Recent content by oldschool1478

If you sit on, or just push down on a corner of the Victory, it will flex as much as an inch. My local hall replaced one with the Ox model, and it is very solid and plays great.

Try this http://ht.freestreams-live1.com/skysparena1/

https://www.championcue.com/collections/champion-dragon-cue/products/2020-new-champion-hk-dragon-pool-cue-stick-predator-uniloc-low-deflection-shaft-1?variant=39893352349864

Yep. Burn marks will be left.

I wonder how many of those who complain about lucky a safety are willing to play "call shot-call safe" 10 ball. Most are like ... "No way! That rules out 2-way shots!"

Agreed. And I will definitely buy one at that price, as long as it is not spiral wound. ;)

Golf shafts and fishing poles are designed for strength and axial flex. Cue shafts are designed for axial stiffness.

If you read your referenced page, it says some machines can do NEAR axial, up to 6 degrees. Predators illustration is showing 0 degrees. From Rockwestcomposits.com... 1. ROLL WRAPPING Roll wrapping is typically done with a prepreg product to ensure consistency. A prepreg is a composite product...

Can you explain how the longitudinal (lengthwise) tow in this illustration was "spiral wound" on the mandrel?

Predator and Cuetec both use multi-layered wrapped unidirectional carbon fiber tow. Not filament wound.

I saw that as well. None are listed on Schmelke's web site. No mention on Schmelke's Facebook page.

https://www.professionalplastics.com/ISOPLAST202301

Which is the stiffer carbon fiber tube: unidirectional tubing, fabric tubing, or filament wound tubing? The two types of Rock West Composites roll-wrapped tubing (i.e., unidirectional and fabric) are nearly the same in terms of stiffness performance with unidirectional outperforming slightly...

Yes, it is.

When Toby had a poolhall in Hollywood Florida I had my sailboat docked behind his apartment. We became friends and I often went to his room to play. Even got him out on the boat one day. The last time I spoke to Toby he was back living in NY and said he doesn't play much anymore. He said he...