put an object ball next to the cue ball and see if you can stroke at the cue ball while touching the object ball with your shaft light enough to make it move 1mm. it was an anomaly. Yapp beat Filler and Gorst to win, nothing but respect for the young man.
Thats pricey for a production cue, but at the end of the day buy a butt you like and will keep. You can adapt any shaft to the butt to make it play the way you want.
Have you watched ultimate pool USA? Some of the outs are really impressive, and I'm not easily impressed. Id like to see some more pros give it a try. Its no doubt a different game, just like 9 ball and one pocket are different games. Imagine watching Gorst vs Filler in barbox 8 ball.
most people out side of the pool community dont even know what 14.1 or one pocket is...
I've always said the only way anyone will ever watch pool on main TV is 8 ball on a bar box because they can actully follow along wtf is going on...
My wife will watch pool with me occasionally, she can...
I have a Barnhart KW shaft that is full 13mm and 4oz and only used for about 20 mins....you could easily have it tapped for a different pin. I can even have my local cuesmith do it if it helps.