A ball becomes a training aid once you touch it to orient its position. Otherwise it is just a ball.
You can play a tournament with an iCue or Rempe ball as long as you don’t touch it in between shots. In that case it won’t do anything useful for the player.
This actually happened four times, because I forgot that it happened once with my 12.4, and once with OB2+. I did play carom with it when it happened using 2 7/16” balls. 12.4 is in a completely different case.
So… twice with 11.8
Once with 12.4
Once with OB
Many agree tips should never do...
They have been on the shaft for about 200 hours of play, so they've been worn in. The rip is happening after many hours of play. This is what happened the last time too.
It isn't temperature. I played with it all day, for 6 hours straight, before it ripped. But maybe the low temperatures dried out the leather too much over time.
To be honest I don't maintain the tip at all. I think I used my Kamui Gator Grip tip shaper twice, and I only press on it, no scraping. Because it is a hard tip it keeps it's shape. I don't think this contributed to whatever I am doing to damage it.
I am knowledgeable about some stuff, but I don't know anything about tips. Many of you do.
This is the second time that I have damaged the tip on my 11.8 Revo. The first time it came with whatever tip was installed. The second time I believe a Kamui HII tip was used. The installer is a...
I don’t really hear or read players from other cue sports complain about the equipment, other than the cloth is fast or slow compared to the rails, and if the balls/table is clean or not.
I would have a private club with carom tables and possibly one snooker table or Russian pyramid table. No pool tables of any kind. No alcohol or food licenses. Vending machines and ATMs only. Monthly membership fee of $50 as the only option. No employees. Open only when I am there, or to trusted...
I’ve used the DigiBall for a while now and I have definitely been able to develop the skill of thinking about the tip position while standing, and then hitting that exact spot on the CB while looking at OB last. It is a layer of “feel” that can be practiced like anything else. The DigiBall...
Yes. I made a companion device called DigiCast TV Kit which displays information on any HDMI device at 1080p resolution. Her is a link: https://sites.google.com/view/nrllc/pages/digicast
Here is a video of some friends using it with a table TV (please excuse the tournament announcements going...
10 ball: 1, 4-5, 9-10-8, 6-2-3-7 for yourself
9 ball: 1, 6-2, 5-9-3, 8-7, 4 for your opponent breaking from 6-side. I forget the optimal for yourself, I think it is something like 1, 7-8, 4-9-5, 2-3, 6
Card use over cash is another Americanized thing. In areas with European, Caribbean and South American cultural influences like in parts of New England, cash is still traditional and preferred. Cards full of cash as wedding gifts like in Wise Guys is still very much alive for those Americans...
Same here, I am RH/LE, and my cue is positioned right about where Albin's cue is in the picture above.
If you adopt the concept of vision center rather than individual eyes, then that will help you the most.
I put a lot of work into my stroke which I am very happy with now, and had to try tons...
Another thing is that a lot of people don't even carry cash anymore. Kids use Apple Pay or credit cards, which kind takes some of the appeal away from exchanging cash.