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DrCue'sProtege said:

Ok, guys, time for me to spill the beans. Believe it or not, I was confused here. I guess you could say I mis-measured.

When I used the ball measuring method my pockets appeared to be too tight. I talked to RKC about it. When I contacted Diamond they recommended I use a tape measure. And when I used the tape measure it appears they are indeed correct. Point to point with the tape measure they are 4.75 and 5 inches.

So, no problems. No hacks for mechanics. The two guys were very good. In the end I guess I learned something here.

Fire away with the insults.

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Not going to insult, but feel compelled to ask if you weren't using a tape measure what the heck were you using?

SVB down 5-2, storms back to lead 8-5. Good watch.

generally you will learn to play your best by using the stroke that feels most comfortable and you can repeat each time.

and have no tension during it.

I’ll have to think about that lol

well jalapus, you just ruined the whole az billiards site. now its recognized that the kind of cue stick really doesn't matter.

all you have to do now and say, that your brand of chalk, and glove don't matter either.

there will be virtually no more posts on the site.

A great match .....Fedor and Shane ..10 ball Shane won 11 to 9

I have been playing with the wood shaft version of a lower deflection shaft, aka Kielwood.

CF shafts just didn’t feel good in my closed bridge since I don’t wear a glove. So I know
that KW shafts are not equivalent to a CF shaft in terms of degree of deflection. But I’ve
played with maple shafts for over 6 decades and deflection is just a natural phenomena
of the game. I don’t even think about it when I aim on a rail to rail shot 9’ away. Your eye
just knows where you aim, even on a slower stroked CB, when you hit as many pool ball
as I have. After getting my first Kielwood shaft, I fell in love with it after about 90 mins of
practice. There’s absolutely less deflection than maple shafts and hard struck shots barely
exhibit any that I can discern. The shaft hits more firm and it feels like you can stroke the
CB with English and the KW still imparts the feel of a center ball hit. It just feels solid & stiff.
I can aim tighter. I’m making really hard cut shots more often and still getting great position.

Anyone that likes the feel of a wood shaft really should try a Kielwood shaft. The challenge
is if you borrow another person’s cue, it might be heavier or lighter and different size shafts
than you normally play. For the price, I think you should just order one that fits your favorite
cue. I’m not suggesting switching from CF to KW but I’m saying KW is superior to orig. maple.