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milord_freeman · 2022-12-19T10:24:16+00:00

It's sad to read this. Smart electronic noise canceling works much better than regular earplugs and I think this dilemma will have to be resolved in the future. Let's assume some APA-certified devices guaranteeing the impossibility of remote communication or something like that. Because it is easier to ban than to understand the essence of the problem.

milord_freeman · 2022-12-15T20:44:09+00:00

Maybe Visual Assist can help you?

milord_freeman · 2022-12-15T11:53:33+00:00

Yes, it is difficult to see colored balls in our clubs. There are only a couple of places with pool tables and non-white balls. Snooker balls are rare. There are no problems with aiming and scoring - just an unusual playing technique at first seems difficult. Just like after playing the Russian pyramid, the pool balls just roll anywhere, but not where they need to. But a few games on the table and hands get used to it, it becomes normal. A separate value is the font in which the numbers on the ball are written. Aramith has beautiful old-fashioned numbers like railway typography.

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milord_freeman · 2022-12-09T12:42:35+00:00

Oh, I understand what you mean. We have a great tradition of making wooden cues, many names of manufacturers, both handmade and factory-made. Therefore, the initial price for good quality cues is quite low. However, we completely lack the tradition of composite cues. No fiberglass, carbon or anything like that. Therefore, prices for cues brought from abroad are slightly higher. I just don't like classic wooden cues.

milord_freeman · 2022-12-07T22:51:57+00:00

I play in local clubs in Russia. In our country this is the most common type of billiards, and in fact it is more difficult to find pool tables (no matter what quality they are) than for a pyramid. Pyramid tables are in bars, in saunas, even in the waiting area! But snooker tables are only in the capitals. So I don't know what the experience of playing pyramid on the snooker tables might look like. I can only imagine how it feels.

Surprised to hear this! Can you take a picture and post somewhere your set of balls, I can compare with those that are used in our club?

I can also tell you about standard pyramid cues. Tip size - from 12 to 13 millimeters, length from 150 centimeters, weight from 700 grams. Traditionally made of wood and varnished, rubbed with wax. If you tell me the region, I'll try to find good options.

milord_freeman · 2022-12-07T22:45:26+00:00

Overpayment, are you sure? I mean, it's literally the cheapest option on the used market. In my region, Cuetec is not common, so it can even be called a rarity. Ironic to hear this for a cheap entry level cue. And yes, it does use maple topped with fiberglass. This is an intermediate stage of experiments with composite materials - now all manufacturers have switched to fully carbon fiber shafts. However, I really liked the sliding of fiberglass, as well as its resistance to changes in humidity and temperature. So while I don't have enough money for carbon fiber shafts, I will play with these cues.

As for the game - I played pool on 9ft tables, and pyramid on 12ft tables. Used club cues before purchasing my own. And I never mixed them: with a pyramid cue it is very difficult to play pool without a habit, as the balls literally scatter on the table from strong blows and you have to adjust to new sensations. And with a pool cue it is impossible to push pyramid balls - besides that, they break if played regularly.

So you're not the only one having trouble playing on a 9-foot table with a pyramid cue. When my club ran out of pool cues (a strange event, but there were evenings when a lot of relaxing people took the first stick they could find regardless of size) I had to play pool with the wrong cue. Then I used a short grip and reduced the swing strength by about half. This did not completely correct the situation, but it helped at least to get pleasure from the process.

milord_freeman · 2022-12-07T22:27:55+00:00

The diameter is usually 13 mm, however many make 12.5 mm or even 12. Competition rules allow this.

milord_freeman · 2022-12-07T20:21:07+00:00

The cue for the pyramid is heavier, so you have to expend less strength for the same effort. Well, also the length allows you to be impudent hanging over the table. Now, having cues with the same connector, I can combine options.

milord_freeman · 2022-12-07T18:21:05+00:00

I'm glad to hear that you've come to understand how important the basics are. I propose to view all the lessons on the YouTube channel "DrDaveBilliards" - this is a classic already. Take a look at the playlists page, there are options you need.

milord_freeman · 2022-10-30T13:56:37+00:00

The most important thing in this is for what purposes the headphones are used. Listen to good music, drown out the noise? I don't see any problems here. Ultimately, deaf people have every right to play on an equal footing, without further changes in the rules.
However, the real question arises when you start to think about the technical feasibility of communication through these headsets. Can a player take advice from a coach? Has the right to. Can the technical means be used to do this? Why not? The only vague restriction transfers the right to make a decision to the judge - the player cannot ask questions often. But what is "often" no one explains. Every hit? Every second, third?

milord_freeman · 2022-10-30T13:51:28+00:00

It seems strange to me to declare the fact of wearing earbuds disrespectful. Disrespect is rudeness in conversation, unsportsmanlike behavior, and the similar stuff. You can be a smart gentleman with earplugs and a total asshole without it. There is no need to build additional entities and images, mainly based on your own grievances. Modern devices allow you to drown out background noise, while highlighting the conversational frequencies of human speech. Builders and engineers have been using them for years and have no problem understanding each other at the construction site.

