Recent content by slide13

I've been playing with the V5 for about 6 weeks now probably. Great shaft, loving it. It's not a big departure from the V4 which is what I had been playing before. Feels and sounds the same to me but does seem to be a little lower deflection. Which really is all I was wanting from the V5 as...

There are times I don't mind some helpful advice and there are times I don't want to hear it. When I don't want to hear it I just don't engage. They usually take the hint when I don't respond or even acknowledge what they say and shut up. If they persist, I'll say something like "I'm just...

Just buy a regular black one when you can, or a cool color if you can find one for a reasonable price. Like many things, limited run colors gets collectors all excited and that's what drives up the prices....collectors, not players. And I say let them, who cares. I had a very nice green set...

Yeah, this. I had both at one time as well and noticed no difference other than one was an inch longer. I'm not playing Revos anymore but I am now firmly in the 30" camp just because it seems a better fit for me and that 1" difference feels like a bigger difference when it comes to running...

You know your own child, so use your best judgement. Assuming they're a good kid and will attempt to take reasonable care of things, then absolutely yes, but I'd have a chat with them ahead of time. Explain the importance of keeping things nice, clean, no food/drinks on the table, etc. And...

That is where I would draw the line too. I only play in a house league where you play every night your team is scheduled, so no surprise no-play nights or anything....that would be a non-starter for me. I used to live about 1 mile away and that was awesome but recently moved and am not...

My favorite that I've tried is my Wheat State Quantum Gen 2. I like it because for really tight jumps I use dart stroke and like having a tapered section by the joint for that (like a Jacoby jumper) but for any jump with more reasonable room I do the more common underhand stroke so wanted the...

Yeah, a basic Viking was my first cue way back in the early 2000's. I haven't used one since, they had a period where they made a lot of pretty unattractive cues IMO, but they're putting out some really good looking cues today at all price points. They still have some that are very much not my...

Viking making some moves, I love to see it, especially since they're local to me. Fedor, Margaret, Moritz, and now Bergman. They really seem to be committed to building a solid roster and reinvigorating the brand. Got to see Moritz testing different shafts at my local spot with some of the...

Yeah, the Seyberts tubes are the best, those things are thick and heavy!! I save every one I get for possible future sales and they're fantastic. My preference is to put a cue in one of those and then into a square or triangle box. Doesn't roll, super strong inside. I've done the PVC thing...

You can try to sell locally or online using Venmo or Friends/Family type payments, those don't get recorded as income on a 1099 like a good/services payment does. Or you can sell like normal and then you only need to pay tax on the profits, but that means being able to document the original...

Predator Revo 12.4 Radial shaft in 30" length with Kamui Black Medium Tip (installed by Predator at time of purchase) and weighing 4oz. This shaft has been test hit only, bought it for a lower deflection option to my Jacoby V4 but then Jacoby came out with the V5. This was test hit in a...

For whatever reason I don’t mind it on a break or jump cue, but wouldn’t have a playing cue with a big logo on it.

Put in a backorder yesterday for a 30" radial V5 in either 12.1 (new size I saw listed on their site) or 12.5, whichever they get to first. They said it should be around a couple weeks or so. Looking forward to getting my hands on one to compare to my V4s

Yeah, agreed. I've had some really good luck with Predator cues, they're fine playing cues from a modern performance perspective, but they are not worth the $3k asking price on these or the new Blak series IMO. I was going to drop about that on the most recent Panthera drop, knowing those...