If the price of a REVO shaft is to much to spend on pool maybe you should be spending more time working on finding a new line of income. I have spent that much on dinner and drinks with friends. The days when $500.00 was a lot of money were long, long ago.
Revo backorder issues...
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Yep, that was a baseball bat for my kid only last year. Good thing he's off to college and I don't have to buy anymore baseball bats, just have to pay tuition now. Which is about 50 or 60 baseball bats, every year for 4 years :angry:
So when you say "number of pros" how many are we talking about?? Because the pros that I watch are still shooing with their revo shaft??
EVERYONE thinks they play better with any new shaft that is not absolutely garbage. And they may actually shoot MARGINALLY better.. For a short time. This is a simple function of not being intimately familiar with the deflection and squirt properties of the shaft, which forced them back to centre ball, which makes 99% of Pool players play better.
Please give examples of pro players who've actually improved their play since adopting a Revo shaft. As in... MEASURABLY improved their play.. As in, placing higher and winning multiple events..
So, in my mind, yes, Revo shafts are absolute robbery until proven otherwise, and people are suckers for paying $500.00 for one. Then again, people pay $20.00 for a cube of chalk as well, so there is no shortage of suckers in the world.
Short Bus Russ
Please give examples of pro players who've actually improved their play since adopting a Revo shaft. As in... MEASURABLY improved their play.. As in, placing higher and winning multiple events..
So, in my mind, yes, Revo shafts are absolute robbery until proven otherwise, and people are suckers for paying $500.00 for one. Then again, people pay $20.00 for a cube of chalk as well, so there is no shortage of suckers in the world.
Short Bus Russ
Billy Thorpe's game has gone way up since using the revo
Personally, the one I played with was too rough between my fingers. I shot okay with it but couldn't get over the texture. I'm a habitual shaft sander (if ya know what I mean lol) so maybe I'm just bias.
However, I like my $27 chalk... and I buy WAY more cues than one can use. So I'm a sucker too, I guess.
However, I like my $27 chalk... and I buy WAY more cues than one can use. So I'm a sucker too, I guess.
I got a friend that shots very well using house cues. He says anyone that pays anything for a cue is a sucker. I personally like my REVO alot and think it is well worth the price.
So according to my friend if you bought any stick you are a sucker. According to me opinions are like Aholes everyone has one,
So according to my friend if you bought any stick you are a sucker. According to me opinions are like Aholes everyone has one,
$500.00 for a shaft is a good starting point for what I'm thinking.
Every 6 months, a random maker, different maker each time, comes out with a shaft that is $50.00 higher than the last 'Magic Wand'. Hopefully a large percentage of the pool world falls for, I mean purchases a shaft each and every time the new one comes out.
This would surely put a lot of money somewhere into the billiard industry.
I would surely be a lonesome relic playing with my awesome maple shafts!
That's my pair of pennies !!!
Every 6 months, a random maker, different maker each time, comes out with a shaft that is $50.00 higher than the last 'Magic Wand'. Hopefully a large percentage of the pool world falls for, I mean purchases a shaft each and every time the new one comes out.
This would surely put a lot of money somewhere into the billiard industry.
I would surely be a lonesome relic playing with my awesome maple shafts!
That's my pair of pennies !!!
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Blah blah blah I’m cheap and hate technology . That’s pretty much what your long post says lol. If you think a measly $500 is to much for a shaft you better stay away from playing golf!!!
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I use Kamui .. it takes me a year before I get out a new piece and even then I could still get another month or two out of it If I wanted to and I PLAY EVERY DAY! So in the end how expensive is that chalk compared to using masters? Lol
I've said it before, but I didn't buy a Revo to play better. I bought it simply because I like the looks of a black shaft. Simple as that. It turns out that I really like the Revo. Whether I end-up playing "better", who knows.
But just like when people buy a custom cue loaded with inlays that they like the looks of, to me, that is what the Revo is. Are people that spend more than $300 on a cue a "sucker" -- because we all know that spending anything more than $300 you are just paying for the looks of the cue.
Calling people "suckers" on the forum frankly says more about you than the people that want to spend $500 on a shaft.
Any updates on production of Revos? I've been trying to get my hands on one, but it's looking like I'll have to wait for the expo to get that done.
It took 3 months to finally get my 12.4 mm Revo. Ordered at the beginning of November 2017. I really like it though. I'm not sure if the delivery times have improved.
kinda surprised no other manufacturers have their own yet
this is the future
this is the future
The predator rep at the Derby told me that if you ordered then (Jan 20) it could be Sept before you get it. I asked him if only Predator could change the tip, he said no, anyone can do it as long as they leave the pad in place it would not void the warranty.
Mark
The thread got severely derailed so let's get it back on track. Is the manufacturing unit having raw material issues or just production issues? How many of these shafts are being fulfilled per day? They have to have a terrible production to plan KPI. It's a great product that every time i try out I find something new I like about the equipment.
He said they had a much greater demand then expected and are struggling to up production.
Whats insane is they arw not going to make a 30 inch version of this shaft....damn shame
Several notable professional players were mentioned Russ. I'll add world champion, Mosconi Cup Team Europe member, and recent DCC champion, Chris Melling to the mix. Predator was showcasing a youtube clip of Melling that had been viewed over 40 million times.
There were at least a couple of dozen known professional players using the Revo at the DCC (surely you saw that, as you were there, weren't you?), along with a few dozen of us mortals also using the Revo (yeah, Russ, you're in the same catagory of mortals). To me, that's a significant amount of participation and experimentive feedback...all in the course of little more than a week, and information gathered from top players from around the world! Predator's Revo shafts will no doubt continue to improve upon an already great product...and I'll continue being one of the 'suckers' playing with them, and recommending them to other players as an option.
Play with whatever you like...try not to belittle other players simply because they play with something you disagree with.
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
There were at least a couple of dozen known professional players using the Revo at the DCC (surely you saw that, as you were there, weren't you?), along with a few dozen of us mortals also using the Revo (yeah, Russ, you're in the same catagory of mortals). To me, that's a significant amount of participation and experimentive feedback...all in the course of little more than a week, and information gathered from top players from around the world! Predator's Revo shafts will no doubt continue to improve upon an already great product...and I'll continue being one of the 'suckers' playing with them, and recommending them to other players as an option.
Play with whatever you like...try not to belittle other players simply because they play with something you disagree with.
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
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