Recent content by Brother Ron

Back in the 70's and 80's there was always one or two bars in the league that had the oversized CB.

Your back giving you issues? How come your tip makes that funny noise when you use english on the ball? You feeling ok today? You look a little pale! You look really tired! Your tip or ferrule sounds loose! Your back stroke seems a little jerky! That stance has to bother your hips! ;)

I normally wear glasses, but wear contacts when playing billiards because longer cut shots are difficult with my bifocals.

This is my 4 point 95-11 color variation is from different lighting.

Performance outweighs looks when it comes to shafts.

If someone is stabbing at the cue ball that may be true, but someone accelerating through contact will have a different effect. It will have an affect one way or another, either increasing or decreasing the effect. The timing of the springing back will be influenced by the stiffness/flex of the...

Do any of these devices also measure how far the tip of the shaft itself bends offline without losing contact with the cue ball and causing a miscue? Do any of them measure how much the shaft bends while the tip maintains its position? Tip deflection VS shaft flexing would be an interesting...

This is an interesting theory, and has me wondering about why I could always get more spin on the cue ball without a miscue with my whippy 12mm Eckes shaft compared to everyone else back in the 70's & 80's. I do realize that a 12mm tip is able to hit lower on the cue ball compared to a 13mm tip...

I like my 4 point 95-11. Still straight and an awesome playing cue with excellent feel.

No, my thumb stays attached.

I use lens cleaner wipes that I use on my eye glasses - they work great and don't damage the finish.

I had a tip come off during a game in a small tournament and I finished the game with a house cue - then quickly glued my tip back on between games with the super glue I always carried. After the match I replaced the tip with a new Elk Master which was my tip of choice back then. I didn't use a...

Just wondering about members here = How many members make and sell cues. How many members make shafts. How many members do cue repair. I figure this would be a helpful list here.

I'm sure there are a couple members here that are good cue makers.

I prefer a good Gel Super glue