I have a Becue and I also have custom cues and production cues with wood shafts.
It seems to me that the people who are so vocally against carbon fiber shafts are people who have a lot of money tied up in one or more custom cues with wood shafts.
I think they are "afraid" that if/when there is ever a point that they decide to sell their cue that they may not get what they want out of it because all the buying crowd will be more interested in the new tech carbon stuff.
If they admit that carbon does as well or better, then they may be stuck with their toys and investments.
At some point, carbon fiber (and other high tech materials) are going to take over the butts of the cues, and not just the shafts.
There will always be traditionalists and old school players/collectors, but they are getting to be fewer and fewer.
I have played for over 50 years with all kinds of cues and I think the Becue will hit as well as any cue made. I have always been the type of person who wanted a "playing" cue and not something that was a "looker" with a lot of inlays and stuff. Some people like "bling"...I like "functional". To me, a pool cue is a "tool"...not "art".
Gosh,
$600 for a CF shaft.......
I spent half that much on a set of matching ring joint protectors for one of my cues
as if a few hundred more would be monetarily bothersome to add a shaft or two?
Get real......if a CF shaft was of appeal, and guys, I have previously posted last year
about my experience trying the Revo and Cuetec CF shafts, I’d have one or two now.
Well, that’s not the case and I could change that in a heartbeat if I were so inclined.
After playing with nothing but maple shafts going on 58 years, making the change
was too distracting given the amount of playing time I get to enjoy due to my right
shoulder that’s awaiting surgery #5 approval. It is the result of a worker comp re-injury
in 2010 which has hampered my table time since I am right handed. Add that to the
challenge of switching to CF shafts and perhaps you can appreciate why CF shafts
aren’t suited for everyone. It has nothing to do with one’s investment or sensitivity about
their custom cues. It is not about being stubborn minded, nor is it about being terrorized
by something new or different.......I just stick with what I like and works best for me just
like I do with pool chalk. Cuz I chalk after every shot, it doesn’t matter what brand I use.
For me, maple shafts are just better suited and until someone busts 526 using a CFshaft,
either technology or player skills have to improve to truly capture my dedicated attention.