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Rackaday said:

I am aware that it can be done, but not having performed the test myself, how long does it take to get a solid reading? If it was only 10 seconds per tip (for example) and you had a regular who knew the hardness level that they preferred in a tip they bought from you, I would think as long as you were within a couple digits, that would be a selling point.

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It doesn't take long, but it will leave a mark. Yeah marketing would likely have to change, tip printing would have to change, etc. As it is, you can discard the occasional one that's outside of parameters. That method, you wouldn't have to discard any but the biggest problem lies in retail. Sure for a custom cue maker or a repair shop, that could work, but for retailers. What retailer is gonna even have a durometer, let alone wanna bother with determining what the hardness is of a tip before they sell it?

sjm said:

... Bottom line here is that the most elite players wield more power than in the past, and event producers will have to do more than ever before to ensure their participation in the biggest events. ...

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A unified schedule would be a huge help. Sadly, I don't see that happening any time soon. The Sarajevo event conflicts with both Griff's events and the EPBF championships. Emily should not be surprised by the embarrassingly weak turnout. Of those two conflicts, I suspect that the EPBF c'ships took away 30-40 potential top players. Maybe not 800s, but far stronger than many examples shown on the streams, and certainly stronger than the 54 byes.

I'm using a Becue Prime II 12.0 shaft and I don't have any reason to try another shaft, it has a super long taper, I haven't measured it but it is visibly noticeable and different than any other shaft I've seen, I have used a 12.4, 11.8 as well and to me the difference is so small in size it's not worth talking about, 1/2 of 1 mm, I didn't really see a big difference in performance due to shaft size, I think it has more to do with the taper than the outside diameter of the shaft, what I love about Becue is they aren't trying to improve on shafts they built in the past but are building shafts that have different types of hit, the Engage is a firm CF hit, the Prime II is the most wood like hit of any CF shaft I've tried and the original Prime shaft has the most flex of any CF shaft on the market, not everyone will like the same type of hit, I have also owned a Defy CF shaft and played with wood shafts for years, the Prime II 12.0 shaft is my favorite shaft of all time.

trob said:

Because if you watch any of the videos on the people that bought Temu cues they are cheap shit that you would buy at Walmart with a fake name on them lol

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Maybe. I've seen some of the fake Predator stuff first hand and it's not terrible. The BK Rush knock-off breaks really well for what it is.

Most players in their prime 50 years ago can’t remember 50 years ago

Biloxi Boy said:

I am reluctant to broach the subject, and I certainly do not mean to be negative or derisive, but here goes . . . I came up and live in a very straight pool world, perhaps I should more accurately say "in a very straight world". The world has certainly changed, but not my pool hall world. I don't ever recall seeing an identifiable or "out" gay person in a pool hall, and I cannot come up with a reason except the pool world is so macho it is incapable of tolerating gay folks. What do y'all think?

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They are just good at staying in the closet. I remember putting on a tournament and a top player (you all know his name) missed his match and I had to forfeit him. One of the other players quietly joked, there's must a gay bar around here somewhere. They knew.

Not so sure about your comments regarding the macho thing. A lot of these players i have known were a bunch of wimpy cry babies. Always broke begging to borrow money.

iusedtoberich said:

IDK if this is really from Ponger's mouth or not, because its not his account.

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This answers at least a few questions. And the only good news here is that the foul was early in the match and probably didn’t have a big impact on the match result.

Ģüśţāṿ said:

Fixed that for you

He played great for sure, just have such a difficult time watching him!

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Hey man, smoothness is hardly ever fast, just ask the ladies

Bob Jewett said:

Guido Orlandi measures all the tips he puts on with a durometer, and sorts them. He has found that the labels are not very precise. (or at least he did the last time I talked to him about this)

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For all the appreciators of what goes into cue building (looking at you attention to detail). Correct me if I am wrong, but the consistency required in your tool from shot to shot is a critical factor as well. Why not require a consistency in hardness when it comes to the tip on your shaft?

kingwang said:

Matchroom just posted this clip with the caption "Mohammad Soufi flies into the last 64. One of the fastest players on Tour showing exactly what his game's about". Yet his pace is still slower than the guys in that video in the original post.

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Mohammad Soufi flies into the last 64. One of the fastest players on Tour showing exactly what his game's about 🔥 Roobet | #EuropeanOpenPool 🇪🇺 | #WNT

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The first comment to the side mentions that he has slowed down.

Sidenote: I first heard about Soufi from one of the players in a league in which I formerly played. He brought Soufi up because I play very quickly. I don't recall if he said that I was faster or slower.