You guys have GOT to check this out!

I downloaded the 23MB .avi file "Welcome AZ" but it didn't play. (Could be my player I suppose).
 
lol it looks awful.

but in any case, the idea of the cue would be illegal anyway and not allowed in competition. imagine you have a cue with something on the end that pops out and hits the ball for you. you don't even need a stroke lol. just line it up and press the button.

not that this particular invention looks like it would be that useful!
 
Anyone willing to use that thing has action all day. Amsterdam Billiards, 11th Street & 4th Avenue. New York, NY. Tell the desk to call me. I can be there in 20 minutes.
 
Jude Rosenstock said:
Anyone willing to use that thing has action all day. Amsterdam Billiards, 11th Street & 4th Avenue. New York, NY. Tell the desk to call me. I can be there in 20 minutes.
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HAHAHAHAHA, if you get some action PM me ill take the first flight to NY.
 
if it helps folks with a disability I'm all for it!

besides that.....Rodney Dangerfield in Caddy Shack comes to mind!:D
 
Might be useful as a "stroke robot" for testing...

For instance, it could test whether you need lots of followthrough for cueball action or whether you need a "special" stroke for certain shots.

pj
chgo
 
1971

i made one of these in 1971, mine had a spring in the butt and when you shot the whole shaft moved. the shaft was attached to a ratched rod that went inside the butt, you cocked it by putting the butt on the floor and pressing down on the shaft, the father you pressed the harder it shot. the spring was so strong you could use it to break. i was going to try to market them, but found they had been patented early in the century. what i thought to be an original idea was 75 years too late. i still have one today, and they are great for laughs. chuck starkey
 
RunoutalloverU said:
HAHAHAHAHA, if you get some action PM me ill take the first flight to NY.
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I would also like a piece of this hypothetical action. Somehow I don't think anyone's going to put a lot of money behind the go-go-gadget-stroke, though.

-Andrew
 
desi2960 said:
i made one of these in 1971, mine had a spring in the butt and when you shot the whole shaft moved. the shaft was attached to a ratched rod that went inside the butt, you cocked it by putting the butt on the floor and pressing down on the shaft, the father you pressed the harder it shot. the spring was so strong you could use it to break. i was going to try to market them, but found they had been patented early in the century. what i thought to be an original idea was 75 years too late. i still have one today, and they are great for laughs. chuck starkey
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I've seen those before...the ones with a coiled spring in the handle...you push a button and the shaft shoots forward....:D
 
Jude Rosenstock said:
Anyone willing to use that thing has action all day. Amsterdam Billiards, 11th Street & 4th Avenue. New York, NY. Tell the desk to call me. I can be there in 20 minutes.
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That has got to be the best reply to anything I've ever seen. HAHAHAHA!!!!
MULLY
rep for that one
 
Wow,exactly what I've been looking for--honestly. As a diagnostic tool it could be invaluable. It could show that it's not your aiming that's causing you to miss--it's your stroke. I'm seriously thinking about ordering one.
 
desi2960 said:
i made one of these in 1971, mine had a spring in the butt and when you shot the whole shaft moved. the shaft was attached to a ratched rod that went inside the butt, you cocked it by putting the butt on the floor and pressing down on the shaft, the father you pressed the harder it shot. the spring was so strong you could use it to break. i was going to try to market them, but found they had been patented early in the century. what i thought to be an original idea was 75 years too late. i still have one today, and they are great for laughs. chuck starkey
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I've seen a few of these. Spring loaded cues have been around for a while, alright.
 
fan-tum said:
Wow,exactly what I've been looking for--honestly. As a diagnostic tool it could be invaluable. It could show that it's not your aiming that's causing you to miss--it's your stroke. I'm seriously thinking about ordering one.
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As a diagnostic tool it might be interesting. Also as an amusement. For diagnosis it should be a lot like your normal situation, I think, or you might be fooled. It would be nice, for a trivial example, if the front part looked like wood, and who knows what the active mass is.

As for those who would give someone with such a stick action, if a player you don't know shows up at your pool hall and wants to bet you a few or a few thousand dollars, you may want to reconsider. While this particular version does look like a worthless gimmick as far as actual play goes, it is probably possible to build a similar thing that shoots far more accurately and repeatably than anyone here. I'll bet that Earl could beat most bar players using this cue.
 
Bob Jewett said:
As a diagnostic tool it might be interesting. Also as an amusement. For diagnosis it should be a lot like your normal situation, I think, or you might be fooled. It would be nice, for a trivial example, if the front part looked like wood, and who knows what the active mass is.

As for those who would give someone with such a stick action, if a player you don't know shows up at your pool hall and wants to bet you a few or a few thousand dollars, you may want to reconsider. While this particular version does look like a worthless gimmick as far as actual play goes, it is probably possible to build a similar thing that shoots far more accurately and repeatably than anyone here. I'll bet that Earl could beat most bar players using this cue.
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If Earl agrees to use this cue the way it's used in the video (no arm movement), then he's got action, too!
 
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