Bluehammer
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I’m still seeing a lot of pros with wood shafts!
Wood shafts
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good for you, at least the eyes work
This is made to confuse you, as you must use whatever the pros are using, So you should buy:
1. Old school solid maple shaft
2. Low deflection spliced maple shaft
3. Kielwood shaft
4. A hybrid shaft
5. Carbon fiber shaft
If you have more then one cue with different type of joint, you should get one of each for each joint. Shaft of the day choice should be according to which pro would you like to play like at that day.
Now you have no excuse for missing that nine
Bluehammer
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LOL, I have all 5!good for you, at least the eyes work
This is made to confuse you, as you must use whatever the pros are using, So you should buy:
1. Old school solid maple shaft
2. Low deflection spliced maple shaft
3. Kielwood shaft
4. A hybrid shaft
5. Carbon fiber shaft
If you have more then one cue with different type of joint, you should get one of each for each joint. Shaft of the day choice should be according to which pro would you like to play like at that day.
Now you have no excuse for missing that nine
I Still love an older solid maple shaft if i had to choose one to stick with forever. CF is nice as you don't have to deal with dings though.
FWIW, the "feel", as in the flex and hit" of a Becue carbon shaft is almost undetectable to that of a good wood shaft.
However, I think you get more "action" on the cue ball from the Becue shaft using the same stroke power.
So am I.
I still have the first custom cue I had made 50 years ago.
I used house cues for years before I had that cue made.
Thomas Martin
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I have never used a carbon fiber shaft, and do not intend to ever use one. Instead, I use the wood shafts that came with my Schon SL19. I bought them in the late 1990s, however, since then the name has been changed. Now it's called an STL17 and sells for about $2,500.
EXACTLY. What is it about 'who uses what shaft material' do these people find noteworthy? Are they just luddites that think pool equipment should have stopped evolving around 1970?? Is there really a need for a list of wood shaft users? Do you really need your cue/shaft choice validated by some pro that could get out with a broomstick?
What do you mean by 'more action'? If you mean a little more ball speed i agree that most cf shafts make driving the cb forward a lil easier. They don't give more spin though, that's a function of tip offset not materials. I've had a couple and tried quite a few and never noticed any more spin but driving whitey around the table was a tad easier.
Thanks for the detailed info of your cue, what’s your cats name?
Yes.
I think you can move the cue ball easier.
FWIW, I have played with several people who could not draw the cue ball more than a foot with their cues no matter how hard they tried. These were people who had played for years and actually played pretty good. When they used my Becue they could draw the cue ball considerably farther and they were amazed.
I have the Prime II 12.0 MM and I have two of the original white shafts that they used before the Primes II shafts or the 12.5 MM shaft came out.
A lot of people care, just look at how many views on YouTube Karl Boyes is getting for "what's in your case" videos.I imagine pros barking at fans who inquire, what cue is in your hands? what tip are you using? what chalk?, etc...
- WHO CARES!
This is a forum for conversation and opinions theres no conversation about Pool that should be responded to with disrespect. If you dont care, cool, but this is conversation being had in EVERY Pool hall, its relevant.