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Bob Jewett said:
It seems like this would be the most important thing for them to mention but I didn't notice it in the part of the video I could stand to watch. (I don't like sales pitches. They're too disconnected from reality.)
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The guy was a bit all over the place. He seems to have a solid background which makes me think he was well aware that some of what he was saying is purest BS. Their website is a little better but I would like some answers they don't seem in a rush to provide.

I might be interested in buying a cue with two shafts. One shaft and butt combination just trying to get as light as possible and the other to try the forward weighted concept. I have hit with forward weighted cues for a few hours now and then over the years but one seriously forward balanced might be a different beast. I don't remember checking exactly where those old cues balanced, just used them when there was thin pickings on the wall.

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I'll play with anything, but have learned that I like cue's balance point weighted more forward/neutral(?) than is typical. I've also learned that I like a (proportionately) heavier shaft than is typical. as bob mentioned above, I like using an open bridge, and when the cue feels more stable in my bridge, I feel more confident shooting. for me, that leads to better play, and more fun. I'm sure a heavy shaft etc. isn't for everybody, and that's ok. find a cue you like, and enjoy...
 
Although the video was about the benefits of a heavier shaft, the company sold this cue earlier by also touting the cue's movable-weight system in butt and shaft. The patent mentioned in the video is about that apparatus. The greater force put on cue ball mentioned on their website is about that system. Their website, https://www.cuetrader.org/ , explains the movable-weight system. The cuetrader website links you to Black Blade's website and cues there.

See thread:

Have you tried cues “Black Blade” “Liquid Weight” — cues that use a movable-weight system?

These are cues with a shaft that contains a liquid-filled tube that has a weight that moves between two magnets. It has been discussed here but few posters had actually tried one. AZers figured the moving weights would put more forward force on shaft AFTER shaft hit the ball (using the...
forums.azbilliards.com

Bob Jewett's weight that slips on a shaft:

Bob Jewett said:
Pat Fleming invented and sold (still sells?) a weight that slips onto the shaft for situations where you want the weight forward.
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Although I could not find "Pat Fleming" name, this may be the product Bob mentioned:
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The Counter-Weight

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