Hey! I am playing for about 11 months maybe 2-3 hours per week. I am using revo 12.9 with a zan Hybrid Max. So my question is the tip shape. Is it good for beginners like me and focus more on vertical axis?
Solid top, mixed corners, solids make that backwards J shape. I don’t know why I do this. Maybe seems most mixed, maybe saw it somewhere.
You?
My cue is basically stuck at the joint. The joint is fine because the cue is still straight and all but I think a suction effect occured or something because I cant unscrew it. Any advice?
Edit: I should probably mention its carbon fiber. Idk if that matters or not but still.
Edit 2: it worked thank you all for your advice!
Im looking to buy this house with a 12’ by 24’ “workshop” room. I’m thinking of turning it into a man cave. Would a 7’ pool table fit or would it be too small?
im interested and im considering doing it myself
Been playing pool regularly every weekend for last year. Been using a basic cue and I'm looking to upgrade to something as to which I can't blame my missed shots on my cue anymore.
6 foot, two hundy pounds, budget up to 4 bills.
Lemme know where to purchase also. Thanks.
Just moved to Denver, looking for a bar with good competition and pool community but a less serious environment. Used to play at a place where its was half classic bar then 4 tables on the other side but had a strong community of 12-15 regulars(some better than others) that made for great/fun games. Any suggestions?
I finally pulled the trigger on a Cuetec Avid as my first proper cue. Overall love it. hit feels decent, looks clean. But after a couple weeks of playing I'm pretty sure the balance is too far back for me.
The numbers:
With the stock 1oz weight bolt**:** balance point is 17.7" (from the butt). Cue feels butt heavy to me. My stroke feels fine on short shots but on longer draws and follow-through I keep feeling like the back end is swinging around my bridge hand.
Bolt removed**:** balance point moves to 18.5" , this is the balance I actually want or prefer more forward. But now the cue dropped a full ounce and just feels like a toothpick. My speed control fell apart the first session I played without it.
So I'm stuck between "right balance, wrong weight" and "right weight, wrong balance." Is there literally any way to keep the weight AND get the more forward balance, or do I just have to pick one?
For context: beginner-ish player (about 6 months), mainly playing 9-ball, 19oz was what I learned on at the pool hall house cues.
*Nfs, just for show*
I had Stephen make a JS70 with
modifications. This is a cue no longer in production. Cue is 19.25 ounces, 12.5mm with the HP natural shaft. A d ded dash rings at the joints, 1/4 Hoppe ring, engraved block style logo, and a black Irish linen wrap with red specks. He signed it between the points.
I am a 600+ Fargo rated player, and I’ve taken a deep dive into the coaching aspect of pool the last few years. I’ve coached and mentored several players in my area with good feedback. I started a coaching website because I enjoy it, but just curious if this is something that beginner to intermediate players would seek out or feel is useful? Thanks in advance.
Just grab these at an estate sale today trying to confirm if they are in fact Brunswick. Also, any information on the triangle would be helpful as well. It seems very well-made and rather old.
Last night I had a great battle on the table with a pretty good player in our league. As we battled back and forth we got to hill-hill and the match came down to a great shot and easy 8 ball in the side pocket. What should have been a well-deserved victory turned sour quickly after the final ball fell. See, I did the unthinkable and didn’t mark the pocket. As I was going to shake his hand and praise him for a great match he pulled out the unthinkable (in my mind) “you didn’t mark your pocket” card.
The fact that he pulled out the card and was claiming victory wasn’t the problem. The problem was how I handled it. As a pretty casual “rules” player I’m far from worried about people marking pockets or being late or taking too long on a time out. I don’t really care if you play slow or slop in every shot. I play to have fun and anyone who knows me hears me say the same thing before any big matches…”Shoot well, have fun and remember, we’re not out here saving lives”? To me it’s not winning or losing, it’s the competition I love. I never want to win on a technicality. It’s just not in my genes.
