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My thoughts exactly... Does the butt effect the PERFORMANCE ...i.e. the deflection, etc. of the cue stick? I really don't care about looks, I just want a cue butt that will give me the best performance. And, seeing how everybody is saying the tip is the most important...what is the best/most...

Two main questions here... First of all, who has experience with the Predator P3 cue stick. How do you like it? Is it worth it? Secondly, how important is the cue butt in the performance of a stick? I always thought how well your cue hit had everything to do with the shaft..and the butt was...

Yes, I would have tried this, but the cue ball was in such a position whereas it was impossible to hit the 6 into the 1 ball or the 9 ball. A three rail kick shot was the only way, it seemed, to contact the 1 or the 9 ball.

So my friends and I were discussing this and couldn't figure it out. Let's say the 9-ball is sitting in the pocket, the 1-ball is right in front of it, for an easy win. You're shooting on the 1-ball, but the cue ball is frozen behind the 6-ball across the other side of the table. It's really...

Not sure what they are called, but it's the big plastic balls you use that hang on a wire above the table in order to keep score of games or sets. Traditionally, the middle ball is grey and doesn't move, as it separates the two sides. The rest of the balls are white with every 5th ball being...

Ok, I'm getting a feel of what the difference is between production and custom...but to just be a little more specific: A Tim Scruggs, as an example. ALL of his sticks are considered custom sticks right? Even though they weren't all custom ordered by customers...they are all still all...

Thanks for the reply. Still looking for answers to my other questions.

Ok, a few more questions for all the pool pro's out there. #1. I saw a poll about best "production" cue. Can somebody tell me what makes a cue stick a production cue? Does that mean that a human doesn't hand make the cue, but a machine does it instead? #2. What makes a cue a "custom" cue...

The problem is, I don't think there's any pool shops in the entire city. I live in the capital of Florida- Tallahassee. If you can point me to a pool shop in the city, I'll definitely check it out.

I wouldn't even know how to go about shaping my phenolic tipped predator air. But I can tell you, for me, there seems to be a night and day difference between it and my J&J jump/break combo. I'll try a jump shot with the air...and get hardly any jump..then I'll try a jump shot with the J&J and...

In regards to the people who swear by Lomax jump cues...are you talking about his combo break jumps? Or just his jump sticks? Or are they both the same, and both perform the same? I'd like to know peoples experiences to see if jump breaks in general make as good of a jump stick as a jump...

That's pretty much what I've been finding out these past few years.

That would rock. I am not sure which joint I have on the Scruggs. I need my Scruggs identified anyways, to see if anybody can give me an idea of what year it was made and what it might be worth, so I'll be taking a picture of it and uploading it to the forums probably tomorrow, and then you...

What is better for jumping, a phenolic tip or some type of hard leather tip? Advice on this would be great.

I'm located in Tallahassee, FL. I would love to be able to test out a shaft or two before making a purchase. I'm most interested in trying the 314-2, ob-1, and ob classic.

So currently I'm using an 18 ounce J&J break/combo stick to do my jumping. It works pretty well for me. However, I'm thinking of changing it out since I would like to try a hard leather tip for breaking instead of the phenolic that comes on the J&J. Since I don't want to carry this thing...

Has there ever been real verified documentation of somebody making every ball on the break in 8 ball or 9 ball? I'm not sure there has been...

Extremely helpful replies Chris. Thank you! I definitely want a new shaft for my Scruggs (and eventually a new butt, too...the warped butt just chews at me) Have you used the 314 version 2 and can compare it to the OB classic? Also, how does the OB classic compare to the OB-1 in your...

Checking the az store, I see there's a blue circle Brunswick brand. It was said earlier that Saluc makes both Aramith brand and Brunswick brand cue balls? So is the following link a Saluc product? : http://www.azbmarketplace.com/products/Brunswick_Blue_Circle_Cue_Ball-398-217.html And, will...

Awesome, will do. Which brings up my next question - is the forum we're in now generally considered to be the most read/used billiards forum on the web? Or are there billiard/pool forums out there that are more used?