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Jan 13, 20202 min read
The Truth About Cues, Part 5 ~ by Roger Long
The Truth About Cues, Part 5 By Roger Long I ended my last article by relating how changing from my old Rich to a new Scruggs had made a...
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Jan 1, 20202 min read
The Truth About Cues, Part Four~ by Roger Long
The Truth About Cues, Part Four In my last article I mentioned that there are three standard joints used in cues: 5/16-14, 5/16-18, and...
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Nov 30, 20193 min read
The Truth About Cues, Part Three ~ by Roger Long
The Truth About Cues, Part Three The main point I’ve stressed so far in this series is that the less you put into a cue, the more you ...
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Jan 16, 20192 min read
Taom Chalk ~ by Garret Troop
In this industry we are all looking for that competitive edge. In the end your stroke and creativity on the table is the only thing that...
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Nov 9, 20181 min read
Black Ice Shaft Review ~ by Garret Troop
For those of you that like the forward weighted breaking cues there are some options. The idea is that the forward weight stabilizes the...
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Sep 12, 20161 min read
OB Cues Introducing Our First Ever Limited Edition Cue
Now available for pre-order! Early release 2017 OB Cues Limited Edition. Only 100 of these cues will ever be made to honor our co-founder...
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Jan 18, 20163 min read
Jacoby Cues: A Love Story. ~ Sharon Jacoby
My husband once said that he fell in love with me because being with me made him want to be a better person. I strongly believe that,...
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Jan 4, 20161 min read
Predator S-Tuned Z3 Shaft. ~ Jaared Arosemena {Review}
I’ve been using Predator S-Tuned Z2s exclusively for years as, in my opinion, they were the best LD shafts produced… until now! I just...
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Jul 22, 20151 min read
Too Straight? ~ Jacqueline Karol
Imagine that the cue ball and the object ball are lined up straight and both very close to the end rail. You need to get position for the...
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Oct 20, 20144 min read
Don’t Get Beat by the Rules. ~ Jacqueline Karol
Have you ever heard anyone arguing over pool rules? First of all there are hundreds of different rules for pool and different games of...
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Oct 7, 20143 min read
PoolSchool: The Grip. ~ Boris Vidakovic
The arm with which we hold the back part of the cue is the arm that forms the catch or the grip of the cue. We should answer some...
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Oct 4, 20142 min read
The New Pechauer Shaft Pro. ~ Ocifer Pete {Product Review}
As a longtime Viking fan ( all of about 12 years ) with a standard or maple shaft, I recently purchased a custom Pechauer JP17L cue. At...
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Sep 8, 20143 min read
The McDermott G-Core Shaft. ~ Anthony Beeler {Review}
Throughout my pool-playing career I have had the opportunity to play with a variety of low deflection shafts. This month I was asked by...
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Sep 5, 20146 min read
My Life in Leather. ~ John Barton, JB Cases
For all of human recorded history and even well before we were able to make records of our activities, humans have used the skins of...
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Aug 7, 20143 min read
A Full Spliced Family. ~ William Hurst
You will rarely find a full spliced cue broken in the forearm area where the different sections of wood have been spliced or joined...
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