Recent content by Woodshaft

Yikes, uni-loc? Radial pins for the win. There's a reason why so many high-end and custom cue makers use radial joints. Much better fit and "one-piece" feel (hit) than uni-loc has. Ever notice when Predator themselves come out with limited edition and high-end stuff? Most is radial pinned. I...

I can't stand template racks. Makes the game too easy, especially for pro 9-ball. I love pro tourneys with triangle racks. So much more randomness/unpredictability, old school clusters, dry breaks, and drama. OG pool. Templates are for the weak.

Officially, it was not a foul. Technically, it was. Water under the bridge.

Yes, if you break using the same angle and speed every time. Change your break speed and/or angle. Template racks spread consistently the same way based on how they're struck. Strike differently grasshopper:cool:

Predator does market some fine production cues but I agree with y'all, they're about twice the price they should be. That said, if it wasn't for this extra profit-making by Predator, the game/sport of professional pool (which trickles down to the amateur scene) wouldn't be in even close to the...

I personally would like to see two different fargorates per player: One, their "lifetime rating", which is shown now, and Two, their "rating over the past 500 games". I feel the "past 500 games rating" would be a more accurate rating of how they are playing/trending now, and thus more...

Filler misses his wood Z3 shaft imo. Predator basically "forced" him to use Revo (again) so he told them to make him a specially engineered one and he would use it. Predator also tried to force Biado to switch from his wood Vantage shaft to Revo a few times, but Biado wins World Championships...

Oops, wrong thread lol. I reposted on the correct tourney:LOL:

An interesting sidenote: All 4 of the Women's semifinalists are using wood shafts, and 3 of the 4 men are too. And FSR (cf Cynergy) is out now. Maybe the less stiff (less powerful) wood shafts give an advantage on these very fast tables? Definitely don't need a powerful cf shaft to move the ball...

I shoot open bridge more than not, so I prefer the front-balanced Joss. But it is definitely a person thing. Try both for a day or two, you'll figure it out!

The folks who live on Pacific islands seem to have the highest concentration of top players, both known and "unknown". Fargorate is neat and all, but there are a ton of unknown studs who aren't "rated". Fedor Gorst just lost 86 to 90, playing 10-ball, to Pinoy Baseth Macoibat on Sharks, for...

This, many times over.

I ditched my contact lenses at around age 47 and only use regular (I'm near-sighted) glasses. I have blurred vision out to about 18 inches but can instead look over my glasses to read/see up close. Bi-focals made too dizzy so I don't use them btw. I have 20/12 corrected vision though and, for...

As I've said a bizzillion times, I'm not anti-carbon fiber. Carbon works well for many people, just not for me or MANY top pros. The final 4 of the UK Open has 3 wood shaft studs in it, and one recently "switched to cf (by Predator)" dominant wood shaft stud user (Josh Filler). Carbon fiber...

You wanna pay $25 for a tip that glazes and is ever-changing, I have no problem with that. And yes, a box of 50 Triangles for $50 only yields maybe a dozen decent tips these days. Pretty simple math tells me a dozen consistent single-layer tips for $50 trumps one $25 layered tip all day long...