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Your best thrift store, garage sale, or pawn shop billiard find

Ken_4fun
I have owned Corvettes all my life. I have heard "the owner bought it before going to Vietnam" story a million times.

The one on pool cues is folks from NY moved to Florida when they retired and the Balabushka got sold for nothing at an estate sale after their death.

My opinion is maybe each of those happened once, and not the million times I have heard it.

I never find great deals at pawn shops, or Goodwill.

Just me I guess.
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HOW TO RACK Pool Balls as Tightly as Possible

dr_dave
Bavafongoul said:
How much smaller do pool balls become over time, presuming of course the balls were originally 2 1/4” diameter? ... Has anyone ever tried to estimate the
amount of physical change occurring & correlating that to usage which otherwise is associated with time or how long?
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Yes. Here's a pertinent quote from my "Ball Weight and Size Difference Effects" BD article (February, 2012):

To see how much ball weight can vary in typical conditions, I took an accurate digital scale to my local pool hall (“Match Ups” in Fort Collins, Colorado). I weighed the CB and randomly selected OBs (and the 1-ball specifically) in each of eight Valley bar boxes with the assistance and permission of the owners. (Thanks Mike and Nicole!) The CB weights were fairly consistent with an average of 5.89 oz (167 g), a minimum of 5.78 oz (164 g), and a maximum of 5.93 oz (168 g). The OB weights were lighter (2-3 percent on average) and less consistent with an average of 5.75 oz (163 g), a minimum of 5.47 oz (155 g) and a maximum of 5.89 oz (167 g). The lightest OB was a 1-ball, which makes sense based on the extra abuse it takes (but this could also just be coincidence). If the heaviest CB were paired up with the lightest OB, the percentage difference would be about 8%. Luckily, this is still much less than the 25% difference demonstrated with the pool and carom balls in HSV B.49. However, the weight-difference effects in this article would definitely be noticeable with this particular CB-OB combination, especially to a good and observant player.


Bavafongoul said:
I know that different brand cue balls can play a little differently which I’ve attributed to having a lighter weight. One of
the quickest way of finding out is drawing the cue ball. With some cue balls, it can be a lot stronger, albeit unintended.
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FYI, all the ways ball weight and size differences affect pool shots are described and demonstrated here:

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Chua Chases World Title Glory For His Nation – Day Two Of The World Pool Championship

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Johann Chua stormed into the World Pool Championship with a flawless 9–0 whitewash against Mohamed Al-Balkhi, kicking off his title bid in style and showing that the Philippines remains a force in the sport. In collaboration with the Saudi Arabia Billiard & Snooker Federation and under the supervision of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Sport, the 2025 World Pool Championship—the crown jewel of the World Nineball Tour—returns to the iconic Green Halls in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from 21–26 July. PURCHASE SPECTATOR TICKETS HERE FULL DRAW HERE One of the pre-tournament favourites, Chua wasted no time asserting himself with a […]

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