If SVB wanted to use a different shaft, there would be a line at his door with companies willing to pay him to endorse his new shaft.
List of pro players who stick to wood as their playing shaft
- Thread starter Vahmurka
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Who are they? It's sad you know no one with integrity.They say it otherwise: everybody has their price
MOST people play BEST with the cue they have played the MOST with...no matter the brand or type of cue.
When I worked in the pool hall as a kid and throughout my teens, I played best with a house cue I had fixed up.
When I got a cheap two-piece and used that all the time, I played the best with that cue.
When I went to Taiwan and didn't bring a cue, I played best with a house cue again.
When I returned and had Richard Black build me a cue, I played best with that cue.
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When I worked in the pool hall as a kid and throughout my teens, I played best with a house cue I had fixed up.
When I got a cheap two-piece and used that all the time, I played the best with that cue.
When I went to Taiwan and didn't bring a cue, I played best with a house cue again.
When I returned and had Richard Black build me a cue, I played best with that cue.
Etc.
Etc.
Etc.
True but to a degree.
After a while, you kind of know what you like in a pool cue, like weight and balance and shaft stiffness and tip hardness.
And you will play better with such a cue.
I know what I like to play with, at least I know what I liked 15 years ago before I stopped playing.
Trying to pick it up again in the past 6 months, showed me that what I liked 15 years ago, doesn’t work that great for me today.
I’ve been mixing and matching butts and shafts in my collection to find what works best for me today and honestly, I’m quite surprised with the combination that works best for right now.
If you had not stopped playing, the cue you were using last would have been the best for you.
That is what it came down to with me. I was tired of playing with a nail.
if around half of top pros still use wood then it shows that the shaft material is not a determining factor at all to them.
and if it is to you, then you need to rethink about how you play and what you try to do with the cueball that you are not good enough to do.
rarely is equipment change a reason you get better unless it was faulty in the first place.
and if it is to you, then you need to rethink about how you play and what you try to do with the cueball that you are not good enough to do.
rarely is equipment change a reason you get better unless it was faulty in the first place.