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sorry about the numbers ;-) I can;t stop myself at 5 but some randon thoughts.. I think some depends upon what you interpret as a new or inexperienced player.. there are several ways to use your left hand ( or right) as a bridge, I'd go over some of them and let them experiment especially...

looks like you did a good job with that one, and every cue is not all that, especially house cues, Its still nice to have tips on them. cues with bad tips are a risk to the cloth. I see following a similar approach with some that I have around.. I wanted a couple that are shorter, but not 3...

when I set up my lathe I hadn't predicted needing space but Ill have to shift it to the right to get a cue in the backside of the chuck, and turn a similar looking collar. I thought of making a hole in the wall but my electric panel is there so Ill move it a foot or two and re-level it. That...

i have suitable PPE and dust extraction but my concern with carbon fiber is that: I think the extruded carbon fiber ones will have a surface free of loose strands but I wonder if I were to try to cu and polish to reduce the the outside diameter.. I may then just have issues with these...

I agree the slip on ones look like junk . they also seem common, not amongst serious pool players, and quality cues, but maybe those with just a table at home. they must be commonly provided at home entertainment stores as a easy quick fix solution for basic homeowners. I think i can size...

I dont replace many ferrules but basically if you just order them you are dependent on a certain size but if they are made and sized for the cue, then the maker can adjust the hole so it has a good snug fit. perhaps the case is that they are usually standardized but if the installer wants to...

let me put it this way. hitting the center of the OB is not dependent on ball size, but on a thin cutshot, as ball size increases you are then shooting at an angle between that centerline and the surface of the outside of the ball. this angle will increase with the ball size. the...

picture 2 shots, one with a smaller object ball, the other with a larger one. the cue ball is the same size as the OB . you are trying to just nick the edge of either ball. if you were to shoot at the center of each ball, the angle would be the same for both balls, but if the object was...

Yes, that makes perfect 0162's -J

i htink the general idea is that one should go look at he table from a standing position, sometimes I will note another ball or pocket or diamond that is about in line with the direction between the OB and the GB even if it's across the table.. I try as I may to translate that "standing...

I think the snooker balls are 2 1/16 but there maybe some in use that are 2". My vintage 1962 brunswick table which is only 33 x 66" runs 1 7/8 balls. from wikipedia : Snooker balls are standardized at 52.5 mm (2 1⁄16 in) in diameter.. if they were bigger the table would be too crowded...

I'm aware of the free ball rule, this was specific to the cue ball being shot off the table, Yes perhaps it was some wording that was misinterpreted, thanks for the sanity check. I think a fair house rule is knock a ball off the table you go add a dollar to the group kitty, but that is not a...

my lady friend was reading somewhere in snooker rules that if the cue ball is hit off the table that the opponent can shoot ANY ball after placing it in the D. we have always played that it is a foul, 4 unless the shot involved a higher point ball. I'm thinking that actually could make sense...

some glues like epoxy are good at bridging gaps but not normally used for tips. Cyanoacrylate glue is not good at bridging any gap, it has great bonding strength, but only when applied with the parts fitting with some degree of precision. I don't think it bonds so well to itself so if a...

A friend shoots hard but he's also a really excellent player. Keeps breaking his tips off and his cue is getting short so I said I can make a ferrule on my lathe any length and size you like and out of your choice of material. I was thinking maybe it could be an inch long or so, and perhaps...

If you entered the model T in a restored car event then you would loose brownie points for using Nyloc nuts. Although they work fine, other competing restorers might go to painstaking efforts to use correct to the era nuts. If its a museum piece, or may be one day, that's valid reasoning...

I think a lot just happens naturally. If I do a thin cut shot on 2 1/4 balls , and thwn again on 2 1/8" balls then my aim needs to change. I tend to just look where I want the balls to hit and not the imaginary ghost ball center point. Its off in space anyway. In this instance since the...

interesting idea, thank you. Maybe I can fashion one with a hunk of rubber hose. make it hang plumb with a little wire from the top center. I dont know how well it will work but shouldn't harm anything, so worth a try.

I've been trained to judge vintage show cars and we'd deduct points for non OEM bolts. If stuff like that keeps one up at night I'd say it must be nice to have your worries ;-)

I checked mine last night and the shaft is a little off. also checked the girlfriend's cue. I know it was straight when she bought it about 6 months back, but not now, and she's been storing it right. mine is a little off from about 4" from the tip to about a foot from the tip I'd say about...