If SVB wanted to use a different shaft, there would be a line at his door with companies willing to pay him to endorse his new shaft.
List of pro players who stick to wood as their playing shaft
- Thread starter Vahmurka
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Who are they? It's sad you know no one with integrity.They say it otherwise: everybody has their price
MOST people play BEST with the cue they have played the MOST with...no matter the brand or type of cue.
When I worked in the pool hall as a kid and throughout my teens, I played best with a house cue I had fixed up.
When I got a cheap two-piece and used that all the time, I played the best with that cue.
When I went to Taiwan and didn't bring a cue, I played best with a house cue again.
When I returned and had Richard Black build me a cue, I played best with that cue.
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When I worked in the pool hall as a kid and throughout my teens, I played best with a house cue I had fixed up.
When I got a cheap two-piece and used that all the time, I played the best with that cue.
When I went to Taiwan and didn't bring a cue, I played best with a house cue again.
When I returned and had Richard Black build me a cue, I played best with that cue.
Etc.
Etc.
Etc.
True but to a degree.
After a while, you kind of know what you like in a pool cue, like weight and balance and shaft stiffness and tip hardness.
And you will play better with such a cue.
I know what I like to play with, at least I know what I liked 15 years ago before I stopped playing.
Trying to pick it up again in the past 6 months, showed me that what I liked 15 years ago, doesn’t work that great for me today.
I’ve been mixing and matching butts and shafts in my collection to find what works best for me today and honestly, I’m quite surprised with the combination that works best for right now.
If you had not stopped playing, the cue you were using last would have been the best for you.
That is what it came down to with me. I was tired of playing with a nail.
if around half of top pros still use wood then it shows that the shaft material is not a determining factor at all to them.
and if it is to you, then you need to rethink about how you play and what you try to do with the cueball that you are not good enough to do.
rarely is equipment change a reason you get better unless it was faulty in the first place.
and if it is to you, then you need to rethink about how you play and what you try to do with the cueball that you are not good enough to do.
rarely is equipment change a reason you get better unless it was faulty in the first place.
I highly doubt that wood will go away either for amateurs or pros. There are too many elite players using wood, including young ones like Seo Seoa (just won the women's 9 ball championship) and the Ko Brothers. And what's interesting about their cues in particular is that they appear to be old school shafts with 13mm or so tip diameter and long ferrules. Kinda shows me that the equipment stuff is very unimportant relative to skill.
As for amateurs, I'm only 30 and most of my buddies play with either wood or a hybrid shaft. On league night, maybe 1/4 to 1/3 of the playing cues I see are carbon. I play with a Meucci Pro shaft and have no desire to switch to Carbon.
I am big on using a glove though, that's one of the new school habits I personally prefer.
As for amateurs, I'm only 30 and most of my buddies play with either wood or a hybrid shaft. On league night, maybe 1/4 to 1/3 of the playing cues I see are carbon. I play with a Meucci Pro shaft and have no desire to switch to Carbon.
I am big on using a glove though, that's one of the new school habits I personally prefer.
Taiwanese players have slowly started changing their cue preferences, as have all the newer generation of players.
However, in the past they preferred stiff hitting cues with shafts that were between 13-14mm.
The Predator 314-2 FAT shaft was created for Taiwanese players and it was 13.2mm.
Southwests were/are their custom cues of preference.
dendweller
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I saw a piece of an interview Joe Rogan was doing with Fedor. Fedor said that in slower, humid conditions such as some of the tournaments overseas he thinks you can move the cb around better with wood. With new cloth etc. like most tournament are in the states I guess cf is fine.
That kind of surprised me.
That kind of surprised me.
Humidity causes a wood shaft to flex more.
Humidity doesn't affect carbon shafts except to make them a bit sticky feeling.
The Meucci Pro Shaft is a great playing shaft.
My friend has one. I've hit with it some, but he went to Carbon because it wanted the
the feel of the shaft. I think he gave up a great player.
VTEC John
Active member
"WHY THE F&*K does there need to be a list of players using this-or-that shaft?? What is the point??" Because people are interested, that's why. They want a piece of data about a trend in their favorite sport. I don't need a warm-fuzzy feeling about what shaft I'm using. I'm just interested, along with a number of other people. Isn't that what this forum is for?
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It's like (c)ortical (t)elemetry (e)stimation. People need intellectual validation - elaborate simplicity in that case. I have literally not hit a ball with CF so I'm guessing that it allows firmer stroking - good huh? Well there may not be a clear cut 'margarine' to rely on and some players may easily overshoot the zone and miss.
Is there an ideal deflection? People who have rifled through dozens of wall cues may know.
Is there an ideal deflection? People who have rifled through dozens of wall cues may know.