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Wood is coming back as shafts with wood on the outside and carbon fiber inside. McDermott's shafts are almost all wood/CF shafts. Companies with wood/CF: Predator Centro and C8 Mezz EX Pro, McDermott G-Core, McDermott I-Series (i-Pro, i-Pro Slim, i-1, i-2, i-3), Pure X...

Centro has pro taper while C8 has conical taper:

Wood exterior, carbon fiber interior (the amount varies) shafts: Predator Centro and C8 Mezz EX Pro McDermott G-Core McDermott I-Series (i-Pro, i-Pro Slim, i-1, i-2, i-3) Pure X FUZE Lucasi FUZE Bear RB-1 Fury LC series, Fury ST2 Hybrid series, Fury Merlin...

Mezz has three Sigma shafts: Sigma, Sigma Slim, and Sigma Thick (E, Es, Et). You mentioned your Sigma was heavy ---it sounds like you got Sigma Thick. As far as the shaft interior? It seems like Mezz's intention was to make a low-deflection wood shaft. It cored out a maple shaft and...

Is R360 an old Cuetec shaft once available? I can't find it on the Cuetec's website except it will see you an extension for it. Was it a wood-on-the-outside and some carbon-fiber-on-the-inside shaft?

Tell me, and anyone else interested, about the cue (shaft weight? butt weight? Original price?) and what you thought of it.

It has a clear phenolic tip: _____________________________

Its time for video and to get an instructor. . . . . .

That helped but the most improvement occurred when I exagerrated the stroke. I pulled back my right hand to the butt end of the 58" stick even though that is not my usual or ideal position. I made long practice strokes and a longer bridge. I figure my stroke was often misaligned and this sort...

I will try that (I've tried a lot else). If not that, its likely unintended spin. That seems odd, however, given how much work it is taking to address a right versus left shots issue. Maybe kick shots are even more sensitive to right/left spin than I'd imagined.

I have a drill where I place cue ball one diamond from side pocket and near the middle of the table. I kick the cue ball to opposite cushion to pocket cue ball in the side pocket. I do this on each side of the same side pocket. I can pocket the cue ball in the side pocket easily when kicking...

Cuetec Cynergy describes the shaft front end as "Flyweight Front-end Construction"

Dufferin jump pool cue $65 and $15 for shipping 7.9 oz. 41" 13.7mm phenolic tip Quick-release joint. Jumps great — see me ---an amateur---jumping balls like an idiot. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1115201407037598

Well, Revos are made near Boston (take two): https://www.facebook.com/story.php

Well, Revos are made near Boston. https://www.facebook.com/kristinatkachpool/posts/i-had-an-amazing-day-on-a-predator-cues-factory-in-boston-where-all-revo-shafts-/673465298112843/