Maniac said:

While I have nothing against the young lady personally, I myself cannot see what the hype is all about. She shoots well (she could beat the hell outta me!), but she is WAY behind the curve in her mental game and safety play. She sulks at her mistakes, mopes around the table with drooping shoulders when her cue ball positioning isn't as exact as she wanted. She sits in her chair and literally beats herself up.
I watched her play doubles with Shaw for a few matches over the last two days. When it was her time to shoot, she literally walked up to the table and stood there like a statue (about 75% of the time) waiting for Shaw to tell her what to do, which now has me doubting her decision making.
People on the chats just love her, and many predict that in 5 years she will be a world champion. I don't see that happening, but like you, I'd be delighted to be wrong about this. She has quite a way to go before she will consistently beat the Asian and European women. Winning a World Championship is going to demand for that to happen.

BEEP BEEP! I wish you the best of luck!

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garczar said:

their Vantage shaft is larger and less defl. than the 314. the larger diameter lets them remove more material thus a bigger mass reduction. the Vantage is my favorite wood Pred. shaft.

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Patrick Johnson said:

But it’s more about what remains than what’s removed, and since the tenon “walls” are (presumably) the same thickness, their wider diameter adds mass

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