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This is very likely. Cue extensions were not available across every brand of cue back then, and maybe the first screw on extensions...

I just did some googling and apparently they are still around...

Ronnie O'Sullivan religiously shoots left-handed when needed. It always baffles me why he doesn't reach for the rake or an extension.

Good info here. Perhaps these variable length shafts for different occasions were the forerunner of the modern cue extension. I love...

I don't remember seeing any use of cue extension in pool at all up until I quit the game and stopped following what's going around in...

No, they popped up in about 2002, but the first screw on extensions were believed to negatively impact the balance point of the cue...

Yes, slip on extensions (often vacuum tubes) were around in pool before that, but I clearly remember when screw on extensions began to...

cues extensions have been around longer than that, they've been used by snooker players for many years, both screw-on and slip-on types

Yes, that's definitely true, but Dan DiLiberto noted that the invention of the cue extension (circa 2002) significantly reduced the need...

Happy birthday, Jay. Glad to see you are still in your prime.

I tend to agree but you gotta remember one thing: its POOL we're talking about. IMO no format/production change is going to make it any...

I don't think the game is broken. More of a case that, visually and format-wise, there is barely difference between one MR comp to the...

Honestly, after reading the thread, I've arrived at these opinions: 1) Nine ball is not "broken." It is a game with its own...

I'm glad you responded. Funny thing is that when I solicited opinions on this, your's was one of several that I wanted to hear. I...

Can't stand it for two reasons. 1. It shortchanges the provider of the added money Somebody has put up money to stage an event and has...