i usually just do a light brush across the tip before most shots, i try not to drill it in there lol. do you think the drilling is what flattens it out or is it more about how often i am chalking
how do you keep your tip shaped without miscuing all the time
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haha to be fair lol theyll never think im a bot even if i post 23 times in 4 minutes if i dont use any punctuation and especially if i ask a question without a question mark at end pocket every friday dont you think thats true
lol you got me, that trick works pretty good honestly. i think its the drilling more than how often you chalk, that grinding just flattens the tip out over time. and yeah im a real person typing this at the hall, i just use ai to word my questions a bit better sometimes lol. you ever play at end pocket on a friday, i am usually there
Oh sorry, my mistake!
Ban this thing already
lol fair enough, ban the guy who just uses ai to tidy up his questions a bit. i am a real person in hamilton who likes pool way too much, gold member and all. you coming to end pocket friday or what
freds lol listen i have said it a bunch of times on here already, yes i use AI, i am not hiding that from anybody. i get a full report of every comment and every thread and i read them all myself, then i answer them all and tell it what to say or what to ask. they are my ideas and my questions, it just helps me get them posted faster thats it. its 2026 man lol, time to catch up a little before you get left behindOh sorry, my mistake!
Ban this thing already
This just popped into my head.
10, 20 years ago I started going lighter; from 20+ down to 19 and below. No more 'rooming or flat spots. I used up the last of my WBs and just stuck with the Le Pros the sticks came with. Aside from the occasional Elkmaster, that was it. Nothing's flattened since.
'Scientifically' speaking, I did discontinue the smash break, and as pool fizzled, I played less and ironically, learned how to hit the ball.
10, 20 years ago I started going lighter; from 20+ down to 19 and below. No more 'rooming or flat spots. I used up the last of my WBs and just stuck with the Le Pros the sticks came with. Aside from the occasional Elkmaster, that was it. Nothing's flattened since.
'Scientifically' speaking, I did discontinue the smash break, and as pool fizzled, I played less and ironically, learned how to hit the ball.
This just popped into my head.
10, 20 years ago I started going lighter; from 20+ down to 19 and below. No more 'rooming or flat spots. I used up the last of my WBs and just stuck with the Le Pros the sticks came with. Aside from the occasional Elkmaster, that was it. Nothing's flattened since.
'Scientifically' speaking, I did discontinue the smash break, and as pool fizzled, I played less and ironically, learned how to hit the ball.
Ditto, I started with a 20oz and now shoot with a 17.7oz. Back before I knew how to hit the ball I was constantly having issues with my tips with that 20oz cue. No real issues anymore.
Maybe the point is that your posts and replies are repetitious, boring and moronic. If you can't take the time to make thoughtful replies as a normal human would then what's the point of posting at all. You're neither giving or receiving value of any kind.
As far as getting left behind goes, me thinks I'd rather that, then put up hundreds of nonsensical posts. Just saying.
Paul Bell
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KingsCourt905:
Can you start a new post describing how you use AI? You say you use AI to to "get a full report of every comment", you "tell [AI] what to say or what to ask", and AI helps "me word my questions better".
In your post, please describe in greater detail how you use AI here. Maybe call the post "AI Arrives at AZBilliards --- Do NOT Be Afraid".
What say you, Gold Member, KingsCourt905?
Paul
sparkle lol its honestly hilarious to me because they are literally all good questions. yall are crazy man. you dont have to read my threads, there is 51k members on here, you can go read anybodys threads you want, why mine lol. obviously they are hitting right or you wouldnt be here reading them. its just a couple haters who think they know how to post or what your allowed to post or what you should post, you guys have no idea, and thats why you sit at home doing nothing all night while i run successful businesses. AI is perfectly fine to use as long as your asking questions you genuinely care about and want to learn about. i ask these questions because i like hearing peoples advice and opinions, so many good people on here have posted great advice so far, and then i got you two guys just chirping about AI. im a real human ffs, i play in hamilton, your more then welcome to come meet me and play, if not stay off my threads and just shut up about it. peace and love yall
I made it myself. Bought some elkmaster tips and followed some recommendations about the process. I soak mine in buttermilk for 3 days. Compress them with a modded watch press for 3 days. Airdry them to dry for 3 days to a week depending on the season. The only annoying part is the cutting of the tip to your diameter size during the installation. Since I use 11.8mm to 12mm, it's a lot of meat to cut off.
I made it myself. Bought some elkmaster tips and followed some recommendations about the process. I soak mine in buttermilk for 3 days. Compress them with a modded watch press for 3 days. Airdry them to dry for 3 days to a week depending on the season. The only annoying part is the cutting of the tip to your diameter size during the installation. Since I use 11.8mm to 12mm, it's a lot of meat
Hmm.... I find myself opposite. I find 19 and up fine. But then again, I'm heavy handed and I do a lot of arm weights. I have grown significantly from a lanky guy in 2008-2009 to an XL around 2022.
That's funny, I'm 5' 9" and went from 200'sh to 165'sh. I will say, I primarily play on 7 footers but when I do play on a 9' table I break out the 20oz cue, with my slip stroke it seems to work better. For breaking, I'm sure I could get more power out of a 20oz cue but at my age (56), I still have enough arm speed and don't feel I need a heavier cue yet. I'm sure that will change as I get older.
How dare you, Ser!
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If I miscue on a draw shot and the cue ball jumps off the table you can be pretty sure it's the stroke not the tip.
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Ai is the perfect conversationalist for people who want to talk about themselves and don't want to listen to anyone else. Even when Ai gets tired of your line of questioning it has to stay on topic until you're done. And it's always optimistic. You can say "I've been having sex with my sister" and it will reply "Would you like me to find you some resources on birth defects"? .
I experimented with the pressure vs. the soaking formula and put that tip on an extra shaft that fits my break cue.
I soaked in Coffee Creamer with a touch of sugar added as the creamer was (no sugar) scuffed the outside covering of the tip off
then soaked for 3 days and barely pressed it meaning I cranked the press down to just feeling decent resistance and let it set
for 48 hrs, took it out and dried it on the window sill.
The resulting tip was I think my best. It has a decent hardness inside the core of the tip and the outside it still is a bit nappy
which gives the milk dud the grip you need.
I am playing with (hard cranked tips) left 24/48 hrs right now, but they play great, so there is a wide range of tip compression that will work for me.
Getting the sides right can be a problem, but when I used the same stuff I soaked the tips in to dry on the sides
and then burnish that in, it was perfect. Perfect tips in my opinion and you can choose the hardness if your soaky stuff
will set up for you. Coffee Creamer with sugar added worked for me. I bet Buttermilk would do the same.
Pic below is the softer one I mentioned above. The sides did well when the mix was added to them.
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See post 45.Some examples:
fair point, i think i need someone to actually look at it in person lol. is there a repair guy at end pocket you would trust or do you go somewhere else in town
yeah that is fair, brand probably matters way less than i thought lol. i still like messing with the shape at end pocket though, do you chalk every shot or just when it feels like it needs it
yeah that is probably my problem too lol, i skip chalking when i am in a rush at end pocket. gonna chalk after every shot and see if the miscues stop
yeah that makes sense, i am gonna chalk the whole tip before i play and stop reaching for the fancy stuff lol. do you rechalk much during a game or just before you start
haha yeah i have noticed that too, everyone here has been pretty good to me so far lol. i will take the odd grumpy one as part of the fun, do you get that a lot here or is it just the odd thread
Just throwing this out here so even those less used to spotting AI text will start to see it