Here's are some pics of the progress of my new -R- cue. It should be complete by my birthday, June 18th. Its really taking shape. Excited to feel the hit of a full splice cue of this caliber. Enjoy the pics! Cheers, Mark
Participated in the third member and non-member doubles 8-Ball tourney at the Druid Hills Golf Club. My buddy Bryan asked me to participate again. I hadn't played in months. we won the first match 2-0, and then lost our second match 1-2 to the team we beat in the first annual tourney we won. On the B-Side, I started to play very well. We beat the same team we beat in our first match 2-0, and then played a tough team, who beat us in the finals last time, with me breaking running out the last game to win 2-0. In the final, we had to beat the Foda Irish Pub owner and he nephew twice to win the title;...
November 2011, I reached out to "deanoc" through AZBilliards to get a custom Runde cue built. "deanoc" was adverting a good price and I knew Runde cues were hard to come by, so I put down a deposit and was told it would be ready January 2012. Sadly, the cue was not ready in January since Bob Runde had a medical issue with his ankle, but on March 10th, I received my custom 2012 Runde. It has four point flame veneers, a black and white spec Irish linen wrap, an Ivory Hoppe ring, stainless steel joint, 5/16-14 pin, and two shafts with his signature Micarta ferrules. I played with it for about...
Over the course of 2011, I tried some different low deflection shafts, such as Mezz and Tiger, but came back to Predator 314-2 as my standard. Even though the journey of buying different shafts took time and money to figure out, it helped me define 12.65mm - 12.75mm as the best tip size to match my style of play. In 2010 and 2011, I also tried a ton of different laminated tips, but still came back to Everest. I did try Le Pro and Triangle again, but they just did not hold their shape after a couple weeks of play. Hence, it would only make sense that I would try out some different cues, other...
After a 4 1/2 hour drive, I was checked into my hotel. I relaxed a bit, had a shower, then took the quick five minute drive to JOB Billiards to register for the Music City Open. The event drew 80 players from all over the US. The entry was $100 with $7000 added; played on 7ft Diamond Smart Tables, race to 11, double elimination format, with nine breaks not counting in the back two pockets. Most of the hall was smoking, but the tournament was played in a non-smoking section, which was a great relief. I got a table for an hour and practiced. The tables were very quick, since they installed brand...
