MLB has made a lot of improvements over the past decade to make it a better experience for the fan.
Most of the childish "intent to injure" plays have been removed, particularly spiking into 2nd and the collisions at home plate.
Video challenge has removed the really bad calls from the game...
6mm balsa, 9mm charcoal, Brigham distilators, different bit materials, falcon pipes, P-lip, army mount, oil curing, bowl coating, and system pipes could all have been considered "gimmicks".
Some things resonate with the consumer, some things don't.
I used to pull tobacco out of my jar and put it on a plate.
When it was at what I thought to be the correct moisture I would load the bowl and the rest stayed on the plate till later.
What I discovered was that the bowl I packed later with the leftovers from the plate smoked and tasted better...
My shiny newly purchased pipes get smoked two or even three days in a week and I usually smoke a single pipe all day and evening.
Once I buy a new favorite pipe the previous new one usually gets used once day week or less.
I sound like a toddler with a full toy chest and grandparents that spoil...
I would recommend a decent cob if you are okay with how they look.
To me, cob pipes are like sweat pants. I wear them when no one's around to see me wearing them.
I see all the comments about technique and cadence but I can feel my mouth going numb after about three puffs when I smoke any of the Macbaren blends that I have tried.
I've tried all the way from tin fresh to bone dry and even with a filter.
Something in their blends just doesn't agree with my...