Just curious just how good this cat plays. I've known a BUNCH of world class players over the last 40yrs and MAYBE one was anywhere near this anal about a shaft. Its really easy to waaaaay overthink this stuff. Lil side-bar: when Buddy was living here in Tulsa he sold cues to help with bills. He had a big roller case with about 15-20 cues in it. One day at Magoo's i watched him play cheap sets and he was changing cues every few games to try them out/sell them. He played EXACTLY the same with each cue, zero worries as to adapting. He told me that if the tip was shaped ok he could run out with anything. Words to live by.