Bob Jewett said:

That would still count as rail contact.

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Cool, I wasn't sure if the side pocket dividing one rail required another rail contact.

Looks like my old cue. If it is I put the wrap on it. I traded it to Shawn from I think Granite City. I got a high end Phillippi for it.

straightline said:

I imagine anyone winning stuff was no stranger to itty bitty pockets. There is probably a relative deluge of ready and able now. This might up the requirements into the fail zone for the old champs.

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C'mon, man!

gregcantrall said:

Was it frozen to the first point and driven to the second?

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That would still count as rail contact.

Was it frozen to the first point and driven to the second?

C

lfigueroa said:

Who, in their right mind, would want to do that?

Lou Figueroa

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Color me confused.

ipoppa33 said:

Why is there 2 spots on the table where they are racking??
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The wing ball was going every time, so the TD moved the spot up higher. (has nothing to do with a scratch on the break. This was before Texas Express rules, so on a scratch on break, any balls made were spotted, and if the 1 was above the headstring, it was spotted, BIH in the kitchen )

Well, i got to play with my new shafts today. Much better than I expected. Got no complaints about deflection even though the shafts are uncored. The taper is exquisite, finish is satin smooth, the Kamui Black Clear Soft tips installation is flawless and the weight is four ounces (4 ozs.) that’s apparently harder to do with Kielwood shafts. At least it seems to be if the KW shaft is flat faced wood without any metal receiver that adds a little bit of weight. The shafts are 29”.

My impression is I wish I had done this sooner. I now have 3 KW shafts that let me play any of the six big pin cues in my case. Today was a real treat. And the KW shafts all weigh pretty much the same weight despite having different diameters. Two shafts weigh 3.81 and 4.0 ozs while the 3rd weighs 4.15 ozs. This is what I was hoping for & IMO, worth the effort. I really enjoy the feel of a 29” KW shaft more than 30” KW shaft after having now played with both.

BigAlTheTiger said:

I would like to know if Gus always used the same tip or if it was customer preference. If he used the same kind, what was it? Thanks

Big Al

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He used Chandivert Champion tips. I sold some of them to a cue maker friend a few years ago. I think he was he was restoring a a G.S. cue. I still have a few laying around. They were a fairly soft tip. Sort of hard to describe actually. I put some on some of my old Adam cues. they were prone to mushrooming but played very nice.

manwon said:

Great looking cues, and nice photos. I really love that series of Mali Cues. Green label Malis like yours are known as the M-series and they were produced, from 1984-1985 and they are beautiful playing cues. I have bought and sold many of them overs, like you I love them, the craftsmanship in these cues was fantastic at the time, and they were made in the United States at the Mali Factory. The Mali factory in the United States was open from 1961 until 2001, all cues after 2001 are Chinese imports, and they are unfortunately poor quality, unlike your cues.

Here is the my favorite M Model, it is a M-15 the most expensive cue the came out of the M-series like your cues

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Here are some very nice ones of the same series with inlay on EBay.

1. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1677176451...d=link&campid=5335988529&toolid=20001&mkevt=1.

2. This cue was the first cue in the series. https://www.ebay.com/itm/3762714907...d=link&campid=5335988529&toolid=20001&mkevt=1

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I just realized I have at least 3 versions of the M-15.

I'll get pictures soon-ish.

markjames said:

hmm, i think the tips of the pockets are a rail

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The pocket liners are also part of the rail, so it's possible to "get a cushion" without ever hitting rail cloth.

Did you watch it on Billiard TV tonight ? If so it was the 2022 DCC 10 ball. I saw Josh playing Gomez but only watched part of it

HawaiianEye said:

The bottom cue is ebony and maple.

The top cue is ebony and camphor burl.

The middle cue is cocobolo and sindora burl.

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Nice!

Revos are made in USA

hmm, i think the tips of the pockets are a rail

Garo 7 said:

I watched a match recently where Roberto Gomez hit the cue ball into the object ball, and drove it slowly into both the corner pocket tips, attempting to bury the cueball behind another ball. The object ball bounced between the corner pocket tips then back out onto the table a little ways. Then Josh Filler proceeded to pick up the cueball for a foul, taking ball in hand.

So, I guess that doesn't count as 'driving a ball into a rail'?

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Yes, it does count as cushion contact. I think you must have missed some other aspect of the situation. Video link/timestamp?