garczar said:

A lot of topics covered on AZ tend to be time-sensitive and have a short sell by date so that's why some newbies get hammered for digging them up. No big deal we just like fkng with the new guys. Sales ads are the worst because you'll have new members looking for a cue and they pay ZERO notice to the ad's date and will ask about something that was most likely sold 5+yrs ago.

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So true.

Matt_24 said:

That stinks! Hope you're able to find another one that you like.

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I replaced it with a Viking cue and it's very good, but I don't like it quite as much as the Meucci!

The Meucci shaft is so responsive and I like the sound it makes from a properly struck cue ball

SA96 said:

Matchroom just announced that the Reyes Cup is on ESPN +

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Nice.

SA96 said:

Promising sign that the US Open did some good numbers?

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I am looking forward to seeing some "new" faces ... including Josh and SVB. (-:

Not writing off Team Asia by a longshot. AJ lost only once last year, a team match. He was 2-1 in team matches.

Januarta is a monster in the making. He's quickly become one of my favorite players to watch. Fast around the table, but he surveys the table constantly. His defense game is also surprisingly good for a youngster. Still needs more polish in that regard, but I've seen him play a number of killer safeties.

The first two Reyes Cups seemed rushed. Not this one. It really should be the best yet and ideally a preview of its future. The first two were anything but.

xX-Wizard-Xx said:

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looks like two different logos.

Cuebuddy said:

I’m not sure. It will be France. I not sure if the web is a thing over there
Maybe Germany too, I get a hankering for pork knuckle now and then.

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One Parisian version of German food is choucroute, from Alsace. Probably a pork knuckle in there somewhere:


And there are protests going on right now, but hopefully that will be more of an experience and not a real problem. Avoid looking young. Part of living where I do has been tear gas.

fastone371 said:

Wouldn't tighter growth rings be more dense making the shaft heavier thereby increasing deflection??

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Generally yes, but not exclusively. It's a conversation that would go on for days and has numerous times.

In the old days of old growth fat shafts with heavy ferrules, it certainly did.

Depends on a dozen factors of physics with a few supernatural incantations tossed in. (That's a wink, so it's in jest, so let's not get the slide rulers and lasers out.)

jay helfert said:

New York is the center of the Universe!

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No. Wallace, Idaho has an official marker at the official center of the universe. Look it up.

I failed to mention that I play in an 8 ball league on a 7ft table. The opposing player is very talented and was able to set the rack in an order that produced a clear advantage for him

VarmintKong said:

I’m guessing that it isn’t the Stradivarius of shaft woods grown in the coldest climates to have the tightest grain and lowest deflection imaginable.

I also have no idea what to look for. I am ready to learn.

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Wouldn't tighter growth rings be more dense making the shaft heavier thereby increasing deflection??

Lowell said:

Great shaft and great tip (Ultra Skin Medium).

I greatly enjoyed playing with my Meucci and lament it being stolen.

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That stinks! Hope you're able to find another one that you like.

I found an individual who can get me a 25% discount on a Pechauer Torch + kielwood shaft. wondering if I should buy one?