Bob Jewett said:

Once a player starts playing specific position on every shot, there is only one right speed for the position they are playing. I think George's advice was not for those players; he was speaking to the players who tend to use four-length speed on many shots.

There are a few exceptions to this, such as straight shots that can be played with an entire range of speeds to achieve a precise position. The main exception for pro players is the game ball, and often they play that shot with their most comfortable speed, which is not pocket speed.

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Nice explanation Bob....
Sigel was a great example of this.... obj ball had no rotation entering the pocket.
The sound of his hit pocketing the ball always had that ''slap'' sound hitting the back of the pocket.

Great...

Pants saggers are going to love showing off their Pag wear.

straightline said:

I watched the final matched and the break looked like the Ko bros break but that's all I could tell. The combos were an oddity but that's all I could tell about 'em. RR had the two bad breaks that finished her off as well. Chou is a veteran and there was probably a ton on the match. One new thing I noticed, they took the big break and Chou did a take and went back for her purse. WTF? Never seen that before. lol. Threw the strap over her shoulder and pressed the purse into her side as she walked off.

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The great purse caper.

Paul_#_ said:

Companies' carbon-fiber shafts differ.

McDermott uses a shock-absorbing material intertwined in the carbon fiber, Smacwrap, to change its hit, sound and feel from the most-metallic acting carbon fiber shafts. Proof of a sort that it did that is that the shaft dropped on its tip on a pool table doesn’t bounce while other carbon fiber shafts do.

JFlowers’ SMO has two shock absorbers in the shaft (see figure for one of them). Who know what is in other shafts since the cuemakers won’t tell you.

Becue's advertisements sound like they are describing something that is wood and carbon fiber:
Prime II is where the feel of wood meets the performance and endurance of carbon fiber, giving players an unparalleled experience at the table. Designed to offer the best of both worlds, this shaft seamlessly blends the natural feel and flexibility of a wooden shaft with the stability and precision of a carbon fiber one.

There are shafts made of carbon fiber---but only inside---with wood outside. There might be something to this given many players’ positive responses to them. So far, wood-over-CF shafts include:

Predator Centro and C8; Mezz EX Pro; McDermott G-Core, i-Pro, i-Pro Slim, i-1 Big Boy, i-2, i-3; Pure X FUZE Kielwood Carbon Fiber InFUZED Solid Shaft; Lucasi Pro Carbon InFUZED 10S; Bear RB-1; Fury LC series, Fury ST2 Hybrid series, Fury Merlin; CueLees EX Solid (combo extraordinaire with CF-only on bottom few inches and wood/CF for rest of shaft), CT-1 & CT-2; OB Cues Fusion (no longer available); Predator BK3 Sport Break cue and its BK3CF shaft (not available on Predator website); Predator BK2 break shaft; JFlowers SMO-W.​

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Cuetec R360 (note its fiberglass ---not CF--- inside; Fiberglass exterior/Wood inside shafts: Cuetec Avid.​

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More info at https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/traditional-wood-shafts-making-comeback.575688/#post-8129724​

JFlowers SMO shaft:
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Thanks Paul for that detailed response.

StrokeofLuck said:

I was disappointed in mine, they only hold two balls and one shaft.

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Only one version for low- and high-squirting shafts

cookie man said:

Thats hilarious. 3 tournaments in two years. Never cashed. Got knocked out by sub 600 players. Yea I’m playing really good.
Notice you didn’t comment on the rest of my post. That’s because your system can’t make adjustments for old age or medical issues

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Old age and medical issues

These are two different things, one the system handles fine and the other it sometimes doesn't.

Normal decline with age is gradual, and provided the player keeps getting games into the system it is tracked fine.
I'll give you two players with more than 10,000 games in the system as examples, Johnny Archer and me (I'm 69).
End of 2021: Johnny Archer 771, Mike Page 613
now: Johnny Archer 751, Mike Page 594
And in 2017 I was 625. I think 594 is about where I play now.

Medical issues issues can involve a gradual decline that is tracked and also precipitous decline that isn't. A stroke can be an example of the latter. A common situation is medical issues affect stamina, such that a player can play close to normal but not with a long grind.

For you in particular, I hope you stay as healthy as you can and continue to enjoy playing pool for a long time. I'm sure it was frustrating to get beat by that sub 600. But rather than concluding that is your new normal, I encourage to look more broadly and positively at your record. For instance, the other sub 600 player you faced in that tournament you beat 7-2. And in the same tournament you beat a 625 7-4.

You've played 7 tournaments in the last two years and your match results about match your rating.

BeiberLvr said:

I saw some random post on social media about Chou manipulating the racks in the finals (and maybe other matches?).

I only watched the final match between her and Savannah. Didn't look like she was pattern racking, but she definitely spent a longer time racking and seemed to be touching different balls after they were in place (creating gaps?). One of the balls behind the one was consistently wired to the 9, almost as if they were stuck together. I believe she made three (3-9) combos in the match.

Anyone else hear about or notice this while watching?

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I watched the final matched and the break looked like the Ko bros break but that's all I could tell. The combos were an oddity but that's all I could tell about 'em. RR had the two bad breaks that finished her off as well. Chou is a veteran and there was probably a ton on the match. One new thing I noticed, they took the big break and Chou did a take and went back for her purse. WTF? Never seen that before. lol. Threw the strap over her shoulder and pressed the purse into her side as she walked off.

Pics?


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My first leather cue case was made from some thick saddle leather , the inside was covered in cloth from a pool table and the ends were buck stitched with leather a heavy gear bag type zipper was used to close it .
In saddle shops and shoe and boot repair shops the glue is the same a dull yellow , a thin coat of it on each piece of leather and then let it dry until it became tacky then put the two pieces together and stitch it up .

It's got a very prominent elastic property to it and you could say it's a one shot Annie so to speak . when stitched or clamped in place , just like I envision layered cue tips are made and my old cue case . ha ha