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Clean and burnish First of all I try to wipe down the shaft after each session with the same damp loth I just washed my hands with. On the few occasions that I clean the shaft, usually after installing a new tip. I do the following: 1. wipe down the shaft with Mr Clean Magic Erasser...

Jude, I get 6 weeks per year and but 1 extra week, this year I carried over 4 weeks so I've got 11 weeks paid vacation. Finding the time isn't really a problem. It helps greatly to have a companion to travel with and split the room expense and gas when driving. Tommy T and I went to...

Very nice setup Bubba. I converted a portion of my basement 10 years ago and it is truly my "Fortress of Solitude". I come home from work go down there, turn on some tunes, pour myself a drink and within minutes forget about all the days problems.

6,2,12 (nudge the 15 into a break position),13,1 and 7. Sounds simple but depends on how well the 15 rolls into position.

I DID NOT write the following. I did save it to a word document more than a few years ago. I believe I got it at Bob Jewett's website or the RSB FAQ. Here's a quick test to see if the cue is worth looking at further. It tests the amount of "squirt" or deflection on extreme english shots...

The tips in the Luscher box were probably made by somone else and repackaged by Luscher. I live in Rochester NY and have seen a few Luscher tables. They date back to the early 1900's and are very solid tables. During their heyday, Eastman Kodak had an entire room of 9 footers in the...

I'd like to see the shot in slow motion to verify. My belief is that on the shot you described at the speed needed to move the cue ball 4 rails there is lots of squirt and very little swerve. My 314 shafts are all 3rd generation production from 1996-97. I don't believe that 314-2 or OB-1...

60% Joey, I just completed my ten tries and was very surprised by the results. My very first attempt pocketed the ball but the cue ball barely made the second rail. My second attempt missed the pocket but got shape. I then told myself that I would shoot once more, for a total of three...

Good point about the RH. It depends where you live and how you heat/cool your home. I have 860 on my GC in the basement. Having forced air gas heat it is dry in the winter, maybe 30% RH. In the summer I have a dehumidifier running constantly to maintain maybe a 55% RH, I do not have central...

Funny you should say that. I had a neighbor that worked/retired from Delco. On the off shifts they would stash away and remeasure the good parts so that the line would not stop. Delco was bought out by ITT who was bought out by Valeo who went bankrupt. OTOH, I toured the Toyota plant in...

I seriously doubt it, no offense intended. I have to shake my head when reading about those who possess a 100% straight shaft. In the engineering world there is a universal language of measurement. It is called Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance (GD & T) and its purpose is to eliminate...

Since many of the players have gone to the soft break it seems that even when breaking hard they don't hit it like in the past. The other thing is that at tournaments most of the time it's played on new cloth so solid contact and cue ball control are more important. That said, and being from...

It was nice meeting you to. It is too true that I dogged many shots. The best being the last game when I had to pinch draw the cue ball and scooped it off the table and nearly hit Jeanette Lee. That table took me a while to get used to. BTW, by Saturday I was playing much better. Actually...

Derby City was wonderful again. But I've got to relate a funny story to you all. I arrive at the DCC on Thursday around 1:30PM. My flights got me out of bed at 4AM and I was a little tired but still excited to be there. I head directly for the AZB room and sign up for one of the tables. The...

DCC change of location???

The Diamond smart tables play great. They are much more difficult than all but the tightest of Gold Crowns that I've played on. As a matter of fact there has been only one GC that was purposely set up with smaller pockets, in general for one pocket play. The Diamonds at Derby where set up to...

poolshark52 Don, Pat H. (aka poolshark52) is very well known in the Northeast. I've seen him run many 100's. You should see him play on new Simonis with polished balls. I saw him go over 200 once under such conditions. Like you said Pat's stroke is a beautiful thing to watch...

Thanks Jer, I appreciate it. Hope you included some business cards. Paul

When last at the DCC I remember buying tokens for the smart table. IIRC, they were a buck each. Does anyone know if the US $1 coins will also work. I remember a few times needing the coins and having to stop the action and run out to the hallway for tokens. TIA.....Paul

I PM'd you with my address. Thanks Jer