Buddy Hall talks "Deflection"
- By GideonF
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All of my original custom cues were made with 14mm shafts and ivory ferrules.
Must deflect like a MF!
All of my original custom cues were made with 14mm shafts and ivory ferrules.
That was a decent read. Wish I could get the time away from work to compete in more things.IMO by far the biggest differences, other than the pockets, are
I've played on these tables a fair bit and it always takes some time to get used to them. I played one of these events in China last year:
- Snooker cloth instead of pool cloth
- Height of the table - Joy tables are same height as snooker tables. Personally, it makes getting down on the shot much easier
- Cushions - much more reactive than what you'd find on most American tables
https://cheatingthepocket.substack.com/p/i-went-on-a-free-trip-to-play-pool
Not that I know of. 4.5' x 9' Snooker table would be odd and very hard to turn a pool table to a Snooker table, it is not all that easyDid the Monarch come as a snooker table? I'll be hoenst, outside of the name and it's unusual "legs", I know little of it, and what little I knew I learned from my grandfather. DId they have a snooker variant? I know the measurements are 4.5" by 9"
All of my original custom cues were made with 14mm shafts and ivory ferrules.In one old book that described aim-and-pivot, a 14mm shaft was recommended and if they had ivory ferrules, fronthand would not have been useful.
Thought I'd share my table on here. From what my grandfather told me of it, it's an old Monarch model, over a century old, and as far as he knew at the time, he only knew of three in existence, and they were all in Pennsylvania. I'm pretty sure there's more then that, but it's definitely not one you see every day. As far as I know, it's the only one in Canada.
We've had it in the family since the 50's, but after being in a poorly ventilated basement by a cistern, we finally moved it out of the house when my grandfather passed away. Took four guys that looked like they'd be a good O line to heave up each of those slate pieces! Been sitting at my dad's place for a while, and hopefully soon, I'll be able to get it properly restored.
So if you know anything about these tables, their history, knowledge, what parts I'm missing, or someone that does classic pool table restorations in Canada, please message away~!