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Flakeandrun said:
No not really any impact, occasionally when playing a ball from the rails, my thumb and forefinger make contact with the bottom of the wrap on my cue. Besides that, my hands grip fits on the space below the wrap, between it and the 2cm extension I have. I am just over 6ft tall, and use a Zen cue (being made for an asian market, I feel the wrap is slightly more forward). This works for me, as I prefer wrapless, like my snooker cue, or the Vigus I used previously. And the space between the extension and wrap works out almost perfectly as an identifier for where my grip should be. So, guess I use the wrap more as a reference for where my hand should be, more than I do for any grip.
  • When elevating for a drawshot near the rail?
Guess I just answered this. It's more for when the cueball is frozen to the rail. I play this with a slight slip-stroke. I notice my thumb and forefinger edge the wrap, and I guess this has become an almost subconscious point of reference during the shot.
  • When breaking?
Use a PBkai with rubber grip. I like the rubber more worn, as it currently is. Breaking, and the mechanics involved I feel are very subjective. We aim to replicate the same feeling regularly, and I feel I can achieve this with the current wrap. I am slightly anxious as it deteriorates, as I live in a climate that goes from very humid to very dry. I consider replacing it with a stacked leather in the future, and anticipate some adjustment time.
  • Finally; Which side of the two extreme wrap locations does you preference lie?
Personally, I would go wrapless.

I will post a couple pictures of my cues up later for reference. Interesting thread.
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Thanks for addressing multiple questions. Although each question was posed as open ended, I secretly wanted people to note aspects like slip stroke, as you have, the difference between wrap location and balance point, or the correlation between grip location and conventional vs low deflection shafts.

The responses have NOT been similar to player opinions at the local pool hall.
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Turning Stone

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fjk said:
Seems like the proportion of pros has decreased dramatically from ~15 years ago.
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Been that way for at least five years now, if not longer. It is the same comments every time. It is a regional tour championship with a couple of pros added in. There is always the question of if many can even get in given how far in advance the event supposedly fills up. Then you got the number of pros who say they don't like how the tournament is run nor the rule set. Then you will get the same comments on here from the same guys in response who will go how the great Zug is old school and can do WTF he wants. And back and forth, and on and on.

I don't bother tuning in until the third day as the field is weak for what I want to watch.

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Amazon perimeter style light

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garczar said:
I've only played under per. led's once and i hated it. i did not like the whole table area being lit up. MUCH prefer a good led box with the right diffuser to keep the table lit but not the whole room. i prefer a darker room with a lit table surface. Like these: https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/lighting-parabolic-louvers-vs-egg-crate.561397/
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Holy shit, we agree on one equipment related topic! :):):)
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