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The very center of my BK Rush tip came off cleanly after a break. A quick search shows quite a few reports of that happening, and Predator even has an article that says it's normal and expected? Basically a feature LOL. What does everyone here think of that? Please no suggestions of replacing...

Cue makers, what is in your experience the ideal break cue butt material and construction and why? Follow up question, what do you think the best break butt on the market is currently? I'm interested in isolating the contribution of the butt only, and as much as possible mesurable qualities like...

I was watching this match between Efren and Bustamante from the 2003 US Open, and at 1:23:35 Efren slams the chalk on the table cloth in frustration, leaving a big chalk mark on the table. Was that a foul or/and unsportsmanlike behavior? At one point earlier in the match they show another...

I'm getting super annoyed whenever I see "Chinese Taipei" and a phony flag displayed next to a player name in Matchroom events. There is no country in the world named Chinese Taipei. The country's name is TAIWAN and the flag is different. For those who don't know, Taiwan participated in the...

Can someone explain why Ruiz is the #1 European in the WNT rankings, but he's not even in top 5 for Mosconi? What's the point of having paralel rankings? This post is not about Ruiz btw just using him as an example.

In this video Karl Boyes "reviews" a cheap carbon fiber shaft from China. A few "pearls" coming out of his mouth: - He refers to deflection as "throw"?! - Carbon shafts have low deflection because they are "stiff"?! - He refers to the tactile sensation of the shaft not gliding easily as matt...

Dear cuemakers, I have a one piece butt (no joints) with a linen wrap, that o want to change to a leather wrap. I want to add simple rings at either end of the wrap at the same time, I really dislike the look of a wrap without the rings. How would you go about adding rings without cutting the...

What is the most common form of handicap at your local pool hall, for money games? What is the most common money game? Over here the better player gives "x" games, e.g. 2 in a race to 7. Usually winner break but sometimes that is negotiated as well. Lately I have seen 1 player playing against...

Questions are asked on here regularly regarding Schmelke cues. I know that some of you are curious or interested and I thought to share my experience on here for anyone considering it. I ordered 2 cues from Schmelke, 2 years apart, mostly wanting to try out some designs and ideas I had in mind...

I recently revisited the article about the tip size and shape available here : https://billiards.colostate.edu/faq/cue-tip/size-and-shape/ I noticed that in all of the diagrams, the cue tip is perfectly level (parallel with the table surface) at contact. Take a draw shot in real life, there is...

Hello cuemakers - please help. My Mezz Axi has the nornal kind of linen, it slips through the hand easily and has a bit of shine to it. A guy at my pool hall has an Exceed with a very different linen wrap, his is grippy and matte. It looks/feels thinner than mine, very smooth to the point that...

Avant is the newest offering from Mezz Japan, which is sold as butt only. It was released with the United joint about a year ago, the Wavy2 joint version followed just recently and taking advantage of a friend's trip to Japan, I pulled the trigger and got one. The selling point is the dual...

Karl Boyes posted a récent what's in the bag vídeo featuring Chris Melling. One surprising thing was to see he had sandpaper of different grits, which seemed to be getting regular use. He plays with all carbon shafts. Sent from my SM-G781B using Tapatalk

I tried tonight a friend's cue with what I'm assuming was pressed linen, it was very smooth but grippy. I really liked it but he has no idea, he bought it like that. My playing cue has the Mezz original linen wrap, it's tight and uniform but feels textured and slippery in the hand. Is there a...

Anyone knows what leather Predator is using on most of their cues, or what it's called? It's not smooth, it's got a nice texture to it. Sent from my SM-G781B using Tapatalk

You may have noticed that in the PLP, Jayson Shaw no longer played with the full time extension on his cue like we were so used to. In an interview he said that he took it off one time at home for a practice session and the cue felt better but he was still able to move the cue ball easily, so he...

I'm considering a BK Rush and was wondering how heavy you can make them if you max out the weight? I prefer a heavy break cue, my current one is around 22.5.

Anyone knows the specs? Is it 11.8? Sent from my SM-G781B using Tapatalk

... is like watching paint dry.... 2h into the match and still going. Sent from my SM-G781B using Tapatalk

I recently watched again the game between Shane and Aloysius at the 2021 US Open and the time foul called on Shane. I say that if the player has an extension available and they run out of time, the extension should be automatic without the need for the player to request it. Prove me wrong...