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List of pro players who stick to wood as their playing shaft

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mikemosconi said:
Well- the few great wood cues that I have left- my sons will treasure them upon my demise someday- that is all I care about at this point - in the meantime, I will use them, enjoy them, and be always thankful that I could own them.
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Becue is already doing that, they were the 1st to build a complete CF cue, what made me try them is they are pool players who wanted to bring to pool what CF did to golf, just like any other custom cue builder, I believe their products are getting better through R&D, I am not anti wood cues, if you play your best pool with them you should use them, if you have never tried a CF cue, especially Becue, how do you know?
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Break Stats -- 2025 World Pool Championship (9-Ball), July 2025

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Great job. Thanks.

I like the way the event went. A 58% breaker won the game is about where I like it. A 24% break and run rate works, too, keeping the B&R special. One or more safeties played in 49% of the racks is also about where I like things, keeping the play diverse and entertaining.

Of course, the withdrawal symptoms are starting to set in, but it was one hell of an event.
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List of pro players who stick to wood as their playing shaft

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skor said:
wood is fun, caring for it - not so much
As you do not lose anything with CF, but rather gain - lower deflection, more power, better durability and care free. And feel is something that you get used to, wood is really obsolete, just a matter of time before people would forget that cues and shafts used to be made of wood.
Maybe CF will not be the future, but definitely some sort of a composite material.
If you wish to use wood shaft, go ahead, why not? as long as you can get them, enjoy them.
I have many wooden shafts for my cues, I use them as well, but if I ever needed a new shaft, it probably won't be wood (and yes, I do have a hybrid shaft of Kielwood and carbon coming, but I don't need it, I just wanted it :geek: )
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The only thing I would change is more power, I do think CF transfers power more efficiently but I don't think CF ADDS any power, if you do not stroke proficientily I don't believe CF will help you, if your stroke is good I think you will see the benefit of the better transfer of power.
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World Pool Championships 2025, July 21-26, Jeddah

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mjantti said:
Comparing old Worlds and contemporary Worlds is another story but I respect the titles. I have to add that this year’s 9-ball WC was filled with so many good players and the field was super tough I would have to give extra credit to Carlo for winning it and also to Fedor for back-to-back finals. I feel that these two are at the top of the food chain at the moment in addition to Filler.
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Yes, well said. I think the World 9ball has had three eras:

Pre-1990: not on a par with contemporary World 9ball, lacked sufficient international diversity
1990-2010: super tough to win, very nearly on a par with today's World 9ball
2011-present: the super-elite, internationally diverse event it has become

I omitted Earl's two titles pre-1990, but he still has three World 9ball titles.
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Carlo Biado Crowned World Champion for a Second Time In Thrilling Final Over Gorst

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Carlo Biado etched his name into the history books once again, defeating defending champion Fedor Gorst 15-13 in a gripping finale to claim his second World Pool Championship title—and become the first Filipino player to ever lift the trophy twice. “I’m over the moon—I still can’t believe I’m a two-time World Champion. It means everything to me. I’m so proud to bring this trophy home to the Philippines.” “This final is something I’ll remember forever. Fedor is one of the best in the world—when I was leading 9-2, I still couldn’t relax because he’s a monster on the table. But […]

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