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December 04, 2017, 02:25:08 PM »
Do you think all this snooker on telly will cause another boom?
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What a fabulous clearance by Dott to steal frame 5 and go 3-2 ahead.
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December 04, 2017, 02:45:45 PM »
Oh Mr Red!
That old tip was a thing of perfection, it will take you 2 years to get the new one back into that shape!
I doubt there will be another boom but I do think there should be a Blonde Snooker Bash!
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Quote from: StuartHopkin on December 04, 2017, 02:45:45 PM
Oh Mr Red!
That old tip was a thing of perfection, it will take you 2 years to get the new one back into that shape!
I doubt there will be another boom but I do think there should be a Blonde Snooker Bash!
The old tip had gone spongey Stuart.
Back in the day, I used to sit with a snooker ball in by hand, hammering away at a new tip, it reduces the playing-in period tenfold.
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December 04, 2017, 03:54:31 PM »
Quote from: RED-DOG on December 04, 2017, 12:11:33 PM
Salvaged my cue, still as straight a die. (ash see, with good grain)
Needs a tip though. I have a box of Elk Masters, but it's a long time since I've put one on.
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Click to see full-size image.
I always preferred an Elk to a blue diamond. Bit softer and gave me more grip
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Quote from: vegaslover on December 04, 2017, 03:54:31 PM
Quote from: RED-DOG on December 04, 2017, 12:11:33 PM
Salvaged my cue, still as straight a die. (ash see, with good grain)
Needs a tip though. I have a box of Elk Masters, but it's a long time since I've put one on.
Click to see full-size image.
Click to see full-size image.
I always preferred an Elk to a blue diamond. Bit softer and gave me more grip
The Canadians used to use red tips that were as hard as iron. I think they were made out of old brake linings. I tried one once but I was terrified of it. When you hit the cue ball with it it made a sound like a bullet ricochetting off a bolder in a box canyon.
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December 04, 2017, 05:03:02 PM »
I bet not many of you remember when we had to put tips on using 'wafers' and having to wait 24 hours for then to dry.
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December 04, 2017, 05:42:24 PM »
Quote from: RED-DOG on December 04, 2017, 03:59:54 PM
Quote from: vegaslover on December 04, 2017, 03:54:31 PM
Quote from: RED-DOG on December 04, 2017, 12:11:33 PM
Salvaged my cue, still as straight a die. (ash see, with good grain)
Needs a tip though. I have a box of Elk Masters, but it's a long time since I've put one on.
Click to see full-size image.
Click to see full-size image.
I always preferred an Elk to a blue diamond. Bit softer and gave me more grip
The Canadians used to use red tips that were as hard as iron. I think they were made out of old brake linings. I tried one once but I was terrified of it. When you hit the cue ball with it it made a sound like a bullet ricochetting off a bolder in a box canyon.
They were known as "French tips" and although having a much harder feel they had terrific grip once you got used to them.
Canadian cues were almost all made of maple and that might have been a reason why those harder tips performed better.
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Quote from: Karabiner on December 04, 2017, 05:42:24 PM
Quote from: RED-DOG on December 04, 2017, 03:59:54 PM
Quote from: vegaslover on December 04, 2017, 03:54:31 PM
Quote from: RED-DOG on December 04, 2017, 12:11:33 PM
Salvaged my cue, still as straight a die. (ash see, with good grain)
Needs a tip though. I have a box of Elk Masters, but it's a long time since I've put one on.
Click to see full-size image.
Click to see full-size image.
I always preferred an Elk to a blue diamond. Bit softer and gave me more grip
The Canadians used to use red tips that were as hard as iron. I think they were made out of old brake linings. I tried one once but I was terrified of it. When you hit the cue ball with it it made a sound like a bullet ricochetting off a bolder in a box canyon.
They were known as "French tips" and although having a much harder feel they had terrific grip once you got used to them.
Canadian cues were almost all made of maple and that might have been a reason why those harder tips performed better.
French tips eh? I didn't know that. You're right about the Maple cues, all the foreigners had them.
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I can find a picture of them now I know what they're called.
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This is what colour they went when you sanded them.
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December 04, 2017, 08:03:14 PM »
I have yet to encounter a finer exponent of stating the obvious than the nonetheless likeable Mike Hallett.
I reckon he'd be perfect for radio commentary.
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Robertson v Joyce is another great match.
So many terrific performances from the underdogs.
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December 05, 2017, 06:10:56 PM »
Yo, snookerati:
http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=56581.msg2211979#msg2211979
Let's hear your views on this tip, please.
Now old Willy Thorne his hair's all gone
And his mates all take the rise
His opponent said cover up his head
Cos it's shining in my eyes
When the light shines down on his bare crown
It's a cert he's gonna walk it
It's just not fair giving off that glare
'Perhaps I ought to chalk it
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December 05, 2017, 06:54:20 PM »
I'm not very good at this photo malarkey but here's my cue - the tip seems okay despite not hitting a ball for a good fifteen years.
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That reminds me of one of Tikay's early heron pics.
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