Cue shaft talk

[qolbrand]

Mine aren't phenolic

glad to hear that you found something that works for ya. what you using?

 

[3kushn]

Luckily there's nobody that makes a CF shaft for any of my playing cues.
I may be able to convince somebody to do a special pitch, but why?

I play with Dieckman shafts, solid maple. Dennis learned some things screwing around with Steve Titus.

 

[Jaden]

glad to hear that you found something that works for ya. what you using?

No, as in the ones that I produce. Ontarget Tips. They are only publicly available in a limited capacity as I get ready to launch Ontarget Billiards in a full capacity with lines of cues, shafts, etc.

 

[Mensabum]

yeah if i could get anything even remotely close in price i would have preferred to buy USA but we are probably a few years off that still.

as far as a “difference” its just for breaking the balls. i could probably use a fiberglass shaft and get the same results.

i tend to avoid games that need a break cue anyway and will never be one of those guys that practices the break for an hour at a time. i figure if i dont give enough of a damn to practice it then theres absolutely no way of buying my way into it.

the extra $550 would just be a massive waste for a player like me.




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Some discounts applied but its still up for like $70

Does anybody besides me see the dollar signs attached to this?? The profit margins??
Wow!!!

 

[Mensabum]

I have three playing carbon fiber shafts, but I always gravitate back to my laminated maple shaft. To me, It's the best of both worlds. I don't believe ld is all gain, there is something a ld shaft can't provide. What it cannot provide is the same feel when striking the ball that maple shafts (wood) can provide., I have read some posts that talk about a game of feel that prevents them from comfortably going back to wood, but I think this is counterintuitive. You get better feel/response when striking the cue ball with a wood shaft then you do with a rigid carbon fiber shaft. This particular feel allows you more cue ball control, imo. This is why I play with a laminated wood shaft, because it offers aspects of both worlds so to speak. I wonder how pool players, especially professionals, played so well in the past with those lousy wood shafts?

You obviously like that firm, solid hit provided by a laminate. I like it as well. There's a whole slew of implex happy soft hit players out there that don't care for that particular hit, for whatever reason.
I have several JBs full of CF shafts and none provide me with the same feedback as my worst maple shaft does.
These younger players stuck on CF haven't spent the years we did learning about the feel of a wood shaft. They've gotten used to that CF feel. And seem to play just as well with it.
It comes down to what you like and learn on.
For us it's a game of tactile awareness. We KNOW there's more to be had than what CF provides.
Exceptions to the rule noted.