Okay, so if the makers of Becue had not come out with this new technology, then I wonder if any other cue makers would have, in the near future.
I wonder if other cue makers had to study the Becue CF technology, to try to figure out how they did it.
Or, maybe many cue makers may have known how to build a CF shaft, but never thought it would be a good idea, until Becue came along, and players actually really loved the playability of their cues.
So, if it were not for Becue, then there might still be no CF shafts out there.
So do you believe they in Predator ripped-off the idea of Becue? Were not first Revos offered already at the time the start-up of Becue was born?
When it comes to building those CF shafts...well once you found a supplier who offers quality cf blanks with the taper you really like you'll have so much more free time for something else useful in your craft not spending months on finishing great maple shafts when most new customers are not ready to spend the same money they do on cf shaft.
Here is a simple example from my experience. A few months ago I've got two orders for building the cues. One from my student who already had the cue with a linen wrap and a CF Cynergy shaft he bought for it. He liked a wrapless break/jump I've build for him he asked to build new wrapless player. So I got my motivation also to try "building" cf shaft myself.
Another customer liking some of my works I've shown and my 62" player with maple LD shaft asked to build him the cue the same length and similar LD shaft.
So I was glad to help and started my work on both orders at the same time.
The butts were ready for applying the finish almost at the same time. Maple LD shaft is still in the process. All the inserts at both ends are there, those months with turning the shaft slowly but surely to a final size and still it is not ready yet. At least two more passes and a month for finishing it.
Well for my student who is glad to try a new cf shaft the delay with the shaft was based only on this damn Covid 19. So the delay was with getting the blanks from a supplier. Finally got them three weeks ago. The first one built for myself to practice and then test at the table to be sure I'm satisfied with the result.
After testing it hardly for a week ...being happy with the performance and knowing what can be done better to simplify the process even more... started on a student's shaft at the beginning of this week...finished it yesterday evening. Of course I was very curious how this one performs due to some things were done with some difference. Tested it today on his future butt and absolutely happy with the result.
I had possibility to test Revo 12,9 , my student's Cynergy , Mezz Ignite so do have my opinion on their performance.
As a coach I had and have talented students reaching certain success in the game. One of them who was the best junior player at the time in my country recently asked if he could get any sponsorship so as many other his peers got.
Helped him with the letter to Taom to get his first sponsor. He asked if he could get another from Becue...ok...sent a letter to Alessandro...not receiving an answer...understood no interest. Had a second attempt with Goran at Go-customs...he replied fairly quickly saying he is pretty busy with some new stuff coming and asked to remind and apply later...after that having enough interest to get some new knowledge and experience in the game I love ...now having my new hobby and being able to help also with equipment to play with.
Had a serious talk with my students...made some investment to get finally my first own lathe to work on...got it last December and look: is it a rocket science if me starting not so long ago now feeling the difference in time being able to offer a cf shaft ready to play in a few days after having the blank in hands if comparing to wooden one?
Do cf shafts have their future? The answer is pretty obvious and for me in my new hobby if the new generation will choose cf shafts to play with they do my task so much easier you can't imagine if you never tried to build a quality maple LD shaft.
P.S. even me who is still enjoing playing with my maple shaft after testing cf shafts I've finished ...I've understood I will play with it more and more because I see mostly benefits either for technique (easier to be smooth especially when accelerating on the forward motion and follow through) or the maintance (just some wet wipes and paper towels after and you're clean and happy). Those in big companies producing these "revolutional know&how" might have their opinion on the subject and they are really good at the marketing...good for them).