Best pool purchase - non cue
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I think you mean the tip shaper by Wolfbite Cue Solutions. I have a set also and it is great. Big John is very nice to deal with.
Tip Pik and a nice leather case for $150.
Set of unused roman numeral balls by Hyatt, McGorty first print w/ dust jacket, 4- old bca rulebooks 1960's... $ 200.00.. Balls sold at VF 3 mos later for 2k.
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I sold a nice cue and suede tube case to a guy back in the 80's for $350, went into a pawn shop about a month later and saw it there in the same condition I sold it in and bought it back for $40. I gave it to my dad and he used it for leagues for years. Oh wait, that was a cue story... sorry.
My best non-cue buy is this Jack Justis case. It was ordered by IndyQ in 1994 and was stored unused. It was stored properly and is perfect, just like new. It's suede and crocodile and came stuffed with a newspaper from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in 1994 and a gold plated tip tapper. The phone numbers in the classified section didn't use an area code.
An unused fancy case from early in Jack's career is something I would never expect to find, and I treasure it. Here's the web page and the photos are below.
http://www.palmercollector.com/JackJustis.html
An unused fancy case from early in Jack's career is something I would never expect to find, and I treasure it. Here's the web page and the photos are below.
http://www.palmercollector.com/JackJustis.html
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I would have to say that "The 99 Critical Shots In Pool" by Ray Martin. This book has been around for a long time but the information is still very valid and useful to this day. Also those little notebook reinforcements. They allow you to practice the same shot over and over until you cannot miss it.
3rd Eye Trainer by Joe Tucker.
It shows you how we think we are looking at/ hitting the center of the ball, but we really aren't. The confidence it inspires when you have adjusted your alignment is phenomenal!! At least for me this tool was perfect for my level of play and skill set.
It shows you how we think we are looking at/ hitting the center of the ball, but we really aren't. The confidence it inspires when you have adjusted your alignment is phenomenal!! At least for me this tool was perfect for my level of play and skill set.
This is a good point, but no it wasn't stolen he apparently had pawned it to buy some archery equipment and this was back when people didn't have such ready access to pricing via the Internet.rackem said:Did you or were you able to ask the guy you sold it to if it had been stolen?
Kind of silly, but the Super Aramith Pro "Measles" ball. I take and use it where ever I play. I think it is one of the best invention/designs in the last 5 years of billiards products.
I just think of how much faster new players are going to improve when they can actully see the spin that people put on the ball. When I started playing, I had to see the shot over and over in the beginning to figure out what they were doing.
I just think of how much faster new players are going to improve when they can actully see the spin that people put on the ball. When I started playing, I had to see the shot over and over in the beginning to figure out what they were doing.
Diamond Ring
I bought a nine ball diamond ring from Greg Sullivan in the mid 80'$. It has 9 diamonds in the rack, a diamond in each pocket and the cue ball is a diamond. The ring is a pinky ring and is solid gold. My wife has been trying to confiscate it from me for about 20 years. It is beautiful.
I bought a nine ball diamond ring from Greg Sullivan in the mid 80'$. It has 9 diamonds in the rack, a diamond in each pocket and the cue ball is a diamond. The ring is a pinky ring and is solid gold. My wife has been trying to confiscate it from me for about 20 years. It is beautiful.
hmm, good thread. i like the variety of the answers. some are approaching it from a $$ standpoint, others their game. mine are all game-related.
1: my red circle cue ball.
2: the Willard's shaper i kept on my keychain from 1994-1999 (the bar table/house cue years).
3: tie Byrne's Standard Guide/99 Critical Shots.
4: tie Pleasures of Small Motions/Inner Game of Tennis.
these various items helped me through different phases of my pool learning, all in different ways.
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1: my red circle cue ball.
2: the Willard's shaper i kept on my keychain from 1994-1999 (the bar table/house cue years).
3: tie Byrne's Standard Guide/99 Critical Shots.
4: tie Pleasures of Small Motions/Inner Game of Tennis.
these various items helped me through different phases of my pool learning, all in different ways.
-s