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Originally Posted by pwd72s
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.
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.  |
Interesting, wonder how a lighter, stiffer cue would feel to a maple cue, would it improve shots?
I'd imagine a cue with less inertia, deflection/bending would take a bit of adapting to
Has any carbon cue manufacturer laminated in a wireless strain gauge/accelerator for real time telemetry to give the pro super accurate feed back on the force he hits a ball with. Could also add tungsten ballast to increase inertia or to move the centre of gravity about. Would something like that would be helpful in training?
Sorry to derail an interesting thread but I could help myself from thinking out loud