Recent content by Lowell

I like the Predator events a lot, but this would be more interesting with more Asian players.

Have you tested the 314-3?

Yeah, there is just no proof whatsoever that Carlo Biado, Ko Brothers, Seo Seoa, etc. would be better if they switched to Carbon. Predator's wood shafts are low deflection anyway. A Revo performing marginally better on a maximum squirt test is very unlikely to have any meaningful impact on...

I was watching the 1998 US open finals and was surprised by how visibly less good the players were back then. No disrespect to them of course, but it is mind blowing how far the game has come in just a few decades. But I do agree with those who day that the players are more robot like these...

Carlo Biado switched to a Revo (temporarily) and it didn't make his game better

There is nothing lucky about the Ko Brothers, I would say KPC at least is only marginally less talented than Josh Filler. He had a perfect performance in the 2023 US open playing with a 13mm wood shaft, with modern 4 inch pockets + modern 9 ball breaking rules. And is the reigning World 10 ball...

-I play APA in two separate league areas -I play in APA tournaments when I qualify for them -The pool hall I play out of has mostly Brunswick Gold Crown 2s, while the bars I play out of have a mix of Diamonds, Valleys, and maybe some Dynamos and Great Americans -Main cue is a Meucci with a low...

Maybe it's in my imagination, but I feel like I also scratch more using top with those things, like it's a little harder to cheat the pocket

Yeah I care about this stuff purely from a pool need perspective (and someone who appreciates cues as an art form), not because I think a shaft type makes me or anyone else a better player.

Her game was clearly improving rapidly with the wood shaft, so I think it would be difficult to single out a carbon shaft helping her or not. I think that it really doesn't matter one way way or another, as proven by the world's best players using all types of shafts. The best women's player...

Plenty of wood shafts are low deflection, it's not like wood means using a beat up bar cue or nothing else

Timing is determined by technique, not shaft type

The Halo shaft came out only recently. And it's priced pretty aggressively at $600.

So you're saying the Ko Brothers and Carlo Biado would jump to a 1000 Fargo if they used carbon?

I'm 5'4, so not exactly tall. I actually don't have that much elbow drop, but I agree that elbow drop is not the bad thing it's made out to be. It's not a quirk that some pros have, it's more like a feature that most of them have. However, I view the chicken wing as a different issue. For me at...