Biloxi Boy
Man With A Golden Arm
Once a rarely seen item, now they are everywhere. Someone must know something. Who? When? Where?
History of Joint Protectors?
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Biloxi Boy
Man With A Golden Arm
Yep. Most always do. Pulled up every FS thread that included JPs. AZ's search function is often frustrating.
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Biloxi Boy
Man With A Golden Arm
Too easy.I always kept mine in a ziploc bag. Oh, you mean cue joints. My bad.
Who made the first joint protectors?
Wondering who made the first joint protectors and when did this became popular?
forums.azbilliards.com
First search result. Not much there. Same jokes.
AZB forum is indexed by Google, just use Google.
billiards_watch
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Joint protectors is a huge waste of time for the modern pool player in 2025. I use to have them on every cue and shaft in my case and found that it took a long ass time for me to set everything up. I recently took them all off.
Same. Mini finger cotsI always kept mine in a ziploc bag. Oh, you mean cue joints. My bad.
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And what does that have to do with the history of the origin?
In addition, you seem to feel you speak for everyone frequently, yet that keeps getting proven wrong.
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billiards_watch
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I went from pulling the butts and shafts out, unscrew the protectors, put down the butt/shaft just to do it 3 more times. Then connect the two.
Without it, I pull the shaft out and screw it on the butt while in my case and pulling them. A lot faster.
Faster than what. To each his own. The lid on my case was not secure. As I was putting the case in the car 3 cues/shafts came out and hit the ground. The JP’s protected the merchandise. Nobody has the like them but they are functional. Damage a cue joint and come back to this thread.
Biloxi Boy
Man With A Golden Arm
What was your query?
"AZB forum is indexed by Google, just use Google." This is really excellent advice. I got your same result and will "never" use AZB's Search again.
Would like to know more. Would hope someone here knows. Seems there is a distinct shortage of old "industry" folks on AZB. I have always wondered where the old Brunswick and AES employees hang out.
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billiards_watch
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Well you need them.
I didn't think of that because I carry a JB case and I assume that's what everyone is carrying now. Like back in the days when everyone had a Giuseppe.
Its just faster for me to setup and I guess I don't need them because of my case.
That’s cool. Your cues your case your business. Me? I like to stall .. take all day. Make my opponent itchy. Get their blood pressure up, etc.
No joint protectors on my 1975 Meucci MO-3 or the cue before that. Old girlfriend ran off and kept that, She used it to win the women's championship in our small college.
Next were from Richard Black in 1989. They had joint protectors, as did any that followed. So, I'm thinking between 1975 and 1989 they became commonplace.
Next were from Richard Black in 1989. They had joint protectors, as did any that followed. So, I'm thinking between 1975 and 1989 they became commonplace.
That really sucks. You should have tracked her down and bit her tits. I have an M04. It warped slightly. I had the wrap changed and shaft reduced but I love it. $100 around 1979
I Googled "history of joint protectors" with no quotes.
If that didn't work I would have searched AZB forums with Google.
If you want to search AZB forums Google it like this: history of joint protectors site:forums.azbilliards.com
The forum search feature can work, it just depends on what you want to do. If I know who made the post, it lets me search by username. And then there are the advanced search features.
Which search you do, and how you do, it really depends on what you are looking for.
I never used them. Seemed a waste of time, and actually more cause to "fumble" a shaft/butt while removing them.