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  1. fhopper

    Learning to shoot pool is like learning to operate a boat

    A trained monkey can drive a stink boat, care to go sailing?
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    What happened to the old cue gallery

    It is so nice to be a newby and simply be thrilled to see all photos of sticks. (I will never understand that grey wash thing.)
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    how to attach bumper

    The set screw moves freely. The color is modeling clay, ew. It seems to be 3/8x 16, shall I get one from Schmelke?
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    how to attach bumper

    From and old AZ thread, it seems to be an old D series bumper.
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    how to attach bumper

    Thanks, Yes it is a McDermott product, they did not want to refinish it for me, said they did not have a procedure. I wish I could look at another Balicini to see if they had bumpers. I love the idea of a butt cap because the stick needs some design element to brake up the uniformity of the...
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    how to attach bumper

    What is te best way to put a bumper on this Balicini?
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    Cloth tear/wear in pocket

    Thanks for the info. I retire in a week so I am having him wait 'till then to come out.
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    2 Sets of J/ps For Sale

    My D series McDermott pin seems larger than my other McDermotts. I have some Ps that have pins too large for some shafts but fit others. I have bought 10 sets of JPs from both custom builders and production inventory; metal, delrin, wood. There is no consistency among them regarding fit. It...
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    WTB LD shaft radial pin

    Players HXT with Mauri Black soft are affordable, available, and play very well. $80 at JoeRackem AKA Neisens Billiards, a very highly ranked company on this site. http://stores.ebay.com/Nielsens-Billiards?_trksid=p4340.l2563
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    The Things People Are Willing To Do.

    I am a High School Science teacher in an urban district at a school for expelled offenders. I am a bit cynical. Thank you for the link to your music, I think I will pour my wife a glass of wine and invite her in to listen.
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    The Things People Are Willing To Do.

    The world has always had gladiators and the peasants of the world have always flocked to watch them. Somethings never change. Wouldn't you love to see a bell curve of Pro football player's IQs, where do you think the mean would fall... 85... 90? And of course it is the money people who play with...
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    Cloth tear/wear in pocket

    I just came back from the dealer and they are going to come out and look at it and check the rail hop I mentioned in another thread. He says if you shoot hard the ball will bounce back and cause this. Of course we all occasionally bang one in but I play 14.1 and one pocket so between what I play...
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    Cloth tear/wear in pocket

    My Legacy table with Legacy Speed Cloth. 4 months old. Installers said there was nearly enough cloth and had to stretch really hard. Now this. Is this a warranty claim? Standing at the head rail it is the left foot pocket which collects the majority of shots. (Does everyone favor a pocket?)
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    The biggest misconception that we hear or read about is that "all ivory is ILLEGAL

    How do you feel about Bald Eagle feathers? I miss Ebony with grain, my cues are too cheap to have anything but "recon" everything.
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    Cue butt thickness

    It seems exacerbated by the new finish kick on linen as well. I prefer a larger butt and more course linen.
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    Rail hop

    Thank you.
  17. fhopper

    Rail hop

    Thank you for the replies. I guess I will shim the rail first and see what happens. My local mechanic suggested shimming with paper, but he was only making a cursory comment with out studying it much.
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    Looking to buy a starter Cue!

    I think the HXT E10 is a much better looking cue. The HXT shaft with Mauri Black Soft tip is very nice technology, the E (exotic woods) series of Players are very nice sticks. No CNC.
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    Help with cue choice

    I bought the cheapest McDermott G series with points, the G226, It plays very nicely and is very similar to my Players HXT E10 which cost half as much, (HXT is Players LD shaft), and certainly looks much more expensive than the McDermott. I keep them both in the same 2x4 box case because they...
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    Rail hop

    My end rails cause balls to "hop" when they rebound. Where on the ball should the edge of the rail touch? Do I need to adjust the rails? My table is a Legacy with K66 rails.
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