70s/80s Era Questions

[Pawlowski424]

So, here's my list of questions lol:

What was the general pocket size for pro-speed tournaments?

What were table conditions like?

I've noticed players of this era (Varner, Hall, Sigel, etc) playing with steel joint. What was the belief behind forward balanced/steel joint cues?

Is the information that's available today (pocket lines, cue ball physics, navigating the table, etc. Advanced details, so to speak), the same information as back then? If not, what has changed?

 

[gregcantrall]

Was Wallabuschka an art?

A real stealth cue. It's now one piece. Using resins technology gives a good feel to the hit like a Pettit.

 

[George the Greek]

At 9-3 Judd definitely in the top bunk.
Bitch?

Ding was out of sorts right after the 1st frame.

 

[garczar]

Ding was out of sorts right after the 1st frame.

what's any of this have to do with 70's/80's pool??

 

[pt109]

what's any of this have to do with 70's/80's pool??

a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.
"Shakespeare's use of asides and soliloquies"

Similar:
whispered remark

confidential remark

stage whisper


soliloquy

 

[jay helfert]

Haven’t heard anything from fat boy. He still around

Yep, talked to him a couple of weeks ago.

 

[Pawlowski424]

I played with all those guys as a 20 year old back in early 1990 and quit at 23 in ‘93 from open 9 ball play. Back then Brunswick with fast 760 simonis & centineal balls and pockets varied depending on the tournament set up usually 4.5” pockets was the set up I had a steel joint then. I just started playing again and played more in the last 2 months than in 30 years I’m 53 now. Now they have 100’s of tips to choose from, all these low defection shafts & break cue options. Table size is still simonis & 9’ & tips feel & cues other than deflection technology has changed. I now still use my custom huebler break jump & custom Billy Teeter playing cue. Cheers

Thanks TBurns!