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Absolutely love Rhino. I've got their Komet 2 and it's on par with this JFlowers BRKR. So my question to JFlowers remains...if you're going to increase the price what have you done to justify it. Basically because there's companies out there like Rhino that will ofer very similar products for much cheaper.

Thanks for the feedback. I'm working on my rambling but I have an addiction to talking. The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. 😅

Playing in a BCA league this year and yes it can be placed anywhere on the table after a scratch on the break

For sure...so considering the price on this one... It's a no brainer😁

It's a fantastic shaft but I couldn't tell you if you'd prefer it. Like I said the video...a pool cue is a personal item (got that off my buddy)... But he's right. Cant go wrong with this shaft

Cheers brother! Means a lot

You can't go wrong with a JFlowers Cue. 💪👍 I had to retreat from the SMO...I couldn't wrap my hear around the deflection factor. So weird. Still hit with a low deflection CF shaft...just not as extreme as the SMO

@ Haha that’s interesting I’m trying to minimize the deflection in this cue as much as humanly possible so I took the weight bolt out of the butt and the small weight bolt out of the shaft so the cue weight is 17.2oz and I’m going to put a tiger sniper tip on it right now and I think that will be a pretty solid combination for the lowest deflection cue at 12.5 mm 👌🏼

@@MagicMikeBilliards Wow we're going in opposite directions. I've preferred an 18 Oz cue my whole life and now I add weight to the butt lol

Drive careful!

Absolutely!

In my experience the JFlowers Classic Carbon Fiber and the Rhino Carbon Fiber hit very similarly deflection wise. The main difference right now will be in the tip. The JFlowers still comes with a Moori Medium which is questionable choice IMO. The Rhino comes with their propriatary Time Crystal Tip they make in house... As of right now that tip also is questionable however in the new year Rhino has big plans so stay tuned. So as of right now you can't go wrong with either brand and their prices for the quality are second to none. Just replace their tips with something you prefer. The JFlowers SMO however is a completely different hit. Very low deflection depending on the length of your bridge hand.

Man I wish there was. I feel your pain. I just had to pay the 40 for shipping again in their new case and jumper.

Camera angles can be deceiving. Give it a shot the next time you're on the table👌👍

Nope and to this day they don't do an extension ready bumper with their Cues. I've got their 8" now that matches the Retro I have but obviously that's too large to play with full time. Certainly it's an area they can expand into with varying extension sizes.

@ is there a 2 or 3 inch extension that works with it? I don’t need a bumper since I always play with a small one but it would be nice to not have to swap bumper out every time I play

@@USMCKoontz I'll probably have an answer for you in just over a week. I think a JFlowers bumper will thread into the Rhino butt. I'll get the bumper in a little bit. The JFlowers extension pin is different from the Rhino pin so the Rhino bumper won't work with the JFlowers 3"

Yeah I was going through my old footage and there's some gems in there that I never put out there.

Cheers my friend. Happy New Year and the best to you in 2025

Cheers. Happy new year to you as well!

I'll let him know👍

Goals👌😂

No clue...never tried it. I'm sure it hits very close to the 3/8 *8 that I have. 👌👍

Yes absolutely it's on par with the JFlowers Classic shaft. I can't speak to the Crown shaft but I've shot extensively with the SMO and I can honestly say that that shaft has less deflection when comparing it to other carbon fiber shafts (including the Rhino shaft).

@HereAfterBilliards thank you sir i will buy the rhino carbon shaft!! merry xmas

😉😜My thoughts exactly!

I think that the plan is that we will start a paid beta soon that will be priced below what it will be when the full version is released. Our plan is that users that sign up during the beta will get locked in at the lower rate for a one year period, even after the full version is released. We may also send beta users free tripods as a thank you

Welcome to Amerikkka, nothing is free in a capitalistic society.

@godjhaka7376 Not to get too political but nothing is free in any society. Someone always pays. Just saying. Merry Christmas😉

No it's just for you. The purpose is for it to accumulate stats and tenancies for you so you can learn what you need to improve on. If you're interested in matches I'd check out the Solotto App👍

Hey. I'mthe CTO at railbird. At the moment it is focused only on individual play, but detecting different players automatically is something we're working on, and that we expect to have available sometime in january or february. We may also build a feature that allows you to quickly go through the shots and assign a player to each one.

@@IvanMalison That's really exciting news. That would be an awesome feature

Cant find this app on app store for apple

@@RobertCOVELL It's not in any store. It's in BETA testing and you need to download from the web...railbird.ai/

Thank you. Have a great holiday season.

😜😂😂😂You saw that hey?! 😂 Honestly I'm the guy that hates people fussing but I think my daughter got my phone and threw that in there. 😂

Thank you! Happy Holidays to you too!

😁Thank you!

Cheers! Have a great holiday season!

It's up there for me. Bloodsport is absolute gold to this day! 😂🔥🔥💪

In my opinion the joint being tight is a huge plus! The tighter the better!

Lol. So do I👍🔥😂

No I'm not. Just looked them up. Interesting. Japanese hey? I wonder how different they feel from a Caiden Brand? I know Caiden Brand is Taiwanese but their tips are done in a factory in Japan I believe. Do you know them well? What's your experience?

