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SUPERSTAR said:
He's color blind.
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OK. I assume he's going from the 4 to get on the 5, then to get on the 6 (not in the photo). The 6 should be on the left long rail across from the 4.

Since I do the drill with the ball flush to the rail, this situation doesn't come up in the same way.

When confronting a somewhat similar shot, though, I've used soft stun, straight lowball, or even a drag shot with no spin. Depends on the distance.

The CB usually comes off the long rail and drifts forward to the first diamond. Gives me a decent angle to pocket the 5 and get on the 6.
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Tougher tables did not help USA pros for 20 years

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jalapus logan said:
Circling back to this. It's not that I bemoan Fargo tournaments in general. It's that I want more opportunities to play in open tournaments. Open tournaments are more rewarding to me for sure. I understand that they are harder to win and cash in. Could pay deeper to encourage participation? Not that I care, I just want more opportunities for heads up play. There are only 3 open tournaments all year in my city. That is too few. That is all.
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I've made the adjustment, but like you I much prefer the open tournaments. They have become
HawaiianEye said:
Having lived in the Phillipines, I can tell you that being "broke" there is NOTHING like being broke in the USA.

In the USA, if you are broke you maybe can go sleep over at someone's house or get some kind of public assistance.

In the Philippines, the people who are around you are broker than you are and public assistance doesn't exist.
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I'm talking about Pool players not the unfortunate side of the society that the general public is suffering through, and that still doesn't explain the superior play of the other nations that dominant Pool. Not every player from Philippines came from adject poverty, especially these new young guys that are already playing as good as any of the USA's best.
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Dominguez vs Guama race to 50 for 80+ per side

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If you go into a match knowing your advantage is how to play the dead rails on your table and you realize 10 games in that your table is different, your focus has changed and you start wondering what is going on. Your opponent seems to now understand your own table just as good as you, and now your advantage is gone. Perhaps at Oscars level he would figure it at some point, but maybe not until you had more games. You could probably end up sharking yourself. Oscar definitely did not cheat as he unknowingly addressed a basic "typical" requirement of a pool table.

The main bet was paid out and the side bets are in contention. Anyone that has been around gambling enough realizes that someone will try to avoid paying out if they can find any loophole to not pay. $5, 10, 100, people may pay to not deal with the hassle, but there is $50K plus on the line they will look for all excuses and Oscar provided them one.
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NEW CUE LATHE DC DRIVE PM MOTOR CONTROL "BLACK BOX" REVERSE/FORWARD VARIABLE 1-4HP

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These controllers works super well. Reverse , Forward, speed adjust. Easy 5 minute external hook-up. 115vac to 90vdc. I'm the lowest price. 2 available. 1/2-4hp range, for PM (Permanent Magnet) DC motors. Perfect for cue lathes, mills, etc. Information sheets included with schematic.

Price $115.00 each. PayPal , UPS shipping- quoted, 48 contiguous states. est $25.00-$35.00.

LLL cue lathe builders"
If your project needs high torque German quality variable speed (2000rpm) PM DC small size motors, 2 wire easy hook up, I have 20. $37.50 ea. year-end excess stock. Some cuemakers use these to drive travel on their taper cutter set up. Great motors. Small body, easy to mount.
I also have 90vdc larger motors and 24vdc motors. All are High Torque. Last picture....we use the 24vdc german motors on our cue repair travel lathes. It takes shafts and butts for repair. Lathes only weigh 18lbs., economical way to re-tip and clean up ferrules.
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Wood question for the pros

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DeeDeeCues said:
I've seen a few very old cues made from white oak. There should be no problem, per se. Oak is a very strong and stable wood. Both species are not horribly far off of hard maple in density.

The problem with oak is that it will look like you went to a house and cut balusters out of a staircase and made cues from them. Oak is not an attractive wood and has wide-open pores. Finishing to anything near what a cuemaker should be aiming for will not be easy. Oak also tends to shatter out when working.

I have used cherry and walnut in cues, so you don't have to buy a $200 piece of burl to start. There are 'exotic' species that are affordable and interesting. Things like purpleheart, sapele, canarywood, etc. work well and look the part.
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Thanks so much for the info! I agree it will not make a beautiful cue but at least it sounds like I can use a bunch to practice and learn on! Make a few for my kids to use when on my table so they stay away from mine lol. The ones you listed, can you use these and get by with not coring? I will not have gun drills for a while. Just trying to start off a little simple for now. Thanks!
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Tougher tables did not help USA pros for 20 years

HawaiianEye
King T said:
Similar to what you stated I heard Johnny Archer say that the Philipino players are better because the Money means more?? Well as broke as most of the Pool players are in the USA it should mean as much to them as anybody. And poverty doesn't explain the amount of great players from all the other country's.
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Having lived in the Phillipines, I can tell you that being "broke" there is NOTHING like being broke in the USA.

In the USA, if you are broke you maybe can go sleep over at someone's house or get some kind of public assistance.

In the Philippines, the people who are around you are broker than you are and public assistance doesn't exist.
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