Recent content by WildWing

Chicago RJ used to sell tip protectors, so they do exist, for the obsessive.

Yep, for some reason it didn't really take off as a desirable pin. For a couple years, Tim Scruggs and Mike Cochran considered it a great pin, but as I recall, the feedback from players wasn't so good. I still like the couple I have.

Good info Michael. I thought Acme pins were generally 3/8 X 10, and this one pictured didn't seem to have the flat exteriors on the threads to me. However, I guess they came in 14 thread as well.

Leather is not required. Run a wet thumb across the ferrule and tip and turn it hard around a paper towel. That's all you need to do.

In the Mid-Atlantic, more pool rooms have closed than opened since the 1990s. Lots of reasons for it. But there were lots of local tournaments in the 90s and early 2000s. Not so much anymore.

Store cues upright. There is no side pressure on either shaft or butt. Both stay straight. Unless it was a flawed cue in the first place.

Yeah, I don't try to post pictures through a phone. I think I tried a couple times before, and you run into sizing issues and that sort of thing. On a PC, no problem whatsoever.

There are no problems loading pictures. There are a couple methods of doing it. One, use the download feature, and you end up with thumbnails that can be opened and scrolled through. Two, size a picture correctly and copy and paste. No problem. To keep it pool relevant:

Amazing wood there.

Dacron, plastic.

Buy yourself nothing but a few cheap cues. Check with Justin, and VintageCollectibles.

Does not look like Cortland. The dark strand is too dark.

And I thought I was a Scruggs collector...

Somewhat agree, but for single layer tips such as Triangle, you want the biggest ones. They come from the better, thicker part of the hide.

Less straight pool, more nine and ten ball, and younger players get down further to shoot. You don't do a slip stroke when your chin is touching your shaft. So much different from the days of Cowboy Jimmy Moore, when they stood much more upright, and didn't take such longer power draw shots...