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Black-Balled · Mar 23, 2026

All this confusion is the result of ineffective initial communication

"intentionally hits the 9 off table"

With a golf club? In the pocket or to the floor?

Set up for failure, dude's playing 5d chess up in hrrre

maha · Mar 23, 2026

do the up and down table thing and find out how to control your speeds for the distance the cue ball travels.
if you cant do that you are at square one and need to go from there.

bridge length and the rest are less important than controlling your speed. then you can adjust them to suit what works best for you.

maha · Mar 23, 2026

its about learning how to win against a certain player that counts. not much of the other stuff means much.

you have to know what he shoots at and what he doesnt. and play accordingly. and what he makes and doesnt. so you know where and what to leave him.

the pros make all kinds of shots most should never attempt unless it make it or lose. yet many still shoot at them. if you dont know what % of the time you will make a certain shot, or he will, you then have no idea of whether you should shoot it or not.

then you are playing blind. as most do, and that applies to your 9 ball game as well.

middleofnowhere · Mar 23, 2026

Cue said:
I am looking for parts to convert my Gold Crown 5 Tournament edition to have a ball return. I have contacted Classsic Billiards and they only have the pockets, Brunswick was no help. Anyone converted one or even maybe have the parts to sell?

What is it about your drop pockets that you don't like? I've owned a few dozen gold crowns with ball returns and almost without exception switch them all to drop pockets. Ball returns a lot of times are trouble. Balls hang up people drop chalk in the pocket they're noisy particularly in a room when you got about 15 of these tables going at one time. Keep your drop pockets or maybe you can replace them with a nicer drop pocket that's quieter and maybe holds more balls I don't know what's out there but I wouldn't go to the trouble to try and do that change. Way more trouble then it's worth.

Santosha · Mar 23, 2026

Cue has just been returned from the Tascarella shop. Looks brand new.

Pool cue collectors may wish to note the availability of a rare Brazilian rosewood and thurl burl custom cue, accompanied by matching joint protectors. The cue is in excellent condition and features burl windows in the butt sleeve, immaculate points with elegant veneers, a 5/16 × 14 stainless steel piloted joint, and shafts of exceptionally tight grain—attributes that will particularly appeal to enthusiasts of Tascarella cues. It is offered for sale at a price of $5500.00

Butt - 15.7 oz
Shaft - 3.8 oz - 13.1 mm
Shaft #2 - 4.3 oz - 12.82 mm

no trades

maha · Mar 23, 2026

you can still find the bronze sets.

if these turn out just as good and look like the centennials then its an easy change over. as all their balls are really cheap to buy.

GoldCrown · Mar 23, 2026

garczar said:
B'wick sold a ball-return version of the 5. finding the parts might be tricky. pic:https://valley-billiards.com/product/9-brunswick-gold-crown-5-with-ball-return-pro-rails/

For some reason I did not like the look of the 5. Thought Brunswick killed tradition...... But that particular 5 is a beautiful table.

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