I use lint rollers on my table.


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I’ve been thinking of something similar. Another variation of shooting through golf tees. Instead of a solid piece that needs to be reset if touched, make an adjustable rack. Turn a knob on the side and you can tighten or loosen the wickets. They hang freely so you can see them move if hit. I’m on my phone so can’t post a napkin sketch of what I’m thinking.

Many great years at Norfolk Va. Sad when us open and international left for what they thought were greener pastures.

Slow down. Take more time between and over shots.
Pool is relatively easy after 40+ years, and I do quite well now that I've slowed my overall pace and am routinely consistent.

Wow, I started this thread a few years back and it's still alive for some reason.
Again, to be clear: I don't hate cf. I've just played with wood for over 40 years and am frankly, too used to it.
Lot's of great players shoot with cf. And lots of great players shoot with wood.
I will say this though: if sponsors didn't "push/force" their top players to convert to cf over the past several years, many still probably would be shooting with wood. The profit margin on cf shafts is much larger than on high tech ld wood ones, and money rules.
I break with a radial cf 12.9 revo shaft on predator aspire butt btw, because even wood players know cf is obviously stiffest for breaking.
But I still shoot with a radial (uni-loc QR is garbage imo) predator vantage shaft on a predator sneaky pete butt for the feel/feedback I like.
To each his own folks. Try as many shafts and sizes as you can and pick the one YOU'RE most comfortable with!
Now everyone relax and accept others' personal preferences, and let's play some pools!!!

TrxR said:

If You do 3d printing , look up night Cafe cue tip lathe on Google.

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I don’t do 3D printing but I am aware of them.

Both 3kushn and Bert Van Manen are right! FunnyDieckman made those same comments, to me a few years ago. Maybe that why I’m USBA #1 NonMember still today. But promote those who outside of USBA try!

Funny.. this the only USA 3C Tournament... posted https://forums.azbilliards.com/thre...ournament-july-25-26-2026-honolulu-hi.588079/
Since Feb and May ... Other than World Tournament!!

As of Today Date: That n_den / 3C billiard take it down ... That get my attention!

So Alex Kazakis (824) played in the Scottish Open last May. This is what he was doing a few weeks before and a few weeks after.

I'd say Athens players are pretty fortunate.

great player, I love to watch her play.

Woodshaft said:

I watched some of her play in the Vegas tournament, looks like she is using a wood shaft now and shooting great with it.
She was using a Revo for at least the past few years. I don't know if it's a 314 or Vantage, but she seems to like it!
Nice to see yet another young star realize that wood shafts give better feedback.
Back-to-back Vegas champ, 22 year old Wiktor Zielinski, has always enjoyed his wood 314 wood shaft-- he shoots like the game is almost too easy for him!
I guarantee you that if it weren't for sponsorship money, the vast majority of touring pros would use wood shafts.
Again, to each his own in the cf/wood shaft debate: You think cf is better for you-- use cf.
But for those who still think cf is superior to wood for actually PLAYING POOL, it's not.
Carbon fiber shafts make great break shafts though, that's for sure.

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I see that this post is at least 3 years old, but I highly disagree. I was a CF hater too, for the longest time, until I had the opportunity to try out the Whyte Carbon shaft, that a fellow pool player loaned me for a few hours, during a tournament. Up until that point, I had only ever tried out a few CF shafts, from custom pool cue makers, which may have come from very cheap CF tubes from China (but no idea), and my hate for CF was based on my experience with those. The Whyte Carbon was a game changer for me. I never felt so much power, in the feedback, off of the cue ball, if that makes any sense. For example, I could draw the cue ball back, with very little effort. I could really feel how LD the shaft was too, if that makes sense. The feedback was so amazing though. Never felt anything like it, with any Maple shaft I ever tried. So, in my opinion, the Whyte Carbon CF shaft is worth every penny of that high retail price. On the other hand, I have played with a few Jacoby Black shafts, and they hit very nice, but the Whyte Carbon just felt like it was on another level. Did not get the same power / feedback with the Jacoby, for example. Anyways, with that being said, I feel that not all CF shafts are created equal, and they will all probably feel / hit different from each other. Some, probably not nearly as nice as a lot of the good LD Maple shafts out there. But, others, probably far better. Like, the Whyte Carbon, for example. But, that is just my opinion.