General Questions about my Equipment

[rootbeer506]

Keep in mind that where you play they may not appreciate chalk other than green or blue if they have green or blue cloth. This is more important than keeping your shafts clean. I've actually seen people come in a pool room with RED chalk, intending to use it on green cloth. Clean your shafts regularly and you won't have to worry about chalk getting in the pores in the shafts. I played in a place for 25 years that, if you continued to play with different colored chalk, you'd get banned permanently.

I was that person. I didn't realize it left such a mark on the table. After I realized it I switched and started playing with blue chalk. It happens. It was better than the jackass guy who came in later and didn't know how to play. He was trying to jump. He had the stick at a high angle and hit behind the ball. It was messing up the felt. I was pretty pissed about it, but didn't feel like I was any any position to say anything. I just tried to show him a better way of doing it. He sucked so he wasn't going to be able to do it the proper way. So coming in at a less angle and pinching it would have saved the table.

 

[rootbeer506]

The blue diamond chalk is very good. Is it worth the money, debatable, bit it is good.

Seyberts has great prices IMO, and I believe they garauntee at least a price match on their cues. For J/B's, I like the McDermott Stinger and the Poisons too. I have friends that use both and they like them a lot.

Also, I would try hard and medium tips before I used a soft, just my opinion though

I think I'm going to pick some up. Can't hurt to try it right.

They looked like they had some good prices. I'm just going to start with a jump break cue from now, then we'll see where it goes after that. Now I will "accessorize".

Good point. For some reason I'm really interested in the layered tips. Don't really know if they are considered hard or soft though.

 

[rootbeer506]

Welcome to AZB. I use Blue Diamond chalk (used to only use Master chalk) and i have to say it is great stuff. Holds on the tip much better than Masters in my observation and plays very well.

Also be sure to check out the For Sale section of the forums....lots of great deals and i actually feel much more comfortable buying things here than on Ebay. Good luck and be careful....the Pool Bug is just as deadly as the Golf Bug! :wink:

Awesome. I'll have to try it. I just will make sure I don't leave a $4 block of chalk on the table lol.

I'll check it out. I'll probably only buy from established members here. Are there any known scammers. I know on bimmerforums there is occasionally a scammer that will show up and try to screw some people over.

I don't think the pool bug will be as deadly as the golf bug. Golf is wayy too expensive. I'm just glad I have a scholarship to play and get everything at cost. I don't think I will play much golf after I graduate because of how much it is to play. Also depends on my job, but I get more satisfaction out of driving then golfing. Golf is too frustrating at times.

 

[rootbeer506]

that is a good looking cue . i like the feel of the leather wrap , had a
mcder.with leather. back to your question about tips , as for a break cue
find a good solid cue with stainless steel joint with thicker shaft dia.
13 1/4 - 13 1/2 may have to look around but they are out there .
will most likely need to retip with hard tip i like the sumo. has a hard break.
as for playing cue don't change shafts back and forth , won't be long
will be replaceing joint pin and insert. about the tips i like a morri layerd
plays good. if you want to go with non layerd go with a triangle they are
good. i have three cues with morri tips, one joss two jacobys .
one joss & dp and a few no name cues with triangle tips
i like the feel and play of the joss with the triangle has a good solid
medium hit . not much but hope this will help john107:anderson sc

I don't really have an opinion on the leather wrap vs a threaded. Honestly the only reason I picked up the cue was 20% off that the shop offered me and the extra shaft. I figured a nice stick with a quick release, 2 shafts, and a case for 175 was a pretty good deal. It also had a good feel and I shot around pretty well with it.

I need to check out the layered. The Joss stick I played with for a couple weeks had some kind of layered tip. I loved the way that thing felt. I was told it cost over $600 though.

If I can get a decent price on a jump break stick I'll probably go with it. At this time my only real concern is that it is straight and gets shorter to make it easier to jump.

 

[Tramp Steamer]

What you have there Root, appears to be an original 'George Washington' cue. Very old. Many historians believe he carried one just like it across the Potomac River, on his way to the big vendor show at Valley Forge. It's very old so be careful when you break with it.
Find a pool hall in your town and hang out there when you're not in class. You'll learn a lot by just observing the other players.

 

[zy112]

I think I'm going to pick some up. Can't hurt to try it right.

They looked like they had some good prices. I'm just going to start with a jump break cue from now, then we'll see where it goes after that. Now I will "accessorize".

Good point. For some reason I'm really interested in the layered tips. Don't really know if they are considered hard or soft though.

Layered does not indicate the durometer (hardness). One piece can be hard medium, soft. As can layered tips. There will be a difference in feel from layered to one piece and from different materials. And will def be a difference in price.

 

[rootbeer506]

What you have there Root, appears to be an original 'George Washington' cue. Very old. Many historians believe he carried one just like it across the Potomac River, on his way to the big vendor show at Valley Forge. It's very old so be careful when you break with it.
Find a pool hall in your town and hang out there when you're not in class. You'll learn a lot by just observing the other players.

