CRICAL Carbon Fiber Pool Cue Stick 58in Low Deflection Billiard Cue

So I’m give a detailed review first off the pool stick is beautiful goes together great and was straight I was worried because of other comments but mine was straight and feels perfect the tip was nicely done as well the weight which isn’t shared on here much without the weighted bolt in the but it’s 514g which is 18.131oz and with the weighted bolt it’s 544g which is 19.189 oz which is great for someone new to pool because you can get the sturdiness of a 19oz to learn and take out the bolt to get 18oz which is great for the finesse it’s a beautiful stick feels great and personal for the price your not going to get a better cue and the fact it’s made in the same factory as more expensive cues is a added pro to it it’s full carbon fiber and you can see it definitely worth the price I did the C01

Very awesome cue! Smooth on the hands! Have been playing with it quite a lot and it’s excellent! Love it!!

Been using this stick for almost a year. Great quality. Worth every penny. I almost never give a 5 star review but this stick is amazing. Many compliments as well. Just change the tip. The tip is decent but change it to make this stick amazing

First things first, I'm a very amateur player. I play casually in bars and spend a couple hours a week in a pool hall, either shooting by myself or with a partner or some friends. No leagues, no competitions. BUT when I get into a hobby, I get into it obsessively. Some of you might relate. Secondly, I ended up buying two models, partly because I liked the 03 so much, so this will inadvertantly be a partial review for both the Crical 03 (butt with blue crystals) and Pro01 (cursive Crical Pro logo) models. 1. This was my first "expensive" cue that I'd bought online, sight unseen. When it arrived, it arrived in a cardboard CRICAL labeled shipping box and a plastic sleeve. Small panic attack, but as it turns out, I had nothing to worry about. They must be confident about the durability of their cues. 2. My Crical 03 came out of the box at a 10 straightness. There's zero noise or wobble on a roll test, and watching the tip as the stick rolls doesn't reveal any obvious flaws. Even against a straightness checker, it passes with flying colors with no detectable wobble, even when placed at the joint of the cue, where it would show even the most minute wobbles. 3. The shaft is is described in the product description as "pro taper" and if you check the product images, the halfway point of the shaft widens to 13.5mm (i.e., +1mm vs the tip). I ended up buying the Pro model (Crical Pro embossed on the butt of the cue) to compare. I haven't been able to play with the Pro model yet, but there is a noticeable difference in the taper of the shafts, both visible and in the hand. The Crical Pro shaft has a "more" pro taper, with the halfway point matching the diameter of the tip. If you have medium to smaller hands like me, that might matter for you to perform closed bridges more reliably. 4. The design is beautiful, clearly designed to be classy and sleek, and the piano gloss remains unscuffed after a handful of drops and falls (I need to invest in a cue holder). It's the "suit and tie" cue, understated but sexy. The shaft has a laser-etched "crical" (yes, lowercase) on the shaft and a clearly carbon fiber outer shell. 5. The "rainbow" tip is more like layers of red and blue leather. It takes chalk fine, but seems to need more scuffing than, say, Tweeten (found on Valhalla by Viking cues). It took about a month of fairly consistent playing (average about 4-6 hours a week) before the tip started to mushroom visibly and catch my nail. Because Tweeten/Viking rate their own stock tips at a medium-hard, this might suggest that the stock tip on the Crical might be a medium. This might be a quality/quirk of the tip or the tip-ferrule combo (I'm not nearly good enough to even come close to telling you), but the Valhalla cue feels decisively more efficient at delivering strokes than the Crical. Less speed is required for more powerful strokes and breaks compared to the Crical. My friend who plays a Valhalla 200 series full time called the Crical 03 "tame" in comparison. 6. Compared to my own Valhalla VA221, it's definitely not as "talkative". There's much more feel, much more vibration and feedback in an all-maple cue compared to a carbon-maple combo. If you're someone who plays by feel, know that this is going to not give as much feedback as a traditional maple cue. It isn't "dead" feeling by any means, just more quiet. You can still clearly tell whether or not you've had a clean hit on the cue by feel and hearing. 7. I can't comment on ball control. Players who are better than me can comment on English. As far as I'm concerned how well it takes spin depends more on the skill of the player than the tip, and I don't have that kind of skill. Overall, dead pleased with it, and very happy that I now have two. Although, this might start a bad collection of "but what if I use this one for...?" cues. Or ones for experimenting on. Oops.

One of the best deals I’ve gotten on Amazon. I bought this as my first real cue when getting into pool and it served me very well. It’s straight as can be, feels good, balanced well, hits clean. The tip that comes on it is decent and lasted quite a while without much mushrooming. Even after spending quite a while playing pool very often and owning some much more expensive cues, I still take this cue out to play with off and on because I like how it hits. Definitely worth the price tag.

After two months of daily use, I can honestly say this is a great cue at a impossible bargain price. Very low deflection, excellent finish and feel, proper weight, wonderful tip. It's by no means a flashy cue, but it has nice detail. The handle is finished with some pin striping and a carbon fiber under gloss. The shaft is mat, very smooth and a nice Pro taper. This is easily a $500 cue. I could not be happier. My game is now 'no excuses'. Even if you are a beginner looking for a first or second cue, buy this and you will have enough cue to last you for years to come.

Recently I so into playing pool my husband got me two nice pool stick. I started beating him pretty bad. He asked a pool stick for Xmas. I researched a lot. Was gonna buy him expensive well known brand. But since he doesn’t play as much. I wanted to find him decent but affordable one first. This one is a beast. Looks like a beast feels like a beast. All my friends thought it was very expensive one. It’s so smooth and nice I don’t need a glove (my hands are very moist I need a glove but this one I’m ok without) accuracy is great He started beating me these days. If you have a skill, stick doesn’t matter but it felt like this stick works fantastic. I want to order one for myself too. Totally recommend (These days we go play pool twice a week or more)

Great stick. Had it for months now. Works great. Would recommend if you’re looking for an inexpensive stick.

Very happy with the cue, just disappointed the additional weights shown in the amazon add didnt come with the cue , come on guys , would it break the bank to toss a couple of weights in the box!?

fausse description du produit : la flèche de carbone sur cette baguette était supposer être '' PRO TAPER '' ce qui n'est pas le cas....Je ne recommande pas ce produit je suis très déçu

So much value in this pool cue. It’s everything I was looking for and makes me enjoy playing on my table everyday.

Très satisfait, beau fini, super droite peu de distorsion

Everything I was looking for in a cue