Thank you for taking the time to review our campaign and watch our video. I would like to take a moment to tell you a little about myself before telling you about our new product. I’ve been building custom cues since 1989. Pool is a passion of mine and I enjoy the intricacies and the art of building custom cues. I’ve designed and built hundreds of cues over the years, but its always been more of a hobby than a business. I enjoy doing it, but I make a living as an Engineer. I am looking to change that with a new product I’m making. I’ve recently been experimenting with carbon fiber materials and have developed a new low-deflection shaft I am very proud of. Low-deflection carbon fiber cue shafts are not new, however they aren’t yet mainstream either. I purchased and played with all the popular models available today and noted their strengths and weaknesses, then set out to build one of my own. What I came up with was extraordinary and I’d like to share it with others. I named them “Black Magic Cue Shafts” obviously referring to the color of the materials used, but secondly for the magic its done for my game and that of the people participating in our test market. I say that only partly in jest, because it has truly improved my game and my confidence in my stroke. I really believe this shaft stands alone!
Black Magic Cue Shafts use proprietary construction techniques and materials engineered and sourced specifically to achieve the forward balance, hit, and feel that makes it perform exceptionally well! We did blind testing against other carbon fiber shafts and came out on top time after time in our test market.
So, what do we need help with? Well, a couple of things. The shaft plays great and is ready for mass production. It will be available in all joint diameters and pin sizes. We can even match a customers decorative joint rings upon request and for additional cost. The Kickstarter is to help raise additional money for bulk materials through pre-orders and to start getting the word out about our new shafts. Backers would get special pricing and special thanks for being part of the community that helped launch our new business. We know you’ll love the shaft and we love you for backing us. I’m sure it will take your game to a new level as it did mine. I hope you will give it a try today and better yet consider a full custom cue from us.
So I designed and built an great shaft…now what? I intend to make it available to everyone. I’d like to see this shaft be the standard others are measured against. I want to use the life-long experiences I have gained in manufacturing and automation to mass produce these shafts right here in the USA in my own facility at a fraction of the cost of our competitors. I’ve acquired a lot of materials and built most of the tooling and equipment I need to get started and now we are ready to push forward. We are looking for early backers and pre-orders to hit the ground running and build a strong business and a loyal base of players. We would like you to be one of them and come join us!
Our shafts are already priced under our competition, but we’ve discounted them even further for our backers here. As an added bonus and we set aside a small quantity of shafts at a ridiculously low price for early bird supporters of our project. If you’re interested, then don’t let that opportunity pass you by. Take a moment to review our reward tiers and review some additional pics below for details about each reward.
Here are some examples of the hand lettered typography t-shirt we designed in a few colors we plan to offer. We’d love to see our backers out there using our equipment while sporting our shirt. It would help spread the word about us and it’s a pretty cool shirt!
The next series of images are examples of the custom cue reward we are offering in this campaign. Its a beautiful cue and will be customized with the owners name under the clear window in the butt of the cue. The cue is a tribute to Frank Paradise who was one of the pioneers of the custom cue movement and a true innovator who was ahead of his time in many ways. His work is becoming highly collectible and continues to increase in value. The rarity and the price prevents most players from owning one, but here is your opportunity to get a cue made in that style and bearing your name. Better yet, this tribute cue would be utilizing modern materials, weights, and dimensions.
We’ve done a tremedous amount of work developing this project and tested it with a variety of pool players of varying abilities. I’ve spent countless hours perfecting the assembly processes and building production jigs and fixtures all with the goal of producing this shaft for the masses. We are confident we have a great product. I’ve accumulated a lot of materials in preparation for our launch and meeting the needs of our backers and future customers. There is a risk we underestimated demand and don’t have enough material on-hand to fill rewards and orders, but we have contingencies in place for that and we believe we can see this scenerio coming in time to mitigate any impact to the schedule.