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Originally Posted by Bob Kontak
Is there a weight difference? Does impact feel different?
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It's about low deflection. Hit a cueball aimed in a straight line. If you are off center to the left or right using English, the cueball will take an offline path. The carbon fiber shafts evidently use a special weave to minimize this. It began with a "revo" cue developed by Predator several years ago. So no real weight difference of the cue overall, but it seems that shafts with less weight near the tip deflect less than the old solid maple. You see more & more black shafts in the top tournaments.
(edit insert) To learn more about deflection, here's a pool video made by a Colorado physics prof who is also a pool fan. He attacks the game from the standpoint of his science, has lots of informative stuff on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwytGsNl2vc
Boy, is there ever a difference in feel...the feedback after a shot is totally different than with a solid maple shaft.
I should add a caution that just because a pro uses a certain cue, doesn't mean it will work well for you. Also, the pros often use whatever brand cue pays them best to use it.
Langlitz..a good memory of a now deceased buddy who ordered one shortly after high school. He wore it until he married a good cook.
