bobbydee said:

Just a quick first impression of my new Raven cue. I received it today and only have a couple of hours with it so far on my home table.

This is my first carbon fiber shaft and also the first main player I’ve had without a wrap in probably 30 years and my first 30" shaft (that's what she said). I ordered the 12.9mm PRO shaft in 19oz.

First thing I noticed is how straight this cue is as it can possibly be. It’s also probably the only cue I’ve ever weighed that’s exactly what the listed weight says. Usually they’re close, but this one is dead-on at 19oz.

I don’t have a lot to say about how it plays yet. It’s definitely going to take some adjustment from what I’m used to, though I’m not exactly sure what needs to be adjusted. Right now I feel like I’m struggling with it a bit, but that’s on me — I’m not blaming the cue.

One thing I’m not sure about yet is the Tiger Sniper tip it came with. I had been playing with a Cuetec with a Tiger Everest tip and I think I may have liked that tip better. But again, I’m not good enough to say for sure yet.

I’ll update once I get more time with it. I do have a 30-day return window for a full refund, so we’ll see if it ends up staying in the bag or not.
So far though, I’m definitely impressed with the build quality. Bonus: my Cuetec extensions fit the Raven perfectly.

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David in FL said:

Legends for one recently...

Legends Billiards

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DrCue'sProtege said:

A buddy of mine that's a pretty good player came over today. We played some 9-Ball and then he sort of introduced me to One Pocket. Seems like an interesting game, alot of strategy involved. Once we got down to the last 3-4 balls it took a while to finish off that rack.

Oh, and before anyone asks, he was interested in playing on the new Diamond Professional and checking it out. I don't think either one of us was bearing down like it was the finals of the US Open. He has played down at the Derby City before

Anyway, just wanted to let everyone know I now have been introduced to One Pocket.

r/DCP

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Patrick Johnson said:

Probing personalities

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3kushn said:

Exactly what I got from his vid, and what I'm working on.

Deliver the tip to the CB target is paramount. If you can't do that, then there's something else needing work.

Pocketing the ball isn't the goal.

Delivering the cue tip on target is the game.

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ChrisinNC said:

In a tournament match, at the completion of the match, if I’m on the winning end, I feel the most courteous and respectful thing to say to my opponent when looking them in the eyes and shaking their hand is to say nothing at all.

The last thing I ever want to hear if I’m on the losing end is “good match”, especially if I played poorly, which is usually the case for the loser. Saying “I got lucky” is not much better, but I feel saying nothing at all is the best choice to show respect to my opponent.

The exception to this is in the rare case in which both players played well, then it would be acceptable to say “That was a good hard fought match” or “You played very well” or something to that effect. Opinions?

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