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it started with some high school friends, we used to go to some dodgy snooker clubs, I liked the game but never took it seriously. in the 90s I live for a few years in NYC and pool tables were around in bars I use to go to so I played and I was pretty good for a banger.... One of those bars...

Well it's obvious that you either don't aim right or you don't hit the point of aim, and this is usually a stroke issue.

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I've been on this forum since 2006... I did disappear for about 15 years since 2010... Before 2006 I used to be on Seybert's forum, it was smaller and more family like with a lot of regulars, like this forum is now.

Did some digging and it does looks like Longoni were one of the first production brands that made an extension. It also seems that the extension only got some popularity after Predator introduced their QR extension in 2012.

Last time I saw Archer play in person was at the 2010 World Teams Championship, he was on the table next to me, nobody back then used any extensions.... so if they've been around 2002, Archer was definitely not an early adaptor

Interesting. I consider myself an equipment buff, I'm surprised I didn't know about them back then, I don't recall seeing them in any pro broadcasts I've seen, haven't seen anyone using an extension at the 2003 world pool championship or at the 2010 world teams or the 2010 Euro champ. that I...

He does when feels needed, all option are good tools to have and master

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 2010 or so. First time I've seen extensions being used in pool was when I got back to pool about a year and a half ago... I'm sure it's been around longer but I...

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

another example, you have an all maple cue, but cut into the forearm ebony points and inlays, and add a metal joint like the classic 5/16x14 and again you'll have a front heavy cue. adding a bolt will balance it better.

let's say the cue is made from ebony or other heavy wood for the forearm, and then a light wood like maple for the handle section, and then the butt end is also ebony but it is a smaller part and less heavy, now add a big metal pin, and you have a cue that might be too front heavy and if you...

the components should match the desire weight and balance but most often they don't and weight needs to be added. It's not just a bolt in the back, the pin itself is a weight bolt and some add weight in the center of the butt as well. The bolt in the back is not just for weight, it's also for...

Omin china also make snooker cues! They are all over the net

Yes, shame! if the construction and techniques are not up to par with what made the cues hit special and famous for, then there is nothing there anymore... If I'm a serious player looking for a cue, why should I be looking at a Schon? - They don't offer extensions - They don't offer low...