"HOW Flash" Carbon Fiber Shaft?....
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xX-Wizard-Xx
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Shafts are getting stupid ... No thanks
boogieman
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that ping.
Why would I pay $400 when I could buy a rhino for under $200?
I would bet pretty good that HOW is just another 'tube assembler' and charging full price for it. I think Rhino has shown what a fkng most shaft co's are giving the public. Only a few make the whole thing, most just buy tubes and complete them then charge full price and act like they've invented something new.
xX-Wizard-Xx
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Crazy back in like 2004 you could get a sneaky Pete from meucci for 160 or less now they are 380 and not even full splice anymore .... Pool has become saturated with rip off artists
Tips shafts production cues custom cues the whole lot
Tips shafts production cues custom cues the whole lot
The Old Jaybird
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you forgot "designer" chalk.
Because you like getting the shaft? Sorry, couldn’t resist
I said I would never spend $20 on 1 piece of chalk and I didn't, I got it for $10 so I could get free shipping, that chalk is a 1 1/2 years old and is still going, It is cleaner as advertised and works great, TAOM V10, worth every penny.
boogieman
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that ping.
Yep.
The stuff outlasts dozens of cubes of Master. There's absolutely nothing wrong with Master performance wise. But I for one enjoy not having to get the dust off of 50 cubes of masters off of my shaft, off of my hands, and out of the cloth. Honestly for $20 it's a bargain. The round shape never bothered me in the least but I got a Pagulayan to try and I think I prefer it a bit. It just feels right working the corners on a cube.dendweller
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Yeah, I don't use it in the pool hall because I couldn't get used to having that one piece of chalk I had to use amongst the cubes of masters, but at home it is way cleaner.Yep.
But they got nothing on you
Willowbrook Wolfy
Going pro
Yeah I’ve noticed there are a higher percentage of APA3-6’s with their own chalk cubes then 7/9’s. I think it’s just to make the lesser players feel special(and take their money)……. Plus that chalk makes the balls sticky. Never had so many head balls sticking to the rack before the designer chalks started being played with. And it’s always worse when your opponent has their little designer cube out. Sooner or later you’re gonna have to wipe off that 1 ball. And the rack. If it sticks to the tip better, it obviously sticks to the balls too. I guess predator is still worse than the sticky ones, but…Yep.
Your Dollars aren't worth the same they were in 2004.
My parents bought my brother a VW Bug in 1970? for $1,800. New
I think it was a Super Beetle as well.
I've had ONE round of chalk last a year and half and is still going, I got my table 7 months ago and practice EVERY day for at least an hour and use it where ever I shoot, so far they are "taking my money" to the tune of less than $2.00 a month, I can't speak for others but the TOAM V10 chalk is not sticky, it is dry but does adhere to the tip well, I use DR. V's magnetic chalk holder because I hate having to look for the chalk, having it at my side is part of my pre shot routine, works for me , If you haven't seen DR V's magnetic chalk holders check them out , most powerful magnet I have seen in any chalk holder, great person as well.
tqdinh9715
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Gas used to be cents too sooo
xX-Wizard-Xx
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gas is still gas .... meucci lowered quality and increased the price. sneaky petes use to be true full spliced blanks now they are not. i asked meucci a few months back if it was possible to still get a true sneaky from them... their reply ... just buy the black one if you dont want to see the joint area.... ii told them that i would look somewhere else because the new designs dont appeal to me.Gas used to be cents too sooo
seriously 375$ bucks for a sneaky pete from a production manufacturer where the points are usually not close to even. I have a cheap $60 sneaky pete butt that seems to be of better quality.
pay more for less quality
most everything now ... packages shrink or quality drops and price went up
Money doesnt buy near what it use to even from a couple years ago ... and they say no inflation ... i think we all know that is bs
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Gasoline has taken a huge drop in quality.
tqdinh9715
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You are not getting the point.
The point is everything has gone up in price. The people that make those cue get paid higher now. The material costs higher now. Lease is higher now, the gas they use to transport material to build your cue is higher. All of those things and more contribute to what you’re complaining. A brand new Camry used to be below $18k OTD, now it’s a $30k car now. See the point there.
tqdinh9715
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Used Revo goes for $400 and it lasts forever. And there is actually technology in there, it is still the least deflection shaft i ever played with so i don’t care, the demand is still high so i can resell them later and won’t lose much value