soyale said:

just dont tell me i need a $2,000 lathe because that’s just not in the cards right now.

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CueSupply.com said:

To get the proper spindle bore and dimensions to build a cue, you need a $4000 lathe.

There's no shortcut to quality.

Without this lathe, you will have an obviously homemade product. If you are happy with this, then rock on

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thanks for the words of encouragement! looking forward to making subpar bullshit.

Very nicely done!

J ignacio has some crazy cue ball trick shots in his fb… he definitely does add stuff to the cb

JoeyInCali said:

Imo it's not even close to what SVB did on the final two days of the last USO title win. He had to deal with several world and USO champions.

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Well said. Agreed. The full internationalization of the majors, even the World 9ball, was still in progress when Earl won in 2002, but those tough fields in Cardiff were a sign of things to come.

I've always considered Shane's win at the US Open in 2016 to be the crown jewel of his career. I was there and recall how much heart Shane showed in beating the late JL Chang in the final after Chang had sent him to the "B" side.

Of course, now it hurts a little to reflect on anything that involved JL Chang, but the 2016 US Open is still a fresh memory for this fan.

dendweller said:

I definitely think anything that changes the behavior of the ball, that one player knows about and the other doesn't, is a big advantage for the one that knows. The player that doesn't know is likely to be a little befuddled.

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Yates suggested, and I concur, that both players seemed surprised by how the ball reacted in the first few racks. I didn't think Chua had any advantage over Ko in the first half of the match. Both had some setbacks.

By the second part of the match, both players had largely adjusted to the conditions. These are among the best pros. They don't take long to adjust. They have to do it all the time.

I do not recall seeing any kind of crazy spin reactions like the ones Kaci referred to.

A pool hall near me has glass-like surfaces on some tables that most of the players play on. I play on the normal tables (GC4, Simonis, Aramith).

The ball rolls like crazy on the glass tables. Table-length draws are easy. But I find the CB very hard to control, even knowing how the table plays.

I would like to see more pool tournaments in China, but it's all Heyball now. In a way, it's a shame.