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  1. jay helfert

    Question for old timers@

    I changed a lot of tips back then and almost always used Elkmasters. I saved my Champions for tips I put on for pro players. My tips never came off! Still can do it to this day with no fancy tools. Just a good knife, razor blade, tweetens glue, sandpaper and a strong rubber band (optional). I...
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    Sold On The Snap magazines

    I've got the entire collection of thirteen issues, all in excellent condition. $250 shipped in the USA. First come, first served on this one. Jay SOLD
  3. jay helfert

    Question for old timers@

    Back then the standard house cue tip was almost always Elkmaster.
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    Question for old timers@

    Champion
  5. jay helfert

    Prayers for Marty Herman 🙏🏻

    Marty played good, real good. And he is a highly intelligent man. Even though we disagreed on more than one occasion I still consider him a friend.
  6. jay helfert

    Super Billiards Expo 2026

    Over three hours to play nineteen games of 9-Ball! And people wonder why pool is boring to watch on TV or streaming. When I was running the U.S. Open we would schedule matches based on two hour time slots for Races to Eleven. I would say over 90% of our matches were over in one and half hours...
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    Lil John gets barbecued in Louisville KY

    Gotta love it. A faceless hustler in the internet age. Who would have believed it! Made my day. :)
  8. jay helfert

    Various billiards

    I am selling what remains of a once large collection of billiard memorabilia. Items include a large bag full of various joint protectors to fit any and all cue sizes. Some are metal and many are made of fancy woods. Also six excellent wood shafts (5/16-14 & 3/8-10) by noted cue-makers that are...
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    EUROPEAN OPEN 2026, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, March 10-15

    Kris has got it right here. Flying in and out of Europe has become very problematical. Long, long wait times (hours) just to get through security, even longer flight delays and flight cancellations, and worst of all you are putting yourself in a danger zone with no one knowing what will come...
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    Griff's 2026 US Open events

    In that regard good commentary also should subscribe to the KISS philosophy. I learned early on to keep my comments as succinct as possible. I was not on there to do a tutorial. I did not enjoy working with co-commentators who droned on and on trying to give pool lessons and show off their vast...
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    Griff's 2026 US Open events

    One other thing worth mentioning. It's often said that Shane patterned his game after his friend and mentor Earl. In truth Shane plays far more in the Buddy Hall style of play, KISS. Buddy always seemed to know the shortest and easiest path to success. He made position play look simple, which it...
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    Griff's 2026 US Open events

    You mean like Grady and Billy, the most celebrated commentary team of them all.
  13. jay helfert

    Griff's 2026 US Open events

    Sorry to disappoint anyone but the final match was not that well played. I watched the last five or six games and saw numerous missed shots, missed position, missed kicks and mental errors by both players. Maybe it can be chalked up to fatigue over a long, long grind in Vegas (a town which wears...
  14. jay helfert

    WNT in Arizona

    The good news is you can shorten up any bank. Seemingly impossible bank shots are routine on a Diamond. :)
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    WNT in Arizona

    My advice is to stay on the U.S. side of the border. I won't get into all the reasons why.
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    SJM at the Las Vegas Open

    Allen Hopkins was also a high stakes money player as a teen. Number one in that respect from your area.
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    SJM at the Las Vegas Open

    Keith was a freak at age 12, getting in games with top players. They would give him the eight ball and he would give them fits. By age 14 he was their equal and at 16 no one wanted any part of him! Never seen another one quite like him in my lifetime, and I saw many great young players. Keith...
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    SJM at the Las Vegas Open

    Dennis basically fell off the map after receiving his five year ban from entering the United States (two years to go!). He was making 99% of his earnings here and it got wiped out just like that. It took all the heart out of him to keep playing, so he turned to poker and other pastimes and that...
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