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I'm in the market for a new break cue. I have been using an inexpensive cue for breaking. It's 21oz, has a hard leather tip, and is about 13mm in diameter, just a plain jane no frills cue. My player is about 19oz, has a Kamui Soft, and is about 11.8mm with a long pro taper. Up until now, I...

I'm surprised there hasn't been mention of shuffleboard in this thread. The bars that were the popular locations back when I was growing up (1960s) all had shuffleboard tables. Some were short, like about 15 feet, but most were about 10 yards long. As a kid, I'd just make stacks with the...

I think that the kevlar tube's impact resistance isn't really the linear impact that a pool cue endures. The kevlar tube would withstand being slapped against the rail better, like some do after missing a shot, as that material and weave pattern are known for that. Kevlar is what a lot of...

Has anyone tried playing 4t5? Vic Conte always has a 7 foot Diamond off to the side at Turning Stone set up for this. He usually gets a few of the top players to come over and give it a try early in the week, and has their scoresheets there to show off. When we had our Tri-Cup at his place...

Would be better if it was a Glock.

Agreed! I can still vividly remember the smell of plastic that wafted out of the freshly opened Hot Wheels boxes when I opened them, the ones with the orange track sections in them. To me, that smells like Christmas.

I had the cue repair guy put a new tip on one of the extra shafts I have at our last tri-cup. He suggested a Kamui soft, so I went with that. My other shafts have a Predator Victory Soft, and the stock shaft from my cue has a LePro. I find that I miscue much less using that Kamui than with...

Is that a roll of caps inside that thing???

Honestly, my first thought seeing the original post was "how do they know where to go?" That better be one super accurate GPS! I can't even stay on the gravel when I plow my driveway, I always end up drifting out onto the grass in a few places.

I watched her play Luc Salvas up at Turning Stone a few years ago. Talk about a contrast in styles. He barely let the cue stop before his next shot, and she was meticulous and deliberate on every shot. She seemed to really examine the rack every time she broke (which wouldn't happen if she...

This looks like a test dummy, the way the limbs move after the fall. Sure hope so anyway.

I put the ball in the baggie, and drop a couple drops of cleaner on the ball, then zip the baggie closed and squeeze and squirt the ball inside the baggie with your hands. Hands stay nice and clean, and the baggie helps redistribute the cleaner all over the ball. Then take out the ball and add...

Not sure where this first came up, but I've read about using a small sandwich size zip-lock baggie and Aramith cleaner to clean my pool balls. To whomever first came up with that and/or posted it.....THANKS! Genius idea! It works amazingly well, and probably gets the most out of a small...

I'd just make sure everything was mixed well before you used it again. Like, really, really well.

That's impressive! I still can't run a full rack of 15 more than half the time, and even when I have, there's no thought for leaving a break ball. Good Job easy-e!

I bought a toolbox with contents at an estate sale a few years back, and there was a can of Conservator's Wax inside. I have heard that it is pretty much the same thing as Renaissance Wax, used for the same purposes. I had always planned to try it on a shaft after I cleaned that shaft well, so...

I got stuck on helium. Had the final answer, just couldn't get that last jumble. Good Job!

I was wondering about that. :) You'll get it done, enjoy the process. I played at a place once that had purple cloth on the slate, with green rail cloth, black colored behind the rails, and swirly-grain brown on the sides of the box, and it had huge lion heads at all four corners. Talk about a...

Looks fantastic! Nice job getting that whole deal set up and functioning. ......and my Starlink anticipated availability date was about 5 months ago, still waiting.