iusedtoberich said:

The man in the photo is Pete Sinkler. I just saw his son Pete Jr 2 days ago. I believe there was an original batch made 30 some years ago, and then a re-print 10 or so years ago. I'm not 100%, maybe 50% on this info.

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There was only one original print run on this poster per Lou Cipollini who retained the copyright.
A second printing or any subsequent reprints, never happened per Lou. I explored ever possibility
after tracking Lou down and he confirmed there was a single run and he didn’t have any copies
when we initially spoke. As I explained, months later Lou calls me saying he found the original ten
(10) artist proof copies he didn’t even realize he still had. I told all my friends if they wanted one to
act quickly because the first 3 posters are Lou’s and mine so there were only 7 other posters left.

straightline said:

Any more shots of this set?

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Here's a link from a Google photo search... some are similar... https://www.google.com/search?vsrid...e&qsubts=1785720685189&biw=1920&bih=921&hl=en

I have Earls cue made by Mobley, it's my playing Cue- 6 shafts

Bavafongoul said:

That would be me……I tracked Lou down 13 years ago and he did not have any more posters which saddened me since it is the classiest pool poster I’ve ever seen. I brought my copy to an Art Supply store where I had it matted and framed for display. It cost a few bucks but it turned out spectacular, IMO.

About 4 months after Lou told me that he didn’t have any more posters, he called me up. I was the only person to ever track him down about this poster so he remembered who I was. He was rummaging through his garage and found the original ten (10) artist proof copies of the poster that is produced prior to the poster getting printed. The posters were stored in a mislabeled container. Lou said he was keeping posters #1 & #2 for himself but he would let me have proof #3 of the 10. I don’t know how valuable this poster is but that was never a consideration for me. It was always about having a piece of pool nostalgia and as I earlier acknowledged, it’s my favorite all time pool poster

My poster is from the original printing and isn’t a reproduction or some photocopy. It is from the photographer, Lou Cipollini and having it professionally framed was a little pricey but I just couldn’t bring myself to hang a unique poster
in some cheap aluminum frame with clear plastic, not even glass. This poster deserves to be hung so gotta do it right.
All the cues in the photo are Szamboti pool cues. As far as I’m concerned, this poster is priceless. I hope you like it.

Matt Brennan

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Thanks for the info..this is not a artist proof but it is one of the original batch I believe.

bbb said:

sorry i canr be of more help but i think there was a thread about it on here and someine posted theirs with a letter of authenticity if i remember correctly

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That would be me……I tracked Lou down 13 years ago and he did not have any more posters which saddened me since it is the classiest pool poster I’ve ever seen. I brought my copy to an Art Supply store where I had it matted and framed for display. It cost a few bucks but it turned out spectacular, IMO.

About 4 months after Lou told me that he didn’t have any more posters, he called me up. I was the only person to ever track him down about this poster so he remembered who I was. He was rummaging through his garage and found the original ten (10) artist proof copies of the poster that is produced prior to the poster getting printed. The posters were stored in a mislabeled container. Lou said he was keeping posters #1 & #2 for himself but he would let me have proof #3 of the 10. I don’t know how valuable this poster is but that was never a consideration for me. It was always about having a piece of pool nostalgia and as I earlier acknowledged, it’s my favorite all time pool poster

My poster is from the original printing and isn’t a reproduction or some photocopy. It is from the photographer, Lou Cipollini and having it professionally framed was a little pricey but I just couldn’t bring myself to hang a unique poster in some cheap aluminum frame with clear plastic, not even glass. This poster deserves to be hung so gotta do it right. All the cues in the photo are Szamboti pool cues. As far as I’m concerned, this poster is priceless for me. I hope you like viewing it.

Matt Brennan

Get real good on the 2 then you got either way for the 4 and then either way to get at the 5.

GideonF said:

That rule is sort of a natural offshoot of their touching ball rule. It’s the snooker based rule - touching a solid you must shoot away from it but you are deemed to have hit the ball you are touching.

Their touching ball rule is weird to me, and especially weird in rotation. If you’re frozen to the 1b you should be able to shoot straight at any other ball, make it, then shoot at the one.

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Here is an interesting example of their touching ball rule on an open table in 8b.

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He went for Pat's first option. He got too thin on the 2 and went way short due to that, plus the red label diamond's shortness, and scratched 3 rails in the side.

I've always played my best with a mild head cold and pseudoephedrine. More like a theta state than an alpha state.

Another phrase during Jhelferts era/and mine.... '' smooth out''.

Dynaudio said:

Thanks for all the replies.

There are no cue makers in Panama, but there may be a few people that can widen the inner diameter of the thread.

I’m just beginning to get into carbon shafts and I may be shopping for a few to try them out.

Thinking ahead, wouldn’t it be better just change the joint pin to a regular 3/8x10 pin and forget all this nonsense? It’s one surgery instead of several trips to widen a thread.

What do you guys think?

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I would check on which shafts you are looking for, because I expect the major brands would offer a 3/8-10 modified. Cuetec does for example.

Others, like Whyte Carbon, make their insert so it fits both the original and modified.

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Any more shots of this set?

straightline said:

Lol. I met Johnny in his heyday. He was very personable - regular even, no apex crap. Hope he gets out of his PR difficulties.
But, Hu mentioned a zillion rail bank Johnny did on him. Been curious about that.

Anyway that billiard bank is amazing. Except for the scoring cushion, there's only one reverse in the whole thing! Any tricks to keep the ball on track?

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After the 5th cushion, the 'Natural Roll' of the CB takes over!

The CB needs to be contacted at, Medium 5 O'clock English!

The 'Cue-tip' speed is Very Fast!

Roberto is 68-year-old, 5'5" and weighs 140 lbs. soaking wet!

BTW, the Most Important element of this shot is, 'The starting location of the CB'!

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garczar said:

Coring was not done back then and straight-grain maple is a lot more stable/strong than highly figure BE.

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When I bought my ADAM HOF cue I made sure I got one with straight-grain maple and no signature on it.

The second cue from the top.

jay helfert said:

I am going to tell you something you may not ever hear from an instructor or learn from a book. You play your best pool in a semi conscious state. When your analytical mind is on standby. We used to calll that "in stroke," when you no longer had to ponder over the next shot. You were playing on automatic pilot. None of that walking around and pointing your cue. Just letting yourself play pool, free and easy. All that thinking does is slow you down. See the shot and shoot! Your first instinct is always the best. Think long, think wrong! The only time you slow down is when you must stop and think about a kick shot, jump or safety.

Watch the Filipinos sometime. I love AJ Manas. They don't waste any time clearing the table. They don't worry about the perfect angle or pefect anything. They just do their job, which is getting the balls off the table.

Get out of your head and into your game, and you'll do better!

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Book for beginners....
"The Inner Game of Tennis"
Watch the clips on youtube...
teaching people to return in tennis....Had Never held a racket before

mr3cushion said:

Who, Miles Archer, Sam Spade's partner!

Johnny Archer 'Pool Player' wouldn't know what rail to hit first on this shot!

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Lol. I met Johnny in his heyday. He was very personable - regular even, no apex crap. Hope he gets out of his PR difficulties.
But, Hu mentioned a zillion rail bank Johnny did on him. Been curious about that.

Anyway that billiard bank is amazing. Except for the scoring cushion, there's only one reverse in the whole thing! Any tricks to keep the ball on track?