About 6 months ago, I switched from a Mezz EXPro shaft (12.5mm) to a Mezz WX900 (12.0mm), mainly because the WX900 deflected considerably less than the EXPro shaft on shots when using spin - a major amount less when applying alot of spin. I thought this would improve my shotmaking accuracy when needing to spin the cue ball for positioning. As I've continued to search for anything that might help get me out of my current slump, just this week I've switched back to the higher deflecting EXPro shaft. Even though it is touted as a low deflection shaft, it certainly deflects way more than the WX900 shaft.
One of the shots which seems to come up relatively often, in which having a shaft with a decent amount of deflection may be an advantage over a shaft with less deflection is the nearly straight in shot in which you need to somehow create enough of an angle in order to get position on your next shot. This is a shot in which (in your aiming process) loading up with spin in order to work the cue ball (generally with high inside spin) off 1 or 2 rails for shape on the next ball.
With a very low deflecting shaft, it's nearly impossible to pull off this shot without risking following the cue ball directly behind the object ball in to the pocket or likely hitting off the points of the pocket, ruining your positioning. By contrast, with a shaft that deflects considerably more, even on a nearly straight in shot, when loading up with spin, it requires you to compensate in your aiming so that your are no longer aiming to shoot the ball straight in, which seems to create enough of an angle to follow behind the object ball without risking scratching, and allowing you to get the necessary shape for the next ball. Do others here agree with this example of a shot in which a shaft with a higher amount of deflection actually works to your advantage?
One of the shots which seems to come up relatively often, in which having a shaft with a decent amount of deflection may be an advantage over a shaft with less deflection is the nearly straight in shot in which you need to somehow create enough of an angle in order to get position on your next shot. This is a shot in which (in your aiming process) loading up with spin in order to work the cue ball (generally with high inside spin) off 1 or 2 rails for shape on the next ball.
With a very low deflecting shaft, it's nearly impossible to pull off this shot without risking following the cue ball directly behind the object ball in to the pocket or likely hitting off the points of the pocket, ruining your positioning. By contrast, with a shaft that deflects considerably more, even on a nearly straight in shot, when loading up with spin, it requires you to compensate in your aiming so that your are no longer aiming to shoot the ball straight in, which seems to create enough of an angle to follow behind the object ball without risking scratching, and allowing you to get the necessary shape for the next ball. Do others here agree with this example of a shot in which a shaft with a higher amount of deflection actually works to your advantage?
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