CUE SELECTION. Custom or Standard? by Jimmy Reid

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He and I played often, he played with like a 56" cue. The length isn't really the issue, it is the balance. That determines where you will unconsciously grab the cue and have it feel comfortable. A cue with a radical balance point can feel odd.
 
Jimmy Reid and I grew up in Gloucester, Mass. There were three pool rooms at that time. One on the east end of Main Street was Bill's. In the center of town on Main Street was Nick's and on the west end of Main Street was the last one. The name of that one escapes me now but it was the home of the Italians. Most of the Italian kids lived in an area called the West End also known as The Fort.

Jimmy learned to play at Nick's as I did a few years after him. Nick's had a shoe shine parlor in the front. An old worn creaky oak floor and one bath room which was hideously disgusting. In the hot days of summer it was particularly nasty. No girls allowed at Nick's back in those days. I began playing in 66 after Jimmy and never met him.

He was not an average kid and scored a perfect SAT. Yet pool was his choice..

About 5 or 6 years ago I was in Gloucester and ran into Artie Denikas. Artie was Nick Denikas son the original owner, and ran Nicks for years after his Dad had passed. Me, Artie and his wife chatted for a couple hours and the conversation included reminiscing about the years of pool and Jimmy's name came up. Artie spoke about Jimmy with great respect and admiration he certainly liked Jimmy. No doubt about that.

Artie was like a Dad to us all and sadly he is gone now as well as Jimmy. Nick's along with all the pool rooms are also gone.. Miss Artie, he was a patient easy going guy and certainly wish I could have met Jimmy before he passed.
 
middleofnowhere said:
He and I played often, he played with like a 56" cue. The length isn't really the issue, it is the balance. That determines where you will unconsciously grab the cue and have it feel comfortable. A cue with a radical balance point can feel odd.
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Does Pat Flemming still play with a short cue?
 
Welder84 said:
Does Pat Flemming still play with a short cue?
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I haven't seen Pat in years. The last time I saw him he had a 54" cue. I don't know if he plays any competitive pool anymore. He is getting up there like the rest of us.
I just looked him up and he is 74. Pool may be one of the only sports someone that age could realisticaly still compete if they choose.
 
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I saw a post a couple years back that he had cashed in a NJ State event (if the post was correct).

But I don't get out much...
 
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