Recent content by slide13

Nice, some very good looking bocote there!

Within the pool community I think there is absolutely zero reason to leave it in the plastic. Any buyer of a cue is gonna want to see better pictures than that, know if it's straight, etc. Now, I don't know anything about Chops really so if there is a collector market for their stuff...

You could always try 59" by just getting a 30" shaft, that's what I've done. I'm 6' and finally tried a 30" shaft within the last couple years and I've really liked it. Just gives me a little more room and reach and I don't find my grip hand getting to the end of the butt nearly as often. My...

I would say you need to do some experimentation and figure out what works best for you on the equipment you play. I've never been a second ball breaker so I'm in the hit the head ball hard camp. For 8 ball I like to go just left of center for myself, anywhere from 1/4 to 2 balls, just...

Al King gets my vote. He uses JB interiors for great cue protection and his leatherwork quality is excellent! I've owned Justis, Whitten, JB, Murnak, and others. My King case is the nicest I've owned!

Original owner, this cue was built to my specs back in 2015. Ebony points into birdseye, double green veneers, white/green linen wrap. Comes with 3 shafts. Cue was originally ordered with 2 shafts at 12.75mm I believe, later I had Bob turn down one shaft for me as well as build me a third...

Okay, putting up my South West Satin from 2023. I really love this cue but I've had to admit to myself that my play benefits from a low deflect shaft and I need to remove the tempation to keep pulling this out to play with because it just feels so good! Plus I need money. I am the original...

1 - I currently have a Wheat State Quantum jump cue and I absolutely love it. Size wise it's similar to the Cuetec but has a tapered section by the joint for dart stroke jumping like a Jacoby Jumper. I dart stroke for tight jump shots so I really appreciate this but wouldn't be helpful for...

Where I play league has green cloth. Where I play in some weekly tournaments has blue. And a room a ways away from me where a buddy lives has the grey. All on Diamond tables (9' for the green, 7' for the other two) Having played on them all a lot, though grey the least, my preference in...

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Yeah, but he's talking about not using the main part of the butt and screwing just the short extension into the shaft. That is too short to be legal.

I'm pretty agnostic on this one. I wouldn't care if the powers that be decided to ban them from the game. At the same time, I have and can use a jump cue just fine and kinda enjoy them and think they add some excitement to the game and it's definitely a skill being able to jump accurately and...

I’ve had a fair few over the years including Justis, Whitten, Murnak, Fields, JB, etc. for my money Al King all day long. Uses JB interiors so the cue protection is excellent and his style and quality of worksmanship is fantastic! This was one I got for myself for my 40th birthday 6 years...

I don't really have any truly expensive cues. $2000-2500 is about the most expensive I've had and those certainly got played with. I don't have a table at home so if I'm not taking it out to play it's doing me no good. I'm lucky to have nice and what I consider very safe places to play and...

Yep, nice room, played there a few times