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I may want to amend some of what I've been saying. When I played regularly years ago, most tables had larger pockets than they use in tournaments today. I remember some of the 14.1 tournaments I watched at the Roosevelt Hotel. They used tables with bucket pockets. I just started playing again...

I have no idea what he's doing now or what he thinks these days, but I know Tom Walters used to gamble at 9 ball in the Golden Cue many years ago even though he way preferred 14.1

That's the way I feel about it. The game has slowly been dying in the US but growing rapidly in many other areas of the world. The result may have been fewer great players in the US but way more great international players. That nets out to way higher overall global quality even though the US...

It's quite a bit older than 2012. Off the shelf solutions are exactly what I am looking for. I don't want to start looking around for a cue maker to make changes. The more suggestions I get the better.

I'm not sure I understand this: "Buy the extension kit I mentioned and swap out the Bullet pin with the pin that comes with the kit" Which of these do I need or are these just for custom extensions? https://prathercue.com/collections/cue-parts/extension-kit After I get the right kit will any...

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I‘m not sure people realize how great Sigel was at his peak when he was winning 14.1 tournaments at the Roosevelt hotel. I can recall two conversations during that period. 1. I was sitting in the stands. Sigel was behind me talking to some friends. He was playing at his peak at the time. I...

if they don’t make an extension for the cue I have, this looks like a good alternative unless I want to start all over and upgrade my predator and get a new cue and extension. I’d have to give that some thought.

I don’t even know the model I have. The best I could do is send them a picture. if they have old records online maybe they can find my original order. I have it a LONG time. I bought mine not long after they first came out.

thanks for all the information everyone. i‘ll post a picture on Wednesday.

I haven't played much for a very long time. I'm getting back into the game. I'm interested in buying a cue extension. I have an old Predator. Do the cue extensions fit any cue or are there specific extensions made for specific cues? How do I figure out what will work with my cue?

I can't argue with any of that, but the championships were smaller fields back then. Sometimes they were even single challenge matches. IMO there's a better chance for the best player to get upset in a 64 man tournament double elimination with a much deeper field. Based on what I saw at age...

The 3 point line was shortened for only a very brief time then returned back.

The game is WAY different now. They play at a way faster pace now than in the Jordan era. The defensive rules are different. That leads to more possessions, more points, assists, and rebounds. There's also a better understanding of the value of the 3 point shot now. So they work on it and take...

I've been around a long time. I saw Mizerak, Hopkins, Sigel, Varner, and Martin at their 14.1 and 9 ball peaks. I saw Mosconi play 14.1 while in his 60s. There is no doubt in my mind that a 60 year old Mosconi that hadn't been playing competitively for years would have at least hung in there...

Does Filler play a lot of 14.1?

I suspect that Fargo ratings from many years ago could at least be estimated using all the tournament results available. Accu-Stats must have a good database of matches where they could chart the average rating in major tournament finals over many years to see if the average has been increasing...

Well, I finally broke through yesterday and ran 35. The run was aided by a dead combo in the rack after a break shot, but it felt and looked pretty good otherwise. A major part of the problem has been my right hand mechanics. I want my right hand grip to be loose, relaxed and operate kind of...

I used to play pool every day when I was younger (from about age 16-20 and then again from about 30-35) . I haven't played much in close to 30 years. When I left off, my high run was 93, but I was still improving noticeably year to year. I think I can comfortably say I was playing well enough...