I think uni-loc is the only hope for the next generation of pool players. There's no way the kids with raging ADD are going to sit there and screw together a cue with a long threaded joint.
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I think uni-loc is the only hope for the next generation of pool players. There's no way the kids with raging ADD are going to sit there and screw together a cue with a long threaded joint.
No, Flop. The only hope for the next generation is school, and a good job.
How else are they going to move out of their parent's basement?
Theres a good reason for them..,
I have a $1500 cue case, the joint protectors prevent the pins in my cues from punching holes in my case.
I have a $1500 cue case, the joint protectors prevent the pins in my cues from punching holes in my case.
No, Flop. The only hope for the next generation is school, and a good job.
How else are they going to move out of their parent's basement?
With a shrinking middle class, outsourcing and massive student loans I'm guessing most parents should just start charging their kids table time on the basement pool tables and at least try to supplement their retirement.
JPs make my cues easier to get out of the case, keeps gunk from getting in the threads, and from someone who bent the pin in the first cue he ever owned by dropping it while getting it out of the case it provides a little peace of mind.
The quick release joints on the other hand make no sense. My Pechauer comes with their "speed joint" and I think it has less to do with "speed" than being a proprietary pin that encourages you to buy shafts from them rather than after market 3rd party companies. Luckily OB makes shafts with that pin.
The quick release joints on the other hand make no sense. My Pechauer comes with their "speed joint" and I think it has less to do with "speed" than being a proprietary pin that encourages you to buy shafts from them rather than after market 3rd party companies. Luckily OB makes shafts with that pin.
You couldn't be more right. Well done.
Now, regarding those pesky joint protectors. I think they came about so you could put those really cool dimes on the top of them.
Joint Protectors for me, I always thought were to protect the pin from bending and the threads, but now I use them more to protect my case more than anything else and I like the way they look.
As for the uniloc pin, these cues show the need for
(1) carrying your own cue ball, and
(2) the need for a quick release joint as these cues are obviously uniloc (or some kind of quick release) pins:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuU60r7VT30
As for the uniloc pin, these cues show the need for
(1) carrying your own cue ball, and
(2) the need for a quick release joint as these cues are obviously uniloc (or some kind of quick release) pins:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuU60r7VT30
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ADD you are - and that is the real reason for the uni-lock.
Dale(who is patient and serene)
It takes way longer than 3 seconds to screw in a cue, probably more like 5. Those precious seconds add up over the course of a year. Just think how much more pool you could play if you had a uniloc joint.
That's why I have 'em (cheapo pastic ones). Got tired of trying to dig out my shafts.
Gideon
Shaft is shorter than the case pocket??? Drop a spacer into the hole. Joint protectors??? as useful as a tissue paper condom. Mitch
Thank goodness. I knew I wasn't the only one.
My playing cue (Lucasi LHSP) has one and I like it so much I am probably going with the Big Beulah as a break cue. (my friends keep teasing me for using a fiberglass NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers cue to break)
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Uni lock came about because of joint protectors. I was taking so long for players with standard joints to unscrew the joint protectors then screw the cue together masses quit pool. The uni lock was made to allow people to stay focused long enough and not be to tired to play but enjoy custom jp as well.
I like Uni-Lock for my breaker and for jumpers since they're faster. I already have to screw/unscrew a tight 3/8x11 for my player and that takes long enough already. I also find UL loosens at the joint sometimes if you are playing for a while.
My friend, a Predator devotee, said he likes a Uni-Lock joint for his player because "you can break it down and leave in a hurry after losing a match in a tournament" lol. Can't say I share his sentiment.
I don't bother with JP's in my case anymore; I found them unnecessary over time. I do have them on cues that I have in storage.
My friend, a Predator devotee, said he likes a Uni-Lock joint for his player because "you can break it down and leave in a hurry after losing a match in a tournament" lol. Can't say I share his sentiment.
I don't bother with JP's in my case anymore; I found them unnecessary over time. I do have them on cues that I have in storage.
I am convinced the only purpose for my J/Ps that I never use is to sit on my cue rack then get knocked off said cue rack when I remove my bridge stick or "rake", the J/Ps always manage to find the exact center underneath my pool table.
Pool secret #127, lint in the shaft is the #1 cause of miscues. Keep your shafthole clean.
Never had to exit through a bathroom window after taking down a pigeon?