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Vice City Filler vs Marc Bijsterbosch Ref Poor Position to make the call

Frosty
garczar said:
contact WNT. no one here can make anything happen. love to hear the response if any.
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Yeahhhhh, it appears that quality former refs that used to be affiliated with them such as Michaela Tabb and Nigel Reese have been replaced with, let’s say, those that once weighed and measured have been found wanting of the expertise and skills of those such as Tabb or Reese.
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Where are all the CF butts?

GideonF
ldmitchell said:
I have assembled a couple of butts from carbon fiber. I wanted to make a break cue with a 7 ounce shaft and overall weight of 18 ounces. The cue didn’t perform any better than my jump break cue. A friend tried the butt and loves it for regular play.
I made a second one and with a titanium pin it weighs only 10 ounces. Surprisingly it feels good to shoot with. My speed control is not as good as with my 19 ounce regular player so far.
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This sounds like it would be an excellent option for a breaker in those tournaments, like turning stone that allow you to jump with a full break cue, but not a jump cue
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Where are all the CF butts?

Frosty
Black-Balled said:
I think the good wood has all been snapped up, no?

Patience seems gone too these days, and not just in this scenario.

I'm guessing carbon cost at the manufacturer level must be near equal to appropriate quality wood and the time to turnover is far quicker.

Add that to the fact that carbon can be tuned to practically infinite specs, shiiiit. I think we see where we are going.

Like bicycles, unless you go boutique you're only going to get carbon frames, forks, wheels, bars, seatpost and seat rails.

I think we see where we are going and I play primarily with wood and guess I prefer it

P.S. just between the two of us, keep an eye out for Paul dayton shafts. I have a couple and they are top notch. He isn't a major name in the game but his shit was real good. RIP
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Yeah that’s kinda what I was referring to, not new wood shafts, as I think your supposition of all the good wood being gone is correct, or at least most of it.

I was more referring to those that own old Scruggs, Tascarellas, etc. that for whatever reason have set aside those good old growth wood shafts to mount and use CF and other aftermarket LD shafts on those fabulous old cues.

Yeahhhh, you’re right about Paul Daytons stuff as well. I have a friend that has one of his cues and several of what this friend says Paul called “Lakewood shafts” that came with his cue. Old wood that had been salvaged from old growth trees lost during transport in lakes or other waterways in transport way back in the earlier days of this country, those shafts he has play AMAZING, but he won’t part with them. You never seemingly see them or much of Paul’s work come up for sale, there’s good reason for that.
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Energy transfer from cuetip to whiteball

fastone371
mr3cushion said:
I think 'Your' knowledge of the speed it takes to create certain effects to the CB/shots in 3C is 'Extremely' limited!

In fact, just from Your last sentence, 'Non-Existent'!

JMPO!
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You are probably most definitely correct, I never played 3C and it is beyond boring to watch. But it still boils down to tip speed and placement, cant hit the cue ball soft and make it go fast, cant hit the cue ball hard and make it go slow. If you think otherwise feel free to show examples that prove otherwise.
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Figured BEM handle, on a Players PureX pool cue. Real, or Fake / Decal / Graphic Overlay?

Chopdoc
Black-Balled said:
Shit, I'm pretty disappointed in this lot.

Lemme sweeten the deal: I'll pay $22 to ensure chopdoc earns supplemental meaning.
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OK. (y)

If this happens I will cut it up and make Christmas ornaments out of it. My wife is a crafter, my daughter is an artist, and I do leather work. My house could compete with Hobby Lobby for supplies. Daughter's work: LINK Videos: LINK 2

We have glitter, glue, paint, yarn, ribbon, leather....you name it, and I have tools.

I will give the first 10 people to kick in $20 to @vintagecollectibles831 a Christmas ornament shipped by December 9th. What is December 9th? A very important day for cue lovers. (first one already goes to Black-Balled)

That's 10 Christmas ornaments made from whatever this thing is made of. And $200 for him.

What could go wrong? How could he lose? He even gets to keep the shaft. That's a $200 shaft.

Am I crazy? Yup. :ROFLMAO: ;)

Oh. And I will make another one for @Sev because he's my Cowboy Cupcake. 🤪

Now, let's see what happens.... :unsure::rolleyes:
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Where are all the CF butts?

Black-Balled
Frosty said:
What I want to know is where are all the wood shafts in 5/16 x14 from quality cue makers that all you guys don’t use anymore since you shifted to CF after your dose of Kool Aid?

If any of you are of a mind to sell these quality wood shafts you no longer use, DM me with what you have. Thank you
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I think the good wood has all been snapped up, no?

Patience seems gone too these days, and not just in this scenario.

I'm guessing carbon cost at the manufacturer level must be near equal to appropriate quality wood and the time to turnover is far quicker.

Add that to the fact that carbon can be tuned to practically infinite specs, shiiiit. I think we see where we are going.

Like bicycles, unless you go boutique you're only going to get carbon frames, forks, wheels, bars, seatpost and seat rails.

I think we see where we are going and I play primarily with wood and guess I prefer it

P.S. just between the two of us, keep an eye out for Paul dayton shafts. I have a couple and they are top notch. He isn't a major name in the game but his shit was real good. RIP
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