Recent content by StudyinBlack

Great cue, even after I put the Samsara leather tip on, it still broke like a Brick. I tried my friend's BK2 with Samsara tip and it felt mushy. We just started league and everyone has to comply to the new leather tip crap :mad:

My 2 cents :smile: I think the Longoni Hard Shell case is as close as it gets to perfect. Holds 3 butts 4 shafts and is very light. No issue with getting chalk on the shafts as you "snap" the shafts into place as opposed to sliding them down a tube. Travels great under the belly of a plane and...

Well don't feel too sorry for me - I have a 6x12 Brunswick Anniversary in my basement at my home in Toronto. Gives me an excuse to come home and visit relatives. Unfortunately this table does not qualify for your US list :D

I can only confirm the one at Jillian's which is a 6x12 Riley with an extremely fast cloth ( no nap ). Unfortunately, Jillian's is going away so that Paul Allen can build a park near the water. I have heard that will be within this year. I will soon be Snookerless in Seattle

My preference still falls back to a Z2 with Moori Fast. I use the OB-2 on slower tables.

Yeah it is very inspiring to see pros up close. I grew up in Toronto Canada and there was a club there called "Snooker Canada" where pros would come in to practice prior to TV matches. Steve Davis, Ray Reardon, Alex Higgins just to name of few. Cliff Thorburn would even walk around to your table...

This is from Phil Cappelle's book and it gets more challenging when you move the balls closer to the rail http://CueTable.com/P/?@3AApL4BYkV3CXNT4DALU4EAEv2FYDU1GWXS2HALR1IAEe3POdK@

FYI, Parlor in Bellevue WA took down their 6x12 Gold Crown IV so that they could make room for crappy stand up comedy :confused: