Recent content by 3kushn

Single elimination would be fine with me but for me there's no local 3C tournaments closer than 300 miles. That format doesn't work for 3C. Round Robin and 3days min is the only way for this game. Looking at a $grand expenses give or take, which makes the prize money moot. Just go and have fun...

Don't think I've ever seen a pool table play/bank like a carom table. Maybe that's a lie... Years ago I played on a Vitalie (sp??) and it played well to the Corner 5 system. From 5 to 2 to 3 to the corner isn't correct. But that's how pool tables play and it makes Efren's Z shot even more...

Maybe I'm not thinking straight at my age but it seems to me that these type multi tools aren't understood. IMO The 3 radius forming areas are used for shaping only, unless you enjoy installing tips. The flat surface is for ROLLING the tip across it. I own a Sandman but normally don't use it...

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...