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Randy….the only opinion that matters involving a pool cue is yours, not mine or anyone else’s. As long as the cue fulfills what you want, you just made a fabulous decision. If your test drive meets your approval, then that pretty much seals the deal. Only you can decide what’s best for you.

How about this……look at the next 30-40 or 100 cue listings. Doesn’t matter if the cue is newly made or 50 years old. Take the weight of the cue, multiply it by 18% (.18), 20% (.20) and 22% (.22). The only caveat is the cue maker has to be recognized as being top notch versus a wanna be. The...

You answered your own question in this thread’s title with your opening second sentence. Does it really matter what anyone else thinks or opines about a very light weight Kielwood shaft? What if 9 people reply and 7 out of 9 or even all nine respondents replied it just doesn’t feel right to...

If you own a gun or actually carry one, you are hoping you never need a lawyer. Guess what? Hope is neither a defensive tactic and is really a lousy winning strategy. If you ever had to shoot anyone, it is going to cost you a lot of money hiring an attorney since even if your local DA decides...

Rittenhouse……..GTF outta here. I am a gun buff all my life. I believe in gun rights and have had a CCW for the past 32 years. In fact, I was the 2nd CCW permit issued by the Fresno PD to a civilian in the early 90’s. Permits weren’t issued often since back at that time CA was a “may issue” state...

Baseball has become a game of metrics and statistics. It has become a game of power, slugging, WAR, etc. Pitchers throw harder, batters swing harder, midfielders are quicker, stronger and outfielders are faster too. Baseball has morphed today into speed and power so top athlete baseball players...

In 2010, I weighed 225 lbs. (Size 40 Levi’s) 8 yrs. later I weighed 175 lbs. (Size 36 Levi’s) This morning I weighed 146 lbs. (Size 32 Levis 513 - Slim Jeans) Chest size (normal 41” - expanded 43”) 31” waist & no back issues. If you’re carrying a big waistline, you may think you are playing...

Financial ruination for league franchisors and franchisees, pool room operators that leads to less revenue for cottage industries, pool cue and cue case makers and lots affiliated businesses involved with billiards at varying levels. Any growth in the pool playing public would become adversely...

This is what Bob Runde used for my cue that I ordered at the Inaugural BCA Trade Show in 1984. Schon was in business less than 3 yrs old back then. Bob actually had to build my cue twice….long story.

I have to have the same shoulder surgery after 4 rotator cuff surgery failures to right shoulder. Sadly, I also need to have left shoulder rotator cuff repair as well, plus a total right knee replacement. My left shoulder surgery also failed just like all my right shoulder surgeries have...

When else would you want to clean your gun(s) and for what other reasons?

I find that older cue butts are just flat out heavier than today or even the last couple of decades. Back in the 20’s-40’s, 50’s, 60’s & 70’s, table cloths varied & were commonly woolen vs. worsted. Balabushka design cues & cues of that period customarily used a lot wider butt sleeve with a...

Good health and muscle mass are kind of connected, albeit a stretch. Muscles and pool play have little to do with each other aside from stamina. It goes without saying that everyone is blessed with muscles and tendons that provide us with strength, mobility, dexterity, and flexibility. You can...

It is curious to read how players view their pool game which is a presumptuous task by its very nature. So if someone were to write I’ve never exercised in my life, eat way too much sugar and it’s never affected my pool game, I wonder how the heck they could ever possibly know without having at...

Sinewy muscles and tendons exhibit greater flexibility without sacrificing much strength versus bulking up. There is nothing in the pool stroke that requires power, not even the break shot. You can attain very good results controlling the speed of your stroke that determines the produced amount...

Well, not that bad. The stuff you store in the pockets contribute to adding weight, like several different tip shapers, collapsible bridge, extra TAOM chalk & pouches, talc powder, micro cloth, etc. & the cue weight. 5 pool cues weigh 18.5-6 ozs and 1 cue weighs 18.75 ozs. and the extra shafts...

Absolutely not…..It is pure self indulgence or else you have so many amazing pol cues you can’t decide. Under a grand for a King hard leather case with this capacity seems like a good deal. Personally, I require even more capacity and so I had Gil Castillo build a 6x12 Ringtail Lizard cue case...

As I earlier acknowledged, I have had a BallStar since the early 90’s. It works absolutely great with a 8 ball capacity. Nonetheless, the Clean Gleem is $200 less, shipping should be less, no tariff surcharges and is American made. If you ever needed parts, although BallStar is known for its...

If you ever get the chance to fire a aluminum frame, not the all steel version that’s heavier, Para P12, you definitely should. It actually is about the same size as the Walter PPK. The gun’s bobtail fits my hand like a deer skin leather gloves. Despite what many gun writers say, the recoil is...

Manwon…….I kinda figured your experience wasn’t a contemporaneous one and was something you experienced from the past. It hopefully never arises again for you or anything remotely approaching where you have a threat requiring you to draw your gun. I carry a collapsible baton, pepper spray...