I really like this cue and was making it for myself, until a good shooter asked for it.
本桿原來是為我自己製作的﹐直到某天一位優秀球手向我購買它。我十分喜愛本桿。
Cue
length: 64 inches
桿長﹕64英寸
Cue weight: 20.20 ounces
桿重﹕20。2盎司。
Pin: 3/8-10 Radial made of Aircraft Aluminum
結合螺絲﹕3/8-10 Radial航空鋁。
Here is a story about how strong the Aircraft Aluminum joint pin is:
以下故事介紹了由航空鋁制成的結合螺絲是多麼的堅硬。
Efren Reyes placed the cue ball 1 1/2 inches off of the bottom cushion 3 inches to the right of the left corner pocket (If standing at the foot rail and looking toward the left top pocket). He then placed the object ball frozen to the top left rail (Opposite the side the right-handed pros like to break from) about 2 inches from the top left pocket.
Efren Reyes(埃夫倫﹐雷耶斯)把母球放在距離底庫1。5英寸﹐距離左底袋3英寸的位置。 他同時把一顆子球放在左上庫距離左上袋2英寸的位置﹐緊沾著庫邊。
He then took two cues out of his bag (The only two he had in April 2005).
之後﹐他從包裡取出了兩根球桿。(在2005年4月﹐這是他僅有的兩根球桿)
He then jacked up the cue to get bottom spin and shot his two cues a few shots each. His best shot with the first of his two cues brought the cue ball back about 6 to 7 inches from the bottom cushion (but not back to it) a little toward the center of the table.
他抬高球桿後臂﹐用他的兩根球桿分別打了幾次拉杆。 使用第一根桿﹐最好的一次結果為他把母球拉回到球檯中部距離底庫6至7英寸的位置。
On the best shot with the other of his two cues the cue ball hit the bottom cushion and came back off about two inches. Amazing shooting for any pro to draw back that much considering how close he placed the cue ball from the bottom cushion and how high he had to jack up the back of the cue to get bottom spin.
使用第二根桿﹐最好的一次結果為他把母球拉回低庫並反彈回兩英寸。對於任何專業球手而言﹐這都是了不起的球技。 因為母球的位置距離底庫是如此之近﹐他必須把球桿後臂抬的非常高才能拉低桿。
He then took one of my personal cues that was 65 1/2 inches long with this Aircraft Aluminum joint pin and then jacked up and shot. He made the ball and the cue ball drew all the way back down to where he had the cue ball, it hit the cushion and came back to the middle of the table between the two side pockets. A total draw of close to 12.5to 13.5 feet!
然後﹐他選用了我的一根私人用桿。這根桿桿長65。5英寸﹐配有航空鋁結合螺絲。採用相同的方法﹐他開始拉杆。 進球後﹐母球被拉回了底庫﹐經反彈後回到了球檯中部的兩個中袋之間。母球被拉回整整12。5至13。5英尺
He did this with a 65 1/2 inch cue he had seen me shoot hundreds of shots with, but which he had never shot with before! Not only was the cue 5 3/4 inches longer than he was used to, but it weighed at least 2 ounces more than what he was used to. (Amazing shooting!)
他所用的這根我的球桿長65。5英寸。他見我用它打過上百桿球﹐自己卻從未試過﹗ 這根桿不但比他習慣使用的球桿長出5。75英寸﹐還要重出至少2盎司。(不可思議的球技﹗)
He then turned to the friend he had brought and said, "That's why I want his cue for the next world (meaning world championship)."
他轉身對他帶來的一位朋友說﹕這就是為甚麼我要用他的球桿去打下一場世界9球錦標賽。
He then shot with my cue a few more shots, never getting that much spin with it again, but never drawing under 11 feet either! Always coming back to, and off of the bottom cushion to a minimum of 11 to 12 feet total draw!
他又使用我的球桿打了幾次拉桿。沒有超過第一次的﹐但也沒有一次拉桿距離少于11英尺﹗ 每一次﹐他都把母球拉回底庫並反彈出去﹐長度至少為11至12英尺﹗
Larry handed his QP cue (The EW 04-24) to Efren and said, "I cannot get any bottom with this cue."
Larry把他的QP球桿(EW 04-24)遞給了Efren﹐說﹕用它我拉不出低桿。
Efren shot and consistently came back to the bottom cushion and off another two feet (a total consistent draw of at least 11.5 feet from a cue ball almost frozen on the bottom cushion!) and turned and said,
Efren接過桿﹐每一次都穩穩地把母球拉回底庫﹐再反彈出兩英尺。 (把一個幾乎粘著底庫的母球穩穩地拉回至少11。5英尺)。他轉身對Larry說﹕
"There is nothing wrong with this cue."
你的球桿沒問題。
So the Aircraft Aluminum joint pin is very strong and Efren is an amazing shooter.
以上故事說明航空鋁結合螺絲是非常的堅硬﹐和Efren是一位了不起的球手。
Joint: Flat-faced wood-to-wood
前後節結合﹕木材平面對應。
Shaft: Two super-low deflection Prodigy Shafts. One 22 gpi and the other 30 gpi.
前節﹕兩根超級低母球偏向級奇跡前節。一根每英寸厚帶有22道年輪﹐另一根帶有30道。
Inlays: French diamonds into the phenolic rings are actual inlays. No other inlays
鑲嵌﹕石碳酸環中嵌入法式菱形。沒有別的鑲嵌。
Joint sleeve and butt cap: Hand scrimshawed
球桿中輪與大輪﹕手工彫刻。
Other markings: Chinese characters scrimshawed into the butt cap are personal and at the owner's request, and known only to the owner and myself. . . . well . . er . . a billion other people who can read the Chinese language.
其它標誌﹕應買主要求﹐在大輪上彫刻有私人中文字體。它們的意思只有買主和我知道。。。 不對﹐還有10幾億認識中文的華人都知道。
SOLD May, 2005.
本桿售於2005年5月。
This man ordered again from me in February of 2007. Nice to make a product that stays straight, isn't it?
在2007年2月﹐本桿的買主再次向我訂購了球桿。很高興能製作出一件經久耐用的產品﹐不是嗎﹖