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anyone else who's cue was lost or stolen

gregcantrall
maha said:
unattended,, sitting on a pool table and go to the bathroom or walk away from it. do you
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Long ago I developed the habit of taking my cue to the restroom with me. Keeping it beyond the urinal splash range was required. One evening a dirt bag thought I wasn't watching it as I pissed. He was mistaken. He put a hand on it, I immediately stated in a matter of fact tone, "You have a hold of a whole lot more than you want to F*** with." He immediately released and slunk out the door.

I also had the habit of wiping the shaft with a damp paper towel. First with a little soap and then a rinse swipe with water only. The finishing dry swipe yielded a nice squeak when done properly.
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Pia Filler hates wood shafts

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skor said:
You can play with any cue and shaft.
Top players have done so for decades.

But, It doesn’t mean that just because something has been done for years, you shouldn’t embrace new things that are better and make life and playing pool easier. Or at least give it a good solid try before making up your mind and throw baseless facts in the air.

Most people don’t give anything a fair try, you might think that running a few racks is enough or setting up a few shots to make a solid opinion, But all you do is letting everything that you are used to, take over.
Play with a good CF shaft for 3-6 months, the. Go back to what you were used to, only then, you’ll know what works best for you.
Play with keilwood shaft for 3-6 month and again, go nack to what you were used to.
Same for every piece of equipment.

CF is the future, might as well get used to it.
This not for collectors, this is for players.
I think that kielwood is a hype that will pass, doesn’t come close to CF in performance. It’s just pretty…
If you are 75 years old and have enough wooden shaft to last until you’re dead, that’s fine, but that’s just being a grumpy old man, got nothing to do with pool.
Yes, there are pros that still use wood and prefer wood, that’s fine, they are just delaying the inevitable and prefer not to put in the time to get used to it.
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I'm using CF but I'm not anti wood, there are so many body types, speed of strokes, heights,weights ect. so there is no one "right" cue for everyone, if you play well with your cue and that cue makes you feel like you don't want another cue then you've found your cue, if you like your cue but don't think it's perfect for you, keep searching, there's one out there for you.......
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Useful Instructional Phrases That Help You Play Pool Better

gregcantrall
Cleveland_Rocks said:
You are the man, Greg! Be the shotmaker. My comment earlier about inconsistencies that you were exuding was made in jest and was only meant to help you. May you run tables and may blessings continue for you.
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Well inconsistent on the table is symptom that I have been searching for a cure for.
My experience is that a good way to get me to focus is, piss me off.
I'm definitely not alone in that regard. When I asked my wife, "Did you hear what Lavern said?" Proofed the piss me off factor. She made 3 nine balls in 4 shots and I had to intercept her from confronting Lavern as I had made it up. My confession did earn her redirected anger and it was hot. 🤷‍♂️
Of course The fear factor can have the same effect. The Fight or Flight decision is stimulating
I tend to favor the go down swinging method. The duck and hide always gets the mathematical consideration however.
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Pia Filler hates wood shafts

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cueball2010 said:
At first I thought feedback might just be unnecessary noise in the palm. But now I'm starting to think it is brain trigger.

Carbon is good for beginners but I see most newbies shooting with wood, and I've never seen one bring a measle ball to the hall. I don't even think beginners know what the point of a measle ball is.

Anyway, I actually think Pia is full of shat, but how can the worlds best couple shooters be ill advised. No doubt they are adjusting to a soft hit on rainy days or whatever the difference in humidity is in China. But somewhere along the way they said fk it. I don't have to adapt with Carbon Fiber.
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CF is better in 2 things compared to wood and 1 of them could be equal, CF shafts play more consistent than wood for one simple reason, you will never get 2 pieces of wood exactly alike, as the wood wears it will change, it may take years for it to happen but it will happen, Not all CF shafts are created equal, some are foam filled tubes some are spun with different thicknesses to create a repeatable consistent hit, the Becue Prime II shaft has the perfect blend of feedback and transfer of power to me, MOST CF shafts transfer the power of your stroke more efficiently, there are wood shafts that equal a CF shaft in transfer of power but are fewer in number and can't be manufactured to do so, I have 2 of these shafts with the same tip and they play exactly alike, if a tip came off in the middle a tournament or money match knowing you can screw on your other shaft and not have to make adjustments helps keep you focused on your match, if you are a player that has been playing with the same wood cue for 20 or 30 years and you play at a high level with your cue then I wouldn't change to any other cue, CF or wood, I'm using Bulletproof Recoil tips too, they are synthetic, I know a guy who has been using LePro tips over 30 years, if it's been working for you for that long why change......
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WNT Florida Open 2026, August 4-9, Orlando, Caribe Royale

nicksaint26
sjm said:
All good by me. I'm glad that, for the top guys, they can earn a living without having to play in every major. Of course, he'll be missed at the Florida Open, but I'm sure we'll see him in Frisco later this month.
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Fedor surely can do as he wishes but I believe decisions like this is why he hasn’t been as competitive lately. Kind of disappointing in my opinion to miss a major tournament for this.
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anyone else who's cue was lost or stolen

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Bava, in theory and logic your position is unfallible. Unfortunately, a lot of us pool players are idiots. I’ve never had a cue stolen, left one at a pool hall I worked at, it closed and someone who bought out the remnants ended up with my original cue, I paid to get it back, it was my error in the first place. My best friend had a custom set, playing, jump and break that is 1 of 1 that would be impossible to sell on the open market ripped off out of his car a few years ago.
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anyone else who's cue was lost or stolen

Bavafongoul
I’d like to think and believe that if Owner 1 went so far to establish and document ownership of the cue,
they’d inform the buyer of it and cooperate with whatever process is establish for re-registering the new
ownership of the cue. If you bother to participate or pay for registering your cue(s), you realize failure to
not get the cue registered in the new buyer’s name can only lead to questions or problems for someone
at some future point in time.

And seller (Owner 1), you’d want to be kept out of future involvement with this cue you’re now selling. So
Owner 1, or any future subsequent sellers of the cue, can directly apprise the Registry, or DataBank, with
a copy of a Bill of Sale I referred to in a prior post. I think there are better minds than myself to engineer this.
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