Badpenguin said:

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

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lots of former/older pros do coaching. but they need someone who's both a coach and a captain, preferably with MC experience

middleofnowhere said:

The ginacue I had was the 6th from the left this brochure
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The fourth cue from the left was made for Marvin Henderson. When he passed, his family asked Ernie to sell for them. I still have in my collection, along with another in this picture from the same BRW slab. They’re beauties.

Marvin’s name always comes up when discussing best ever African-American players. He spent a lot of his life in California, I believe he was originally from Pittsburgh area.

Will Prout

Rubik's Cube said:

That’s fantastic, Mulambo!

I know a few other gentlemen who have great expertise on the subject of billiard games and their rules. They visit this forum occasionally and I’m sure would be extremely interested to view your website when it is ready.

For my part, I would certainly love to see more photographs of your ball collection.

Good luck!

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I used to know one, I think an Irish guy (or of such origin, residing in the US). He was aiming to come up with a book of various games, some of them even not related to pool. Got to know him via AZB, and, like many other members, he does not frequent here any longer

Badpenguin said:

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

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I think you’re onto something very useful.
Will Prout

Indeed, Mosconi results are far from independent draws. It’s hard to imagine Styer missing the later 9 balls if he hadn’t missed the first one.

The big problem was they are usually used in guitar, banjo heads that are flat. A cue is round and the MOP is not that thick. Has to be installed perfect or it gets screwed up. When I got a pantograph I started buying MOP in small sheets that are thicker. I would cut out my own inlays. Mop it not that easy to work with.

What's funny, Ivory is so easy to work with compared to mop it was like stealing and you could ask for a lot more money. I actually liked exotic woods better, far more interesting and so many different things you could do. Ivory, mother of pearl got kind of boring.

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.