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Rubik's Cube · Jan 22, 2026

Hello, everyone.

I was sent this six-red set by professional snooker player, Mark King.

I particularly like the fact that all balls are numbered, not just the colours as typically seen.

straightline · Jan 22, 2026

DrCue'sProtege said:
That table they are playing on. It sure seems like the balls roll a great deal. It looks so fast. Most shots they are stroking so easy. It appears to play so much better and faster than my Gold Crown IV. Of course we have been all through that many times.

r/DCP

That's 760 or better (the geriatric grades). 860 is slow as fk by comparison.

Cartune · Jan 22, 2026

Daves custom cues said:
Check out Joss cues...

+1

jasonlaus · Jan 22, 2026

Chattanooga billiard club is downtown, upstairs room. I've never been to the other one

jasonlaus · Jan 22, 2026

alphadog said:
I saw Ted almost a year ago and he said Samsara was a year behind on making their Break Tips. Didn't ask if they were still making cues.

I'll send him a message

straightline · Jan 22, 2026

"Timing" sounds like CTE for feel. The actual timing would be more along the lines of synaptic latency over neural response over coffee lifting muscular activity.

jasonlaus · Jan 22, 2026

garczar said:
If flying in and taking a cab/uber to hotel is one thing, driving on ice/snow is another. If driving from Tulsa the entire route is going to be ice/snow covered roads with the possibility of road closures. No event on earth is worth doing that.

Clearly you've never been to a donkey show in Tijuana

Patrick Johnson · Jan 22, 2026

Jaden said:
Many people are really referring to acceleration when they talk about "timing"

Seems like both to me: acceleration timed to achieve the target speed at the millisecond of contact. One of the reasons I like a pendulum stroke is that it naturally "coasts" for a bit before contact, making the timing a bit easier.

pj
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Hail Mary Shot · Jan 22, 2026

Jaden said:
I was just thinking about this a little bit more and it is doable. I could write a program that would use a website form for a user to enter in the tip information and then the program woud create a cnc g-code to cut out each tip from a layered leather sheet. They could choose a tip radius as well and even a depth, since some people like layers cut off on install. Then using a tip centering tool, they could just glue it on and go.

However, it would have to be with the disclaimer that the user is responsible for any install related issues, since you would still need to burnish in the tip sides to properly install it.

For it to be feasible, it would probably have to be $35 for a single and $30 each for 2-3 and $27 for 4-10 etc.

With mostly everything done now with machine programming even with cue building, there is no logic why a tip couldn't have the same treatment. I can only say that they are doing that on purpose so that there is money that can be made with having your tip serviced. Installation, treatment, shaping, etc... like going for a haircut but they offer you other stuff that make you spend more.

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