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Hail Mary Shot
gerryf said:
Steve Davis' was interesting as well. He spent his early years focusing on fundamentals before becoming competitive. He also described himself as more of a mechanic who excelled through hard work, rather than being gifted like Hendry or O'Sullivan.
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It did bring him success. But other than that, he loves playing the game and appreciate the gifted players abilities and motivate him to enjoy the game. I remember him spoke highly of Efren and somehow rediscover things that pool players play the game.
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Dealing with the Close-to-Cushion Safety

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These situations, with both balls close, and in a perpendicular line to the cushion, are the ones where some will lie the cue on the cloth, tip just under the cue, and quickly lift the tip, such that it hits the cue on the way up while moving past it. That shot has come up a few times here, and I know it's been a topic of discussion at other times while playing. I'm sure there are videos of it, probably Dr. Dave has one or two with that specific shot.
I always thought it was not a legal shot, but I've had a number of people tell me that it was a legal shot. If it is legal, that is a good way to deal with that situation, but if someone did that against me, we'd end up in a back and forth with me doing it too.

I tried to do the "reply" thing to include that little drawing with this post, but for some reason I keep getting errors whenever I try to reply with a quote from another post.
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Yet another tip thread - specific question.

pooldawg8
gcmortal said:
I normally go with very very hard tips. But, I have a cue coming with a shaft of carbon cored purpleheart and I suspect that
the usual choices might be too much even for me. Absolutely will not have a pillow installed on that ferrule, but what might
be the low maintenance medium/medium hard choice that will *not* mushroom?
Two maybes that I have experience with would be a milk dud, or an ultraskin HH. Leather only please. What y'all got?
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Pressed milk dud or a good old fashion Triangle tip. That`s what I`ve used and it works for me just fine. Good Luck in your search
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Yet another tip thread - specific question.

gcmortal
I normally go with very very hard tips. But, I have a cue coming with a shaft of carbon cored purpleheart and I suspect that
the usual choices might be too much even for me. Absolutely will not have a pillow installed on that ferrule, but what might
be the low maintenance medium/medium hard choice that will *not* mushroom?
Two maybes that I have experience with would be a milk dud, or an ultraskin HH. Leather only please. What y'all got?
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