Recent content by Cornerman

I am reminiscing on how many mentioned I did an article for InsidePOOL Magazine. It’s like two lifetimes ago for me. And to the thousand new AZBilliards members who never read one of my articles… I’m restarting.

Lol! BTW - just remembered that the Jacobys use the Tom Migliore system for their QR extension.

I believe that they use the Migliore system today. So this is a great solution for 3/8-16 removable weight bolts

Another off-the-shelf solution is the 3/8-16 Tiger Extension. Thread their adapter in and buy their extension. They have several lengths, etc. It works. It’s not sexy. I enjoy my Migliore, and I did fit it on my Schuler without altering the floating weight bumper design. But I have four...

Michigander? Or is that just the males ?

Thanks, JAM! No need to do anything further. Scott is now officially on the nomination list.

Tom Migliore. The end.

For future reference, anyone who wants to nominate Scott Smith or anyone else for Meritorious Service only needs to contact a USBMA member and give a bio and rationale. We are working on updated written eligiblity requirements (just going through approvals). If someone reading wants to give...

The Schuler joint is outside the normal range at 22mm diameter, which is about 0866”. It is or was a common carom cue joint diameter, and it makes a bit more sense in the metric world.

Ryan Theewen AZB’s (RATCues) did mine. Super job. Ryan was the main repair mechanic at Meuller’s Sporting Goods for decades. He worked on a zillion Meuccis. Scott Sherbine (Proficient) and Scott Erwin are two names that come up for vintage Meucci refurbs.

The original is the best CF shaft I have played with because it doesn’t have uber low deflection,and it doesn’t have an annoying tink sound. If they had been able to make me an original shaft to fit my Schuler, I’d be playing with it full time today.

No relationship whatsoever.

The answer is: of course. The “hollow core near the tip” is normally just a drilled hole 5-6” down the axis. That can be done on any wooden cue. If you’re thinking about shortening the ferrule, you might as well drill a hole. You need obviously the right tools and some skills. Yes, you...

Good example of how the top players had to club the ball. I believe this was in 1989! Yes, they had Simonis, but the tables still played slower at times. Players weren’t bunting the balls around, and they had to have a stroke. It was a different game back then. Thankful for these archived...

Since this is an old thread, for all I know, I’ve already answered it three times the same way. But if we’re gonna list best playing cue builders of all time (even if that wasn’t the intent of the question, there’s only one answer: Mike Sigel (and yes, he built his high-end cues) The next...