Having a tip with multiple shapes
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Jude Rosenstock said:
When I bought my Meucci it came with a new LePro tip with plenty of height. The only thing I used on it after the original shaping was chalk and tapping holes with a Tip Pik. Three years later it has the same tip, but that tip is now near the ferrule. So, I assume the wear came from the chalking.
bluepepper said:
OR Chuck Norris. Take your pick.
pharaoh68
Banned
One time, I came out of the poolhall and walked to my car when a drink driver hopped a curb and came racing towards me at 80mph.
Being the quick thinker that I am, I dropped some Master Chalk at my feet and it stopped him dead in his tracks!!!
I lived and didn't even get a single scratch on me.
The driver died on impact.
True story.
Being the quick thinker that I am, I dropped some Master Chalk at my feet and it stopped him dead in his tracks!!!
I lived and didn't even get a single scratch on me.
The driver died on impact.
True story.
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I think the majority of you are just mis-interpreting what Jude said, and then getting yourselves so worked up that you refuse to even think about it. Not that a single person in this thread cares what I think, but as an Engineer, Machinist and pool player (in that order of proficiency) I agree with Jude completely.
Side note, the window is wide open for anyone who's posted so far in this thread if they want to play Jude heads up. You can each shape your tips however you want
Side note, the window is wide open for anyone who's posted so far in this thread if they want to play Jude heads up. You can each shape your tips however you want
If I am ever in New York, you have action, sir.James said:I think the majority of you are just mis-interpreting what Jude said, and then getting yourselves so worked up that you refuse to even think about it. Not that a single person in this thread cares what I think, but as an Engineer, Machinist and pool player (in that order of proficiency) I agree with Jude completely.
Side note, the window is wide open for anyone who's posted so far in this thread if they want to play Jude heads up. You can each shape your tips however you want
crawfish said:
I think either you were joking in your thread where you said you play ~ even with CUBC, or you have no idea how Jude plays. Or you're mad at your money
I put that out there as a joke, just trying to imply maybe people should consider that Jude could know what he's talking about? Not that being a good player inherently means you understand the complexities in the physics and mechanics of the game, but it's a possibility.
Maybe I'm wrong too, but at least I'm truly analyzing what's being said here, unlike most people who immediately dismiss the idea as foolish without consideration.
So many of the arguments on AZ are just semantic and it's a shame people can't step back and think critically once and a while.
Just sayin'
My friend plays better than your friendJames said:I think the majority of you are just mis-interpreting what Jude said, and then getting yourselves so worked up that you refuse to even think about it. Not that a single person in this thread cares what I think, but as an Engineer, Machinist and pool player (in that order of proficiency) I agree with Jude completely.
Side note, the window is wide open for anyone who's posted so far in this thread if they want to play Jude heads up. You can each shape your tips however you want
Can I be right now?
James said:I think either you were joking in your thread where you said you play ~ even with CUBC, or you have no idea how Jude plays. Or you're mad at your money
I put that out there as a joke, just trying to imply maybe people should consider that Jude could know what he's talking about? Not that being a good player inherently means you understand the complexities in the physics and mechanics of the game, but it's a possibility.
Maybe I'm wrong too, but at least I'm truly analyzing what's being said here, unlike most people who immediately dismiss the idea as foolish without consideration.
So many of the arguments on AZ are just semantic and it's a shame people can't step back and think critically once and a while.
Just sayin'
Action is never a joking matter
James said:I think the majority of you are just mis-interpreting what Jude said, and then getting yourselves so worked up that you refuse to even think about it. Not that a single person in this thread cares what I think, but as an Engineer, Machinist and pool player (in that order of proficiency) I agree with Jude completely.
Side note, the window is wide open for anyone who's posted so far in this thread if they want to play Jude heads up. You can each shape your tips however you want
I don't think anyone has debated that chalk is abrasive and will have some sort of affect on the tip, but to account for 99.9% of the tip shaping is a bit absurd. Also, to make the assertion that hitting a cue ball will do nothing to the tip is even more ludicrous.
Thinking critically I think that saying 99.9% of how a tip is shaped depends on how the chalk is shaped is BSJames said:I think either you were joking in your thread where you said you play ~ even with CUBC, or you have no idea how Jude plays. Or you're mad at your money
I put that out there as a joke, just trying to imply maybe people should consider that Jude could know what he's talking about? Not that being a good player inherently means you understand the complexities in the physics and mechanics of the game, but it's a possibility.
Maybe I'm wrong too, but at least I'm truly analyzing what's being said here, unlike most people who immediately dismiss the idea as foolish without consideration.
So many of the arguments on AZ are just semantic and it's a shame people can't step back and think critically once and a while.
Just sayin'
James said:
I don't think so.
I doubt most people would argue that over a length of time , a cube of chalk is capable of wearing down a peice of leather.
However , 99.9% of your tip shaping coming from a peice of chalk is pretty ludicris.
If that was the case then all my cues would have tips shaped like the tips found on the average house cue as I have only ever used house chalk. And since my tip still has the shape I put on it 6 months or so ago and NOT the 'ol flat as a coffee table shape , I'll have to go with my findings instead.
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pharaoh68
Banned
James said:Side note, the window is wide open for anyone who's posted so far in this thread if they want to play Jude heads up. You can each shape your tips however you want
How could any of us play Jude heads up?!?! He's good enough to go pro and simply chooses not to. I know this because Jude says so himself.
JCIN said:
I don't want to speak for Jude here, but I am not someone that is going to argue this...
If I had to analyze the situation I'd say that Jude made a statement that wasn't immediately apparent, and people's initial reaction was to disagree. When they did so jokingly (read: disrespectfully) Jude responded in kind, may have exaggerated, and the result is that no one learns from, thinks about, or benefits from the situation in any way. The analogy I see in my head is people covering their ears and just repeating what they already knew (or thought they knew) over and over until the "discussion" is over.
It's a shame really.
JCIN said:
Wow, this thread has taken a funny turn. So, let me get this straight, I have a guy in San Diego backing me against a guy in North Carolina. Just send Crawfish and me the plane tickets to Las Vegas and you guys can back both of us.
- Crawfish, I'll send you the details on how we're going to split it up once I figure out how to get the biggest score.
I mean, regarding the topic, in the end it doesn't matter what you think. Your tip is going to wear down until you have to replace it and then you start over. How it wears down and in what shape doesn't matter to any of us so long as it plays the way we like.
pharaoh68 said:
I never said I was good enough to go pro. However, I have no desire to go pro. I enjoy being an amateur player.