I started playing pool again earlier this year after a long, 15 year hiatus. I'd never used LD shafts before, but figured it was a good time to switch and learn again on one of those. I went with a 12.4 Revo. It took a little to get used to, and I eventually found I got used to it, and got much of my old game back quickly. I realized that there were some things that a couldn't do as easily as I used to, like swerve shots, and short safeties. My ball potting was good, though. I didn't like the feel much, either. It was too sterile.
When I saw the Infuzed spliced Kielwood shafts, I thought it would be worth a try, as it would give me back the feel but still be very low deflection. It arrived this morning, and due to my main cue with the Revo being a 3/8-10 modified pin, I had to use the Infuzed on my old favorite player, a Varney custom with regular 3/8-10 pin. It's a 12.5mm shaft, btw. I immediately noticed a huge difference in energy transfer, which put a smile on my face for a while, hitting nice long draw shots and follows with much more spin and better speed control than the Revo. I was quickly humbled when I used some more extreme English, and found that the shaft isn't quite as low deflection as I'd hoped. It will take some getting used to, to adapt for the slightly higher deflection, but overall I prefer the feel. I only played with it for an hour today before my match, where I used my Revo, but I will put some hours on it this week and see how it goes. It could make for a good backup shaft, or it could become my preferred shaft. Time will tell, and I'll update when I reach a conclusion. It is very high quality, and Really looks beautiful. I got a great deal on it through a sponsored pro, so even if it doesn't work out, I may be able to recoup most of it if I were to sell it.
