In the past almost 2 years I have bought a total of 3 XL Classic plus shafts and 3 OB Classic plus shaft. Full price. That's almost $2000 of my Canadian dollars.
Here are the issues with these shafts.
1. Not 1 of them is straight anymore, period.
2. For a shaft in the low defection market and pricing there's an awful lot of sugar marks in the shafts. I don't play predator but you don't see that from them. A sugar mark on a Jacoby Hybrid is a factory second. To me that's unacceptable. No way OB should let a shaft with sugar marks in the stroking area out of the shop.
3.The melamine ferrule OB uses is a chalk magnet. Most chalk will penetrate the sealed ferrule very quick even if you chalk proper. Black specs, just a matter of time. Its so bad I want to change the ferrules to something else.
Bottom line.. I expect better for a $220 shaft and feel I have waisted my money. Really is too bad as I love the playability but these issues are making me search and recommend something else.
Here are the issues with these shafts.
1. Not 1 of them is straight anymore, period.
2. For a shaft in the low defection market and pricing there's an awful lot of sugar marks in the shafts. I don't play predator but you don't see that from them. A sugar mark on a Jacoby Hybrid is a factory second. To me that's unacceptable. No way OB should let a shaft with sugar marks in the stroking area out of the shop.
3.The melamine ferrule OB uses is a chalk magnet. Most chalk will penetrate the sealed ferrule very quick even if you chalk proper. Black specs, just a matter of time. Its so bad I want to change the ferrules to something else.
Bottom line.. I expect better for a $220 shaft and feel I have waisted my money. Really is too bad as I love the playability but these issues are making me search and recommend something else.