Confused newb

Mantis

Mantis

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My dad passed away from cancer last year. He left me a nice cue. It is a Longoni. I looked it up on their site and they said it was a carom styled cue. What exact does that mean? I play nine ball most of the time.
It also says it comes with a Complementary Pro shafts : 1 Pro White maple - AA Selection. What does this mean? How to I determine which one it is? Sorry about the newbie type questions. Thanks for any help!

Steve
 
Im not sure about the other stuff but I believe when the say carom style cue it means its a Billiards cue, as in 3 cusion, 18.2 Balkline etc. I hope someone else can help you with the rest of your question or point out if Im wrong.
My condolences in regards to your father as well.

Regards
 
Mantis, I can't answer your question because I have no clue. However, I did want to welcome you to the forum.

I'm sorry to hear about your father. I lost mine 2 days after Christmas last yr so I can sympathize.

Again, welcome to the forum. If you don't get an answer here, you might want to try posting in Deno's forum which you can get to from the main page. :)
 
Steve,

Sorry for your loss. I don't know much about carom but plenty on here do. It's one of the games played on the big table with no pockets you may have seen around. Deno Andrews could probably give you any info you need on the game. The AA, I believe refers to the quality of the shaft wood. The cuemakers will probably sound in on this. Pro probably refers to the shaft taper. Hope this helps.

Terry
 
Mantis said:
My dad passed away from cancer last year. He left me a nice cue. It is a Longoni. I looked it up on their site and they said it was a carom styled cue. What exact does that mean? I play nine ball most of the time.
It also says it comes with a Complementary Pro shafts : 1 Pro White maple - AA Selection. What does this mean? How to I determine which one it is? Sorry about the newbie type questions. Thanks for any help!

Steve
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Carom cues have a different taper to the shaft. They maintain greater thickness from the joint (still taperered, but not as much as a playing cue) to the tip and comes down in thickness more sharply as it nears the tip.

I'm sorry for your loss.
 
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