And yea for I too have seen the carbon and it is black.'Carbon's Witnesses'. They're out there, look for guys on bikes with cue cases.
Wood vs carbon fiber shafts for top pros - I went through the Fargo top 100 to see who uses what
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None of the best drivers in the world drive the kind of car you own, either.
Does it mater--not in the least.
Does it mater--not in the least.
I have said same thing, there is a 'slight' more 'oomph'(real scientific saying) when driving the cb forward. Varies from shaft to shaft but in just about every cf shaft i've tried it was easier to drive to cb around the table.
No I mean the Chinese that came later
Shirt and ties too.'Carbon's Witnesses'. They're out there, look for guys on bikes with cue cases.
ok, but the snooker boom in china came around 2005 when ding junhui got famous. before that it was mainly pool in the mainland (snooker in hongkong). i'm not sure any of the mainland pool pros come from snooker, wu and dang certainly don't
Saw this movie the other night. Dude looks like he is playing a cf shaft. The movie came out in 1996.
When I see some CF shafts for 200 bucks, and then the big boys with their cf shafts at $500, it makes you think.
Betcha I could miss just as many balls with the 1996 model as one of the fancy high dollar ones of today
When I see some CF shafts for 200 bucks, and then the big boys with their cf shafts at $500, it makes you think.
Betcha I could miss just as many balls with the 1996 model as one of the fancy high dollar ones of today
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Flakeandrun
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Chinese 8-ball for Dang, Super tight tables in Taiwan for Wu. Though snooker was popular before Ding, just Ding took it to new levels, It's picking up again now since the banning of a load of top pros for match fixing not long ago saw a drop.
NahSaw this movie the other night. Dude looks like he is playing a cf shaft. The movie came out in 1996.
When I see some CF shafts for 200 bucks, and then the big boys with their cf shafts at $500, it makes you think.
Betcha I could miss just as many balls with the 1996 model as one of the fancy high dollar ones of today
That's just a nasty piece of maple someone didn't give a shit about to let it get like that. They may have dirtied it up a bit to match the loser playing w it for film purposes.
I like your take on it better tho!!
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I bet it’s cheaper to build carbon shafts than produce wood shafts thus raising the margins for cue manufactures. Could have something to do with something. You can find blanks for $35 on facebook. I am sure purchasing in bulk will yield a lower cost still. Fill it with foam, put a joint on, add a tip.
Flakeandrun
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i wonder. is there any evidence of chinese 8-ball before 2000?
Technically friends and I did that in the 70s.
Those black shafts back in the 90's were fiberglass, played like sh*t.Saw this movie the other night. Dude looks like he is playing a cf shaft. The movie came out in 1996.
When I see some CF shafts for 200 bucks, and then the big boys with their cf shafts at $500, it makes you think.
Betcha I could miss just as many balls with the 1996 model as one of the fancy high dollar ones of today
Can't argue with this... I do know I've had greater success getting energy into the CB with my CF breaker. So much so, it's justified the expense for me. So, by extension I'm forced to agree that in regular play one could 'swing easier'. Which in turn could potentially keep the player's mechanics sound.
All that said though. I struggle with this lack of longitudinal compression at normal stroke speeds found in game play being a notable enhancement.
Zerksies
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The biggest issues i had with wood were all solved with carbon. From day to day because of humidity I would feel the shaft swell or shrink with wood. Some days if it was really bad humidity I would feel this sticky film on the shaft of sweat build up. With carbon i get none of that. Yes you can get a weird feeling on the hit, but you can get that with any wooden shaft, You just need to find the shaft that feels good too you. PLus most of the feel on the hit is the tip.
The cat's out of the bag on these CF shafts and cues. Rhino and other companies have blown the lid off their competition with the lower priced options. US cue manufacturers have been laughing all the way to the bank with those high dollar CF shafts they can't keep in stock. Probably not laughing anymore.
Unless you're still buying one.
Agree big time. There is NO way i'm gonna play better with a $500+ cf shaft than with a 150buck Rhino. I know a cat who bought a $70 shaft off Temu and it hits great. A tad more squirt than a Rhino but not much. Its a OKHealing out of China. They started making cf boat oars and shit and got into pool shafts. Lotta shaft for 70bux.The cat's out of the bag on these CF shafts and cues. Rhino and other companies have blown the lid off their competition with the lower priced options. US cue manufacturers have been laughing all the way to the bank with those high dollar CF shafts they can't keep in stock. Probably not laughing anymore.
Unless you're still buying one.
$70...? That's amazing. Almost want to buy and play with one just to mock those 'heavy investors'.