Recent content by 3kushn

Luckily the pitch is wrong for my cue. Dieckman told me I could possibly sand the flanks a bit and Longoni and the rest could work. Maybe so and have several shafts to experiment with but I'm gonna say NO. Rather spend $300 on a fishing rod. Don't need any more of those either.... Maybe

Maybe have close to the last 2 Dieckman cues. Who knows what he did his last few years in MI. I commissioned a cue after a long drunken discussion on his porch. 2 years later he sent me two to pick from, which I did. He sent me the wrong cue but then several months later he sent the one I...

So glad nobody makes a CF shaft with a male pin. Don't want the temptation

Has anybody studied cut induced influences on the CB? I know there is such a thing, but nobody talks about it here or anywhere. How do you calculate CB paths without knowing what spin is added or subtracted, given the hit.

Can you add more explanation?

Why not buy shafts that have been properly made. or Go with CF shafts. My shafts were finished at least 20 years after acquired as square lumber. That makes my shaft wood around 40 years old. They're still perfectly straight. Don't do anything special other than keeping my cues out of temp...

What Event?

Like straightline indicated, this was instruction, likely for less than above average players. General Population discussion. His key statement was "don't use English To Make a Ball" It's OK to use English for position. We all know that spinning the ball complicates things. That's all he...

The big names in power tools generally don't make their own accessories like utility blades, screwdriver bits, saw blades and .... 40 years ago there was a Co named US Blade. Maybe their still in business but don't have a website... Old school. I'm sure Co's like this Private Label bla"des for...

If you do what Gar says, you'll need to block it to prevent it from walking. They move a little. Maybe just a carpet tile will do the trick.

A few decades ago I was traveling to LA on business. Harry Sims tells me I should look up Allen Gilbert and gave me his phone number. I did contact him and we met at Hollywood Elks Club. George came sometime later and after we quit playing, they invited me to dinner. Geo and Allen treated...

Agree but the hit is so thin. Will the OB travel 8inches? Just asking, I don't play enough pool to be any authority, plus I need to see the shot in real life.

What makes these games great is there's shot that are counter intuitive. I'm in the camp or outside and throw, but I can see with a little masse with inside you can hit the backside of the ball. More complicated IMO for sure. I suspect there's players that could, but would they? Tricky stuff.

My story: I transferred to SIU Carbondale, IL in 1973. I was required to live in the Dorms. There were 2 Iranians next door and one enjoyed playing caroms. Stepping back in time: When I was around 8 years old my oldest brother introduced me to caroms on our bumper pool table. Fast forward...