Of course he has someone that puts them on. He certainly knows what he's after in an elkmaster. The amount that won't make the grade. Must be high.
Trump
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Must be that tip
I don't want a mushroomed tip when I'm using extreme draw, ever.
Take a chunk out of it/ruin it immediately.
Snooker balls are allot lighter that 2 1/4'' Aramiths.
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Neither of those is sticky!
And there has got to be a similar difference from pool balls, just like there is with carom balls...but in the opposite direction.
The tip / ball interaction must be quite different than what we see with pool.
Surprisingly so - less than 10% difference in size (3/16") = 30% difference in volume/weight.
The same difference in size between pool and billiards balls (3/16") = 27% difference in volume/weight.
pj
chgo
* The pool ball volume also shows that phenolic weighs just about 1 ounce per cubic inch (6 cu" = 6 oz).
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My favorite house cue in the early 60’s had an almost flat tip. I’ve tried to recreate it. It takes a lot of work.
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George the Greek
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I always played snooker with a 10.5mm tip and always did my own tips. I played with Blue Diamond tips for the most part and never had a tip come off. I put tape on the ferrule, cut the side of the tip with an x-acto knife and used the wife's nail files to smothen out and burnished with a cigarette pack.
None of which are sticky!!
your statement really shows your ignorance.
the ignorance is the supposition that small changes in equipment lead to big changes in performance.
look at golf for instance. the low handicapped players keep their clubs for a long time and rarely change without justified reasons.
the high handicapped players are buying into the new clubs and accessories every year or when they have a few bad rounds.
look at golf for instance. the low handicapped players keep their clubs for a long time and rarely change without justified reasons.
the high handicapped players are buying into the new clubs and accessories every year or when they have a few bad rounds.
3C Carom balls are 61.5mm = 2.42125984 inches.
I don't know...
I've played with Predator shafts for 20 years and I'll probably never switch but I do think there's a benefit to playing with different equipment, even if it's just for a practice session or two. I think part of our "feel" for the balls can sort of deaden or fall asleep when nothing ever changes. Mixing it up from time to time can sort of reawaken the subconscious and help us fine tune our stroke. This seems to work for me, especially when I'm working on particular shots.
Just throwing that out there.
Yes, my numbers were rounded to the nearest 1/16". Here's the result in mm and inches with no rounding.
pj
chgo
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on equipment, indians, arrows and the simple choices of snooker players:
anthony mcgill (fairly recent WC semifinalist) with his new GO custom cf cue..
anthony mcgill (fairly recent WC semifinalist) with his new GO custom cf cue..