Recent content by axejunkie

My default thinking of new cloth colors was the financial incentive to sell more of it. But I can't see much return in that, i.e. wouldn't pool rooms replace cloth at the same frequency? Perhaps a small percentage would buy new cloth earlier for the new colors of the month.

What do you think you'd get for it though? $4k?

Maybe Rodney Morris from the US Open, but I can't see the cue in my head. He's about the only modern player I can think of whose cues are appealing.

Watched a few racks last night. Agree it's a nice setting. Do have to wonder if using that Vice City artwork is entirely legal; it's unmistakenly straight from the video game franchise. Imagine it's a small enough event not to be bothered but hope Matchroom is at least aware since their name...

You make some good points in reference to tennis and golf. Those sports have ever-present metrics like serve speed and swing or ball speed, which must be on some constant albeit gentle upward trajectory over time. No comparable metric in pool exists. Break speed has been measured but we know...

Yeah it's not a voice for all tastes. That said, if they pull out Temples of Syrinx or Something for Nothing and he can hit them notes, I might fork out the (presumably) few hundred to see this tour.

I attended last year and showed up the day of on the Friday, bought a general admin ticket. Good enough to walk around and get very close to the non-TV tables. I don't know about seated tickets though. With general admin I could see the TV tables from about 30 feet away, I think there were...

Indeed the list is short of females who can tolerate that 'geek beak shriek'!

Paraphrasing the meme but still a good laugh: "Annika Niles sets world record. First woman to attend a Rush show" Enjoy the trip!

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...