter than 18 ounces were difficult to control.

But that was for me. I don't have any reason to think that others would make the same choice and for the same reasons.
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(Un)Popular Opinion on Fargo Rate

Wayne Crimi
I'll make one last point. I'm not a chess player, but I follow the game and ratings. I would assume Fargo ratings were developed to be similar to chess ratings. Chess ratings move around much faster than Fargo ratings even though the top players take turns beating each other just like in pool (other than Carlsen). Maybe they should move faster than pool because there's a bit less luck in chess, but I think there's probably something to be learned from that.
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Wood over CF shaft options

Paul_#_
oscargrouch said:
This is what I don't understand. You put the CF in so it can be hollow (or filled w foam which I presume adds negligible weight), thereby reducing end mass blah blah it's lower deflection. So then what is the point of filling the CF with wood?
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My guesses are that it makes for more uniformity in shafts produced, makes shafts more durable, it allows lower quality wood to be used, it produces a non-Revo sound, it makes for a non-Revo hit.
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Help me decide the wrap!

Chopdoc
WildWing said:
Well, Irish Linen, so to speak, is nothing but fishing line, if we go back to Cortland, which we tend to do. Today's linen only goes on cues that I know of, as the fishing industry has long since gone to Dacron. In fact, if we go back to the Palmer 2 catalog, those cues that were advertised as Irish Linen, actually had Dacron wraps on them. I still have one, Model D, and nothing wrong with it. They found some that looked something like real linen.

If another wrap could be developed, I'd be all for that. Hell, the industry has largely replaced wood shafts with carbon fiber, and the butts as well. I'd like to see an alternative wrap that could look and feel a lot like the old Cortland 9. Easier said than done.
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Even the old cases were adapted fishing rod cases.

Cue building borrowed materials from different arts, crafts, and trades.

I do wonder what's "next" for wraps. Personally, I favor natural materials, something that grows out of the ground or that you feed things that grow out of the ground to. Sure, oil comes out of the ground and we make many synthetic materials out of it, but there is no "soul" in the feel of such things.
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Cue Tip Compression

cueball2010
Bulletproof Billiards said:
What I will say is, that you're trying to transfer energy to the cueball for spin and draw and a softer tip cushions and absorbs energy, creating less transfer to the cueball. Sure there are players that have a good eenough stroke to overcome this but I cannot. For a 5 diamond distance draw I can draw the cueball 1 or 2 diamonds with the Blue recoil and a pure stroke, 2-4 diamonds with the Red, and 5-7 diamonds with the Green. your milage may vary 🤷‍♂️ The harder tip just transfers more energy.
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Hello Bulletproof Billiards! Any promos coming up on the Recoil tips?
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Why are there so few black pro players..?

H
Flakeandrun said:
No, sounds ridiculous. You'll be one of the people who argue "WoMeN sEe CoLoUrS bEtTeR bUt MeN aRe BeTteR aT aImInG" I'm not getting sucked into this dead weight, but I hope in the future there are more opportunities for all people to play the game we enjoy.
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What does '' "WoMeN sEe CoLoUrS bEtTeR bUt MeN aRe BeTteR aT aImInG" '' mean..?

And while I learned in this thread that blacks at some point could not enter tournaments, we need more opportunities for ''all people'' to play the game today..?Which people have less opportunities apart from the ones living on the south and north poles plus desert tribes..?
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(Un)Popular Opinion on Fargo Rate

Wayne Crimi
mikepage said:
Many people don't internalize very well the role of fluctuations and regression to the mean. What I mean by that is that when you take a little run of unusual success, like Yapp now or Mickey Krause for a bit there or FSR a few years ago, what you're likely seeing is a chance alignment of three things, like a storm surge of high ocean water (the real signal) happening to arrive right at high tide (artificial boost) near full moon (another artificial boost).

With pool, we have actual performance boost (the real signal) combined with getting net rolls (artificial boost) combined with opponents falling short of their average execution (artificial boost).
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I'm highly sensitive to what you are saying because I'm a gambler and need to do exactly what you are saying. I just do it subjectively because I don't think a formula can capture form changes correctly (young players improving, old players declining, personal problems impacting performance short term, higher dedication leading to sudden improvment etc..) I am subjectively suggesting Yapp is probably the 3rd best player in the world at the moment and Fargo is recognizing that too slowly. However, I will concede I don't know how long it will last. Filler and Gorst have susteanied what Yapp is doing for longer. That makes them more likely to continue playing at that super elite level
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Yapp winning, with a foul! Just like Maradona making a goal with his hands :D

S
Black-Balled said:
You really need to use the quote function to reply when you are dialoguin to a specific post?
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Yeah I know.

smoochie said:
So you’re saying that the nine ball does not have to move in the same frame rather it must move the frame right after… and if the nine ball did not move the frame right after (your chosen one) then you deduced that it is not a fault…


Ok, just no. Again you’re wrong. I will not write a wall of text but that just not how frames and pictures work. It does not have to be the frame after. And it can still be a foul

Cheers.
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straightline said:
Maybe you forgot vision is keyed to brain rate?
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There.
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