JoeyInCali said:

Imo it's not even close to what SVB did on the final two days of the last USO title win. He had to deal with several world and USO champions.

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Well said. Agreed. The full internationalization of the majors, even the World 9ball, was still in progress when Earl won in 2002, but those tough fields in Cardiff were a sign of things to come.

I've always considered Shane's win at the US Open in 2016 to be the crown jewel of his career. I was there and recall how much heart Shane showed in beating the late JL Chang in the final after Chang had sent him to the "B" side.

Of course, now it hurts a little to reflect on anything that involved JL Chang, but the 2016 US Open is still a fresh memory for this fan.

dendweller said:

I definitely think anything that changes the behavior of the ball, that one player knows about and the other doesn't, is a big advantage for the one that knows. The player that doesn't know is likely to be a little befuddled.

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Yates suggested, and I concur, that both players seemed surprised by how the ball reacted in the first few racks. I didn't think Chua had any advantage over Ko in the first half of the match. Both had some setbacks.

By the second part of the match, both players had largely adjusted to the conditions. These are among the best pros. They don't take long to adjust. They have to do it all the time.

I do not recall seeing any kind of crazy spin reactions like the ones Kaci referred to.

A pool hall near me has glass-like surfaces on some tables that most of the players play on. I play on the normal tables (GC4, Simonis, Aramith).

The ball rolls like crazy on the glass tables. Table-length draws are easy. But I find the CB very hard to control, even knowing how the table plays.

I would like to see more pool tournaments in China, but it's all Heyball now. In a way, it's a shame.

gypsy_soul said:

Nope , I asked but you were busy . We will one day , glad you’re still out and about . I actually had 2 spine surgeries after a bad accident, I’m moving but only like 60 percent. Very thankful for the movement I have for sure , I’m at a 658 Fargo but I have some grind in me so ima keep giving what I can give everytime I play . I’ll see you soon brother .

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Sorry to hear about your accident.
I was on a trip to Rehoboth Beach, no big tables around so I call a room that was having a bar box tournament but I couldn’t play in it because my FR was too high. I drove an 1 1/2 hours to a bowling alley that had two 9’ tables but no one wanted to play me. I got in their handicap 9 ball tournament and played so bad that my FR dropped 30 points. Now I qualify for that other room’s tournament

Take care my friend

Balabushka and Rich, and I am sure many others, used wood lathes. I have at least several old cues with marks on the ends from wood lathes. Proper snooker cues are made by planing, not on a lathe.

There is always more than one way to skin a cat. And sometimes older or more basic ways just take more patience. You can pay for the equipment with money, or you can pay for the work with your time. There are those that say you can't even do a tip right without a lathe, but many of us have done it for a lot of years. It's brutal on your fingers in my experience, and takes a bit of time, but certainly very doable.

Assembling a cue from parts is not the same as scratch making the cue from the wood planks or squares. Someone used to sell kits, I don't remember who. Cornhusker? You can still buy parts and blanks and cues in various stages of completion. Anyway, many of us have had adventures changing a pin or something like that.

I think it's cool to see the post and pictures. Don't be afraid to show it's not exactly concentric. Who cares? He loved the cue. Best he ever played with. What could be better than that?

Hey, the man used a torch on the cue. That takes some guts to get past. Having the money to buy a lathe has not been a problem for me, having the guts to dive in is where I am stuck.

Some may cringe at this post. So what? Why worry about it.

dday1960 said:

what your best price

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I sent you a PM.