Cue ID

I was on my way to visit my folks on my motorcycle so I put it on layaway.

I think the weight bolt is an allen with the threading going through the hole.

I feel like I recall this cue being sold locally within the last year stating it was a refinished JW.
The dash rings do look Joss or JW, which was my first thought. But others used those.

I couldn't see the Allen hex in there, must be the picture.

What beginner pool tip do you wish you learned sooner?

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The simple answer is no. U can TLDR the rest.

Players can learn to apply certain ideas or mechanical principles and arrive at their own particular style, but to try to copy the visual appearance of someone else's fully refined technique would be foolish.

This is actually a big problem with THE fundamentals too. People get caught up in the form and getting the look right, but they miss the function and the reason it looks that way. Most people fall inside a fairly narrow range and the prescribed right look will get them at least close to ideal. For some lucky folks, that exactly right look will have them locked in and their stroke dead repeatable and 'on rails'. Others will be just that few degrees off perfect for them and never attain that top level of consistency.

Those greats I mention above have "better" strokes because they are reliable and repeat over and over and can be trusted to do so under great pressure. This goes beyond mere mechanics, tho their mechanics are sound even if they don't match the cookie cutter textbooks. And even the textbooks barely ever touch on efficient force production, which at best is left to the subconscious. At worst, some recommend biceps. Want to guess how many of the 5 greats I listed power their stroke with their biceps? I'd wager a lot on zero.

So, are you saying that efficient stroke force production is by gravity or that it is by active shoulder motion?

If active flexion of the elbow is excluded, those would seem to be the two choices.

Sold JB 4x8

Good morning AZ community. I have a JB case for sale. 4x8, double back straps (although only one is pictured I have both). Towel ring. Everything works. Zippers, straps, etc. No rips, tears, or stains. Comes from a smoke free home. $260 plus shipping. Please feel free to ask any questions. Thanks.

Or trade for a jump break. Let me know. Thanks.

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If the Fargo rating system existed back in the 70's, 80's, and 90's, how many of those top Legendary players do you think would have been an 800?

on the old tables without air conditioning. many of the old time players would beat all but a small hand full of the best now.
but the question would be would the best now be able to beat the best then with the old rules and equipment.
they would have a lot of adjusting to do.

Do cue makers who make wood shafts still use a wood sealer dip?

Sealers I have dealt with don't penetrate very deep. I consider them a primer for whatever finish you are putting on the shaft. Stabilizers completely saturate the wood.

This is what I have found with products I have used, not the be all end all. Sealers go in from the sides of the shaft, stabilizers go in mostly from the ends traveling through end grain.

I like the esthetics of wood but I have long thought we needed something better for shafts. Gonna have to design cue butts to look better with black shafts but that shouldn't be hard.

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Vacuum treatment maybe?

If the Fargo rating system existed back in the 70's, 80's, and 90's, how many of those top Legendary players do you think would have been an 800?

The thing about Fargo, is that you could just quit competing forever, and your Fargo will stay exactly the same as it was the last time you competed, in a Fargo rate tournament.
Reminds me of peak reading meters. They stick at the high number and only budge for a higher number.

But whatever the rating, isn't that a function of the group average? The bell curve?

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