I have a Chris Whitaker butt I'd let go. Pretty much fits what you are looking for. Has a few scars and a 3/8-10" pin. It’s 29.5” and weighs 13.7oz. There is room for weight to be added but not sure how much. Looks to have been some sort of house cue conversion that he added a little dashed...
I've put 3 Med-Hard and 2 Mediums on in the last few months for myself and a couple friends. Nothing but positive reviews. They trim and burnish really nice and hold their shape well.
I think you give too much credit to the past prestige of some of these events and not enough credit to the potential paycheck.
Not to mention the ability to do the commentary remotely from home. Not saying any of them would walk away from MR soon, but money and convenience can be really...
I thought Chris, Ben and Eric (Edit: Sorry, I forgot him) were pretty good. The rest I can do without. Mark is just annoying and the other others were often way too negative about the players.
Hard to listen to guys with a bad camera angle criticizing word champions who are at the table for...
When I talked to him in SD he signed my case. Took him a few minutes to do it because he was very careful and I think like most things he wants/expects perfection.
I'm not sure I'm reading you right, but you can use your ball to pocket your opponent's ball. It's just a loss of turn if none of your balls go down.
Or are you referring to the rules after the break on combo shots?
I don't know what to tell you, but we played on 7ft Diamond Pro cuts and a second ball break from about 2" off the side rail with my playing cue felt like a cheat code.