Tips Ahoy

Tiger "Onyx" on a predator 314 two shaft

And so a new pool league season is just around the corner. So on that note I headed down to ye olde pool supple shop (AVO Billiards) to get some new tips affixed to my shafts. Now for a while now I've been wanting to try the Tiger "Onyx" tip but every time I went in they were sold out not this time. So I had them affix it to the 314 (see left) more on that later.

Kamui Tan

For a while I've been toying with the idea of playing with a hard tip so since I was there I got them to put a Kamui "Tan Hard" on the Z (see right). It was that or a LePro or Triangle and nothing against those tips, I've used them before and like them but I've got a Kamui hard on one of the break shafts and shot a few racks with it and wanted to give it a full try out on a playing shaft. 



Like many things in life "the proof is in the pudding" so today I headed on down to Bourbon St. Billiards to give the tips a test run {so I stopped writing and picked this post up a few days later thus "today" yesterday" things like may not be 100% accurate}

So first up the original 314 shaft that came with the cue with the brand spanking new "Onyx" tip {also for the record I did really do any "test " shots or anything for the most part just racked the balls broke and went from there}  it felt nice not "mushy" or "soft", it imparted a "crisp" feel to most shots and when I was done it didn't seem like I need to shape it or pick it before next time I used it.... side bar I was/ still am a fan of the tiger "sniper" tips but always felt they had a bit of a break-in period that you had to pick and shape and generally monkey with till BAM it was good to go and lasted a good long time. So all in all I'll give it a gold star for getting the job done.

Next the might predator Z shaft with the "kamui hard" tip.  When I first started playing pool after bar cue I moved on to a half busted half fixed Duffrin cue with a hard tip and then a Viking with a hard tip (the shaft had a weird "twang" to it but that's another story) and then before for the most part moving in to the world of layered tips another cue with a you guessed it a hard "triangle" tip. Something about the sound it makes when you hit the ball and not having to really do anything to it maintenance wise, I think this tip and shaft combo could be a real winner for me.

Well now that that is done and only took a freaking week to do..... league starts next week woo woo.  A new team, a new level "Cash +" Here's hoping, I mean if I can finish with an about a 50/50 win lose ratio I'll be happy.

Alright time to put this to the presses

peace

Please Hold For Station Identification

I swear there it a new post and "tip" review coming its just taking a bit long than anticipated to get up but..... should be done  by tomorrow night I swear.... maybe... no seriously tomorrow night. Until then watch this video

 

 

 

and then this one....

 

 

Fuster Cluck Part 2

So I ended up finding the package.... Some jag-off delivered it to my workplace on Monday, and then the morons I work with completely for got about it.  My buddy Lance who knew about the whole cluster fuck ended up finding it on Tuesday... Thank goodness some of the people I work with got their shit together.  Well now that I got that out of the way stay tuned for a pool product review....

You What? Wow This Is Turning Into A Fuster Cluck!

So a la the last post I had a bunch of stuff on order from www.ThinkGeek.com fine no problem, but then some how DHL the company that was supposed to be delivering it completely "SHIT THE BED"! so for the past two days I've been waiting at home for them to deliver it apparently yesterday even though the needed A) $24.50 in duty and tax and B) MY SIGNATURE they delivered it not sure to who but some one WHAT THE FUCK!!! So now their trying to locate it witch could take up to 48 hours?!? Well wish me luck I'm about to phone them again to see if they have found it..... stay tuned

Geek It Up

So in a fit of geekyness I placed an order @ www.thinkgeek.com go and let the awsomeness wash over you, With any luck it shall arrive in the comming week.  In other news its summer the pool off season but as yet another pool team has dis-banded it is time again to start looking / forming a team... ah good times.

I'm Drunk Lets Post

So It"s wendday and 9:30 and I may have been drinking meh no serious post here serious post to come later.

Insert Witty Title..... here

So this is a video for the Black Keys "Next Girl" Let the awesomeness of a dinosaur puppet singing wash over you... good good good.  So I could talk about the play-offs (meh) or the wind-up social (drunken debauchery ending the night with absinthe is never never NEVER a good idea)

Here's a video of the tournament area, sort of just poked my head up and rotated with le phone

 After we were eliminated bought a raffle ticket and went home turns out I won so if anyone want to buy a cue and case or knows some one. 


So I said i was going to wrap this post up 2 days ago but got distracted and life got in the way so I'm just going to post this as is in all its f*cked up glory.

stay tuned
*Ricky Spanish*