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Hello everyone I'm JAWZ. Been away from pool/billiards for a few years, but now that I'm retired hoping to get back into it.

I own a "Rebco" 8' table that was built in 1979. (I bought it used in 1986).

Does anyone know anything about Rebco tables from Fresno California?

From what little I've been able to find out about Rebco Tables, is that they were custom-made. I've also learned there were Rebco custom made cues.
 
I started playing in 97,98. A small poolhall called Hotshots in downtown naperville, Il. A small poolhall with mostly 9 foot tables and a few 7s in the back maybe. no food no drinks, just pool. 7 bucks an hour and the place had a line out the door pretty much every night till 1 in the morning. Didnt take long before i wanted to play with something other a house cue.
I cant remember exact price but i think it was around 90 buck. a mostly black cuetec with silver markings. I became a poolhall junkie shortly after that. A regular till they closed. Playing and learning bca rules and everything else that amazing players there could teach me. a lot of the time gambling was just a way to get better players interested in playing, so of course i was learning from them. I didnt mind, its like paying a teacher. lots of fun local tournaments back then. Until texas holdem slowed things down, at least i think thats partially to blame. a lot of pool halls closed over the years by me. I also played apa leagues for a year or two
took me a few paychecks to save up and i bought a 750$ meucci model 97-25. my memory is hazzy but i think they charged me more. i probably paid 8-850.
I still have it and love it, still in great condition with both red dot shafts. I am not sure why there is a decent amount of dislike and trash talk online about meucci. the flexibilty of the shafts and the amount of control you can exert with masse shots. insane amount of draw. I am sure quality and craftsmanship has advanced over the past 25 years, but what i bought, and the game i have gotten out of it deserves no disrespect. gave the cuetec to my brother in law after they bought a house, and i had the meucci.
next cue i bought a few years later was a players 120$ but i paid 20 because they mislabeled it in the sales bin. lol. no regrets. i asked the kid if it was damaged or just a cheap cue. he said nope just cheap. i said gimme.
Thats been my break cue ever since.
Health issues kept me away from the game for about 10 years. with physical therapy and then a trainer at the gym ive gotten strong enough to play again, and try to get out as much as i can. even started playing with an old poolhall junkie friend of mine. those 9 ft tables with the tight pockets are great. when you can make a cross bank into the side, or an amazing bank with just the right spin to get the right leave on the next shot on the opposite side of the table. well it brings back all the joy of the game.
Dan
 
Still want to shoot said:
I started playing in 97,98. A small poolhall called Hotshots in downtown naperville, Il. A small poolhall with mostly 9 foot tables and a few 7s in the back maybe. no food no drinks, just pool. 7 bucks an hour and the place had a line out the door pretty much every night till 1 in the morning. Didnt take long before i wanted to play with something other a house cue.
I cant remember exact price but i think it was around 90 buck. a mostly black cuetec with silver markings. I became a poolhall junkie shortly after that. A regular till they closed. Playing and learning bca rules and everything else that amazing players there could teach me. a lot of the time gambling was just a way to get better players interested in playing, so of course i was learning from them. I didnt mind, its like paying a teacher. lots of fun local tournaments back then. Until texas holdem slowed things down, at least i think thats partially to blame. a lot of pool halls closed over the years by me. I also played apa leagues for a year or two
took me a few paychecks to save up and i bought a 750$ meucci model 97-25. my memory is hazzy but i think they charged me more. i probably paid 8-850.
I still have it and love it, still in great condition with both red dot shafts. I am not sure why there is a decent amount of dislike and trash talk online about meucci. the flexibilty of the shafts and the amount of control you can exert with masse shots. insane amount of draw. I am sure quality and craftsmanship has advanced over the past 25 years, but what i bought, and the game i have gotten out of it deserves no disrespect. gave the cuetec to my brother in law after they bought a house, and i had the meucci.
next cue i bought a few years later was a players 120$ but i paid 20 because they mislabeled it in the sales bin. lol. no regrets. i asked the kid if it was damaged or just a cheap cue. he said nope just cheap. i said gimme.
Thats been my break cue ever since.
Health issues kept me away from the game for about 10 years. with physical therapy and then a trainer at the gym ive gotten strong enough to play again, and try to get out as much as i can. even started playing with an old poolhall junkie friend of mine. those 9 ft tables with the tight pockets are great. when you can make a cross bank into the side, or an amazing bank with just the right spin to get the right leave on the next shot on the opposite side of the table. well it brings back all the joy of the game.
Dan
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Damn. You and Raul with those damned cuetecs! What about Lisa? I dated her for a minute. She could play too. Yeah now that I think about it. Those were some good times! I miss going to Dennys after a long night of pool.🥲
Welcome!
 
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No jokes here Bob. I was just trying to give
-Still want to shoot- a warm welcome since this guy used to go to Hot Shots also. Even now I live 10 miles from Naperville. I was enrolled in North Central college fall of ‘98 which is legit a block away from where that place was and was naming the people who were in there constantly. Thought maybe-still want to shoot-might have known them too was all. No intention of scaring off new members here. When he posted it brought back a whole wave of pool memories.
 
Willowbrook Wolfy said:
No jokes here Bob. I was just trying to give
-Still want to shoot- a warm welcome since this guy used to go to Hot Shots also. Even now I live 10 miles from Naperville. I was enrolled in North Central college fall of ‘98 which is legit a block away from where that place was and was naming the people who were in there constantly. Thought maybe-still want to shoot-might have known them too was all. No intention of scaring off new members here. When he posted it brought back a whole wave of pool memories.
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yes i knew all the regulars. if we were not playing pool, we were in someones house in naperville whos parents were out of town making pyramids out of corona cases, someone may have been found sitting at a kitchen table eating jello shots out of a punch bowl. If you knew the regulars up there back then, this might bring back some memorys. im still friends and hang out with paul (Limp Biscuit) bazzani. he had the band name going across the top of the back window of his bronco. Since i recently got back into the game i reconnected with marky at pyramids in addison, short, only places 9-ball, excellent game and good friend. pyramids is the only place ive found in suburbs that has 9 foor diamonds so far.
 
Heres another story for you willowbrook. one holloween night up at hotshots. keep in mind that the regulars up at hotshots were like a gang, you mess with one, you mess with all. Everyone was in costume. Eric Hebloom- Easy-e was all dressed up as a blond hooker wearing high heels too. someone came in and said someone was getting in a fight down the road. my main memory is of Eric running down the street full speed with fake boobs and high heels.
 
Still want to shoot said:
Heres another story for you willowbrook. one holloween night up at hotshots. keep in mind that the regulars up at hotshots were like a gang, you mess with one, you mess with all. Everyone was in costume. Eric Hebloom- Easy-e was all dressed up as a blond hooker wearing high heels too. someone came in and said someone was getting in a fight down the road. my main memory is of Eric running down the street full speed with fake boobs and high heels.
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Awesome!

And Pyramids is the one I always forget has 9’ers. And the set up is cool too. It’s like a pool arena! Next closest with 9’s is probably Red Shoes. All right, I’ll stop clouding up the new member post section…
 
Long time reader, finally decided to join after a few years off actively playing.
Grew up playing with my old man and always loved playing. Went to NDSU and actually learned the game. Had some great coaches and great places to play (my grades certainly reflected the 2-4+ hours/day I was spending at the table...). Picked my cues back up more frequently a couple years ago and I'm slowly fighting my way back to my old form. I live in the Minneapolis area, so I usually play at Shooter's and Jimmy's.
My game of choice is 10-ball (no early 10s) on a 9ft Diamond, thus the extensions (short people problems).

What's In The Bag:
I am - and always have been - a Predator junky. Saw my first Predator in the mid 00s and had to have one. Saved forever for the cheapest one I could get with a 314 and wrap.

Top to bottom:
  • Predator BK Rush with a Kamui SAI
  • Predator Air Rush
  • Rosie: Predator Roadline 4-Point with 314-3 and Z 30" shafts (Kamui Black Soft on both)
  • Layla (The OG): 2010 Predator SP 4-Point with a 314-2 29" (Kamui Black Soft). Still just feels right...
  • Yenn (The New Main) : Predator Throne 3 with a Revo 12.4 30" (Kamui Clear Black Soft)
 

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Hey guys I'm new in here. I am a high school student and conducting a research in the scope of IB (International Baccalaureate) program. I have created a survey about billiard cues and I need to gather some data. The survey will only take a maximum of 10 minutes. If you take the survey and help me I would be really appreciated. The deadline is approaching, so if you know other people who are familiar with billiards and send them this survey i would be really happy.

Thanks.

Here's the link: https://forms.gle/XbqThKmmRsuv6bHq6

Please feel free to open the link its not a scam i have just opened the account to reach more people for accurate data if you want you can check the link beforehand that its not a scam.
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Well. How do you play? What kind of cue you shoot with?🍖😉
 
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Hello All,

I live in the Milwaukee area and recently became re-obsessed with the game after a 15 year hiatus. I came across AZbilliards while searching for the perfect cue...hehe. In the past, I would cycle through cues hoping to find "the best hitting cue!!!" This time around I bought 4 cues and all of them hit great and 3 of them play phenomenally. Idk if cuemaking has come a long way in the past 15 years, or I just got lucky? I figured by the time I got approved, I would have some wood for the sale/trade forum, but I somehow bought three prefect cues. It's close to the weekend and time to play!!! Thanks for the Add!!!
 
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