Woodshaft
Do what works for YOU!
The top 10 players in my region, 7 use wood, including the top 3.
Wood or carbon?
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And 7 of the top 10 players in the world use Carbon. What's your point?
The top 10 players in the world could play with fossilized dog turds and beat 99% of the pool players on earth. So sponsorship and money is probably the largest factor in any of the top pro's choice of equipment. Carbon fiber 2x4 rebar like tinky shafts are hot sellers right now. The pro players are helping their sponsors sell them. Lots of them.
Oh and they don't dent as easily when you loose control of your cue. Yeah! But you will be told how hard / expensive it is to fix a dent in one when you do. (Its not rocket science it's a pool stick) Always remember and never forget, I don't care what you play with. But "Wood is good"
While you and others keep saying this I know for a fact they play with CF because they like it better not because they are sponsored. Believe what you want to believe but my friends who are pros say otherwise. I'll take their word for it.
Keep saying "The top 10 players in the world could play with fossilized dog turds and beat 99% of the pool players on earth" ? That might be because it's true.
Okay, I have finally had a chance to play with several of them and I believe they play like a piece of rebar thus the "tinky rebar" reference. But hey, whatever floats their boat is okay with me. Pesonally I'm not a fan. If your pro friends feel they are better than an organic old school wood shaft and are convinced it helps improve thier game, then I guess money has absolutly nothing to do with it. I'm curious if anyone knows for certain if Efren has adopted one as his go to? I ask because I suspect he will play with whatever he wants to play with. That would be a pretty strong endorsment (if he isn't actually being paid to endorse one of course?? To each their own. If seven out of ten are doing it, maybe three out of ten are doing it right.
If you don't mind me asking, who are your pro friends?
Their exact words were I'd never play with something if it did help improve my game. They play for pride and titles not because someone pays them to use a certain shaft. Sure they want to make their sponsors happy but only to a certain extent. Them winning is worth more.
And I'd rather not say their names because I know how this place is all to well but you can pm me.
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The FSR "What's in the Bag" interview has the kid saying he used Predator long before they sponsored him
Nothing hits better than solid maple. They play just fine if that's what you learn to play with. I can go back and forth. Just takes me a few games to adjust. And takes a few weeks to be extremely comfortable (automatic....high confidence) with a shaft
How old are they? How long have they been playing? How long with the current cue? And, cost?
because they are paid to use them really think Filler wanted to use CF ha ha
He did and it was wood
Woodshaft
Do what works for YOU!
Yep, FSR grew up on wood shaft Predator 314.
As did his countryman David Alcaide, he won two World Pool Masters Titles with it. He now uses a Revo, (but plays worse).
You seem pretty sure that carbon fiber is better than wood lol.
You should use cf. You are EXACTLY who cf is made for.
FSR plays worse lmao the dude has one everything imaginable with his CF shaft. You are just some haters that's all and Woodshaft your a troll!
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I can see why pros use carbon. They hit more balls in a couple days than I do all month long.
But For the average player, Carbon is pretty worthless. 75$ wood shafts feel better imo. Stop dropping your cue or slapping the table when u miss and wood won't get nicked up
But For the average player, Carbon is pretty worthless. 75$ wood shafts feel better imo. Stop dropping your cue or slapping the table when u miss and wood won't get nicked up
I paid $500 for a used wood shaft, wouldn’t sell it for 2k. Don’t think I’d sell it period, plays better for me than any other shaft I tried. Just got lucky, I had a new one built by the same builder custom fit to my cue and it was no contest. The used shaft won out, I’m guessing it is higher quality wood from some time ago.