Recent content by Cue Alchemist

That was some reaction, had the whole room with him, would of been amazing to have been there.

And that would be the same for everybody. Its not like, its a new thing in pool. Tight pockets been around a long time.it seems only last few years, events have been promoted with this idea, that it will make the game better.

Slow is slow no matter how people try and dress it up. Even some officials watching, the games, must see some matches taking too long. If its part of the game now, i doubt much will change.

I absolutely agree with you. You watch pool now, The flow and freedom to play is not the same. That is why, i think the game has slowed right down.very hard to watch. 9 ball has always been a pressure game. 9 ball should be an exciting game. But much like watching snooker, with ronnie or Jack...

Don't most shafts, start out at 31/32 inch when there brought or been hanging in a shop to stabilize? But if your buying cf or production shafts, i would imagine there is an up charge. Even if its just an inch! I find the best for me is 30inchs.

With that kind of restoration would you call that? If its not completely original? I just don't know why you would cut those. And one of them i can understand. But Your the expert, they certainly look old.

And they've been chopped too, Even more sad. If there are real, any historical significance, would be lost. Some had a mace on the other end, some had tips. Could be french, english who knows.

That wood looks very much like bocote. Nice looking cue.

Its also worth remembering the kind of ferrule you use, will also have an effect on the way it feels. Take a melamine for example is going to hit way harder than juma. The feedback you get, will be completely different.

I had one, with same feel to it. Weights in the handle. Mine was in black decron. They make real nice players with the 18 pin.

This was really cool match to watch, and kim didn't take his jacket off once🙂 these old matches, is history right here.

This is my approach too, except i use micro fibre cloth, maybe twice a week. I'm always playing. like philly said, unless your getting something on the shaft, why would you need to clean them that much? I know some players, don't like the blue staining. I always found the more you play, the...

A word of caution, rotation will improve your game in time, but it takes many years to master the basics, I only played the Philippine version. Its what i would call pools version of snooker. If you find someone to play,competitively against. Its a great game. A serious game. Loads of safety...

I think most that do it, think they struck gold, and to be told, by the guys who know. Its a cheap import. And not worth anything. But yeah i agree, we are a seeing these threads, a lot more now. There is more than enough info on this site, if you do your research properly, you shouldn't need...

Yeah hard tips, are my favourite too, it always feels like the CB reacts quicker. And yep, the best ones that do this, are the single layer tips. Again trying to find consistency among all these, is tricky, no matter how long it lasts.