Daves custom cues said:

My neighbor, that got me interested in cue building, dyes and stabilizes wood. He and I are much alike... both friggin crazy
Were having an ugly wood contest, that is to find the ugliest piece of wood you can find and make it into a pool cue... I might have misunderstood the mission. He found some highly figured black walnut with white sap wood he is slowly turning down.. and i found an ugly stick... But I'll work with it.. lol
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DaveK said:

Cool. Your lump of wood looks a bit like diamond willow (although perhaps not a prize specimen). We have lots here in my city along the river banks. Stuff grows like weeds, used to hate going through that jungle.

Dave

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I thought the same thing , it certainly does look to be diamond willow . which may make a fantastic pool cue ???

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Crasher said:

the construction is pretty disappointing, given the price point. I bought both to see how they look in person, but I’m likely going to be re-selling.

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sjm said:

To be fair, Alex needed a few years to learn how to deal with the nerves. He always played poorly at the Mosconi and often struggled against the most elite players, especially SVB. I believe the turning point for Alex came when he shutout SVB in the 2021 World Pool Masters final. He, similarly, played very well in a losing effort vs SVB in the 2022 WPC semifinal. I think he has been a very self-assured pro ever since. Nice to see him enjoying such a fine year that places him in the Top 10 on the AZB money list.

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lfigueroa said:

Having seen Mosconi shoot a number of times, when he was well past his prime, my opinion is that: had he been offered time on the same table as JS's run, and while in his prime, it would have gone something like this:

He would have walked in, taken his jacket and tie off, shot a couple of warm up racks and said, "Let's go." Then he would probably have run some number past JS's number, laid down his cue and said, "I'm hungry. Can we get a sandwich?" After eating he would have picked up his cue again, go well past 1,000 balls and then looked at Bobby and ask, "How long we going with this?" Then he would have run a few more and said, "Let me know when someone gets past this run and I'll come back beat that."

As to conditions? Probably the most pertinent one would be that Mosconi wouldn't need weeks of repeated attempts on perfect equipment and with ideal conditions. He was used to walking into a different pool room packed with people, 300 days a year, with a variety of environments, take two warm up racks, and run 100 virtually every place he played.

So, IMO, Mosconi would have run balls on the JS table for-ever.

Lou Figueroa

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ShootingArts said:

Mosconi said it wouldn't be hard to run 1000. I believe him, not hard for him! A person would have to consider the sum total of the conditions Mosconi shot in and modern players shoot in. Pocket sizes or no, I believe that it is still easier to run balls in modern conditions.

Today's players are great but we will still be talking about Willie Mosconi when they are forgotten.

Hu

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GoldCrown said:

Still looking? Bumperless. I can post better pics/it will be available in 2 weeks. I’m away from home until 3rd week of Oct. $675 shipped anywhere in US. The cue is in perfect condition. Never chalked or used. No returns. PayPal goods/services only

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mjantti said:

I agree here with your reference to Alex handing a donut to Shane. Additionally, I think Alex is a prime example how far you can get by making everything as simple as possible. Because if his flow is not very fluent and he doesn't seem to be mentally effortless, his ability to simplify patterns and position play is something we can all hold exemplary. And he has recently learnt to push through even when nervous. Also after a couple of bad misses, he seems to be performing just fine to get over the line. Not all players can be cool under pressure like Shane for instance, but it doesn't mean they cannot win. It is surprising how many top pro players are shaking when you are able to check them out live. And they still can perform flawless.

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sjm said:

To be fair, Alex needed a few years to learn how to deal with the nerves. He always played poorly at the Mosconi and often struggled against the most elite players, especially SVB. I believe the turning point for Alex came when he shutout SVB in the 2021 World Pool Masters final. He, similarly, played very well in a losing effort vs SVB in the 2022 WPC semifinal. I think he has been a very self-assured pro ever since. Nice to see him enjoying such a fine year that places him in the Top 10 on the AZB money list.

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