Recent content by axejunkie

It looks like a Hagan to me. He didn't sign all his cues but most have the HC logo. Shafts should be 29.5 inch and butt 28.5 inch. Joint and ferrules should be antler/buckhorn. Thin butt and possible visible lamination where he bookmatched the wood. Those rings are definitely his.

Thanks, I played in a league with him 20ish years back. Not surprised he was regarded as a good 1P player. He was a competitive guy at the table.

Is that Paul Buckman who passed away or a different Buck?

Good stuff. I still have a Mace J/B I ordered from him in 2005. Been my main breaker since.

Ahh the break cue market...yes it's quite something. Makes me want to pull a video of SVB ca. 2008 breaking with that skinny Schon (?) shaft and popping the rock a foot off the table. Do this mean the BK Rush can't guarantee that for us bangers?

My local room has a 14.1 league for us weekend warriors. It's a little humbling if I haven't played in a while, as it takes me about an hour to feel like I'm actually thinking the game correctly. Your brain has to be working. 9 ball takes me a couple racks to get the patterns back, but...

A former coworker from Norway would say when a dumb Norwegian moves to Sweden, the collective IQ of both countries would go up. Of course his counterpart in Sweden would say the same in reverse. Haaland is great for football exposure in the US. He seems like a fun-loving guy off the field.

You got this Jay, we're here for you. I'll always remember you introducing yourself at the US Open and taking time to talk all things pool with me.

Pool needs its version of John Virgo from the snooker commentary world. Great voice, English accent of some sort I think. I could listen to that guy talk about someone cutting the grass.

I'm looking forward to this as an ESPN subscriber. I do follow the major events on YouTube where available, but think the ESPN platform will have some added features. I've yet to watch the WNT on DAZN so can't compare to that.

Managed to make it on a Gandy, agree easier on a Diamond, at least in predicting the angle off 2nd rail. But Gandy pockets scoop up balls like no other table in my experience.

Twice across. Playing last pocket 8 ball. New cloth probably helped lenghten it out.

...successfully, as about 98.9% I've made in my life have been unintentional. As I was not born within 50 miles of the Ohio River Valley and shooting these as a whippersnapper, I shall happily retire and take up cornhole.

Certainly hope he recovers. Living in Florida, I fear the worst when reading the daily accounts of serious accidents here, and don't get me started on the wrong way drivers on our interstates.

I feared that, attendance seemed down in 2025 from my visit there. Hopefully it only needs a year off and possibly a different set of dates.