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Biloxi Boy · Mar 11, 2026

Find two friends -- one who does not mind coaching you as you play and another who does not mind playing you while you are being coached. No substitute for having a knowledgeable person in your ear/over your shoulder as you are doing it.

vintagecollectibles831 · Mar 11, 2026

Mensabum said:
There are a couple of AZ and members who make these.
You might try one of them if you're interested in checking one out. Vince Sangmeister or 'Jaden.' Both of these guys make the hybrids. I own one for each maker.
They play like nothing I've played with B4.
I like the shafts.

Okay, thanks for the info. They look really interesting.

I just happened to see one, that is really far out, on ebay. Made with 2 different woods, before it goes into the Carbon Fiber taper area. The wood in this one goes really far up, before the Carbon Fiber starts. I see that all of these Hybrid shafts are made using that Woven Carbon Fiber. Looks really nice. This one is really bizarre looking though, lol.

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RunEmOut08 · Mar 11, 2026

I bought this blank from Andy and had Eric finish this cue a couple years ago.

I have two new cues coming from Eric next week and need some space in my case.

Butt has been used and is in great condition. Shafts are untouched.

60”
Real joint/hoppe/ferrules
Fitted for predator extensions

Butt 15.02oz
Shaft 1 - 4.34oz - 13.05mm shaft has a small wobble when rolled
Shaft 2 - 4.38oz - 13.04mm

I will let the pictures speak for themselves…. Ultimate looker/player combo! Wood is incredible and specs are fantastic!

Price drop to 4000 shipped

KenneyTran · Mar 11, 2026

Rackaday said:
Hello. I just received a Jacoby black v4 12.3mm 29” shaft with the butt purchase maybe 10 days ago. Shaft is unused. I am shooting with roasted maple/kielwood currently. Retail w/out sales tax is $475, but I am open to a lower price. Let me know if interested.

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Side-Pocket · Mar 11, 2026

Tschmidt said:
I guess I will introduce myself. Am in my early 60s. Played pool off and on. Live in IL in the St Louis metro area. Got my house 35 years ago and they left the table there. Its an old Fischer. Had it refelted been playing it alone. Have plenty of sticks. Couple Duffrins. Table is a 3 stone one. Plays ok for me. I am a beginner big time. I like it but have ALOT to learn

Welcome, nice to have your own table right in your house to practice on anytime. Take advantage of it and you will not only improve but have fun while you do.

enimrac · Mar 11, 2026

PickPocket said:
Hey AZB,

This is yet another, TIP advice request.

I've got both CF, LD & Regular Old School wood shafts, I've put various tips on them, and switch between playing with them all regularly. I've leaned towards the Kamui Tips for years now, but I have several that have other brands installed. (Ultraskin, Triangle, Pred Victory, G2. Kamikaze)

My Main LD Wood player = Tiger Sniper
CF#1 = Prev Victory (Med) - Not a fan, have one also on a wood shaft & just don't love either one.
CF#2 = Soon to be an Kamui Athlete.
Have a couple wood shafts with Kamui Blacks
Have 3-4 with variations of the Ultraskins.
and almost everything I only shoot with occasionally has a Triangle on it.

I like the Sniper, I like the Kamui's I think the Ultraskins are a good all-around tip, but I want to try something new, and after reading a lot of threads/posts & doing some youtube review watching, I was hoping to narrow down to installing (2) new tips on a couple of spare shafts.

What should I go with?
I've read some good things on the Caiden tips, HOW Titan etc...

I would suggest to stay away from the Caiden. I had one on for a few months and couldn't stand it. I had to scuff it multiple times while i was playing just for it to hold chalk.

bobbydee · Mar 11, 2026

My favorite is the whole one goes to fist bump and the other to shake. Then you both reverse. Then someone ends up shaking a fist.

philly · Mar 11, 2026

DrCue'sProtege said:
A buddy of mine that's a pretty good player came over today. We played some 9-Ball and then he sort of introduced me to One Pocket. Seems like an interesting game, alot of strategy involved. Once we got down to the last 3-4 balls it took a while to finish off that rack.

Oh, and before anyone asks, he was interested in playing on the new Diamond Professional and checking it out. I don't think either one of us was bearing down like it was the finals of the US Open. He has played down at the Derby City before

Anyway, just wanted to let everyone know I now have been introduced to One Pocket.

r/DCP

Good for you.
You'll love the game.
Find one pocket specialists to play.
There are a lot of books on one pocket but playing it is the only way to get better.
Takes a while to really see and understand the table in one pocket.
Persevere. It's worth it.

vintagecollectibles831 · Mar 11, 2026

Mensabum said:
No. These are half wood and half CF, for want of a better description. Wood base with CF shaft end.

Oh, I have only seen what you are referring to on HAMA cues. I do not know of any other cue makers who build cues like that, but I understand if HAMA is not the only cue maker who is doing that type of CF shaft. Google "HAMA cues", on Google images, to see what I am talking about. They do different Woods in the base of their shafts, and then Carbon fiber in the taper area. Some of them are so beautiful. They are made in Japan, I believe (but not sure). I would really love to try one out someday. By the way, the CF in their shafts looks far different then any other CF that that I have ever seen. It is really super cool looking, in my opinion. Really odd looking. I wonder if it feels very smooth, lol.

trob · Mar 11, 2026

Culture. Why do most Europeans play insanely slow. Who knows… maybe their snooker background.

JasonATX · Mar 11, 2026

I've got a Whyte Carbon, Revo, Cynergy and a Becue CF shaft for my Schon. The Revo probably wins out, but that's likely more because I use a Revo on most of my customs.

If you are bored and want to see what my cue looks like, Crossroads Cues sold one of the other 12 of my cue model recently. They never IDed it, but from what I can find, it's a LTD 420.

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