Twocylndr
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I don't use a glove...but I have used cue chalk on my bridge fingers when needed.
How come people don't use cue sleeves instead of gloves
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Bad_influence
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I didn't like gloves so i tried a sleeve. It's working fine for some shots and a closed bridge, but for open bridges and in some close situations it is a bit fiddly and kind of in the way so i pushed it back for quite a few shots. I'm OK with a glove with closed finger tips now, the open tip ones always slipped back so i touched the cue with my finger tips again.
I can't imagine playing without a glove now. I always had a hard time keeping my hands dry enough and the shaft nice and clean. Now i clean the shaft every couple of weeks and put some wax on the wood. Getting used to the glove was worth it.
I can't imagine playing without a glove now. I always had a hard time keeping my hands dry enough and the shaft nice and clean. Now i clean the shaft every couple of weeks and put some wax on the wood. Getting used to the glove was worth it.
Never used Cue Sleeve, or Pool Glove, my hand are clean, and I use Cue Wax on Wood Shafts.
I was at the pool hall yesterday. Dude comes up and asks if I want to play. I said sure. He asked who else I was playing with, because he saw all my cues. I said I was just taking pictures, I collect, I don't really play anymore.
So he begins unpacking his equipment while saying "so you like wood"...?
"I have an old Meucci with a red dot..." He says...waiting for my reaction...but I had none.
He has with him a CF playing cue, and a CF break cue...and some kind of glove with a logo I don't recognize. He had a bunch of other gear too, bobbles for propping up his cues, some kind of chalk holder...and some other bits I mostly ignored.
He was wearing short sleeves and so was I, no sleeves involved.
So he has a look at several Joss cues including my block letter. They are wood...and I have no glove. I think he thought I was some kind of strange animal.
So, 11 racks later I lost 2. Notice I didn't say he won 2.
I have a notion he thinks there is something wrong with his glove as he seemed a bit disappointed with it.
The Crazy Redhead did show up but did not participate in the jousting. She provided background decoration and got me a Bacardi and Coke.
She did not wear a glove and was also sleeveless.
Iam not sure about sleeves and gloves. I admit I remain relatively ignorant.
So he begins unpacking his equipment while saying "so you like wood"...?
"I have an old Meucci with a red dot..." He says...waiting for my reaction...but I had none.
He has with him a CF playing cue, and a CF break cue...and some kind of glove with a logo I don't recognize. He had a bunch of other gear too, bobbles for propping up his cues, some kind of chalk holder...and some other bits I mostly ignored.
He was wearing short sleeves and so was I, no sleeves involved.
So he has a look at several Joss cues including my block letter. They are wood...and I have no glove. I think he thought I was some kind of strange animal.
So, 11 racks later I lost 2. Notice I didn't say he won 2.
I have a notion he thinks there is something wrong with his glove as he seemed a bit disappointed with it.
The Crazy Redhead did show up but did not participate in the jousting. She provided background decoration and got me a Bacardi and Coke.
She did not wear a glove and was also sleeveless.
Iam not sure about sleeves and gloves. I admit I remain relatively ignorant.
I'm in the glove camp, but I get the logic of the question. I tried a sleeve a while back, borrowed one at league, and like boogieman said, it was too tight on my shaft and bunched up when I tried a longer bridge. A glove just stays out of the way for me, especially on humid nights here in Hamilton when my bridge hand starts sticking. I can see a sleeve working if you mostly play with a short, closed bridge and don't move your hand much, but for me the glove is simpler: it covers exactly where the shaft slides and nothing else. I'll stick with that unless someone makes a sleeve that actually stays put.
Ask SVB or Filler, they might be able to tell you regarding the glove.
8intheside
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I’ve been wearing a glove for years now and it would feel weird playing without it. Not sure why people knock them, it’s no more strange than people playing with a 1,000 cue and acting like it makes any difference at all.
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So, I went to the pool hall in the early afternoon yesterday.
Several people playing/practicing. They all had CF cues and used gloves.
There were some guys at a table, seemed to be league players. One of them had the CF cues, glove, and even a pool shirt. Looked like he was going to enter the Tour De France. He had a pretty sporty looking colorful cue case too, I think many naugas died to make it. It was...colorful.
I was playing with my Joss, wearing a T Shirt, jeans, cowboy boots, and a cowboy hat. Why do I feel out of place?
Several people playing/practicing. They all had CF cues and used gloves.
There were some guys at a table, seemed to be league players. One of them had the CF cues, glove, and even a pool shirt. Looked like he was going to enter the Tour De France. He had a pretty sporty looking colorful cue case too, I think many naugas died to make it. It was...colorful.
I was playing with my Joss, wearing a T Shirt, jeans, cowboy boots, and a cowboy hat. Why do I feel out of place?
One thing I've noticed about those players is that it takes them five minutes to set up their stuff. From the, "OK, let's play," it takes me about 15 seconds to have my cue out and chalked. The Gandy pic needs a cigarette on the rail.
CajunPopeye
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Where's the drink?
CajunPopeye
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Where's the drink?
CajunPopeye
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Oh yeah!
what the hell is under that table?
Some kind of ET sloth. Those are real fast and dangerous. They're also invisible except when in a painting.
Great question. I haven't got a clue. So, I asked AI:
AI:
The creature peering out from under the center of the pool table appears to be a grizzly bear (or a similar large predatory animal, like a werewolf or monster).
Because this image is AI-generated, generators frequently create bizarre anomalies, visual artifacts, or eerie "Easter eggs" in shadows and complex areas. The AI likely tried to render a traditional frontier bear-skin rug or taxidermy decoration under the table but instead blended it into a living, demonic-looking creature with glowing eyes and extended claws.
Would you like me to point out any other funny AI hallucinations or artifacts hidden in this image?
Me:
Point out any other funny AI hallucinations in the image.
AI:
This image contains several classic AI artifacts and hallucinations typical of complex scene generation. Here are the most noticeable ones:
- The floating light fixture: The hanging industrial dome lamp over the pool table isn't attached to a chain, wire, or cord. It is just floating perfectly in mid-air.
- The "hand" on the cue stick: The main pool player's left hand (guiding the cue stick) isn't really a hand. It is a garbled mass of flesh and extra fingers that blends directly into the wood of the cue stick.
- Anatomically impossible posture: The standing man in the suspenders (second from the right) has a highly distorted shoulder and arm structure. His left arm joins his torso at a bizarre, unnatural angle.
- The antler furniture anomaly: The large rustic chair on the left looks structurally impossible, as if the bones or wood are melting together. Furthermore, the antlers directly behind the pool table seem to grow out of the men's clothing and the table edge itself rather than sitting behind it.
- Nonsensical background clutter: The wall decoration behind the men is a chaotic, dream-like texture of frames, tools, taxidermy, and random objects that bleed into each other without distinct shapes or practical mounting hardware.
And no mention of the three fifteen balls. Or maybe four. The cloud of dust from the break is impressive. And there were at least 17 object balls on the table, if you count the one flying off...., the AI is hallucinating hallucinations.