Ever do this?

[Mensabum]

I remember Bob Byrne saying "put a good tip on the end of a broom stick and Mosconi could beat you all night with it and then sweep the joint on his way out" or something to that effect.

A broomstick actually hits pretty good without a tip. My father used one in exhibitions and chalked the end just like a cue. Probably for looks more than anything, but you get the idea. Center ball, slow stroke it around.

 

[ShootingArts]

A broomstick actually hits pretty good without a tip. My father used one in exhibitions and chalked the end just like a cue. Probably for looks more than anything, but you get the idea. Center ball, slow stroke it around.

I used to gamble with a guy that liked to do weird shit. We played pool with all kind of weird things including playing with the lightweight mops and brooms or just the handles. Found out that you could use spin with just the wood and chalking it did help. There were a few mops and brooms around that bar with a crosshatch cut on the top of the handle with my trusty Buck so it held chalk better.

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