I've added weight to a few of my shafts, one a 3/8"x10 and one a radial. On the 3/8x10 I drilled and tapped further into the shaft for a cut off piece of 3/8x10" joint protector screw I cut back. On another 3/8"x10 and on a radial I drilled and tapped further into the shaft for a piece of 5/16"x14 threaded stainless rod. In all three cases I added about .3 oz and cut a slot into the threaded insert for a screw driver to screw in.
The 5/16"x14 was the easiest and would be the way I would do it again, or if making a new shaft I would just drill and tap further.
The rod screws in pretty tight, but I also used some silicone sealant to lock it in but still get out if needed.
.3 oz doesn't seem like much, but if you mostly like the weight of your cue before, when you add that .3 oz in the front, you can also take off .2 to .3 oz from the butt and the adding and subtracting will make a noticeable change in balance.

jay helfert said:

I'd like to see a record of those 30+ wins. I seriously doubt it.

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OK I looked it up. Actually, Gerda has nine WPBA titles, but she also won a World 9ball title in 1995. I was way off on Vivian, who had just five WPBA titles. Jeanette had fifteen WPBA titles and a World Games gold medal. FYI, Jeanette and Gerda were probably both ranked in the WPBA top five for close to a decade. Vivian's best came before Allison arrived on the scene, but she held the number one ranking for a while, as did Jeanette.

The three of them combined for 29 WPBA titles, a World 9ball title and a World 9ball championship.

I purchased one of the PAIR TipForge with the centering attachment and have done two tips thus far. You could definitely nick a ferrule but if you’re careful and take your time it’s not an issue. The biggest issue I’ve had is cutting the radius. The first one I took too much off the tip but the second tip I did much better.

yes you can be a good player without gambling. but you wont progress well as you will never have the competition and knowledge shoved down your throat. with gambling and pressure and its fun you do get better quicker.
if you want to stay home and work hours on end getting to shoot better 9 ball thats one thing. you can do that.

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bbb said:

The difference in taking a lesson and gambling to learn is you can ask questions and try shots again in a lesson

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Tap tap.....

7stud said:

You pay an instructor, right? If you play a good 1P player for $20 a rack, you will probably lose every rack, but one of the racks may take an hour. When you play a good player and gamble $20 rack, you are similarly paying for a lesson.

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I do not go to pool rooms. I have a table. The rooms that I was going to had guys that would play cheap sets and I be would ok with that. Would be fun for a few hours with a small wager. I'm not looking to make money ..just something to make it interesting. Would gladly pay for time and maybe a snack. That's just me. To be honest I have reasons for not playing for cash. I'm 100% content doing what I have been doing and will say again and again to newbies that gambling is not required to become a good 1player.
I did play set with Karen Corr and game or 2 with Joanne Parker... I was doing great for 3 innings