Still haven't hit a ball with a carbon fiber shaft.
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I got my first a few weeks ago but haven't spent any time yet with it. If it doesn't blow me away I won't keep it. Other than a dozen guest cues, I don't hang onto more than a few players and a break cue.
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Doubt too many have not tried it. But it's a bit like saying "still have not driven a car other than a Ford", it's not good or bad, just a thing.
I am jonesing to try one. Seems like 2/3 of the players out here in Az have them. It doesn't look like I will be able to get one for my regular playing cue (Layani), because of the joint, but I'm willing to switch to another cue for a little while to see how the CF shafts play.
My son has one and I’ve played some with it. I think if I just put one on and played with it for a couple weeks I could get used to it. Some shots do seem easier to make. Other shots seem harder to make. Maybe it’s just because I’ve played with a solid maple shaft all my life. I’m just going to stick with my wood shaft and save my cash. You would just have to try one for yourself, you might like it.
I did,
But then I needed money sold it and playing same level and better with my sneaky, me improving as a player mostly
If there are advantages I am unable to detect and analyze them so keep it simple
One cheap basic great cue that breaks as good as it plays for me
But then I needed money sold it and playing same level and better with my sneaky, me improving as a player mostly
If there are advantages I am unable to detect and analyze them so keep it simple
One cheap basic great cue that breaks as good as it plays for me
Guy in my community drives a 72 Camaro. Much rust, and never more than 5 miles round trip. He had a flip phone for years until it was dropped in a toilet. He liked being seen as anachronistic.
He's 80ish. Loves his new modern cell phone.
Free lesson
He's 80ish. Loves his new modern cell phone.
Free lesson
JT4Annapolis
JT in FL now
I recently got the Ignite CF I feel more confident with longer shots and feels easier to power draw etc. but I lost a lot of small hit touch/feel and control. Going to re-tip it with one I am more used to but for now I go back and forth between shafts. CF on 9ft wood on barbox.
I played with a CF for about half an hour....it did what it was supposed to do. But I told my friend I wouldn’t be changing. He asked why not. I asked what it did that my wood shaft doesn’t (solid wood, 12mm)...
...he thought about, he said “Durability.” I told him that my Joss was made in 1968...still straight.
Feel?...I felt my wood shaft was going to bed with someone you love....CF is a hooker.
I’m prepared to change...I come from golf...the technology is fantastic....I’m not going to think like an old timer.
....but the science of modern golf clubs is way beyond CF thinking,
Decades ago, the golf people were experimenting with long and short fibers and where to put them on the shaft.
Geosnookery
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I’ve used my current snooker cue for 14 years. The one before that for almost as long.
I have no idea how somebody can pick up a cue and judge it until they have played with it for a couple of weeks. I can’t even judge a new tip until Ive used it a half dozen times.
American Pool cues are fine, I just rarely use one. I’ve hit a half dozen balls with a CF cue...no way of judging it. No idea what the tip was.
What exactly can you do on an American pool table with a CF cue that you can’t do with a wooden one? If you can’t pot a ball at 7 feet with either, then it isn’t the cue but rather poor technique.
Long lasting? I’ve never damaged a snooker cue in 52 years of playing. Do people use their cues as garden stakes or car jacks? Besides, what does durability matter when in 2 years they’ll be chasing the latest magic cue and the latest magic tip?
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I have no idea how somebody can pick up a cue and judge it until they have played with it for a couple of weeks. I can’t even judge a new tip until Ive used it a half dozen times.
American Pool cues are fine, I just rarely use one. I’ve hit a half dozen balls with a CF cue...no way of judging it. No idea what the tip was.
What exactly can you do on an American pool table with a CF cue that you can’t do with a wooden one? If you can’t pot a ball at 7 feet with either, then it isn’t the cue but rather poor technique.
Long lasting? I’ve never damaged a snooker cue in 52 years of playing. Do people use their cues as garden stakes or car jacks? Besides, what does durability matter when in 2 years they’ll be chasing the latest magic cue and the latest magic tip?
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I hit a couple shots with a friend's revo before the house arrest. The price had too much mass.
I got one for my three cushion cue months ago and put a few hours into it before deciding I don't like it half as much as my wood shaft. Wish I'd spent the money on something else.
I guess I CAN get used to it, but there was hardly anything magical about it.
I guess I CAN get used to it, but there was hardly anything magical about it.
If anyone on this thread feels like I'm criticizing CF shaft/cues, I apologize. I have zero problems with the shafts and the technology that goes into them. What I was mostly getting at is that I've only seen a small smattering of them in the places I play and I'm not about to go up to one of these people and ask if I can hit a few balls with theirs. I would certainly welcome the chance if someone offered. I would certainly like the opportunity of trying one before I die. Like cannabis, I could never criticize it until I tried it. 
Haven't used any weed in over 30 years, but in my opinion, people shouldn't make hasty criticisms of things they have no experience with.
Maniac
Haven't used any weed in over 30 years, but in my opinion, people shouldn't make hasty criticisms of things they have no experience with.Maniac
I never took it as you were criticizing them. I have nothing against them or new technology. I will just stick to my maple shaft. I’ve never even played with an LD shaft other than to hit a few balls with one. I would love to try a Kielwood shaftIf anyone on this thread feels like I'm criticizing CF shaft/cues, I apologize. I have zero problems with the shafts and the technology that goes into them. What I was mostly getting at is that I've only seen a small smattering of them in the places I play and I'm not about to go up to one of these people and ask if I can hit a few balls with theirs. I would certainly welcome the chance if someone offered. I would certainly like the opportunity of trying one before I die. Like cannabis, I could never criticize it until I tried it.
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