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.

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: