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swami4u

swami4u

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I was just sitting here today thinking about this site. It really is a good thing
and has a weath of info. Do you remember back when you just started into pool and someone shared something with you that you thought dam thats cool? That little bit of info that put a smile on your face? Well i think alot of us forget them times and become jaded ect ect. So lets start this with them little Pearls of Wisdom for the new guys/gals.

One i remember (not the 2nd comming but helpfull)
Dent in shaft fix. take a little speck of water (spit works) and put it on the dent, take a lighter and warm only the area of the dent. make sure you dont burn into the wood, and know that water will evaporate fast! So keep wetting
till the dent comes out.

second: never use any sand paper ever to clean a shaft. Use a very very lightly damp cloth and clean the chalk off the shaft. Then after you see no more chalk (i use white cloth soft) dry the shaft. After thats all done go get a BRAND NEW dollor bill (or 5,10,20 depends how much you love your cue!) [:
and run it up and down your shaft till you feel the heat comming through the bill. ( i should add that i only do this after the shaft has been played with for some time)

third: Lights on balls sometimes (alot) your contact point to make a shot will be marked with a light mark from the reflection of the table lights.
try it out.
 
swami4u said:
I was just sitting here today thinking about this site. It really is a good thing
and has a weath of info. Do you remember back when you just started into pool and someone shared something with you that you thought dam thats cool? That little bit of info that put a smile on your face? Well i think alot of us forget them times and become jaded ect ect. So lets start this with them little Pearls of Wisdom for the new guys/gals.

One i remember (not the 2nd comming but helpfull)
Dent in shaft fix. take a little speck of water (spit works) and put it on the dent, take a lighter and warm only the area of the dent. make sure you dont burn into the wood, and know that water will evaporate fast! So keep wetting
till the dent comes out.

second: never use any sand paper ever to clean a shaft. Use a very very lightly damp cloth and clean the chalk off the shaft. Then after you see no more chalk (i use white cloth soft) dry the shaft. After thats all done go get a BRAND NEW dollor bill (or 5,10,20 depends how much you love your cue!) [:
and run it up and down your shaft till you feel the heat comming through the bill. ( i should add that i only do this after the shaft has been played with for some time)

third: Lights on balls sometimes (alot) your contact point to make a shot will be marked with a light mark from the reflection of the table lights.
try it out.
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Who are you, and why are you giving advice?

1) holding a lighter to your cue is both stupid and dangerous... you obviously don't play with a high dollar cue. The proper way to remove a dent in your shaft... try running hot water over the affected area. Nice and simple hot tap water will do. If you want to be fancy about it, you can remove the dents with a steamer, but it's not necessary!

2) To properly clean your shaft: go buy shaft cleaner. I've had the best luck with the well known cleaners: Unique Products, Cue Silk, Atlas Cleaner, etc... Use the cleaner, then burnish your shaft with a piece of leather or with 1200 grit or HIGHER abrasive paper. This is such a fine grit that it won't remove much material. Using a dollar bill to burnish will impart some of the green dye into your shaft. What's the point of cleaning out the blue chalk to replace it with green dye?????

3) What??? If you are trying to describe the old-timers method of aiming, you need to go back to your basics man! Not only is your description entirely unintelligible, but most of the greatest players will argue against this method of aiming.

It is true that newbies need advice... HOWEVER, I have a simple rule of thumb for ALL of you. Please remember rule #1, "CONSIDER THE SOURCE." If you see some loud mouthed Tom Cruise want-to-be jack-a$@ that can't string together more than 2 balls, are you going to take his advice, or the quiet old man practicing 14.1 on the rear table that just ran 150 balls?
 
cheese_ball said:
Who are you, and why are you giving advice?

1) holding a lighter to your cue is both stupid and dangerous... you obviously don't play with a high dollar cue. The proper way to remove a dent in your shaft... try running hot water over the affected area. Nice and simple hot tap water will do. If you want to be fancy about it, you can remove the dents with a steamer, but it's not necessary!

2) To properly clean your shaft: go buy shaft cleaner. I've had the best luck with the well known cleaners: Unique Products, Cue Silk, Atlas Cleaner, etc... Use the cleaner, then burnish your shaft with a piece of leather or with 1200 grit or HIGHER abrasive paper. This is such a fine grit that it won't remove much material. Using a dollar bill to burnish will impart some of the green dye into your shaft. What's the point of cleaning out the blue chalk to replace it with green dye?????

3) What??? If you are trying to describe the old-timers method of aiming, you need to go back to your basics man! Not only is your description entirely unintelligible, but most of the greatest players will argue against this method of aiming.

It is true that newbies need advice... HOWEVER, I have a simple rule of thumb for ALL of you. Please remember rule #1, "CONSIDER THE SOURCE." If you see some loud mouthed Tom Cruise want-to-be jack-a$@ that can't string together more than 2 balls, are you going to take his advice, or the quiet old man practicing 14.1 on the rear table that just ran 150 balls?
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Hey Cheese...
It sure sounds like YOU are that loud mouthed Tom Cruise want-to-be jack-a$@ piece of string cheese that has been rolled into a ball...
come on... just roll under my thumb! :p
ruk
 
My dry wit and sarcasm have apparently been missed by this little number! Swami, whether or not I agree with you, it's good to hear you state these pearls of wisdom, don't think otherwise by my post.

RUK-
Your blatantly ignorant post, while fairly humorous, only reiterates my earlier point... CONSIDER THE SOURCE. (BTW this goes DOUBLE for anything I say, or type:D) Always a wise remark... no real knowledge. Any NIT can call someone else names... is that the extent of YOUR intellect? Speaking of getting "rolled" why don't you meet me at Chris's and post up...
 
cheese_ball said:
My dry wit and sarcasm have apparently been missed by this little number! Swami, whether or not I agree with you, it's good to hear you state these pearls of wisdom, don't think otherwise by my post.

RUK-
Your blatantly ignorant post, while fairly humorous, only reiterates my earlier point... CONSIDER THE SOURCE. (BTW this goes DOUBLE for anything I say, or type:D) Always a wise remark... no real knowledge. Any NIT can call someone else names... is that the extent of YOUR intellect? Speaking of getting "rolled" why don't you meet me at Chris's and post up...
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Gee Cheese I merely quoted YOU word for word with the exception of the string cheese rolled up in a ball comment.
Is that what out NITTED you? or out WISED you?
I'm glad you found humor in my post for that was the intent.
OH...didn't you get my message on your cell regarding my going to Chris's on Sunday...lol...

ruk
 
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I WAS playing the jack-a$%^, though it looks as though you've taken my place! LMFAO!

On a serious note, It doesn't help get the point across to be careful about who you listen to when you're cracking jokes about it (or maybe it does???). Fortunately, I have a good sense of humor!

I DID get your message, but I was in the middle of a $$$ game at the new billiards hall in Chi-town...

Pressure Billiards
6318 N. Clark Chicago
(hehehe NUTS ON CLARK)

West side of Clark, 1 block S. of Devon.

They have 13 brand-spankin' new Brunswick Metros (not quite as good as the GCs, but they have a very classy appearance), and the tables are free until September 9th. There's an attached cafe with all the pick-me-up you could ever want. There are still a few bugs to iron out, but the place is coming together very nicely.

For the most part, I've only been playing people that can kick my a%&... I suppose I can make an exception and play you some :D How does 2 games on the wire in a race to 9 sound?
 
Both of you should GET BENT.

RUK-
Are you either that blind, or stupid that you don't realize that you've made yourself look like a bigger a%^& hole? You've exactly imitated the POOR behavior that was being illustrated in an EXAMPLE. Go get an education....... and while you're at it, post up or shut up cucumber.

Cheese-
Who are YOU to be giving advice? Scrub. You may feign innocence and comedy, but I find you rather bland and obnoxious.
 
class act said:
Both of you should GET BENT.

RUK-
Are you either that blind, or stupid that you don't realize that you've made yourself look like a bigger a%^& hole? You've exactly imitated the POOR behavior that was being illustrated in an EXAMPLE. Go get an education....... and
while you're at it, post up or shut up cucumber.

Cheese-
Who are YOU to be giving advice? Scrub. You may feign innocence and comedy, but I find you rather bland and obnoxious.
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Hi Class Act ...nice moniker...
Are you either that blind, or stupid that you don't realize thatyou have made yourself look like a bigger @$%^hole?
FACT
When I responded to his post I knew who he was because I play pool with him. You probably would have gotten that impression in my second post since I state that i HAD LEFT A MESSAGE ON HIS CELL PHONE but he did not respond.
If I want to call him a peice of string cheese rolled up into a ball I can do that since he looks like a peice of string cheese...see I know that because I know him...
PLUS I think that I can call him anything I want since the last time I was at his house his supposedly docile great dane bit me...lol...
I digress...
I am proud to be a cucumber and may I say you are probably a bigger cucumber than I am.
Cheese is not bland but can be rather abnoxious at times... it depends on the kind of cheese you put on the cracker.
Right John...lol
ruk
 
Cukes

I know one thing for sure guys, once you're a pickle you can never be a cucumber again !!
 
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