The CARBON FIBER Shaft With the LEAST Cue Ball DEFLECTION

[dendweller]

If CRBN and WSC Jungle are in the bunch, what carbon fiber shaft is not? Is there no secret in making low-deflection shafts now?

I have an off brand cf shaft I bought from someone on the forum, apparently he bought a batch from some Chinese source. The level of deflection is off the charts, so much so that if it wasn't 12.5 I'd be trying it as a jump shaft. (I really have to try jumping with it before it goes in the trash.)

I think everything a company does to get lower LD raises the chances the shaft will fail so hopefully the company answers the phone when you call with a cracked shaft.

I suspect it would take a hammer to crack my off brand shaft, it will outlast dirt.

 

[Wayne Crimi]

Did you put a fiber pad under the tip? The original 314 didn't have one. Adding one increased the deflection. Adding two makes it almost like there was no hole.

No

I used various tips over the years, but I never saw a pattern to the deflection amount. I would notice other things like how much action I could get on the cueball depending on shape and hardness of the tip. There may have been differences, just not enough so i could notice it.