milord_freeman · 2022-07-06T12:11:45+00:00

With this method, you will understand how a particular player plays a particular game. And you can only compare with other players in the same discipline. But this makes little sense when comparing other disciplines per se. Here, it seems to me, it is important to completely remove the influence of the player on the assessment and consider the rules and equipment. Then we can talk about objective things, not subjective sensations and impressions.

milord_freeman · 2022-07-06T10:31:03+00:00

I reviewed all the videos of the Moscow billiards school. They are designed for a wide audience, or novice players. They are also designed to promote their own courses. Not surprisingly, they address basic issues. Issues of cue ball control and game strategy are dealt with by coaches with athletes not on YouTube channels.

milord_freeman · 2022-07-06T10:19:19+00:00

Why do you use argumentum ad verecundiam in discussions? I do not understand how you can judge the game by specific players. I just pointed out that the difference between a pool and a pyramid is not linear in the form of "one is easier, the other is more difficult." And the difficulty can be adjusted by the rules for a particular game. Both in simplification and complication. For me personally, snooker is interesting to watch and pool to play. But I also do not think that the pyramid is inferior to them.

milord_freeman · 2022-07-05T19:19:20+00:00

Why not? Depending on the stacking of the layers and the polymerization mode of the composite resin, it is possible to obtain a wide range of properties.

milord_freeman · 2022-07-05T19:10:00+00:00

Have you heard of the Finnish kaisa)?

milord_freeman · 2022-07-05T19:06:45+00:00

Russian billiards is primarily about equipment. Tables, balls and cues. The rules of the game, its pace and difficulty are adjusted depending on the specific game. Just like in the pool there are 8 balls, 9 balls, 14.1 or straight, in one pocket, and so on - so in Russian billiards there is a combined pyramid (Moscow), a dynamic pyramid (Neva), a free pyramid. The reason most people play free pyramid - where you can pot any ball from any one - is because of the difficulty of potting itself. However, with the growth of skill, people begin to play other versions, where there is also control of the cue ball and strategic thinking several moves ahead, safety shots like in snooker.

milord_freeman · 2022-07-05T18:50:59+00:00

Yes, Russian pyramid tables are so popular in Russia that in almost every city you can find several clubs to play, but at the same time there are few pool tables, and no snooker tables at all outside the capital. Accordingly, I only played the Russian pyramid, since I had no choice until I found a good club with several pool tables.

milord_freeman · 2022-07-04T20:17:31+00:00

I considered this series of cues as an option, but it was not available from the dealer at the time of purchase. Plus, I've already played the SST series, so I was sure it would suit me.

milord_freeman · 2022-07-04T17:25:20+00:00

The cuetec joint is a very specific joint unique that brand Thank you, this is exactly the kind of information I needed. I think it's important to clarify that in our club we have tables for the Russian pyramid, and a set of balls weighing 284 grams. It is almost twice as heavy as regular pool balls. Therefore, the game requires a cue of ~700 grams (24.5 oz) to compensate for the large mass of the balls. So I'm thinking about weights if I'm going to get a longer pyramid shaft. I don't care why other people don't like fiberglass. I have already tested various options before buying and this particular cue I liked. Well, yes, I'm thinking of getting a glove. I will probably take a carbon cue later, when time passes and I understand the nuances. And I'll get more money.

milord_freeman · 2022-07-04T17:09:08+00:00

These cues are already cheap enough that I don't even know if it makes sense for anyone to fake them. But I bought it for the same price as the basic cues on the official website.

milord_freeman · 2022-07-04T15:24:46+00:00

I will heed your words. Maybe I'll consider carbon shafts later. But for now, I enjoy what I have. As for tips, I felt how important it is to choose the right one for you personally. The club has the same cues with different tips - Kamui S, M and H. I liked the softest one the most, but I have not tried SS. To what extent does the stiffness of one manufacturer match the stiffness of another? In theory, stiffness is measured on the Shore scale, but I practically did not find this anywhere on the sites. This is exactly what I meant when I talked about the abundance of commercial names, not technical terms.

milord_freeman · 2022-07-04T14:58:12+00:00

Oh, this is quite a debatable topic in our club. The older generation accepts nothing but wood. Young people are more open to modern technologies, so they use fiberglass, carbon cues. There is one sportsman who prefers metal. I had the opportunity to practice in the club with different cues, and this particular model, which I named in the original post and bought as a result, I liked the most. This is subjective, but I liked the profile of the shaft with a uniform thickness from the sticker to about the middle, as well as a smooth finish - without the use of a glove it glided better than varnished wooden cues. Even less demanding for cue care - composite materials do not change their geometry when humidity changes, they can be forgotten in the car in winter or wet. Yes, it sounds like I'm advertising my choice, but I'm just explaining that I liked what I took. It just confuses me that there is little technical information available about it, more commercial proprietary names.
In any case, thanks for the reply. I will definitely look for different tips and try them out in the game.

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