Hail Mary Shot said:

interesting tips. any issues with miscuing with high offset shots with the hard?

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If you are talkiing about the TAOM No problem there, what I did see is like every leather tip I have ever used is after 2 months the tip was starting to get harder already, If you are talking about the Bulletproof then No as well, I had shaped my tip to a dime radius because "it looked better to me" and I did have problems with miscues, my shaft size is 12.0 mm and I learned a nickel radius allows you to go lower on the cueball with that shaft size, so I shaped my tip to a nickel radius and it looked terrible to me but I could go way lower and further out on the cueball than I could have imagined, I also learned this tip holds chalk better than any tip I have ever owned, I use TAOM V10 chalk and you don't need to chalk after every shot, I use a Tip pik type tool about every 2 weeks and I practice a minimum of an hour a day plus play in league, this is my experience, hope it helps.

This is a un unplayed gem of a KD cue.

Beautifully made--Jim makes truly top tier quality at moderate prices. 6" extention included!

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Just screw together your favorite of the bunch and go play. Forget all the hype of carbon this and low deflection that and PLAY.

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Kris_b1104 said:

Yeah the table is currently disassembled in storage, but I found reputable installer who will be replacing the cushions at a later date. And level it properly if the seller does a bad job.

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You'll get everything worked out and enjoy it. I'm the farthest thing from an expert but learn as I go along. You'll get great support here.

SeniorTom said:

Is low deflection something that you really want, especially after years of maple shafts? Do players actually see their game improve with ld play? I am a 500 fargo player and I can alternate between wood and cf easily, without me noticing much. I actually think I prefer wood for feedback.

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Like most things I think it's a compromise and only you can decide if it's worth the effort to retrain your brain for a LD shaft.

In my opinion low deflection can help mask some imperfections in a stroke. If you strike the ball slightly off from where you intended the results are not as dramatic as it would have been with a higher deflection shaft.

I personally find it difficult to masse or swerve with a LD shaft. Not really sure if that's just me or if it is because of the shafts, but it seems to be a thing.

For whatever it's worth, I know Oscar Domingez has said publicly that the reason he plays with the 12.9 Infuzed is because it has more deflection than the smaller shafts and he feels like he needs that.