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Thai made O'min snooker cues are fantastic. China made O'min cues are okay if you exceed a certain price point. Their pool cues follow the same logic. Decent enough factory made. The name 'O'min' was licensed in China rather shadily, and used the good reputation of the Thai manufacturer to make...

Very much like the Hayakawa KW shaft I was given. Can't and won't get into tech jargon spiel. But it's stiff, without the gross feel or sound of carbon.

To be honest, getting done 9-1 is his issue, not the cash. Playing with a Zen cue with a billion inlays, the latest ridiculous neon BK and air rush. The money is certainly more needed by me 😂 I figure he must have been blowing his own horn to his mates, and got a bit butt hurt by reality.

I think if it was a big stake, I’d want the money posted up somewhere neutral for sure. But this was a pocket money set. Enough to mean something, but not enough to lose any hair over.

I can’t post pics directly from my phone, they’re too large. When I’m at my work computer, I’ll post it. It’s quite funny that this would be considered anything but an errant chalk mark 😂 Yes, no money on the light, and no loud grumbles, as to gamble is frowned upon. I think the banter has...

6 BnR total, he got a couple of shots in lol The future is coming, soon there’ll be a QR code to scan that will bring up a nit % rating He endured some great banter, I’m not sure how far to push it to be honest, ‘losing face’ is taken quite seriously in Asia. Don’t fancy getting stabbed in the...

It went 3 break and run, I missed and he ran out, then 2 racks to me - quite brief, 3 break and run, last rack to me after cleaning and losing position on the 8, then hiding behind it. 😂 fair one, I was just trying to be polite rather than opt for, battered, bollocksed and bastardised.

There’s like a small chalk mark above the ferrule. Apparently this is an aiming aid, and cheating 😂 Right, going to sheen my cue before every rack in the future haha

It made a few people laugh, his embarrassed rambling may have been worth the 50.

Agree 100%

What’s the stupidest reason someone has given for welching out on pay? I was playing a low stakes set, 8-ball, and trounced the guy 9-1. Equivalent value of about 50$. Apparently, the chalk mark (which I hadn’t noticed) on my break cue is an aiming aid, and then classified it as cheating and a...

China equates $$$$$$ = good - cash is king here I've had the fortune to play a rack or two with cues that are the same price as a years salary, some even the price of a house (really makes you question what money is, or how some people must live, or what the point in being alive is haha) I...

He'll be collecting medals for China when it's in the olympics, with his Hong Kong residency ;)

Thank you for the information! I didn't know that, I just assumed they were the only set sold in Japan (or Japanese limited edition). So I have the Palladium set, and the other hall use the Platinum set. I feel like the Platinum set owes me some money! 😂

I used a Barenbrugge last night, and it was without a doubt the nicest hitting, and sweetest balanced cue I have ever used. I have been lucky enough to hit several SW, Searing, TAD, Tascarella, BB, Banhart etc living here. Hit with just about every production cue brand, local and overseas...

But how would you play position, and figure out what is acceptable tolerance of the pocket/rail into the jaw?

China do pretty well using 'tough' equipment. I imagine if they travelled more, they would compete easily with filipinos for the cream of the crop. Anyone playing American pool here wants a 4" corner, sometimes less. Don't really need to comment on Chinese tables here, we all know they are tough...

Snooker or pool, both balanced more to the back end of the cue.

Could be. They tend to get a lot of use, as people want to use the same balls they use in tournaments here, and as a result, they get used and cleaned more often than the Duramith balls (they get cleaned after every use). I quite like my platinums, but since the hall upgraded, they haven't got...

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