What combination of butt and shaft do you use?

[bulldogpool]

I've been wondering what combination of butt and shaft people tend to use. For the purpose of this poll we have the following definitions.

Regular shaft = A (usually) maple shaft with normal deflection properties.
LD shaft = A low deflection shaft advertised as such.
Custom = An actual custom (e.g., not production brands like Joss, Schon, etc).

Thanks. :smile:

 

[pwd72s]

Okay, I'll start...

Keith Josey custom with one of it's standard maple shafts tipped with Kamui medium black.

 

[TommyLee]

Pechauer production with the shaft it came with. Might switch to a 314 but I doubt anytime soon

 

[LHP5]

P2 with a 1st gen 314. Before that was my first cue which was a no name butt with another 1st gen 314.

 

[Luther Blissett]

Pechauer production butt with Predator Z² shaft (and Predator 314² in cue case, no longer used due to preferring the Z²).

 

[Jimbojim]

I play with an Eric Brissette cue (known as EB cue). His shafts are laminated and low deflection but a bit more than predator. Best of both world.

I voted custom butt with custom ld shaft same brand

 

[Rhale100]

Lucasi L-EL Butt w/ OB Classic Pro shaft

 

[TSW]

Custom butt + Production LD shaft

My current setup is a Lee Peppers Brunswick Tru-Balance conversion with an OB-1 shaft.

 

[Slow Eddie]

Can't see the poll on my phone; I'll vote later.

Always played with a production cue with a standard shaft. Went to a custom, also with a standard shaft and saw an improvement in my game. Got out of pool for a while, came back, tried off-the-shelf LD shafts on both production and custom butts, and noticed my game went down. I figured I was either too good, or not good enough, to get the benefit from a LD shaft. Went back to a custom with a standard shaft and all is right with the world. YMMV, natch.

 

[MapleMan]

One piece House Cue with built in Pred Shaft. One Piece of solid Low Deflection

 

[Okie]

80's model Schon R2 with a stock OB1 shaft with Kamuii medium black tip.

 

[1outofthe$$$$]

Hills custom BCM maple shafts tipped with Kamui medium blacks

 

[Adam Brown]

Schon STL 11 with a 1st generation 314 with kamui black medium tip. I have never even hit a ball with the Schon shaft. I hate the conical taper on them I prefer the pro taper.

Thanks, Adam

 

[tpdtom]

I've tried almost everything except a Gina or a Szam. I've loved several. Just as a worthy mention, I liked my Tony Bautista with a Mezz Hybrid Alpha shaft almost as much as my regular player, which is a Paul Dayton sneaky with a regular but well aged shaft. Best I've found.

Went from a Talisman Med to a Moori Soft to a Moori Med. That causes me more trauma than a cue butt change. Paul Dayton's taper and a Moori Soft is it for me so far. I know I'm behind the times not having tried a Kamuii SS Black but I will. I know that I could play fine with a LD shaft but the one that I have from Paul is sooooo choice that it's hard to cheat on. Lotta A players have tried it and agreed...Tom

 

[Maniac]

Good poll.

Interested in seeing the final results.

Edit: Like the sig line says..... Larry Vigus butt w/OB Classic shaft, 30"/30" split.

Maniac

 

[AlexandruM]

Joss production butt + Predator 314/2

 

[Scratch85]

McDermott RS1 - Predator 314

 

[Lil_Kasper]

Pat Diveney 2011 with predator 314

 

[ScottK]

Meucci Power Piston Demo Butt with a Predator Z2 Shaft and Sniper tip.

 

[poolguy4u]

Meuccci Cue with a shaft I made.