Badpenguin said:

Maybe pool is on the verge of being worth it to coaches like this guy...

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A hard sell. Snooker has a long tradition of coaching. The US, not so much.

bbb said:

left to right
prewitt/?/cruggs
who made the cue in the middle?
all great looking

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Bob Owen…….it was a design I came up before Bob stopped using ivory. The date on the cue was its anticipated completion date. It arrived Memorial Day weekend 2016. July 1, 2016 California enacted a ban on the sale/use of ivory. I could still have cues made but ivory is just so unique if I can’t use it in my cues, there’s not much reason to get any more cues.

The C 18 McDermott cue I've got was one of the first cues I seen with the diamonds it also had some small dots also .
Granted it's not a Rainbow or a George Balabushka cue however I certainly enjoyed playing with it !

dr_dave said:

UK-based games are too "limiting," IMO.

You are also not allowed to hit into a frozen ball even though it results in the same tip action as any other shot (even though it feels quite different).

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I know. Similar to snooker rules. But the Ultimate Pool USA league is a fun format.

Badpenguin said:

Are there any well known coaches for pool other than Johann?

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Alex Lely coaches pool. There are several snooker coaches including some who mostly work on the mental side. I think they would fit. An example:

skip100 said:

Proper 14.1 pockets

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You can cut em in the side pocket from almost anywhere on the table with this oldies!

mikemosconi said:

,,,They were the go to sports trophy business for every institution within a 50 mile radius for a long, long time.

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Did they relocate after the 2024 sale or just disappear?

maha said:

old brunswick with some work and alterations. very nice original table bought from loria.
will play great and fun to play on. no super high value there though.

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It's a good-looking, solid, antique table. It will play and last a lot better than most modern "antiquey" tables. If they can find a buyer who recognizes that, and it fits their room design, I can see maybe $5k as a sale price.

Blatt can probably date it, but I'm guessing close to 100 years old.

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