I was in a crunch to pay some bills, so I sold my custom cue a couple weeks ago. I have various extra shafts already. So I was looking for a budget friendly butt in 3/8x10 pin that I could use for a player that would fit my shafts.
I ran across this cue on Amazon for $189 and liked to looks, so I decided to purchase it. I saw that it came with a cheap carbon fiber shaft and i just planned on junking it and using my shafts. For one because I figured it would be total junk, and for 2, I have given up on carbon fiber shafts. Cause with the exception of the Cynergy and Rogue, which just weren't for me, I was disappointed in the very high the deflection they had in comparison to my maple shafts that I have been using. For reference my maple shafts are standard maple, with a 1/2" light weight ferrule at 11.75mm. And very LD.
After receiving the cue from Amazon I was eager to try it out, so I went to the pool hall. And just for fun i put on the Crical CF shaft that came with it to take it for a spin.
From the very first hit, i couldn't believe how good it felt for how cheap it was. So i continued to shoot around with it for a couple of hours that day. Then I played with it a few more times over the next couple days. I probably have about 12 hours of playing time in with the shaft now.
My impressions are very favorable. For reference, I have owned the Cuetec Cynergy shaft, the Pechauer Rouge shaft, the Jacoby Black shaft, and the new Jacoby 4.0 shaft. I have also played with the becue prime, and Rhino Cf shafts. And in my honest opinion. Out of all of those shafts this cheap Crical shaft feels and plays better than any of those CF shafts I had owned before or tried. And the deflection of the Crical shaft is way lower than any of them with the exception of the Cynergy and Rogue being comparable.
The Crical is a little higher deflection than my maple shafts that i use, but close enough where I was able to make the minor adjustment in just a few hours and I got it down. And the hit and feel is great.
For reference my pool rating is an M1. I love pool and play about 3 days a week.
Just thought I would share my surprising experience with a shaft that I wasn't planning on using. However this will be my new main playing shaft going forward. I like it that much. And I would recommend it to anyone looking for a budget friendly CF option, that can hold its own against any of the more popular brands. And in my case, I prefer it to the ones I've tried.
I just posted a couple photos of the cue I purchased in case anyone was Interested or curious.
The Crical shaft that i received with this cue has a tornado on it and in writing below that says C1 MAX. That's all I know about it. The listing says Fury AF1, but it is not a Fury cue. It is just the model of the Crical cue. View attachment 803435View attachment 803437
I ran across this cue on Amazon for $189 and liked to looks, so I decided to purchase it. I saw that it came with a cheap carbon fiber shaft and i just planned on junking it and using my shafts. For one because I figured it would be total junk, and for 2, I have given up on carbon fiber shafts. Cause with the exception of the Cynergy and Rogue, which just weren't for me, I was disappointed in the very high the deflection they had in comparison to my maple shafts that I have been using. For reference my maple shafts are standard maple, with a 1/2" light weight ferrule at 11.75mm. And very LD.
After receiving the cue from Amazon I was eager to try it out, so I went to the pool hall. And just for fun i put on the Crical CF shaft that came with it to take it for a spin.
From the very first hit, i couldn't believe how good it felt for how cheap it was. So i continued to shoot around with it for a couple of hours that day. Then I played with it a few more times over the next couple days. I probably have about 12 hours of playing time in with the shaft now.
My impressions are very favorable. For reference, I have owned the Cuetec Cynergy shaft, the Pechauer Rouge shaft, the Jacoby Black shaft, and the new Jacoby 4.0 shaft. I have also played with the becue prime, and Rhino Cf shafts. And in my honest opinion. Out of all of those shafts this cheap Crical shaft feels and plays better than any of those CF shafts I had owned before or tried. And the deflection of the Crical shaft is way lower than any of them with the exception of the Cynergy and Rogue being comparable.
The Crical is a little higher deflection than my maple shafts that i use, but close enough where I was able to make the minor adjustment in just a few hours and I got it down. And the hit and feel is great.
For reference my pool rating is an M1. I love pool and play about 3 days a week.
Just thought I would share my surprising experience with a shaft that I wasn't planning on using. However this will be my new main playing shaft going forward. I like it that much. And I would recommend it to anyone looking for a budget friendly CF option, that can hold its own against any of the more popular brands. And in my case, I prefer it to the ones I've tried.
I just posted a couple photos of the cue I purchased in case anyone was Interested or curious.
The Crical shaft that i received with this cue has a tornado on it and in writing below that says C1 MAX. That's all I know about it. The listing says Fury AF1, but it is not a Fury cue. It is just the model of the Crical cue. View attachment 803435View attachment 803437
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