Irish Linen change?

Moon Cricket

Moon Cricket

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How often do you change your Irish Linen wrap?

I have a McDermott w/ upgraded shaft. I have white/black specks Irish linen wrap on there now. Problem is, the chalk from my hands has turend the white of the wrap blueish. The wrap isn't frayed at all, but I wonder how often this comes up. My previous stick was a SP and I didn't have wrap on it.

-Peace
 
Just get a skilled cue technician to clean and press your wrap. You don't need to replace it based on your description.
 
Roadkill said:
Just get a skilled cue technician to clean and press your wrap. You don't need to replace it based on your description.
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Sounds like a plan. I didn't know they could clean it. Thanks!

-Peace
 
I read in another thread that you're getting ready to hit the road. You may want to keep the McDermott at home. A cue like that will kill your action. Learn to play off the wall ASAP.
 
Yes, thats true. It's hard to put in words but believe me when i say, I'm playing jam up.. Honestly, some people I play will look down at my McDermott, but we all know...it isn't the stick ;) So I use that to my advantage. I've played off the wall cues before, eh... most have the slip on tips and they suck at bottom english.
 
On the road you will be playing a lot with a big cueball. Try using follow and getting good angles. If you must draw, snap your wrist and keep cue very level.
 
Roadkill said:
On the road you will be playing a lot with a big cueball. Try using follow and getting good angles. If you must draw, snap your wrist and keep cue very level.
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Very true! I grew up on 7ft Valley Bar tables w/ the monster cue ball. Often w/ pock marks from hitting the floors so much it looked like the landscape of teh moon.

I'm not afraid of big cueball at all. I think it will work as an equalizer when i face tougher competition because most 9 ft. players are used to "perfect" equipment and will be out of water playing me on "sub par" equipment. or equipment they are not used to playing on is a another way to put it.
 
Moon Cricket said:
How often do you change your Irish Linen wrap?

I have a McDermott w/ upgraded shaft. I have white/black specks Irish linen wrap on there now. Problem is, the chalk from my hands has turend the white of the wrap blueish. The wrap isn't frayed at all, but I wonder how often this comes up. My previous stick was a SP and I didn't have wrap on it.

-Peace
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I have 40 year old cues that have ALOT of use on them, some with 5 worn out shafts, and the linen is better than new, it is smooth and has alot of oil from the players hands, infact properly cared for linen used linen is better than new, the patina it gets looks good, its not bright and shiny, its the hardcore player look and feels better.

However I do have some cues that have low quality linen and it does seperate(the weave isnt good) and it gets rough, its shit and have it replaced. The best linen you can buy anywhere is Blue Mountain-if its put on by a good cue maker you never have to worry about it. If you have friends or get lucky Cortland is better they stopped making it something like 30 years ago, but on a spool thats been stored right it looks brand new, I have had a couple cues refinished with it but they are big dollar cues, IMO the best linen ever is Penn which again they stopped making 25-30 years ago i really dont know-but its my favorite and super hard to find-only a friend will give it up and on the right cue, meaning a old cue that would have had it when it was made like a Bushka, the cue i'm currently playing with was just refinished an dwraed with it, I have put about 30 hours on it and its changing colors and feels better every day,


There is some fake Cortland floating around for sale at around $1/Ft. and it sucks, the white and green kinda seperates and gets rough, It looks like cortland on the spool but when its put on it still looks good after a while it gets fuzzy the green strands come up.
 
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Fatboy said:
I have 40 year old cues that have ALOT of use on them, some with 5 worn out shafts, and the linen is better than new, it is smooth and has alot of oil from the players hands, infact properly cared for linen used linen is better than new, the patina it gets looks good, its not bright and shiny, its the hardcore player look and feels better.

However I do have some cues that have low quality linen and it does seperate(the weave isnt good) and it gets rough, its shit and have it replaced. The best linen you can buy anywhere is Blue Mountain-if its put on by a good cue maker you never have to worry about it. If you have friends or get lucky Cortland is better they stopped making it something like 30 years ago, but on a spool thats been stored right it looks brand new, I have had a couple cues refinished with it but they are big dollar cues, IMO the best linen ever is Penn which again they stopped making 25-30 years ago i really dont know-but its my favorite and super hard to find-only a friend will give it up and on the right cue, meaning a old cue that would have had it when it was made like a Bushka, the cue i'm currently playing with was just refinished an dwraed with it, I have put about 30 hours on it and its changing colors and feels better every day,


There is some fake Cortland floating around for sale at around $1/Ft. and it sucks, the white and green kinda seperates and gets rough, It looks like cortland on the spool but when its put on it still looks good after a while it gets fuzzy the green strands come up.
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I agree Eric, my 40 year old gina, which saw lots of play for 20 years has a great patina from the oils in my hands and is in great shape. I also have a slip-stroke and the old linen seems the best wrap for that. Some cuemakers (Ernie for one) don't like it much and prefer the "better" materials...hides, skins, cork.....but I really think from a playability standpoint the linen rocks...it's on my next Gina which I should have in a couple of weeks. I would guess the elephant trunk, like on my current Gina, would hold up to 40 years of play as well, but I guess it's the old school in me that keeps me goin' back to the linen.

Good luck moon,

Joe
 
Varney Cues said:
No such thing as "bottom english".
English is side spin. Top is follow & bottom is draw.
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that depends on how you look at, if your sleeping on the table like Efren did as a kid then the side english might look like bottom english.;) :D :D .


Just bustin your chops. I like what they call it in the UK you put side on for right or left english, and "Screw" for draw.
 
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