Recent content by philly

Diameter is important but length of taper is also, comfort moving through your fingers, especially with a closed bridge. It all can be done for you if you have an experienced cuesmith and exactly how you want it, if you are playing with wood, which I do. If you are playing with carbon you are at...

Maybe I am. You will 3 foul your opponent in 9 ball 80% of the time if you choose to?

Bull.

I've been to Joss in Towson Md. Went there 8 years ago to pick up a custom that Dan Janes made for me. Dan signed and dated the cue for me. The Janes are very welcoming people and extremely easy to work with. I will be going back inside of a month to pick up a new custom, box cue, that Stephen...

Yup. Playing at home is not the same as playing in a poolroom. Gets repetitious.

Lucky you having a room ten minutes from you. Are those 9 footers or 7 footers? If they are 9 footers and set up well then eventually serious players will be coming around. I'm lucky too. My room is about 25 minutes from me. A few 7 foot Diamonds and 8 9 foot Diamonds two of which are...

Love the grey. Next reclothing of my home table will be grey. Object balls stand out cleanly on grey cloth. Played with many different sets of balls and never seen a grey object ball in any of those sets.

Thanks for your reply.

I was gifted one of your milk buds and loved it. My other shafts are hard pressed Triangles. I felt they all played the same. Why do you not ever use Triangles? What difference do you see between the two tips? I understand. If it works don't fix it. Just curious?

Try Steve Janes at Joss. He's been working side by side with his Dad Dan for decades. I should be receiving a handmade cue from Steve in about 3 weeks or so.

You're on.

Diamonds hold their value very well. Make yourself happy. Go for it. Nobody deserves it more than you.

Selling the new Diamond?

If it's up north I can hook you up with a couple mechanics.

Well then by default you're the guy in that room. Maybe one day we'll play some 3C again.