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Three cushion cues are made with a wood pin. As for what kind of pin i have no idea.

The cue ball will go off 30 degrees if the cue ball was rolling foward while making contact with the object ball. 90 degrees is for when the cue ball is sliding (but not rolling) when it makes contact with the OB.

I use to think about playing professionally. Of course over the years that dream dies more and more. Now I just want to be a well rounded player. I'd like to be able to string 5-6 racks consistantly and run 50-60s in 14.1 consistantly. I dont need to win tournaments or anything, just that would...

Skyline is a geat hall IMO. Pockets (Gotham City) is ok i guess. Last time i went, the tables were being checked out and repaired. Sucks when i get stuck in the back with a large group of bangers nearby. Ive only been to Brownstone once (3-4 years ago?) and its basically what people have...

Drivermaker Memorial Holiday Torunament

Saving my spot for the DMMHT 9' Brunswick GCII (i think) with some kind of cheap napped cloth (burgendy ugh!) thats in horrible condition with dead rails. Will be bringing my own red circle cue ball. Pocket Sizes: Session 1: Session 2: Session 3: Session 4: Session 5: AVG: Total:

A few years ago i bought a dozen for 6 dollars. I also saw that 40 dollar BS on ebay. Its good chalk and covered well. Im guessing its because its particles are much finer. There is like a wax film over it but after chalking a few times its basically off. I dont like it much on really hard...

I found that after learning systems (watching grady's video, freddy's book, etc), ive started to be able to "see" angles and where to shoot at. Sometimes for a complicated kick that has to be really accurate i'll use a system but if its a simple kick or bank i'll shoot by feel.

With a closed bridge, i have a 10 inch bridge from where my index finger is looped.

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It's called a bevel. Angles on a razor or utility blades are quite small (usually 5° each bevel, 10° inclusive). If you can, best bet would be to find a chisel ground (bevel on one side only) blade to work with because then you can place the blade flat with the ferrule. Chisel ground blades will...

That looks like bocote to me too. I think just the butt sleeve is amboyna burl. Id love to see pictures of one too.

When someone tries to slug rack me sometimes i like to hit maybe half the one ball. Use a lot of top spin (depending on what side im breaking from) and forcing the cue ball through the rack to spread out the balls better. Just go onto the table and keep racking slugs for yourself and then...

IMO whatever shaft you think you'll be able to afford. Reason being there is no shaft that has zero deflection. With every shaft you're going to have to adjust to. Soooo, if you can afford to buy predator shafts, go nuts. Just remember that if it breaks or you change to a different pin you'll...

I would have to say Richard Hsu over here in Brooklyn. Really not that many people out of Brooklyn have heard of him but he makes great cues at pretty affordable prices. Look great and are constructed well. I haven't heard anything bad about his cues. Richie is a nice guy too. I guess he's not...