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    Mosconi Cup 2010!

    I must be getting older. I'm not too thrilled with the accomodations over there close to the venue. Read a bit about the neighborhood not being the best. I suppose its only a few hundred yards from the tube, which means that you could really stay just about anywhere. I haven't decided yet...
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    PHILLIPI "Model 16 Ginacue Tribute"

    Let me help your cause a bit. I think the rub is with the shaft descriptions. Answer a few questions for me. Shaft #1. Predator ? Looks like one. All shafts: A little movement ? Almost all shafts have a little roll. Question is, just how much ? Shafts 3 and 4, what is the ferrule...
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    Mosconi Cup 2010

    First of all, everyone left it on the table last year in Vegas. I tried so hard to create a mood the first day, wound up drunk as a skunk, certainly no more rowdy than they will be in York Hall and the Big Guy threatened to toss me out! All the better it was to kick Euro butt that day. Can't...
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    Pool Players with Charisma

    Hi all. Jay, my choices weren't as colorful as yours, but I still believe they deserved a mention. Jay "Swanee" Swanson and Jimmy Fusco. Especially Jay. I recall them walking into the players area together in the old Chesapeake Holiday Inn for the US Open. I'd always stop them to say hello...
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    The Riv again....

    Its very simple. Since the APA is a cheap organization (read: it makes lots of money, but pays very little out), it obtains cheap space. Well, now the place that the APA has used for its cheap labor, et.al., is going down for the second count. Perhaps we'll get a better deal out of it all...
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    Any Info on Mini Mania Schedules ?

    I've emailed to APA, but I suppose they are too busy counting cash to post mini mania schedules. Can't imagine how or why they need so much time, but thought someone on AZ might be able to lend some insight. Anyone have a schedule ?? thanks, tim
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    McDermott Standard Shaft Vs. G-Core Shaft

    Less wood outside, more proportional core inside should equal more squirt. I still like the G core, but it does buzz a bit more than the OB classic. tim
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    McDermott Standard Shaft Vs. G-Core Shaft

    No matter what, you'll find that the gcore hits pretty stiff. I've got one on an old D-16 and I like it very much. I'd say that an old mcd shaft hits as well, but you really need a better ferrule to get there. Something like a paper based Micarta. Hits well, but much, much different. Very...
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    My new Starkey cue

    jay, did you get a shaft with that parabolic taper that Chuck does ? I have one too, but have to send back to chuck to get a wood maintenance joint protector so that I can spin the shaft on a lathe. I've been planning a new micarta ferrule for the thing. Anyway, enough of mine. Nice blank...
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    PLEASE READ old westinghouse micarta

    Now I know we are on the same page. The "ping" is definitely there with the paper based stuff and it is quite addicting! Thanks for posting your observations! tim
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    PLEASE READ old westinghouse micarta

    I've been using the paper based stuff and it still plays great. No knock against the real stuff.... tim
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    WTB Meucci David Howard Shaft DH3

    Try Ryan from Rat Cues. He's got all the ring work and good shaft stock. tim
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    Cape Cod poolhall

    What part of the Cape are you staying ? Do you have access to a car ? Belong to any national social orgs ?
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    Kamui Tip Hardness Chart..... very interesting

    Now that's funny. I too had nothing but problems with Moori's glazing over, but none of the same with Wizards. Machining them is a buggar, that is for sure. Very tough tip. But to me, that's what makes them good. More spin should come at the cost of more deflection. BTW, ivory deflects...
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    Before & After

    Artist ??!!!!! Glen is a certifiable LOON! Anyone who would take on a job like that has got to be one. But we're all dang happy he is. Sounds like I'm staying in Tacoma during my next trip to SeaTac. tim
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    Kamui Tip Hardness Chart..... very interesting

    Good for you. I can't stand them. I had Rich Harris take them off my BG and put on the only tip that never fails, including at the price point. Wizards. Hold chalk, easy install, no mushy hit. Kamui's were ALWAYS miscueing and they always required attention. Wizards, put them on, play with...
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    Hey Guys, JD Customs?

    The phillipino JD cues are long on style and very short on quality. Poor craftsmanship. Dont. YOu won't regret it. tim
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    The New OB Classic shaft - Test Drive - It's HOT STUFF!

    Certainly very crisp hit Chris. I too, have found it better as time goes on. I still can't stand an everest tip, but that I can change as soon as I get time to order new stocks of wizard tips. From playing one hole last friday, I found a lot more draw/follow using softer strokes. Still...
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    The New OB Classic shaft - Test Drive - It's HOT STUFF!

    Now I own or have shot with just about every LD shaft there is. I just received 2 new OB classics. I hit an old 314, followed by a G core, followed by a USS smart shaft, followed by the classic. All diffferent to a very tiny degree, but remarkably the same. Hit after that with a conventional...
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