Recent content by Fvalstounge

Current bid at $300. Those people are nuts. 🤣🤣

Bump. $785 + shipping. A very fair price, IMO. If you don't love it, send it back in same condition for a full refund, including outbound shipping (you pay return shipping & insurance).

I think an intentional bad break to start with, leaving a nice big cluster and very few open balls, might give some insights to how they approach the game. Are they patient and strategic, or just get frustrated and blast the pile? That alone could help shape some strategy.

I had a team member in leagues who would try to get in a better player's head with (seemingly) earnest questions. "I can't get any rhythm in my stroke. Do you exhale as you stroke the ball, or hold it until after?" "How do you shoot so straight with your elbow in that position?" "I gotta try...

Oh, I'm definitely playing a 2-rail bank shot... Because I'm an idiot. 😁

LePro tips are absolutely comparable and another good choice.

Nope. It's a different one.

I think Bob's story is fascinating, and it mimics so many other entrepreneurs who had to try many times before they really hit their stride. It all finally came together at Olive Branch, and he definitely used his experiences to make it count. In many ways, he was a visionary well beyond the...

OMG... I've seen some garbage, but that's absurd. Almost sold an 84-3 cue that I picked up. It has the straightest Originals shaft I've seen to date (including my own). Thank goodness it didn't pan out. The Kamui tip on mine delaminated while playing Friday night. Cleaned up the other one to...

Someone loved her, once upon a time. They played with this cue so much, they wore the wrap all the way through in places. They didn't take care of her, though. Once she eventually became dirty and started to show her age, she was eventually discarded (likely for a newer model). I just couldn't...

First lesson I ever took, the guy absolutely insisted I change to a closed bridge. I wish I hadn't listened, because my open bridge was fine and I find myself reverting back after decades. My tip... embrace your own "best" stroke. One can improve without compromising what feels natural.

Just my own two cents here... Unlike most (or all) others posting on this topic, I've actually visited Springfield Cues, met Doug and learned a lot about him, his passion and the hard work he's put into this. Isolated complaints from years ago don't carry much weight, IMO. Every business has...

I don't know much about OCD and there is a wide spectrum of players, from the very casual to the very serious. From my experience, one MUST be a perfectionist at the very least, to have the drive and discipline to get really good. Of course, there is also the issue of natural talent (of which I...

It is much harder for me to segment the drawback into fractions though. As soon as I do, it feels too mechanical and disrupts the timing and transition to forward motion.

I've spent years trying to improve my bank shots with what I always called "off-table visualization" or "Siamese tables". Others call it a "mirror" technique. Over time, I've found I can hit most shots (particularly the harder ones) more often than those who are otherwise my peers. I truly...