i dont know but for $20 for 4 of them its not an expensive risk to find out
CARBON SHAFT AND TALCUM POWDER
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Flakeandrun
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Carbon gives me the ick.
Get outta here, with your peg leg and hook, greybeard.
Flakeandrun
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T3cHn0LoGy - FuTuR3
SPEND YOUR MONEY
soon carbon will be the norm, and maple, deflecting shafts will be the reason I am missing that leg... Sold it to buy 'vintage'... 'vintage' is in
In all seriousness, played with a few friends cues, Predator, McDermott, Mezz... all felt off (in hit and against the hand), sounded off and were super stiff.Just not my preference. They certainly can take a beating though, and I guess that is one genuine selling point.
I now play with a CF shaft, and will occasionally wear a glove. Powder was a thing for wood shafts, but you hardly ever see it around where I play. You don't even see those big chalk things on the wall anymore either. I notice in the videos I've seen, powder is still big in the Phillipines. Always a little pile of it on a rail in the videos.
I guess I occasionally get a little perspiration on my hands and the cue doesn't feel like it slides as effortlessly on my fingers, so I put on the glove. Then again, sometimes when playing without the glove and falling a little behind, I'll put it on and delude myself into thinking that donning the glove is turning the page, and now I'll refocus and put that other stuff behind me. Hey, whatever works, right?
I guess I occasionally get a little perspiration on my hands and the cue doesn't feel like it slides as effortlessly on my fingers, so I put on the glove. Then again, sometimes when playing without the glove and falling a little behind, I'll put it on and delude myself into thinking that donning the glove is turning the page, and now I'll refocus and put that other stuff behind me. Hey, whatever works, right?
23DenaliBDE
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I keep a small spray bottle of Cue Silk in my bag. A quick spray on the bridge hand is magic on the rare occasion I need something. I assume it's fine with CF as well, as there is nothing visibly left on your hand. (Obviously something is on your hand, you just can't see it)
George the Greek
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I play with a wood shaft and only use an open bridge and use a towel occasionally to wipe the shaft. I've got a glove but rarely use it.
I've only spent time with a carbon predator billiard shaft and was not a fan.
T3cHn0LoGy - FuTuR3
SPEND YOUR MONEY
soon carbon will be the norm, and maple, deflecting shafts will be the reason I am missing that leg... Sold it to buy 'vintage'... 'vintage' is in
In all seriousness, played with a few friends cues, Predator, McDermott, Mezz... all felt off (in hit and against the hand), sounded off and were super stiff.Just not my preference. They certainly can take a beating though, and I guess that is one genuine selling point.
Fkn pirate
Powder should be banned from all pool rooms.Dear all,
Any of you playing for a carbon fiber shaft without a glove and using talcum powder?
Are there any problems with that?
My hands sweat but I hate using a glove. So please do not write comments like "just get used to a glove" or "Just wash your hands more often".
Thank you in advance.
Best regards,
Rafael
PS: I know that the manufactures often write "do not use talcum with a carbon fiber shaft"
Here is a great (and far better) alternative to baby power....
It's called Easy Slide. It was made for bowlers to put on the slide shoe. WONDERFUL stuff.
It is much finer and smoother then powder. Just a wipe on your cue shaft is more then enough. It takes very little. You never get enough on it to spread around on the cloth. You won't believe how much smoother it is then baby powder.
Master Industries Easy Slide Shoe Sole Conditioner(Packaging and Color may vary) https://a.co/d/3TPUD5h
It's called Easy Slide. It was made for bowlers to put on the slide shoe. WONDERFUL stuff.
It is much finer and smoother then powder. Just a wipe on your cue shaft is more then enough. It takes very little. You never get enough on it to spread around on the cloth. You won't believe how much smoother it is then baby powder.
Master Industries Easy Slide Shoe Sole Conditioner(Packaging and Color may vary) https://a.co/d/3TPUD5h
do you know the ingredients?
silicone?
