My very first cue was won at an arcade in Medford, Oregon. They had a glass box with a fan that blew money and coupons around, and I had a few seconds to grab what I could. One coupon was for the cue.
About a year later (back in Colorado), I was hitchhiking to Estes Park and thought I'd be a swell guy and smoke a little weed with my ride. Got stoned and left it in the car when he drove off.
Drugs are bad, m'kay?

O.B.O.

Two stolen...

About 1965 I had a cue in a locker at the Student Union. One night a bunch of cues disappeared, including mine. Of course, those were the kind of locks that you could get into with a paper clip or a screw driver. Fortunately for me, that cue was a loaner from a friend and he had no interest in pool any more. It was also a really bad cue, as I found out later.

A few years ago, I failed to lock my car at my place and my Predator got taken from the trunk. Relatively quiet residential street.

dquarasr said:

Yeah, I just set it up and hit it a bunch of times. I think I am remembering it wrong. In experimentation just now, I am pretty sure the CB was much closer to the top long rail, much less of a cut than I diagrammed.

I tried hitting it a bunch of different ways. The only time I got the reaction I saw last night is when I put a touch of right spin on the CB. So I must have been aiming very slight left, lots of top, but actually hit it with a touch of right. It's the only way the CB could get the reaction it did. Obviously I need to be much more cognizant of my tip position, especially when close to center ball.

I have had perception issues on some shots where I am actually setting up slightly right on the CB of where I am intending. Something to continue to work on....

Thanks for your response.

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Just a couple more points pertaining to this situation. First a question. Are you clear on what actually happened and why? Do you understand what I'm talking about in regards cutting a ball or rail and how that, along with speed, determines the direction of CB curve? If not, say so and I'll explain it in more detail.

Point 1 would be with the shot being straighter than diagrammed wouldn't it be better to draw back for the side pocket for the 8? Even with the position diagrammed I'd probably soft draw it for the side. But it's right on the edge of being too thin so going 3 rails is fine except I would still play for the side. Think about it and see if you can come up with some reasons why playing for the side is a better option. 3 come to mind.

Another thing is using "high" inside in general. I think a lot of people latch onto to that term and concept because they're constantly hearing it from JJ and other commentators. The majority of times follow is unnecessary and does little or nothing to help.
With the diagrammed shot, striking an eighth to quarter inch above and the same amount to the left of center will send the CB in the vicinity of the diamond to the right of the upper side pocket. You'll have approx. 5 feet along that line where the CB can stop and always have an easy shot on the 8 in the side. Play around with it, I think you'll like it.

I messaged you

She's just makin money moves.

After this failed attempt, we'll be trying the newest color, Mint Green.

Can't wait.

let see many or most cues are worth 1000 dollars or more. mine are. mostly.

i dont leave a 1000 in cash,, unattended,, sitting on a pool table and go to the bathroom or walk away from it. do you?

do you leave your wallet at the gas pump and go inside and get a cup of coffee?

why do it with your pool cue.

it get stolen because you are negligent. so don't cry.

unless they break into your car. then its a different story.

I bought five Milk Duds, they look great, I haven’t installed one yet as I am waiting on a new cue and if the tips aren’t to my liking I am going to try one of these.

Kim Bye said:

Just proves that marketing trumps quality...

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Truth be told, one of the custom cue makers that I buy from has x-rayed a BK Rush butt and I'm trying to get him to make a copy out of some kind of ridiculous woods like Amboyna or similar. I would pair it with a BK Rush shaft though, just because I can.

Patrick Johnson said:

Another way to say it is with topspin the CB always curves forward of the tangent line. Which way is clearer may depend on the specific layout.

pj
chgo

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Yes that's a good way to describe it. In this situation, where the curve occurs after rail contact, I'm not really sure how we could even determine a tangent line.

Bavafongoul said:

Years ago I suggested that Az create a cue registry and charge a fee to have pool cues registered as owned by you.
As a practice, every ethical cue dealer, collector or just a periodic buyer should check that the cue seller is the owner.

I don’t expect every single cue to get listed but the more expensive, collectible, sentimental custom pool cues could.
Every single cue I own I’d register. Pawn shops should be required to double check which would be simple and easy.

There was little interest in creating this new cue registry which was disappointing to learn. I think it has potential and
wondered why. Some of my cues are valuable so I obtained a rider on my insurance policy for my guns and pool cues.

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Having run a pawn shop in Texas, the biggest obstacle with theft recovery would be an accurate description on both the owner's end and then when it's pawned/purchased. This description should definitely include serial numbers or unique markings, wood types, veneer colors, types of inlays, etc but your average pawn employee likely knows very little about pool cues.

The cue owner should also have very detailed high-resolution pictures showing the full cue and any unique features of a cue. It should also include any supporting documentation like the purchase receipt or LoAs.

I can only speak to Texas, but there is a registry that all of the pawn/purchase data gets uploaded to for law enforcement and they search by pictures and/or description and the more information you have, the more likely they can find a match. Some do, but I don't believe pawn shops here are required to take pictures. That said, I've been out of that game for a while.

The high-resolution pictures and details would also be helpful for the insurance rider if that wasn't required to start with.