Cuebuddy said:

If they have a screw hole in the butt end they probably had bumpers on them.
When these were made the bumpers were known as rubber noise subduer.
The labels on these cues show that they have been played a lot.
Bumpers are cheap and easy so I would clean them up and use them for play.

It looks like none have veneered points so the value of these for conversions will be limited. The ferrules on these old cues were commonly Ivory.
Great find and a fun project to make them playable again.

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Thanks

Bob Jewett said:

I think the largest problem for information efforts like this is motivating the people with the info to get it to you. A similar problem is with the directories of places to play, of which there are five or six now. How can you get the info to begin with, and how can you maintain it over time? In the case of some of the room directories, the volunteer labor stopped volunteering, so that's a problem too.

My view: this is something the BCA should be doing, both for places to play and for local tournaments. Or maybe USA Cue Sports:
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Bob,
That’s a great question.
I agree on the hard part in getting tournament directors and rooms to share dates, then keeping them current. Volunteer directories burn out for exactly that reason.

I run Break Sheet as a weekly U.S. tournament roundup (upcoming only) so players don’t have to hunt five sites. We pull tournament info from many pool Facebook groups as well as other directories and send in’s. This is a practical way to get big and local events in one place.

Happy to take tips from you or TDs / room owners if you’ve got something coming up.

About 100 years old. Should be some great shaft wood.

Nice rack!

If they have a screw hole in the butt end they probably had bumpers on them.
When these were made the bumpers were known as rubber noise subduer.
The labels on these cues show that they have been played a lot.
Bumpers are cheap and easy so I would clean them up and use them for play.

It looks like none have veneered points so the value of these for conversions will be limited. The ferrules on these old cues were commonly Ivory.
Great find and a fun project to make them playable again.

My takeaway, beyond her beauty being used to pitch a prediction market, is that pool is the one sport mentioned that you CANNOT bet on. She says, "you can't trade this. I just look good here."

Pool remains the sport that anyone involved in legal gambling/prediction markets seems to want no part of.

fastone371 said:

I am only 2" taller, I stand and bridge the same way, my rear hand always had 2 fingers hanging off of the rear of a 59" cue so I added a custom 2 1/2" mid cue extension, now I hold the cue on the butt cap but never get close to the wrap.

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The wrap on my cues is purely for looks: my hand never comes close to the wrap. I often wonder what it must be like to cradle soft Spanish Bull leather while shooting.

Here’s a Prather blank I picked up a number of years ago. It weighs 18.8 ounces and has an 18.5” balance point. The joint and butt cap are axis deer antler. I added in some material I’ve collected over the years. I’ve been toying with this thing for about a year and a half.

maha said:

if it makes no money or loses it. it is dead in the water no matter who backs it.

that's why you need a dedicated person or business with tremendous business acumen ,that will devote themselves to making money from pool.

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Exactly. A deep pockets sponsor usually already has the business sense to know a losing venture when they see it.

How he got his money is irrelevant to this matter, although I'm sure someone will raise the topic, but when Kevin Trudeau founded and funded the IPT in 2006, everyone thought that because he had very deep pockets, that tour was certain to last for a long time. In truth, the IPT venture was the umpteenth business which he financed, and the moment he knew the IPT venture wasn't financially viable, he pulled the plug.

If there is a billionaire sponsor who sees pro pool as a charity and doesn't care whether financial participation would bring any profits, great, but the odds would seem against it. Any other billionaire, at least in theory, might roll the dice on pro pool, but would pull the plug at the very instant the venture looked unprofitable.

Hence, the only meaningful path forward is the one of which you take note. What is needed is a person or company that has the business acumen and dedication to make pool profitable. Maybe it's Matchroom, Predator, or some other current investor in the pro game. Maybe it's an individual or company that has yet to invest in pro pool but will do so in the future.