Anybody esle noticing that Biado, the Ko clan, and most of these guys are using wood shafts?

Carbon fiber shafts are cheap in Asian, but the players seem to prefer wood.

Wonder why.

AverageTXN said:

They grey maple is my top choice, but people seem to want too much for them.. I have a lead on a wrapless Aura. The Red Tiger is the only one I've found absolutely none of.

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I just sold the grey maple. I had a buddy selling the aura. I seen many red tiger was selling on Facebook.

iusedtoberich said:

You should be able to do this shot with your eyes closed. Its just firm follow, at the right cut angle, nothing more.

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Agreed.

DrCue'sProtege said:

Dave,
How did you hit the shot at the .08 second mark? It's the shot where the CB bends around after it comes off the rail.

There is absolutely NO WAY I could ever get that to happen on my Gold Crown IV.

r/DCP

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You get new cloth every 6 months! You should be able to do this shot with your eyes closed. Its just firm follow, at the right cut angle, nothing more.

Baby Huey said:

Dr. Dave, when looking at carom shots, do you use the "peace sign" to determine deflection? In particular, I'm talking about carom shots where two balls are close together on the rail and you're not sure whether to hit the first ball thicker or thinner?

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I most certainly use both the 30° rule peace sign and the 90° tangent line, or something in between based on shot speed and distance between the hits (called “tweeter” shots), to plan and aim carom and kiss shots. For complete details, see the videos and info here:

skogstokig said:

dang than kien impressed in beating lil ko. played faster than i remember too. i was thinking as lil ko got up from his seat to get out of the line of sight, he's such a good sport, never heard a bad word about him

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Yes, nice of lil Ko to concede to a upcoming player with smiles and hugs.