Chopdoc said:

I'll try.

Those are cool veneer colors, I'll say that.

Someone mentioned Viking, maybe because of the mushroom bumper. That's possible. They did have rings like that. They made cues for a number of brands but lost those records between their closure and re-opening.

I'm at Disney Springs with The Crazy Redhead. I'll be in my office tonight and have a look.

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Thanks a lot for your replies, and for looking into it. I hope it is not some really low quality garbage import. Thanks again.

Island Drive said:

OP.... how's the cues hits?
Does it feel/sound good?

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Oh, I have no idea. I do not have the cue yet. I just hope it is not garbage. The forearm really made me think it is a quality cue though. That figure in the BEM Points, if that even means anything, lol. The veneers look nice to me too. And, the wood that the points go into looks nice to me. I just do not like the wrap, or the butt sleeve, so that makes this really confusing, on if it is a decent quality cue, or not.

Lowell said:

Cuetec doesn't make a high level wood shaft anymore, and doesn't Predator encourage their sponsored players to use Revos?

So I do think it plays somewhat of a role.

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They have the Avid line which is wood covered with fiberglass, Skyler Woodward is a CueTec sponsored player that is using it.

Carlo Biado is a Predator player that uses wood shafts and so is Kaci.

Corey Deuel, Tyler Styer and Billy Thorpe are all Meucci players that use KW shafts while the company does offer CF shafs.

Jayson Shaw plays with a JFlower SMO wood (hybrid shaft)

Savannah Easton plays with a Lucasi Hybrid KW shaft

All sponsored players
I’m sure there are more for example

But the majority use CF and I believe that it is player’s choice and not a sponsorship thing

cue fix said:

It does have a number of Viking similarity including the wrap, but since the rings in the butt sleeve do not line up, makes me think not. I do like the forearm though.

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Thanks. Lol, my 1st thought was, the butt sleeve looks cheap, but the forearm looks nice. Not sure what to think of the wrap though. And, the Yellow ferrule looked interesting to me too. I mainly just thought the forearm looked really nice though. The BEM points, and veneers, and the wood that they go into. Maybe Rosewood? Not sure. Thanks.

billiards_watch said:

Carbon is a power and spin monster.

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Power, yes - spin, not so much (more RPMs, but same spin-to-speed ratios).

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Welcome aboard. Look at FB marketplace and local adds.... sometimes people that are moving will take anything... sell real cheap. Practicing on MDF? Sure why not.. Like Jaybird said.

jhall hit a brick wall. i guess it's possible to turn 1–4 around but when fedor is playing like this.. pray

I would think some practice on a cheap table is better than no practice at all.

What model is this?

My .02

Look for a good used slate table. They can be had cheap.

For example, my first table was an 8’ slate that I got for about $300. I moved it and learned how to set it up myself. Now, I did put more money into it than was necessary but that was part of paying for the education.

My point? I now have a 9’ Diamond and the 8’ is in the shed. I would be happy do sell it cheap. So look for the deals they are out there.

I'm an expert on vintage "light-up" cues

SSP said:

CF shafts do not add power, what they do is transfer the power from YOUR stroke more efficiently, not all CF shafts are created equally, Becue cues have a CF butt as well and it is designed to transfer power more efficiently, you can stroke with less force and get more action, you can play with less English and get more spin.

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Beg to disagree purely on the principle of what your described is a distinction without a difference.
If a CF transfers power more efiiciently, presuming it does, the how and why becomes academic.

So the inference is that other shafts do not transfer power as efficiently; the power transfer is diminished.
Efficiency is producing a desired result with the least possible waste of energy, thus implying there’s more.

If using a CF shaft actually avoids losing energy, which I have no way of knowing, & other shafts would, isn’t
the outcome analogously equivalent to adding energy whereas other shafts would result in a loss of energy?

The problem I have with CF shafts is there’s no feel to CF shafts. I don’t wear a glove and consequently, the feel
of a shaft gliding through my bridge helps me gauge my stroke speed. Bottomline is I dislike the feel of CF shafts.

I’ve always played maple shafts and for wood shaft fans, step into the future of wood shafts. Kielwood shafts are
phenomenal. It’s still wood and merely dried differently. The key is finding one duplicating the weight of your shafts.

Scott Behrens said:

You're looking for something like this?

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I bought some of these and the rollers are poorly made. I am rebuilding them by changing the rollers and bearings and should have them for sale in a few weeks after I rework them.