Keilwood shaft order

[David in FL]

What does the Hsu shaft do that is so special?

I don't know about "special", but they play really well for me. Stiff but still gives good feel/feedback. Lower deflection than standard maple shafts though not as low as carbon fiber which I've never liked.

I had my last one built to fit a specific butt and it was perfect.

They just work really well for me, and to my eye look great too.

Of course ymmv...

 

[Rick]

Haven't used them. The shaft came with 3 screw in weights with a hex wrench to add if wanted. The weight is add just above the joint. Some people maybe like a forward balanced cue others add to the butt end.

 

[j2pac]

Just ordered a back up kielwood from Joss. I sent Stephen one of my extra wood shafts to duplicate the diameter and length of taper. Hopefully he picks out a nice piece of wood.
I love the kielwood hit and stiffness.
Tried carbon fiber but couldn't get used to the feel of it. It felt alien.

I have found at least one CF shaft that I finally like. The Kielwood shaft that I had was definitely stiffer than standard maple, but I don't know that I would say that the "hit" felt better than standard maple. I didn't think I would transition to CF, but I finally have.

 

[philly]

I have found at least one CF shaft that I finally like. The Kielwood shaft that I had was definitely stiffer than standard maple, but I don't know that I would say that the "hit" felt better than standard maple. I didn't think I would transition to CF, but I finally have.

Which shaft might that be?

 

[Lilbitfurthur]

The hsunami's are very high quality and Richard can customize it any way you want. Kielwood is inherently lighter . So for those who like a more forward weighted cue with shaft around 4oz , they should request it when ordering a hsunami. The hayakawa have a weight bolt system at the joint end so you can fine tune to the desired weight, from around 3.5 to 4.2 oz on mine. I feel the " low deflection " thing is not so important, learning how the cue ball behaves is where its at.

 

[j2pac]

Which shaft might that be?

Believe it or not, it was the Konllen CFX shaft that came with the Konllen Maris cue that I ordered. My first go with a sub $300.00 cue, and I won a 20 to 25 man 8 ball tournament with the damn thing.
Go figure.


I've got a couple of CF shafts coming for testing. I might part with one of them in the future...3/8x8 radial pin...I don't know that I need 3 shafts.
We'll see.

 

[philly]

Believe it or not, it was the Konllen CFX shaft that came with the Konllen Maris cue that I ordered. My first go with a sub $300.00 cue, and I won a 20 to 25 man 8 ball tournament with the damn thing.
Go figure.


I've got a couple of CF shafts coming for testing. I might part with one of them in the future...3/8x8 radial pin...I don't know that I need 3 shafts.
We'll see.

I can't keep up with all of the shafts being marketed much less all of the chalks and tips.
Can't and dont want to try them all if any at this time.
I still play wood shafts albeit kielwood now and I still use hard pressed Triangle tips on my kielwood.
I switched over to the Taom green chalk though. Much cleaner.

 

[j2pac]

I can't keep up with all of the shafts being marketed much less all of the chalks and tips.
Can't and dont want to try them all if any at this time.
I still play wood shafts albeit kielwood now and I still use hard pressed Triangle tips on my kielwood.
I switched over to the Taom green chalk though. Much cleaner.

I still use the Magic Chalk green. I've got about 10 cubes left. If I go through those, I will probably have to switch to something else. Not sure if I can even still find it.