But that is not the point of this post. The point is the self-reflection I’ve had this morning on how poorly I handled the situation. Instead of simply acknowledging he was right, I lost my cool and called him out for being so petty. The problem is he wasn’t; I was. Rules are rules and unfortunately, metaphorically I finally got a ticket for speeding. Just because you’re speeding and don’t get caught doesn’t mean you’re not breaking the rules. APA states you must mark your pocket when shooting the eight ball and clearly I did not. I was speeding and got caught. It’s not the cops fault he caught me; it’s my fault for speeding.
So why the post? I realized, when I got home, the opponent I played wasn’t the asshole, I was. Rules are rules and even though it’s not the way I want to win it doesn’t mean he is not in the right taking the win on a technicality. My post is twofold:
Sportsmanship means more to me than winning and losing. I failed miserably in that category last night and for anyone else who’s ever done what I’ve done remember, it’s just a game and we’re not saving lives.
Winning isn’t everything and deciding on how you win is just as important as the win itself. At the end of the day, stay classy. The APA gives us players a great league to play in. It’s called the APA but the organization is nothing if it doesn’t have good people playing in it. I want to be one of the good guys
To my opponent last night, I want to publicly apologize for my actions and foul mouth after our match. You did not deserve my wrath just as much as I did not deserve the win. The next time we meet I’ll start the match by shaking your hand with a beer attached (I think you drink Pabst or Miller Lite). I have to remember my own words, “We’re not saving lives out here”.
More importantly I have to remember this: “Because God loved us first, we can extend His love to others – no matter what they’ve done”. I can do better.
I used to own a Sam Billiards table just shy of full size and the pockets were never this narrow. Is this just how they are now? At a club in the UK so apologies I can't measure them but notice how the cushion goes past the actual size of the pocket. To me it just looks like they have been made tight than they used to be. I swear the side cushions used to be flush with the size of the corner pockets.
Is this how standard pockets are now size wise?
Please see pics for reference.
My team won our Grand Finals Qualifier in UPL and will be going to North Carolina for Nationals! However, we have been racking our brains (pun intended) with how to travel with the cues. I know we can declare them as sports equipment with the airline. One person said he has a huge suitcase that he fits a soft case in there and pads it. In the past, I had a teammate put our cues in a gun case with a flare gun and declaring it. Does anyone have recommendations? TIA!
Just finished installing this tip and thought I’d share a close-up. Really like how the red looks against the carbon shaft.
One of the satisfying parts of tip work is taking a moment to appreciate the finished result. Anyone else enjoy these little details?
I recently joined an APA league and discovered on day one that I was assigned team captain. I have no problem with the duties of that except for one: collecting the weekly dues. I didn't know this when I accepted to join the league, but the weekly team dues are required to be paid whether you show up or not. My team is organized so that each person pays their share of it. When people are absent, I feel awkward about asking them to pay anyway. I wouldn't want to pay if I wasn't playing, so I struggle to ask them to do that. How do you guys handle the dues?
Edited to add: I've only read a few replies so far (will keep reading though!), but wanted to add a little more detail. my team is entirely new people, including myself. That's how I got assigned captain, pretty much at random. And the team didn't decide how to handle the dues, we were just told that there are weekly dues that are required to be paid, and I was told separately by the LO that it was my job to make sure I collected the right amount every week. I supposed I should get them together and ask them all how we should handle it. Back to reading the replies...
Should I just buy a McDermott Lucky?
I am remodeling the basement. We carved out a 1000 sq foot area for a bar and theater area. We have a space left over.... it is 11' 6" x 15'. I was thinking about utilizing the space for a pool table. It seems to me that I would have about 48" around the whole table.
I havn't played pool a ton over the years. Just thought it would be nice to learn... and to use it when we have friends over to watch games.
Is this too tight of a space? I don't want it to look like we stuffed it in the corner. Is it a 'sacrifce' to use 48" sticks?
Thoughts?
Edit- Thank you for all the input. I tend to agree... it would be too tight.
He really goes crazy with his builds . Modern day PiCUEso .
Here’s a fun one for yall to dissect and call me out on .