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9Ballr

AzB Silver Member

Silver Member

• May 1, 2017

• #1

Several pros are asked questions about their cues.

The answers are quite interesting.

My favorite portion was "Fill in the Blank" towards the bottom.


http://www.billiardsdigest.com/new_current_issue/apr_17/bb_index.php

 

Last edited: May 2, 2017

pwd72s

recreational banger

Silver Member

• May 2, 2017

• #2

Didn't learn a lot..but a fun read. Thanks for posting.

 

ideologist

I don't never exaggerate

Silver Member

• May 2, 2017

• #3

"People who name their cues are participation-trophy kids"
-Rodney Morris

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

:thumbup:

 

mvp

AzB Silver Member

Silver Member

• May 2, 2017

• #4

That was very interesting, good post

 

pt109

WO double hemlock

Silver Member

• May 2, 2017

• #5

Daz was misinformed about Hendry's cue....
...he won his seven world titles with a maple Power Glide.
...don't know what he's playing with now.

 

C

Ched

"Hey ... I'm back"!

Silver Member

• May 2, 2017

• #6

Loved that - thanks for the share.

 

9Ballr

AzB Silver Member

Silver Member

• May 5, 2017

• #7

ShakesSea said:

I'm curious about Darren's comment. What does he meant by "cue power?"

"A player with no cue power should be using a soft tip and a player with a lot of power should be using a medium or hard tip."

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I'm not sure but Darren has said this before. I think he means that if you
don't have a very powerful stroke (i.e. cue power) you're not going to
get the same spin out of the ball if you're using a hard tip vs. a soft one.

 

StraightPoolIU

Brent

Silver Member

• May 7, 2017

• #8

Man that's a cool article. Thanks for posting.

Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

 

jasonlaus

Rep for Smorg

Silver Member

• May 7, 2017

• #9

Makes me wanna do cue repair - I think I might like being chained up in Jennifer B's Basement:grin:
Jason

 

9Ballr

AzB Silver Member

Silver Member

• May 7, 2017

• #10

jasonlaus said:

Makes me wanna do cue repair - I think I might like being chained up in Jennifer B's Basement:grin:
Jason

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LOL....Hahaha....

 

HawaiianEye

AzB Silver Member

Silver Member

• May 7, 2017

• #11

I liked Jennifer's answer here and it is quite true for the most part.

What, if anything, does a cue say about a player?

Flashy? They are the players with flashy games. Subdued and technical? Their game matches. Very expensive and filled with inlays? Play them for money. They usually suck.