Anybody else play with a Becue?
I play with a Becue and have left all my other cues in the closet since I started playing with it. My other cues are custom cues that I have had made and higher-end production cues that I have ordered to my specifications.
The Becue hits as good as any cue you are going to find, unless you find the "Holy Grail" cue somewhere.
The hit of the Becue is super solid and consistent and no matter where you hit the cue ball it feels as though you are hitting center ball (like it has a super large sweet spot). The hit feels the same as hitting with a wood shaft, only better. By that, I means it feels like you are getting the full power from the shaft transferred to the cue ball and it gives you more confidence that the cue ball is reacting like you are trying to make it react.
I have called the Becue a "point and shoot" cue many times, because it feels like that is all you have to do because its consistent hit gives you more confidence.
No matter what cue you have, you aren't going to just pick it up and start hitting balls like Earl Strickland, unless, of course, you already play as well as Earl.
To me, it is much easier sighting down the solid snow-white Becue shaft than it is looking down the REVO, which is solid black. With the REVO shaft and a dark tip, I lose a bit of "tip to cue ball" distance perception because the tip and shaft blend together. The white Becue shaft with a dark tip lets you see exactly where the tip is in relation to the cue ball. For some, that might not matter, but for me, it does.
I have both Becue shafts...the 5.1 conical taper shaft with a 11.8mm tip and the Prime pro taper shaft with a 12.mm tip. I use Ultra-skin soft tips on both shafts.
I have the weight bolt system and am currently using the weight that give me a 19.5 ounce cue. The weight bolt system is called a "balancing" system, but it isn't really balancing anything. It is just adding more weight in the back of the cue. I think the normal balance point, without any weights, is about at the 18-18.5 inch mark.
The paint finish on the shaft is smooth, but the paint gives it a "tacky-sort" of feeling if you don't have hands that are always super dry. I use a glove and that makes the shaft a lot easier to slide, especially if you use a closed-tight grip, like I do. To make it even slicker, I wax it with Renaissance Wax a day or so before I'm going out to play.
I'm sure the Becue shaft will play well with pretty much any butt, but I think the Becue butt. being made out of carbon fiber, adds a lot to the "hit" of the cue. Like I said earlier, I don't think you will find anything that hits much better. Using the Becue shaft on any other butt may make your cue look a little prettier or fancier, but I'm quite sure it isn't going to improve the hit.
For me, I like it "SIMPLE". I'm happy with the Naked butt.
Aloha.