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@jellysideup thanks mate. Yeh a smaller tip diameter will usually perform better. But I'm hoping to get my hands on an SMO from jflowers next, be awesome if they send me one :)

@nextechproductions2916 thanks man, glad it was of some value to you, thanks for watching 👊

@silvercue9625 thanks buddy 👊 these cues play really well, great value.

@nicholaswilliams8470 love an experiment and this one was a fail 😆 back to wood for now 👊

@silvercue9625 thanks man. Although this one looks the part it doesn't measure up, sticking to my Predator for now, thanks for watching! Wonder why the Rhinos are an inch longer?

I'm using the 12.8 mm Rhino. Slightly lower deflection than my Cynergy 12.5 (or is it 12.4?). Rhino is very good shaft, but the tip...not so much. Rhino plays better if you put a Kamui soft on it.

@@JohnBowl14690 i’m not a Kami fan, but I replaced the tips on all of my Rhino shafts With high-quality medium soft tips. I have 14 carbon fiber shelves and I think about half of them are rhino.

@@JohnBowl14690 Thanks John, might have to look into these Rhino shafts!

I bought the $300 Jay flowers carbon fiber Cue and it has very high deflection but breaks like a monster! I’m currently using Rhino cf shafts from Hanoi and I think they play very similar to Cuetec Synergy but an inch longer and half the price

@MisterEDit1 unless I buy a new cue I don't have an excuse for table time these days 😆 but yeh this one was a fail, would love an SMO but sticking to my 314 for now.

@silvercue9625 really, jflowers claim their smo is the lowest deflection shaft on the market... would love to test one.

@@DaveSpicerUK the SMO wasn’t available when I bought my JFlowers cue and it’s probably more expensive, but I had no reason to look into it because I’m very happy with the rhino shafts I also bought some of the WHYTE CF Shafts Both black and white and pearl. The white and pearl are just painted and they’re not as slick as the black color ones. .

@silvercue9625 the Whyte cues look decent, wouldn't mind testing those to. If it wasn't for my limited space around the table I'd quite fancy trying a Rhino but that extra inch will add to the wall banging 😆

@iimiboy hey man, there's a link in the description to the Predator shoot out video 😀 Next I'm planning to do an OKHealing shoot out :) thanks for watching 👊

@laverdadesmejor sure did! Three years on and the new cloth is holding up really well :) thanks for watching 👊

@@erickort1987 AI John Madden 😀

@erickort1987 hey man, would love to but don't own these cues. I might be doing some OKHealing carbon fiber cues soon :)

@@hobbo2009 😆 most do 😆

Have a feeling USA will win this year..

@@MisterEDit1 I'll take a bad pizza any time 😁

@@CueballcontrolSometimes think i do lol with an amendment... cue ball control + potting a ball sometimes 😅

@@mericanhustle7049 they all count 😆 thanks for watching 👊

I've been on a roller coaster with my cues and trying to adapt to american pool. As much as I love my 8mm and this woods cue, my Predator 314 is doing me well, especially when playing 9ball on a 9foot. I've even dabbled with a carbon cue from Woods which was great and way more affordable :) Thanks for watching 👊

Haha thanks man, glad you enjoyed 🙂

The comparison is against various different brands, PureX, CueTec, Predator, OKHealing 😀

Yeh, as much as I enjoyed the open this year, it was different, lots of safety, longer games and less flare and creativity. Players were more tentative and concentrated more on fundamentals and hitting the cueball center ball to avoid deflection. From what I understand, the pockets weren't meant to be that small so hopefully this will fixed before the Euripean open.

@@DaveSpicerUK 4.25 is the sweet spot where it is still challenging to pocket but you can still get creative and showcase some flare. I hope matchroom will realize this.

@@BMZdirect yeh 4.25 is spot on and more available for us lot to practice on 😁

Yeh it was a good call last year when they introduced 4". The tables in the UK Open this year came up slightly smaller than 4" which caused alot of noise!

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Shot choice is now different and there's alot more safety play, the game is slower unless you're Mohammad Soufi 😆 9ball is loved for having lots of flare, skill and being fast, playing with spin and cheating the pockets, so let's see where this takes the game 😁

Caught up with some of the players and they said the TV tables were more forgiving than the others :)

They're ruining the sport and trying to make it Snooker in my opinion. Those pocket specs are idiotic.

@bob_daniels_art they are really tough pockets and while it's good to encourage accurate cueists the worry is that is removing the exciting aspects of the game making more akin to Chinese 8ball and British Black ball. Also, for grass roots pool, where can we find such tables to practice on? It's been fun watching safety exchanges but man it has increased game time! Fingers crossed though, Matchroom are doing great things, without them the game wouldnt be what is is atm🤞

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Not the most aesthetically pleasing but they are a great practice aid 👌

I seem to lag on a daily basis these days 😆

I'm still recovering from that 😆

Massive glitch that day 😆

@@DaveSpicerUK for sure 😀🫥😀👍😂

Thanks Rubster, was a bit of fun, kids loved it 😀

Thanks man! Getting lots of inspiration from my kids these days, just gotta find some table time 😁

All things stupid 😆

@dave-spicer I'm a big family guy and south park fan myself 👍

Love family guy! Never really got into South Park though :)

@dave-spicer Definitely different styles. Family guy jokes get you all of a sudden, but south park laughs build up to humor

@nicholaswilliams8470 yeh some funny stuff in South Park but I'd always end up switching over to the simpsons or American dad 😆

Thanks man, appreciate the support 👊

Woah playing for 6 hours, don't think I've ever managed more than 2! Some players are gifted with playing fast, they either see the patterns straight away or have loadsa experience. I'm usually a bit slow but being slow can really help win a mental battle, especially against fast players 😁 thanks for watching 👊

@dave-spicer man it takes me a while for my eyes, brain, and heart to synch up. But when it happens it's hard for me to stop. I've went 17 hours hard nonstop. But when I stop and go to sleep, it all starts over. Well 17 hours requires a full recovery day after. But you know what I mean. When I first start it can take me 5 minutes to bnr. Dude when I'm 12 hours deep I can bnr in 30 seconds. Life is crazy. And health is most important

@nicholaswilliams8470 man that's next level! Ever entered the US open?

@dave-spicer 😄😄 No, I have terrible vision overall. Take care of your health bro

The way my table looks... I can do that to new cloth in a week. 17 plus hours. I no lie brother!!!

Thanks man, appreciate that 😀

Pulled a muscle doing that! 😆

Or you could ask for a helping hand to polish ya balls but didn't go down well when I did... 😆 thanks for watching 👊📼

Anytime buddy! Lot to be said for elbow grease but a bucket does really help 🙂