Recent content by 3kushn

A Pro told me he bet that he has missed 100K more shots than I have. I first picked up a cue in 1973. My table time has been strong for long periods and also periods of weakness over the years. These days I'm playing more than the average, but I'm running out of time to learn. Just too old...

You also have to know how to pull a torque wrench. If you pull a quality wrench the same way every time, you'll get consistent results, but if your technique is flawed, you won't get the torque the wrench is set to. I wouldn't recommend a $20 Harbor Freight torque wrench. I've seen their...

I play with the cue I ordered that took about 3 years to get. Why would I do anything else? This cue from a distance looks like a Plane Jane maple cue. Gotta have it in your hands to see the work. But that's a side note. Love that cue. If a joint looks shady, likely I won't go in. If I...

IMO, it won't be a problem if you vacuum. The stuff is extremely clean.

That may have been an early version? The added pin may help with that issue. I only remember him talking about how hard it was to separate the parts. Don't remember him talking about the joint coming loose. If he could keep his tolerances to spec along the lines of a Morse Taper, he wouldn't...

My experience in the machine tool industry, I always thought this design was far superior than simply a piloted joint, like the old Hoppe cue design or even Schuler or... can't think of the other guy that used to make carom cues but seems to have quit with an advanced and very nice tight...

My 3C playing cue is around 15.5oz. Maybe 16. I get around the table just fine.

Going Pro takes a personality/drive to accept a million misses, much less Hitting a Million Balls. Just like the female question, its a numbers game maybe a money game. Don't exactly know the population percentages of White vs Black but believe that Black folks in the US are still a minority...

Maybe some other time. I'm going on the Dole starting 8/29/25, so my schedule is more flexible.

Sad to see the poll results.

I think you have the answer from YESYUA. If its as simple as he says, its just a Color Matching Game I'd guess.

The cues I've had made, I ordered 3 shafts. Triple Redundancy, guards against Murphy's Law regarding popping off tips when it matters most. Dieckman argued with me for a moment, then agreed to build a 3rd shaft. He didn't enjoy building shafts. In the end, he was thinking of contracting a...

I can't quantify if I get less miss-cues with V10. I can definitely show you how much cleaner a table ends up being, comparing to my table vs a pool room table. I feel guilty and lazy for not cleaning my table for 2 weeks. I guarantee you that after I vacuum, my damp cloth use after, will show...

alphadog mentioned AE Schmidt. Always liked their tables but they moved away from commercial tables and now concentrating on home tables, therefore its nearly impossible to find one of their tables in a pool hall or tavern. The good thing is, they still have the blueprints from the old days...

Interesting Vid. From the Title, I thought you were going to show CB Draw "Off the Rail" for Position. Most don't realize there's such a thing as drawing off a rail. With or without hitting a OB 1st.