Waste of money pool items

Icon of Sin said:
IMO, the beauty of the Sardo wasn't so much the pushing down and "locking in place" gimmick, it was more the racking in the same exact spot every time you got from lining up the arrows on the back of it. This way, if the table did form small divots, you were still racking them in the same place and getting a tight rack. Technically, it;s something that could be achieved with any rack as long as you mark the table slightly.

And you have to admit, there have been waaaaay worse gimmick racks like that one triangle with the flip down nineball rack and the 2 buttons in the back to push forward and get a "tight" rack...
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If the table formed small divots?
They sent one to Bert for his endorsement and he hated it (originally). The instructions were to wet and tap down the balls, creating divots to keep them in place. The whole push-down thing was the gimmick because the balls were already settled into position. He called it junk but later did endorse it so they must have agreed on a number.
 
JolietJames said:
If the table formed small divots?
They sent one to Bert for his endorsement and he hated it (originally). The instructions were to wet and tap down the balls, creating divots to keep them in place. The whole push-down thing was the gimmick because the balls were already settled into position. He called it junk but later did endorse it so they must have agreed on a number.
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A sardo came with my second hand pool table. I never used it but still have it kicking around. I did examine the design and I though it had two styles of 'push pins'. One set are spring loaded and press directly down on the balls. The other sets are rubber and off set. Figured they were meant to spin the balls together during the release (upward) motion.

I'll have to check again when the mood hits. I did get any form of manual with it, so I don't know the 'first use' process.
 
Zerksies said:
It's not heavy enough. I shouldn't be able to slide this thing across the table but it does.
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When I was in league I bought one of those stupid things. Weighted metal with a thick rubber coating.
Works great on tables with a straight 90 degree edge. If the table edge is rounded or radiused, FORGET it! WORTHLESS.
 
Dunnn51 said:
When I was in league I bought one of those stupid things. Weighted metal with a thick rubber coating.
Works great on tables with a straight 90 degree edge. If the table edge is rounded or radiused, FORGET it! WORTHLESS.
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The one you’re talking about is the Q Claw, and it’s super heavy and awesome. Yes, it only works on straight edge tables, but I love the 5-slot one I use on the end of the bar next to my home table.

The Colorado Cue Rest above is just made of rubber with a pivoting arm for “stability”. Very lightweight and unstable, apparently.
 
Hi Patrick,

I’ve attached some photos that might explain why I wrote what I did. The first 2 photos are the Rempe training ball.
One side is spaced practically and the reverse side isn’t and I included a couple of 13mm cue shaft tip photos to
show the diameter issue I referred to. There’s a photo of an array of cue training balls I’ve acquired and the best ones
are the last 2 balls.(Raschig & Elephant brands). For overall stroke improvement, the red/white Elephant Ball is best.

Matt B.
 

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Bavafongoul said:
Hi Patrick,

I’ve attached some photos that might explain why I wrote what I did. The first 2 photos are the Rempe training ball.
One side is spaced practically and the reverse side isn’t and I included a couple of 13mm cue shaft tip photos to
show the diameter issue I referred to. There’s a photo of an array of cue training balls I’ve acquired and the best ones
are the last 2 balls.(Raschig & Elephant brands). For overall stroke improvement, the red/white Elephant Ball is best.

Matt B.
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That is actually cool.

The least wasted item to be honest.
 
Bavafongoul said:
Hi Patrick,

I’ve attached some photos that might explain why I wrote what I did. The first 2 photos are the Rempe training ball.
One side is spaced practically and the reverse side isn’t and I included a couple of 13mm cue shaft tip photos to
show the diameter issue I referred to. There’s a photo of an array of cue training balls I’ve acquired and the best ones
are the last 2 balls.(Raschig & Elephant brands). For overall stroke improvement, the red/white Elephant Ball is best.

Matt B.
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To me it's too busy looking with too much information drawn on the ball, it needs to be more appealing to the eye then what it is. I attached a photo of what I would recommend. I have one of Aramith in red dot and black dot:
 

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Sr.Tom…..I consider these type cue balls as playable in a game or match, professionally or amateur.
The training cue balls are for practice purposes. And as you tell, I have a collection of cue balls asid
the ones in the pics. I also have a few sets of Centennials & way more cases & cues than one needs.
 

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Bavafongoul said:
Hi Patrick,

I’ve attached some photos that might explain why I wrote what I did. The first 2 photos are the Rempe training ball.
One side is spaced practically and the reverse side isn’t and I included a couple of 13mm cue shaft tip photos to
show the diameter issue I referred to. There’s a photo of an array of cue training balls I’ve acquired and the best ones
are the last 2 balls.(Raschig & Elephant brands). For overall stroke improvement, the red/white Elephant Ball is best.

Matt B.
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For side spin my training cue ball would need minimal markings, centerball, some spin, lotsa spin, that about covers everything I have when it comes to spin.
 
trob said:
I keep one just because these shitty bars don’t have a bridge most of the time lol but it’s been rarely used.

Digicue is that stupid rubber thing you put on the butt of your cue that vibrated if you had a bad stroke. lol what a waste of time. Tells you nothing. Its great it vibrates but it didn’t tell you why what’s the point 😂
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A lot of people agreed. I added Bluetooth and an app that showed what was happening and people liked it much better than the original vibrate-only version.
 
I bought these pocket reducers for my table and I have mixed feelings about them. They do reduce the pockets but too much restriction because it's very difficult to sink a ball into the pocket. If they were a bit smaller in a restrictive nature, they might be okay. I bought them tried them a couple times and haven't used them for 6 months now. So I got to say I wasted my money on them.

 
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