They make snooker cues in Thailand.
They don't have pool cues on their website which leads me to think that it's just rebranded.
$400 seems a bit too much for it.... but if it plays well for you than it's worth every penny

Bob Jewett said:

I've had a couple of billionaires as students. The problem is that while they may have some interest in pool, they tend to have other, very strong interests. Like:

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More recently, there was the billionaire who sponsored a three-cushion tournament in New York. I think he doesn't do billiards any more, showing that if you depend on a single person for a program, a whim can make it disappear. The rumor was that the tournament cost in the low eight digits.

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There is a billionaire in Texas that has a collection like that of jet fighter aircraft. You are right about their interest changing. My video was just me daydreaming out loud.

Burns said:

When I saw the Infuzed spliced Kielwood shafts, I thought it would be worth a try, as it would give me back the feel but still be very low deflection. It arrived this morning, and due to my main cue with the Revo being a 3/8-10 modified pin, I had to use the Infuzed on my old favorite player, a Varney custom with regular 3/8-10 pin. It's a 12.5mm shaft, btw.

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There are two types of InFuze shafts:
1. Spliced maple - 10 pieces of maple, similar to the Predator 314/Z shafts
2. Kielwood - this a solid piece of torrefied maple
If you got the spliced shaft then it's not kielwood or if you got the kielwood then it's not spliced.
Both shafts are cored with a carbon fiber rod at the front end of the shafts, that's the idea behind the InFuze

I wonder why the shaft doesn't fit your modified 3/8x10 cue, most after market shafts tap the threads in a way that it would fit. Have you tried to screw it on the other butt?
I have a Rhino CF shaft with 3/8x10 threads that fitted some of my 3/8x10 modified butts but some didn't fit, I tapped it myself to get it looser and it fits them all now.

What's the weight of the shaft?
I got mine with 5/16x14 joint and it's 4.3oz which is too heavy for me

A few that I have made over the years

I don't have any interest in dumping on the Americans, but we all know that score line would have been far more competitive IF some rudimentary shots weren't handled poorly. That's not to say they would have won the event if those situations had gone as they should. Just that the chatter on this side of the pond wouldn't necessarily have the overtone of doom and gloom.

The team isn't broken. The clutch gene is just lacking in some. Unfortunately, those struggling have had more than enough exposure to figure it out. Maybe if they provided some CPA level time outs to calm their nerves and discuss the potentially bad decisions at those key moments.

what's in st louis? that's the biggest pot (presumably women, juniors, mixed pairs included, but still)

Island Drive said:

Are you waiting on production or something else?

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I think you meant prescription.

Mensabum said:

That rubber bumper thingy really grabs the cue ball dont it??

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Stun!

SSP said:

I don't blame you one bit, If it was me and you quoted me $150 I would have not only paid it I would have tipped you as well for creating a custom piece for me.

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Sounds good, but not like he's giving you a haircut or waiting your table.

Different notions, I guess.

I quote someone a price for work, someone quotes me a price for work, custom or otherwise, that's the price --- I'm sure someone would be polite if a tip was offered (and likely decline), some would take it, which is fine and up to them, and some would absolutely feel a bit insulted.

When I picked up my cue from Pat Diveney, for example, I paid him what he told me the cue cost, no thought of a tip and he wouldn't have wanted one. When I went to downton Iowa City for lunch after - tipped the server.

Oh well, I've never understood the notion of tipping postal service workers but if someone does a great job on something and there is something special about it or I know I got a great bargain I might do some research and get him or her a gift certificate for a meal for two at their favorite restaurant or maybe a gift of a dozen of his favorite golf balls - something thoughtful.

All part of the vagaries of human interaction!

I started playing pool again earlier this year after a long, 15 year hiatus. I'd never used LD shafts before, but figured it was a good time to switch and learn again on one of those. I went with a 12.4 Revo. It took a little to get used to, and I eventually found I got used to it, and got much of my old game back quickly. I realized that there were some things that a couldn't do as easily as I used to, like swerve shots, and short safeties. My ball potting was good, though. I didn't like the feel much, either. It was too sterile.

When I saw the Infuzed spliced Kielwood shafts, I thought it would be worth a try, as it would give me back the feel but still be very low deflection. It arrived this morning, and due to my main cue with the Revo being a 3/8-10 modified pin, I had to use the Infuzed on my old favorite player, a Varney custom with regular 3/8-10 pin. It's a 12.5mm shaft, btw. I immediately noticed a huge difference in energy transfer, which put a smile on my face for a while, hitting nice long draw shots and follows with much more spin and better speed control than the Revo. I was quickly humbled when I used some more extreme English, and found that the shaft isn't quite as low deflection as I'd hoped. It will take some getting used to, to adapt for the slightly higher deflection, but overall I prefer the feel. I only played with it for an hour today before my match, where I used my Revo, but I will put some hours on it this week and see how it goes. It could make for a good backup shaft, or it could become my preferred shaft. Time will tell, and I'll update when I reach a conclusion. It is very high quality, and Really looks beautiful. I got a great deal on it through a sponsored pro, so even if it doesn't work out, I may be able to recoup most of it if I were to sell it.

Kris_b1104 said:

Shane has won W9C. He doesn't have anything to prove. He's a lock for MC every year due to his resume. But I do agree that if he doesn't make it in points he shouldn't be on the team. Gotta keep the same energy. I highly doubt he will not earn enough points to qualify, cause I mean...look at his competition.

There's no other American that even threatens the field at a WNT Major, or any other tournament for that matter if we're gonna keep it real.

Even when it's the weakest field possible, it's still hard for them to rise to the top.

And I'm not talking about Billy Bob's Big Boy Open 9 Ball World Heyball Ultimate Championship Tournament (Fargo handicapped)

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The fact is, he's a losing player in MC and therefore no help to the team

I never understood why solid one layer leather tips from the same lot would play different from each other. I imagine the process as starting from a larger piece of leather from which many many tips are produced/ so a box of tips should most likely all come off the same larger tanned leather hide. I could understand different lots of tips being different because they don’t all come from the same hide.