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Are they new or just the same ones that have always been? I have tried out the soft on one of my playing cues and it functions just fine , although it does mushroom out like leather tips do, at least for the soft version .

The USPS, of course, is a government institution. What institution that the government runs operates efficiently?

While playing League play in the APA , 8 ball, I forgot to put my pocket marker on the table when I sank the eight ball . It was about a 3-ft tap in that could never be mistaken as to where I intended it to go , in the corner pocket that I could not miss. They called me out on it...

Tbh, I don't see the advantage of playing with a synthetic tip , at least not the soft one . I have been playing with the bulletproof synthetic soft tip for about a year now , and it still mushrooms like a leather tip . I don't have any complaints about this synthetic tip, but it does mushroom ...

Maybe I'll try one if I can find a good price.

Is a KW worth trying?

Yes I think those are the reasons many players use carbon fiber, and they are good reasons. It's hard to get the feel of wood from a carbon fiber shaft, but I think you have to live with a bit of deflection to get the feel of wood. I can play with either, but it push came to shove, wood is nice...

Everything in this world seems to be about money, but they do produce some beautiful shafts. You look at the golf world business, and think about buying a new driver. Those babies cost $5-$600 on average. I will give the sports industry credit, no matter which sport it is, they do make some very...

I feel I have a unique situation in that I have only been playing pool for about 3 years now. I'm pretty good at it, and can hang with most people on the table. I started off with maple wood shaft, and got in the carbon fiber a little bit. I really don't have long experiences with either, maybe...

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...

I play Cuetec as well, in fact it was my first cue I purchased, with the Avid Era 12.75mm wood shaft. One of my favorite cues, and you can't beat the price!

Well I did it, and the shaft is fine. I had a little nick in the shaft up by the tip that was caused by a tip shaper. I buffed it out. It took a long long time to get it out, that's how unabrasive the steel wool is to these shafts. Probably wouldn't do it with my Pechauer Rogue, but with the...

I have a couple Rhino carbon fiber shafts, and I have used a real Fine steel wool to smooth them out. It really does a nice job, although I think many people would be afraid to do this because they might damage the shaft, but it always works for me. I don't know if I try it on a $600 shaft...

I think that is quite reasonable to buy a new shaft, as having dings gets in my head while going through a pre-shot routine or actually shooting.

I'm not sure what it means, probably something like "I can shoot better because it provides a better stroke for me" although this is not true, you can't purchase a good stroke. Funny thing is, as much as I'd like to have one of these shafts, I have been hedging backwards towards playing with a...