skor said:

Kaci did play with CF but switched back to wood.
The benefits of CF for a pro touring player are not in performance, they are in consistency and durability, the shaft will play the same regardless of humidity and other weather conditions, it'll stay straight and won't get dings and scratches, and the backup shaft will play the same as the main shaft when needed.

Yes there is added power (sorry... better energy transfer) but pros don't need it on tournament tables with new cloth and balls. And you can get low deflection from wood shafts, heck wood LD started the whole performance thing...

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I know that, he probably didn't like the sound or feel and then went back to wood. He used the 11.75 revo which isn't a good option in my opinion a CF should be 12.4+ to have the affect of perfecting your timing and improving your gameplay automatically.

The thing with Kaci, he went back to wood and will remain at that level forever, because he did not like the sound or feel....it's his loss - he's a great champion though, lots of champions still use wood and thats fine, they will win at some points in life but they will not dominate.

Domination will remain in the hands of pro's that are as skilled as the wood users above but did switch and love their CF, the likes of Filler, Fedor, Yapp and Shane....the list is long but ill stop here. - I'd also like to mention Yapp's game jumped to a whole different level with his new 12.6mm Universal CF which is an absolutely insane shaft, ive tried it myself.

Kris_b1104 said:

You're delusional.

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In ten years, you'll get it.

ribdoner said:

Meucci made cues in a small shop on Getwell Ave., in Memphis until the late 70's when he moved to a much larger plant in Olive Branch.
Although not the most durable cues some his designs were as good as gets and better than anyone when cost is factored into the equation
i consider him a friend ( we did a lot of trading) and hope he, Ruth and the rest of the family are doing well

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I think Bob's story is fascinating, and it mimics so many other entrepreneurs who had to try many times before they really hit their stride. It all finally came together at Olive Branch, and he definitely used his experiences to make it count. In many ways, he was a visionary well beyond the acumen in making cues. His marketing genius through collaboration with top players, the early embrace of metal lathes for woodworking when the technology in that sector exceeded the wood lathe market, his efforts to manufacture all components in-house... These seem like common sense ideas today, but Bob applied them early and truly changed the game. I can't call the man a friend, but he has my utmost respect.

Meucci may not be the same company today, but Bob Meucci built a legacy that still lives on in the classic cues I covet.

epoxypop said:

i really wasn't bashing China. You are right most of everything we have came from China. I was bashing this particular item because of no support and not much communication with the seller This lathe might be a good thing We will never know until someone pulls the trigger and buys one, then gives us the report

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I know some who have pulled the trigger on one. Not my place to review it for them. I haven't heard of any complaints.....but I also haven't heard high praise either.

Fvalstounge said:

I have no idea what this is referring to. The only "stickers" I know of are the very early cues with a sticker on the butt for the Meucci name, cue weight, etc. I'm not aware of any other examples.

When Bob launched the Meucci Originals brand and MO series cues from Olive Branch in 1975, they used inlays. Some similar designs from the pre-1975 collaboration with Huebler had cheap, coated overlays, but that was a rather short time frame ('73-'75) and not made by the company now known as Meucci, IMO.

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Meucci made cues in a small shop on Getwell Ave., in Memphis until the late 70's when he moved to a much larger plant in Olive Branch.
Although not the most durable cues some his designs were as good as gets and better than anyone when cost is factored into the equation
i consider him a friend ( we did a lot of trading) and hope he, Ruth and the rest of the family are doing well

David in FL said:

Clean looks, a good price, and the 5-ball is orange.

What's not to like?

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I bought a set of the Dynasphere Bronze. They are great.

ShootingArts said:

Besides Nelsonite there was a product called Resolute that didn't smell as strongly. However both were pure hell on your lungs. I used to go outside with a breeze blowing and still have to bring a fan out to dip shafts in an upright three or four inch PVC pipe. It is amazing how much of these liquids a shaft blank can soak up in a minute or less. The liquid foams like it is in a hard boil until all the air comes out of a piece of wood and there is a lot of air in wood!

Aside from the little matter of killing myself, I quit using these dips because they deaden the feel of the hit a little. Very noticeable if you test the same wood side by side.

Hu

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I'll tell you a funny story about dipping. I went to a plumbing store to have a dipping pipe made up with a screw on cap. It was taking a long time. I later discovered they were stalling keeping me there.

What I was ordering was too close to a pipe bomb and they called the cops. I just had to answer some questions and they let me go.