Shaft Improvements?

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Jawzcue

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I’ve been giving some thought to the changes in shaft construction that have come up over the past decade and was thinking about what I would like to see next. If you could improve your shaft in any of the following ways, what would your top 3 be?

Eliminate warping
Improve accuracy at high speeds (with lots of spin :-)
Improve accuracy at low speeds (with lots of spin :-)
Improve ding resistance
Eliminate Chalk staining
Improve hit consistency
 
Can't say that I do. Shafts have been made for a long time and other than changing material being used I don't see how you are going to improve ding resistance, chalk staining, hit consistency, warping or deflection over anything out there now through a construction change.

Once you reach a certainly level/price point most stuff out touting one shaft over another is nothing more than marketing gimmicks.
 
Jawzcue said:
bump..anyone have an opinion on this?
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Yes. Have a look the improvements made by Ibanez to guitar necks.
First the made the worlds thinnest necks everybody tought impossible - because they actually and technically were in 1980s.
Then they took the whole "warp resistant" concept to a new level with their 5 piece laminated necks that are rock solid even under weather changing conditions.
Then they used new truss rods (the metal inside the neck carrying the string tension) that improved vibrations inside the neck and improve sustain.
Others did roasted maple to treat the wood, etc.

So yes. Even if stuff has been around a long time there is still much improvement to do.

Personally I'd like to have
- velvet touch finish as Ibanez necks have (multiple sand/polish/wax passes); Universal S8 shaft go into that direction, but are not even close to the perfectedness
- use walnut/etc stripes in laminated necks (looks and function)
- further improve low speed, low squirt and high effet situations (because I do enjoy the occasional game of Carambolage)
- ****ing have ONE joint and be done with the rest

Warping I haven't seen really with the major supplieres.
Chalk staining I do not have, because I use proper chalk and quickyl wipe off dust when it happens.
I'd also like to see hit consistency (soft feel) etc. improved - the shaft shall not change over time compared to when it's really new.

Cheers!
M
 
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Jawzcue said:
I’ve been giving some thought to the changes in shaft construction that have come up over the past decade and was thinking about what I would like to see next. If you could improve your shaft in any of the following ways, what would your top 3 be?

Eliminate warping
Improve accuracy at high speeds (with lots of spin :-)
Improve accuracy at low speeds (with lots of spin :-)
Improve ding resistance
Eliminate Chalk staining
Improve hit consistency
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Personally I believe allot of things done to a shaft is just wrong.

Warping,
I don't really see a problem there, your just not buying the shafts from the right cue maker...
I can roll out 15 shafts that I have had for 7 or 8 years and they all roll close to perfectly being straight. ( All Wood Moves ) it is a fluke to see perfectly straight wooden shafts.
Climate has everything to do with it ....


Improve accuracy at high speeds (with lots of spin :-)
Improve accuracy at low speeds (with lots of spin :-)

I think a good solid hit without vibrating harmonics is the best.
Consist hit is the best hit, I think everyone should have the spine of the shaft wood up.

Improve ding resistance
Its already being done, every shaft that has a clear finish is chalk resistance and ding resistance .
Only problem is shaft that have smooth resin or clear finish over the maple wood
has allot of skin drag when stroking the cue.
Waxing and maintaining you shaft is the best in my opinion but some players don't clean or wax the shafts on there cues and are happy with they way they are.
There is hundreds of technics of shaft maintenance.
The owner not being care less with there cues is the problem.
Cant make pool cues bullet proof or pissed off wife proof when she drives over you cue case as she is leaving you...
 
go back to making them just like the top cue makers did 50 years ago. i have old palmer, stroud, balabuska shafts and everyone that sees them is in awe how good they play.
 
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