Carbon fiber cues under $100.

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I recently purchased a complete carbon fiber cue online for $80. I'll post pics of the cue and how it came.
This looks like 3k weave. High quality for what I can see. Joint tight and smooth. Good connection. Didn't loosen up during play. Tip held chalk fine.
For me, this cue played about the same as most carbon fiber shafts I've used in the past. That same consistent CF hit, no feedback to speak of, just that solid dull thunk they make. The tip seemed fine. Layered pigskin. Better than most I've seen come on these cheap Chinese offerings. Anybody recall how the Rhino tips played when they first came out??
For the money, perfect bar beater. Toss it in the trunk or backseat and never have to worry about it. The cue played fairly well, all things considered.
Btw... Ingenious weight adjustment system.
Anyhoo, without further adiue...

 

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I recently purchased a complete carbon fiber cue online for $80. I'll post pics of the cue and how it came.
This looks like 3k weave. High quality for what I can see. Joint tight and smooth. Good connection. Didn't loosen up during play. Tip held chalk fine.
For me, this cue played about the same as most carbon fiber shafts I've used in the past. That same consistent CF hit, no feedback to speak of, just that solid dull thunk they make. The tip seemed fine. Layered pigskin. Better than most I've seen come on these cheap Chinese offerings. Anybody recall how the Rhino tips played when they first came out??
For the money, perfect bar beater. Toss it in the trunk or backseat and never have to worry about it. The cue played fairly well, all things considered.
Btw... Ingenious weight adjustment system.
Anyhoo, without further adiue...

could you share the brand and where you bought it?
if you want to keep that a secret
you can send me a PM.......

 

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could you share the brand and where you bought it?
if you want to keep that a secret
you can send me a PM.......

No secrets here. Let me dig up the info and I'll post it. But I'll pm you first Larry, of course.

 

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I bought the cue off Amazon for $79. 99. Sold by 'Gamesun'
listed under 'Gamesun carbon fiber cue.'
Crical also has an offering at $109. Jump/breaks' were $109 as well.
I dug into this and these are made in the same factory as J. Flowers and several other big names we all know.
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[garczar]

these really lo-end cf cues are regular deflection regardless of what the ad says. they'd make great 'keep in the car' cues for random bar play. i'd never consider one for serious big table play.

 

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these really lo-end cf cues are regular deflection regardless of what the ad says. they'd make great 'keep in the car' cues for random bar play. i'd never consider one for serious big table play.

Exactly.

 

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Exactly.

I will say I was intrigued with the weight bolt system. Simple screw on threaded rod. Easy Peasy. I'm surprised cuemakers here haven't adopted something like this.
Perhaps there's a stability issue I don't know about.

 

[skor]

, this cue played about the same as most carbon fiber shafts I've used in the past. That same consistent CF hit, no feedback to speak of, just that solid dull thunk they make. The tip seemed fine. Layered pigskin. Better than most I've seen come on these cheap Chinese offerings. Anybody recall how the Rhino tips played when they first came out?? .

I have 4 CF shafts from different brands and they all feel and play different.
So I really don’t know which shafts you’ve tried before.
These cheap cues have shafts with standard deflection or worse.
There is no magic in cue building, in most cases, you get what you paid for.