I'm not sure of the exact material of the ferule. However I have retipped the cue now and glue has no issues adhering to the ferule so I'd say the material is the same as most cues that aren't breakers that use a phoenolic/Bakelite configuration. 👍

It's been tested using a machine. It's seems so. However everything is dependant on your bridge length distance to the tip. Watch this video th-cam.com/video/6RzH_MQhjnM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=mLBFBRRu8-KMvFuv

This is the debate. There literally are companies that just sell shafts. They'll have many different pin configurations and just sell shafts. In my opinion the most important aspects to a cue are the shaft and then the tip. Lagging behind is the joint. I personally believe that the butt is very inconsequential. For example I shoot with a Rhino cue now. The butt of my cue isn't even wood... Its composite. I don't feel the difference. If I was you I wouldn't get caught up in the numbers. I did that because that's what reviewers do. What a more significant thing to concern yourself with is understanding your game and your tendencies. If you understand those things you'll know which product is right for you.

@@HereAfterBilliards After watching your review and furthering my research I'm leaning towards the Dante 2 with white lizard, SMO shaft and Taom Pro Medium Tip (Not sure of the fusion since it's medium/hard), 12.5 tip, 19.5 oz. Will probably pull the trigger Monday and use your link. Enjoying your channel. Any discount codes available?

​@@flaron352​ Thanks my friend🔥👍Coincidentally I use the Taom Medium Pro right now and love it. After a month and a half I'm not seeing any mushrooming or compression (but I'm sure it's on it way). Before that I had a Taom Pro Soft and while I felt I could shape the cue ball well, I just couldn't handle the loss in power on my medium to long range shots. Happy shopping 🔥👍💪Enjoy the new equipment.

​@@flaron352Oh and as for discount codes I'm not sure there are any. However when you order the equipment there is a checkbox in your cart section where you request a coupon on your next purchase I believe. I just pulled the trigger in the new Tactical case and RPG Jumper. Both are on sale but so new they're on back order. Hoping to get them before Christmas 🤞

Nope this is up here in Canada. Not APA. In the league we're playing in many players are dumping and my boy got pissed off. He's dumping back and not even hiding it. Gotta love his conviction😂🔥

That's very much tip dependant. I can't tell the difference between the composite and the traditional wood hit which is a good thing. If you drop the butt of the cue onto the bumper you'll hear it to be a little higher of a sound but the Rhino also has a harder bumper than other cues. Overall I can't say enough about it. I still use it to this day👍

Yeah! Most would miss that. Tough to judge.

@HereAfterBilliards i think I would just pretend to pocket the three because that's the way I'd miss if I was trying to make it down the rail 🤣

@@andrewlaprairie You guessed my secret🤣

That's awesome!!! Made my night

I have the Revo 12.4. You think it’s lower deflection than that?

Yeah to each their own. A cue truly is a personal item and we all have different tastes for sure👍🔥. I've hit a few balls with the Crown. I wouldn't want to really render an opinion as I haven't had much time with that shaft.

I mean all these shafts are so close now. I don't think you can really differentiate and say one has less than another by a fair margin. Even depending on the length of your bridge from the end of the shaft will affect deflection. Just experiment and see if you like the feel👍

@@HereAfterBilliards yeah I think the SMO is great but I think for me I like the bigger shafts. 12.75 and 12.9 but it could just be all in my head lol. Haven’t seen many reviews on the crown in 12.9 so wondering whether to try it out or go with a Revo

@@USMCKoontz No it's not in your head. Larger diameter shafts introduce a larger margin of error in regards to unintended side spin. Its a real thing. One way of testing this is going down to an 11.8mm shaft. I can tell you're like me...I hated it but it also exposed some weaknesses in my stroke that I could work on.

Yeah it's really good. Hits like a sledgehammer and feels very full and robust. You won't regret that purchase! 🔥👍

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Crazy that you posted this comment because I actually went away from using the extension in the summer as I joined a bar box summer league team on 7 foots. You're totally right...its too much cue for that size of table. Now I'm playing on the 9 foots in a fall league and I've been thinking of going the weight bolt route. The Rhino Retro Cue I use now does have a weight bolt option so I think I'll try it soon. Cheers for commenting💯👍

@ yea I do believe the back end heavier cue does give a straighter stroke for sure. I assume my cue is 20.3ish ounces. So I went 1 oz all the way in the front to kinda offset the carbon fiber shaft and .8 oz in the back. I had to screw it in about 3 inches or so because of the screw in butt cap but to me that’s the closest I could get to that same stroke feel without adding the extention. It felt great immediately tbh. Even on the 9ft now I just keep a 4” extention on my pocket while I’m playing I do put it on for like long straight ish follow shots and stuff but for the most part I just use the normal cue only.

@@joshuacraft2275 I'm gonna order up their weight bolt kit. Cheers brother

@ you to man. Lemme know how it goes when you try it.

I don't think Bakelite will do that. It's roughly the same hardness as phoenolic tips and no cue balls are being damaged with that. Here's what the internet says... "No, Bakelite is unlikely to damage a cue ball because billiard balls are typically made from phenolic resin, which is tougher and more durable than polyester resin. In fact, Bakelite was the preferred material for pool balls in the 1920s, and even wealthy people switched to Bakelite balls when they needed to replace their ivory pool balls."

@HereAfterBilliards thanks for the reply I was curious about your tests to see if the bakelite did anything to the cue ball but thank you for the confirmation.

@@mrhohyah No my cue balls fine. Besides some blemishes that have come from years of abuse. 😂👍It's all good

@@HereAfterBilliards 😂 good to know! Thanks for the laugh, take care and stay safe bud

They've been aggressive and are expanding big time. I wouldn't put it past them. That being said I would always recommend against purchasing one. I believe you should have the right tool for the right job. Spend a little more and have a dedicated breaker and jumper. That's what I always say. 👍

Right now I'm playing with a Taom Medium Pro. I like it a lot. If you have a little spending cash you can look into a Caiden Brand Soft. It plays a little harder than a soft which I like. It's really good but a little expensive.