I have a Earl Strickland with 2 shafts and a Nick Varner. I talked with Earl and Nick this past year @ U.S.Open and Earl says he did play with the cue and won a tourney with it. Nick says that the cue for him was a gift from joss but he had never played with it. I have photos so check them out! Just give me your e-mail address and i'll shoot them on over. Thanks!