Didn’t Willie teach a similar system called the track or railroad track? The contact point on the OB was the same but the contact point on the CB was determined by using a parallel line to that of OB not line to pocket

Thanks all for the replied is that just for regular or modified or both I would assume ?

garczar said:

Could those weird Rhino shots be laid on that funky microfiber tip? What i saw looked to be a tip issue not a shaft issue. I don't see how the shaft could cause those results. Good vid. Looks like once you get down to these smaller diameters the differences are basically nil.

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For me this was an eye opening informative video. Thank you DR Dave, you do so much for us, and it is greatly appreciated. First observation for me was, there just doesn't appear to be that big of a difference on softer hits. Next the tip effect. I only have experience with a Jacoby V3 12.7mm, and about 4 Rhino shafts, 3 regular and one Must, all 12.5mm. I purchased the Must, not because of it's touted lower deflection, but because of it's more forward weight balance, that it has.
This tip effect is eye opening, and explains what I have experienced at times, with all my carbon shafts and why I am not comfortable using them full time. For me I think it is stroke related also as at times in practice I shoot them great, while at other times in practice when I am struggling with getting a straight stroke, I occasionally will get a ball that takes off at an unexpected angle and I take the shaft off and go back to my trusted wood shafts.
Along with this I replaced the tips on my Rhino shafts to softer ones, and on the Must shaft, went to a really soft tip, Ultraskin Pro. That tip really mutes the hit and I was considering on changing it anyway, so I'm going to cut it off today and put on a harder one to try
My wife uses the Rhino on her Schon and loves it, for it's deflection no, strictly because of its smoothness. She uses very little left right english.

Cuemaster98 said:

To extend this cue, I had an idea to add a decorative buhka ring just below the collar. Not sure if that's a good idea, but waiting to hear if this could be done. I wanted the forearm slightly cored to accommodate an ebony extension that will also house the collar and ivory joint.

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My vote would be to keep it as original as possible...even if it went a little shorter.

SHORTY WRIGHT said:

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Tschmidt said:

I wont quote you on that. But you said b4 they were not available

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I must have misspoke then. I guess I was meaning to say that they only have so many left or only so many are available.

Bump.

Playing pool and catching coyotes or problem critters have some similar features , in the form of there's always something new to learn to obtain a positive end result . Granted I know many of you aren't trappers but the same could be said about fishing as well as one lure or bait is right for every fish in the water ha ha !
It's the same bottom line or a means to a end !

OK, bearing in mind that that my information is decades old, let's compare golf, bowling, and pool. In golf they move the tees and the holes around and may cut the grass differently. The course the pros play major events on is far different than what the amateurs play on in regular play.

Bowling has different waxes and they bring the grabby wax up or down the lane to change the way the ball breaks. Again they can change the challenge of play quite a bit.

Pool, other than newer or older cloth, individual tables are always the same. To compare to golf or bowling you would need to be able to swap cloths out for pro play or maybe have some pocket reducers that worked well without sticking out like a sour thumb. An eighth inch or 3/16" difference in pocket facings would make a big difference since those width differences would have to be doubled with two facings per pocket. Perhaps a magic spray that you could spray and remove would work too. For a small fee the hall could give the table the configuration the players wanted to adjust between amateur and pro specs.

I have long played an aggressive game. When deciding to shoot for the pocket or play safe I usually give a fifteen to twenty percent bias towards going for the shot. If pocketing the ball is 45% and the safety is 55% I am usually going to go for the shot rather than the safety. Watching recent play it seems the men or playing a game where if the odds are equal or even ten percent or more against the safety they are playing safe. Might give them better long term results but the play is boring!

I have pool on TV now and usually watch it ten or fifteen minutes before moving on to something else. Maybe if they put the ladies in evening gowns back on or started ladies bikini pool...

Hu

uk_9_ball_convert said:

There is a theory that the top players have lasted so long at the top as the sport is kind of dying in the UK. Lots of snooker clubs closing down or getting rid of most of their tables and replacing them with pool tables which means less good players are coming through.

Though now there is a new generation of good Chinese players coming through it will be interesting to see how much longer the old guard (Ronnie, Williams, Higgins) can hang on.

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Might be a similar situation to what the USA has gone thru.
From all nine footers to mostly seven footers.
It's the food/beverage working people now that keeps rooms open.
With rent, insurance, utilities etc all on the increase that's an owners true concern.... before they consider doing the build out.

That's what you see maybe. If the ball goes as intended, the correct contact point (not indicated) on the CB made the contact.