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Its a Joss butt. Its a nice cue but not worth a few hundred bucks to fix. I will keep playing with it for now and maybe with some luck it will straighten itself out. If not I guess I will be looking for another cue, my wife will be so happy. :thumbup:

Last night when I was practicing after rolling my cue on the table I noticed quite the wobble. I took it apart and the shaft is fine but when I roll the butt you can see the bend in it. I am not sure how this happened because it wasn't like this last week but is there anything I can do about...

Al, you don't happen to be going to High Run tonight do you. Been pretty bored the last couple nights, if I can get off work at a decent time tonight I might head over there to bang some balls for a few hours. Maybe around 7pm or something.

Thanks for the tips guys. Another one I got on the weekend regarding control was when I am practicing to wipe all of the chalk off of my tip. This means I will have to hit the ball square so not to miss cue, I haven't tried it yet but it should help my control.

My goal was always to play pool on TV so I will stick with that. The US Open would be a fine venue for me to accomplish my goal but I am going to need some serious practice before I get there. Heres Hoping :smile:

One more question for you guys. When I do use a head ball break I break off the table near the head string. How far is a good distance to have your bridge from the CB? I have been experimenting with that distance, moving it as close as 2" or backing it off to 6" or 7". Any opinions would help.

Thanks Jay, choking up on the cue and standing a little straight are tips that were also given to me by a couple of our good shooters here in my home town. They have both helped "improve" my break but it is still no where close to where it needs to be compared to my level of play. Hopefully with...

Thanks for the help guys. I am going back out tonight to try and figure this out before the tournament tomorrow. I will be around for another couple hours so any more tips are welcome.

I have been playing 8-ball. I usually use a second ball break from the side on the head string. Medium power with a little draw, usually sends the cue ball off the side rail and back into the rack for a second hit. It hasn't been working, tried a couple head ball breaks last night and couldn't...

So I admit that the break is not something I have worked a whole lot on it my years of playing pool. As I play more and more leagues I am finding that it is really hurting my chances to win. I have started to get more run-outs and play much better patterns but without a decent break I often find...

The only time you get 2ply in a pool room is when you grab from both rolls in the dispenser at the same time. I cannot believe there are 10 pages on comments because someone is charging $1.00 for water. I'll take the $4.00 beer any day.

Bahahaha, rep for you good sir.

This is what I finally stuck with for my table. Plenty of light with 3 of these, no shadows anywhere.

To add some more details about my league night. Our dues are $10 a week that go to the commish. He takes care of all the table maintenance at all of the bars used in our league. Most bars will give something to the league players (a free round or a pizza) and league players must pay for their...

The only time I ever spend less than my league dues is when I leave the bar and forget to pay my tab. :D

How much do a set of the custom joint protectors cost?

Just curious, you guys are giving lots of advice on the tips you can use for breaking. Are all of them legal as far as BCA/VNEA/APA goes? I will be playing BCA and VNEA this coming season and will be putting a new tip on my breaker. I want to make sure I wont get to a tournament somewhere and...

I use the energy efficient ones but I had to go pretty high up on the size to get good lighting for the table.

Have you seen the amount of spectators they have at some of the big darts match-ups. I watched one a couple weeks ago and there must have been 10,000 people in the arena watching, everyone was screaming and waving signs. Good luck getting that kind of crowd for a pool tournament.

Jay, that light looks similar to the one I have over my table at home. Have you tried experimenting with different types of bulbs to give you better results. I know it took me 4 different kinds of bulbs before I found one that I liked to use. It would be a cheaper solution than buying another...