Recent content by Bavafongoul

Tell him to get a Joe Porper Talc dispenser….no more hand or finger powder prints.

I have been playing with my original single piece of TAOM chalk for 16 months and don’t expect changing it anytime soon. It will last 2 years, in my opinion, or longer. Masters chalk may cost .$50, maybe less and you can probably swipe a cube now and then from a pool hall. For less than $0.84 a...

Have any questions, read the attached. If you have questions afterward, then read the attached a 2nd time….Nuf Ced!

Masters would deposit more because of the chalk consistency but when you chalk Masters correctly, and away from the table and rails, only on a hard stroke CB after right after having chalked the cue tip would any immediately noticeable chalk get deposited on the cloth. It most commonly occurs...

Oh boy, you really don’t know what you’re writing about or haven’t tried that many different chalks. The amount of debris & chalk dust is dependent on only 2 things: chalk quality & chalking technique. You can’t make players change their chalking technique and an incredibly high % of players...

I had my surgery about 12 years ago. I did not get prescription lenses and just went with a standard lens since it was less expensive and had worn billiard glasses for years so I could always get a xx new prescription. Well, my surgery turned out great and V my vision is still 20/20 with...

Thanks…..we’ll give it another try…….when we did it the run out rate got so high that we wanted to add more balls. It was just way too easy. In one of my matches I was down 4-0 before I got to shoot and lost 7-5 because my break sucks. That’s why I wrote it was way too easy but the pace of play...

I wonder whether when all has been said and done if the difference in total match time or average player time per inning is tangibly or perhaps inconsequentially affected? My gut tells any added time, i.e., delay, might intitally seem like it could be appreciable when in actuality, it really is...

I spotted the below ad and wondered how much different could it be than playing 3 ball. So I showed the ad to a buddy since we’re always looking for away to run a mini-tournament among friends but time constraints always seemed to be a challenge. Things like which format, how short or long a...

It is easy to tell others what to do when you have no skin in the game. I empathize with Joe’s family and earnestly regret his passing but returning property to others should be done within 2-3 mths. of Joe’s death. If the original owner’s identity is not known, store those cues for 18 months...

Pagulayan or TAOM V10 and maybe some boxes of Blue Diamond for people who don’t know how to properly chalk. It is not equivalent to TAOM but is very clean chalk I played for years before switching chalk brands. A few pieces of TAOM will set you back a lot more than several boxes of Blue...

You are right but that means any slip on extension, like the Tony Ryan, would likely have to be 4 ozs. or lighter in order to work with cues 21 ozs. and lighter. Oh well, I don’t have any 15 oz. cues so I guess I’m like the golfer that plays a round carrying 15 clubs, i.e., 2 drivers. I can’t...

I beg to differ…….a friend of mine just sold his Eddie Cohen Color of Money “Doom” cue. I know what he paid since it was going to be my order and he wanted it more than I did. He just sold it and doubled his price. I have a offer for twice what I paid in ‘05 for my EP cue. If you buy smart and...

Everyone should keep in mind how many U.S. & World Championships Willie won playing on 5’x10’ tables before 9’ tables became the standard. I grew up in 5x10 tables playing pool and 3 cushion in the early 60’s. It’s enormously harder than a 9’ table poses pocketing banks, long cut shots...

The wood feels more natural to hold than metal or plastic and the extension is long enough to position your hand very comfortably. The only caveat is at some point you could get so extended attempting your stroke you only push the cue. That’s OK if the OB is close to a pocket but for attaining...