There's a lot worse for cash. Not a chess guy but I believe most of chess is that kind of hustle. The recent Candian masterstroke that ruined an American Oly hopeful (which IMO cost 'em dearly) is another. Lawyers are prolly worse.

The fist pump sounds like the worst of it. I dislike the nit rules, but they are rules. The fist pump however….

They are great under appreciated cues. Top notch craftsmanship. And they are relatively inexpensive for custom made cues. As others have mentioned they retired and stopped building cues a few years ago.

the top pros in all sports want less luck and rightly so. not for the good of the game or for the spectators but for their own earnings. with less luck the top pros just win a lot more money.

so what rules do you go by in a tournament. just the ones your opponent thinks are not to be followed.

and what ones do you call on him. just the ones that he and the crowd who roots for him want.

Will have the purple tomorrow… buyers choice of this shaft or the brand new shaft with standard BK tip

DrCue'sProtege said:

Does it give you enough light on both ends of your table?

And is that an 8-foot or 9-foot table?

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The lighting on the sides or ends is good. It's a 9ft and I think the fixture is around 39" high

I played last pocket slop back in the Mid 70's on a tavern league. Late 70's through 2006 I mostly played call your shot, straight in 8 ball.
Since coming out of retirement last fall I have been playing by BCA or WPA rules with cue ball in hand and all ball fouls.
I am getting better at safeties since there wasn't any such thing back in the day. lol

Is this a joke, or are you blind in one eye or something? Why are you lined up in both videos where it looks like you are not even going to hit the object ball, and then your stick jerks sideways mid-stroke to make somewhat of a straight hit?

Rocket354 said:

I really wanted to go this year. But having it start the day after Thanksgiving is just completely untenable for me. I'm actually quite shocked at the timing, although I understand it probably allows for much more attractive venue pricing.

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I'm sure Europe is not concerned. Lol.