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Patrick Johnson
Pidge said:
Well, I would assume that is because you are aiming said rifle at a specific point.

Translating this to pool and we use the same method but not for aiming the pot, but for aiming where to hit the cue ball.

As your question suggests, it is easier to hit the cue ball where you want with your eyes closer to the shaft than it is with your eyes further from the shaft.

I think what he was getting at though is that it's easier to see the aim line when up compared to being down on the shot. I agree with this to a point.
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It can be easier to see cut angles and CB/OB contact positions while upright, but you also need to send the cue ball extremely accurately along that aim line - having your eyes lower (aiming the stick/ball like a rifle) helps that.

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chgo
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Did Brett Gordon break Eddies thumbs?

lfigueroa
I don't believe Bert had anything do with Eddie's thumbs.

Per the book, Bert wants to take him to play Findlay. (Apparently Findlay takes out the pool table he had in his basement and replaces it with a carom table.) And as they're talking in the PR near the Loop, Bert asks Eddie how he's going to come up with the money to play Fats again and Eddie says, "I'll scuffle around. Somebody told me about a room called Arthur's where there's action." Bert looks concerned and tells Eddie, "Stay out of that place. It's not your kind of room. They'll eat you alive."

Lou Figueroa
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TheGrandWazoo
cueball2010 said:
I guess I lied sort of... I saw this. But it only has the uniloc threads. Where is the rest of the pin? is the bald part of a uniloc pin just there for moral support?

EDIT: Its also made of aluminum. I don't think that would be safe on a breaker
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Not sure on that one. It is solid aluminum and I would think I would break my shaft before the adapter did anything. It does have the threads, look at the second image.
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Did Brett Gordon break Eddies thumbs?

ribdoner
LowRight said:
It's certainly ambiguous. But my take has always been that Burt simply knew what would happen to Eddie when he "walked into the wrong kinda place." He'd be "eaten alive." He knew that Eddie was more interested in proving he was the best instead of going for the cash. That's the reason he sticks with staking Fats in the first straight pool session.

In Louisville, Burt tells Sarah that he's only interested in the cash. She replies, "And the aristocratic pleasure of watching him fall apart." Sarah is right. But Burt is smart enough, and cynical enough, to realize that the cash is much more important and that "watching him fall apart" is merely a bonus.

The Hustler is definitely a film noir, where all of the characters are flawed and worse. Think about it. Would you trust any one character, even minor ones, in this film? I wouldn't.
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life in the fast lane before images, names and data on everyone's phone in their pocket or purse

it was "action"
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Did Brett Gordon break Eddies thumbs?

M
L.S. Dennis said:
Any one of these scenarios was a good possibility. Here's a scene that was edited from the final version of the film that was shown in the theaters. And by the way was it Bert or Burt?
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I had the original VHS tape set. There is a bit edited out when it playes on TV. I once saw it with the whole picnic scene edited out. That may be one of the most telling scenes in the movie and they cut it out.
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cueball2010
Black-Balled said:
Only if you have psychopathic tendencies?
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Lol, I cannot diagnose myself. I like to think I am helping myself, others, Predator, Lucasi, and anyone else that sells Uni-loc shafts.
Texas Carom Club said:
its your fault you dont understand things
yes
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I lied kind of. I do understand. But I wanted believe I was wrong, to give benefit of doubt. Stupidity... to cut one's own company off from sales. The adapter should be for sale on every production cue manufacturers websites that build and sell uniloc shafts.
DeeDeeCues said:
Yeah, aluminum is definitely weaker than maple. That is why all the car manufacturers use maple wheels, engines, and transmission housings.
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Funny. I was just thinking a steel pin & joint would be better. This post is not about Whyte shafts, but I know that Whyte specifically states that if you use Aluminum pins with their shafts you void Whyte warranty.
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cueball2010 said:
I guess I lied sort of... I saw this. But it only has the uniloc threads. Where is the rest of the pin? is the bald part of a uniloc pin just there for moral support?

EDIT: Its also made of aluminum. I don't think that would be safe on a breaker
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Yeah, aluminum is definitely weaker than maple. That is why all the car manufacturers use maple wheels, engines, and transmission housings.
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Did Brett Gordon break Eddies thumbs?

M
Matt_24 said:
The cross corner combo was a happy accident that was left in the film. I think the straight pool was so aggressive for dynamic effect.

Yes, why didn't Bert know about Finley? A big trip to not know what was going on.

Why did Bert let Fats go off at the end? Maybe it was pride, or greed. They were sure they could get that one barrel.

The opening scene is just a hustle...they're two business men, gambling obnoxiously with one another. Eddie bets on an "impossible" shot and luckily makes it. Then, "drunkenly" starts offering everyone he can do it again. The bartender who has seen it all is ready to pounce.

Great movie.
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Did Brett Gordon break Eddies thumbs?

Matt_24
middleofnowhere said:
I don't think so. After the first pool match with fats they all just walked out and left Eddie on the floor. I doubt Burt gave him another thought. When Sarah said that on the stairs she was speaking medaphoricly about the world Eddie had chosen to live in.

There is a lot wrong with the movie. Why didn't Burt know Finley played billiards? Why would Fats go off to Eddie in the end knowing he only had one barrel? The straight pool as depicted is terrible. They fire everything 100 mph, banking balls with an open table, and forget about the cross corner bank combo Eddie calls. What was that all about?
Pool players love the movie but it is really pretty bad from a pool standpoint. I never understood the opening scene where Eddie wins the money on the trick shot. They spent all day in there hoping for something like that? Eddie supposedly plays so good he would just see if they have anyone around who wants to play.
As a side note, the actor who played Charlie would be dead of cancer with in about a year of making the movie.
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The cross corner combo was a happy accident that was left in the film. I think the straight pool was so aggressive for dynamic effect.

Yes, why didn't Bert know about Finley? A big trip to not know what was going on.

Why did Bert let Fats go off at the end? Maybe it was pride, or greed. They were sure they could get that one barrel.

The opening scene is just a hustle...they're two business men, gambling obnoxiously with one another. Eddie bets on an "impossible" shot and luckily makes it. Then, "drunkenly" starts offering everyone he can do it again. The bartender who has seen it all is ready to pounce.

Great movie.
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