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Murray Tucker

J.Flowers BRKR arrived yesterday. After a few practice breaks I was having really good success with it - pocketed at least a ball and spread the rack, on all three breaks in my match last night. Won 4-3 so I would say it was a big contributor. What I liked most about it was that I could do my...

45 years ago when I played pool in Texas bars, I had marks cut into the cue I played with and broke with. It always sucked when you realized someone else was standing against a wall holding your cue, drinking a Lone Star and not even playing pool. Funny - I still remember the marks in the...

Just contacted a friend who used to be on my team - I loved his break cue and it was a BK Rush. It wasn't a heavy cue so I assume he removed a weight bolt. In any case, the JFlowers is in the mail, so it's going to get tested before I consider dishing out big bucks for the Predator.

The J.Flowers site says you can lighten it a little. I'd prefer 17.5-18, and if I don't love this one, I will look at 'Go Customs'. The only break cues I've ever owned were a Tibbits custom, a super-heavy Cuetech and a Hightower. I liked the Hightower a lot, but sold it when I moved...

Reading another thread, I ended up ordering a J.Flowers BRKR. It was between that and the Predator, so I saved a little $$$. I played a guy tonight who used a Predator break cue - I don't remember which model. He was an APA 6 and was dry-breaking, but I'm sure it had nothing to do with the...

I've been looking at discussions here about break cues, and decided to pursue one of the J.Flowers break cues. I can't find any information on the BK2 vs the BRKR, but I guess that doesn't matter, as they weight 18.5 ounces and up. I prefer a lighter break cue. Any recommendations? (other...

Here are photos of the French Brunswick 'propellor' label cue that Dave rebuilt for me: https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/brunswicks-evolution.48466/post-7635406

Brunswick French 'propellor' logo cue. Just checking out this old thread and realized that I had never posted photos of the rebuilt cue. I refinished it this morning, as the old finish was done using a method that I'm not all that crazy about, but it's what I knew at the time. The original...

For some reason I'm having a difficult time quoting, but this is in response to @SJpilot No, I wasn't picking a fight with him at all - quite the opposite. I knew he was angry, but I thought he was just mad at himself for playing so poorly. I've walked away from a table a little upset before...

Yeah, they are old and worn out, so I had that going for me.

Wow - I didn't see you there. You should have said something! You're condoning kicking someone in the balls in such a situation, which makes you just as worthless as the guy who kicked me.

No, I tried to get his attention several times. Before he kicked me he said "Don't ever put your hands on me!", and I backed off a little. Then the strike came. I should have left him alone, but he had expressed a lot of anger throughout the match and I thought I could smooth things over and...

Anyone ever get kicked in the balls after winning a match? I guess it's the replacement for shaking hands, among the younger generation (I'm about 35 years older than the guy). I tried to shake hands with him after the match, and put my hand on his shoulder when he wouldn't turn around to...

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