Wood over CF shaft options

You also have the InFuze shafts, there is one branded Lucasi made of regular wood and one that is branded Pure X that is made with kielwood.
I have the Kielwood version, plays nice, low defletion but not as low as my SMO CF shaft. My shaft is a bit on the heavy side, I understand that it's not the standard, I wish it was a bit lighter.

Yeah, the new SMO-W shaft from J. Flowers looks really interesting. But I don't think they make it for different pins yet.

Wood over CF shaft options

You also have the InFuze shafts, there is one branded Lucasi made of regular wood and one that is branded Pure X that is made with kielwood.
I have the Kielwood version, plays nice, low defletion but not as low as my SMO CF shaft. My shaft is a bit on the heavy side, I understand that it's not the standard, I wish it was a bit lighter.

Soft hitting custom cue maker cues?

It seems that most of the custom cues I've hit with tend to be stiffer. Are there any cue makers that make a cue with softer, more subtle or buttery hit? Also what shafts have you played with that you recommend for a softer or whippier hit? Thanks in advance.
I'm curious, what has happened to change your perspective from a few short years ago...?


Did you find a firmer hitting cue and decide that you really do prefer the soft hitting cue that you previously had?

Soft hitting custom cue maker cues?

Smaller diameter tips have less deflection.
Hole drilled in tip/ferule have less deflection.
Lighter ferrule results in less deflection.
Longer (from tip) straight before starting taper to joint results in softer hits.
Taper beginning at Ferrule results in harder hits (more power).

If you know what you want, any competent cue maker can satisfy.
But YOU need to have that discussion with HIM.
Absolutely right on everything you said except to the best of my knowledge, doesn’t every taper start at the ferrule
and extend up the shaft? Interestingly, you picked up on deflection but that does not have to coincide with the OP
query…….softest hitting cue. Only the cue maker can help with that but like I earlier posted, none are mind readers.

Snooker from Saudi Arabia

O'Sullivan just had a maximum in the first frame of his semi-final against Chris Wakelin. Second frame about to start.

That was Ronnie's first max in seven years. I think that puts him at 16 total.

pearls for swine with that audience... but it is a surprising stat. i guess he hasn't played much lately and has been selective in what tournaments he plays the last couple of years, but still it's surprising.

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