?!?!?! Really? I got it brand new at the pool shop not too long ago. It wasn't anything special. That be the case I'll sell it to you, for what one may consider a good deal for such great piece of history. :wink:

The only "pool hall" per say is in a bar. Unfortunately I'm not 21 yet, so I can only get in on saturday when they open up that part for us. I go to a small college, so we only have a few tables here. Only 2 maybe 3 people here that would be remotely considered competition.

 

[rootbeer506]

Layered does not indicate the durometer (hardness). One piece can be hard medium, soft. As can layered tips. There will be a difference in feel from layered to one piece and from different materials. And will def be a difference in price.

Is this tip any good: http://www.seyberts.com/products/Everest_Pool_Cue_Tips-1953-80.html

It's what I dug up on the site real quick. It sounds like it will be a good fit.



Also, is this a good jump break cue? http://www.seyberts.com/products/Kaiser_KJB2_Break_Jump_Cue-100174-332.html
It's a pretty good price IMO and looks like it will get the job done. I play with a 19 and really like a 19oz, but I'm thinking I'll get this in a 21 to get more force? I grew up on a 21 because my friend's stick was his 19 and the best tip was on his 21 oz stick, so that's the one I always grabbed.

I'm also thinking about ordering a bunch of different stuff. I'm ordering some blue diamond chalk, then I'm going to try some Triangle and Silver cup just because they are only a couple bucks and can't hate on it till you try it. I'm assuming I will only use the blue diamond, but oh well.

Thinking about ordering a glove. I used an open bridge just resting the stick on the knuckles between my index and middle finger, but I recently learned that if you use a closed bridge you get more spin. (It took me a while to believe this!!) I'm thinking a glove will give it less resistance and make it feel better.

Also tip scuffer tools: http://www.seyberts.com/products/Porper_Tip_Burnisher-43-24.html
http://www.seyberts.com/products/Shadow_Tip_Pic-54-24.html


Please throw in any opinions or helpful information.

 

[rootbeer506]

Anyone got any info.

What about this players break jump cue.
http://www.pooldawg.com/product/3388/44144

Seems a little bit better than that other website.

 

[digitalcrack]

Popular medium layered tips:
Kamui medium soft
Kamui black soft
Everest
Wizard
Sniper tip

Medium non layered:
le pro

Scuffers and shapers:
Brad scuffer(best portable scuffer)

Williards circular shaper

Its george tip tool (imo best tool on market)

Sandman tip shaper (metal coarse shaper best shaper imo)

Chalk:

Masters light green and light blue work best here..all the darker colors get sticky here and doesn't hold well on the tips

Blue diamond..very expensive chalk but ppl say its worth it

 

[rootbeer506]

Popular medium layered tips:
Kamui medium soft
Kamui black soft
Everest
Wizard
Sniper tip

Medium non layered:
le pro

Scuffers and shapers:
Brad scuffer(best portable scuffer)

Williards circular shaper

Its george tip tool (imo best tool on market)

Sandman tip shaper (metal coarse shaper best shaper imo)

Chalk:

Masters light green and light blue work best here..all the darker colors get sticky here and doesn't hold well on the tips

Blue diamond..very expensive chalk but ppl say its worth it

I just placed my order for accessories. I got an Everest tip. Shadow Tip Pic, Porper Tip Barnisher, Metal Tip Trimmer, Brad pool Cue Tip Tool, A Leather Barnisher. ( guess it helps the stick) I ordered some Blue Diamond Chalk for myself and some Triangle Blue for my buddy. To get the order over the $49 needed for free shipping I bought the fancy baby powder: Aka Silver Cup Talc Powder.

If you haven't noticed I tend to get stuck on a sport and go balls deep in it. There's no half doing it in my book. It's all in or all out. . . Unfortunately sometimes lol.

I'm still looking for suggestions on the break jump stick. Not sure which one I should be looking at.

 

[rootbeer506]

Designed by Speed Pool World Record Holder Dave "The Ginger Wizard" Pearson

WRE85 - WRE98 are the same quality as the Lucasi Line of Cues

Click on a cue for a more detailed view and description

Manufactured by Cue and Case - Makers of Players and Lucasi Cues
Above from the billiard Warehouse site.
This is what a GW cue is. The one he has is pretty nice and probably made the same as a Lucasi. He did say it was a quick release joint. Uni lock.

Thanks for the information. Very helpful. I actually tracked it down to a GW3 from the Signature Series. http://www.poolsuperstars.com/gw.php I don't really know if that is good or bad. From the looks of it I got a pretty good deal at $175 for 2 shafts. I can't find anymore information on it than that. I had a feeling it was a good stick and I was getting a good deal. Maybe it turned out better than I thought.