I've never tried a revo shaft but I'm a B+ to a A player on my better days, so what u guys seem to
be saying is that if I get a carbon fiber shaft? The sky will be the limit. Lol
absolutely not.. you will still be a B+ playa!!
I've never tried a revo shaft but I'm a B+ to a A player on my better days, so what u guys seem to
be saying is that if I get a carbon fiber shaft? The sky will be the limit. Lol
I'm guessing you are making a joke; however, I haven't read a single revo thread - there are plenty of threads that I never open because the subject doesn't interest me. I have always used a wood shaft and can't imagine putting a dark grey shaft on the end of any of my cues, which are mostly maple forearm. Having said that, your thread got me curious and I just got back from hitting with my friend's revo. I have to say - it was pretty amazing. I didn't like the slightly dull hit, but there wasn't any deflection - it was simple to pocket balls.
It makes me wonder if wooden shafts will eventually go the way of wooden golf club shafts and wooden tennis rackets.
funny i never got that idea
i mean the extreme improvement
but i have never even seen one
i have to admit i hope potter buys one
so i can borrow it and try it for free
serve him right
absolutely not.. you will still be a B+ playa!!
Then I don't understand all the hype if in the end u won't be a better player then I can't see
spending 300 or more for a shaft.
But what ever makes someone happy more power to them.
Deanoc,
If you hate using a glove, you maybe won't want to use a carbon fiber shaft, though.
you don't see the fact that they don't ding as an advantage?
Hawaiian Eye...What does wearing a glove have to do with using a carbon fiber shaft? I've been playing with my Revo for 2 years now, and never needed a glove.
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
Deanoc,
If you hate using a glove, you maybe won't want to use a carbon fiber shaft, though.
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I use a Becue, not a REVO.
The Becue shaft has an airplane paint coating and it tends to have more "drag" than I prefer. I have sweaty hands and I have always used powder when I played with my wood shafts. A glove makes the Becue go through my closed bridge much better.
If you use an open bridge all the time, you may not prefer to use a glove.
I think the Revo is the future. I'd like it more if I could have one with normal squirt or at least more squirt, maybe 8" effective pivot point.
Hawaiian Eye...What does wearing a glove have to do with using a carbon fiber shaft? I've been playing with my Revo for 2 years now, and never needed a glove.
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
Deanoc,
If you hate using a glove, you maybe won't want to use a carbon fiber shaft, though.
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I use a Becue, not a REVO.
The Becue shaft has an airplane paint coating and it tends to have more "drag" than I prefer. I have sweaty hands and I have always used powder when I played with my wood shafts. A glove makes the Becue go through my closed bridge much better.
If you use an open bridge all the time, you may not prefer to use a glove.
This is true.
I went full time BeCue and still don't wear a glove, but I use a little powder throughout and wipe the cue down repeatedly. If I didn't use the powder, I'd prefer the glove.
But I use mostly open bridge.
The great part about the aviation paint is that out can be lightly scrubbed with my burnishing/cue maintenance pad I used on wood shafts. It gets any kind of sticky/grime off the shaft very nicely.
The Revo recommends the special wipes to clean it down with. Scott, you have to admit you wipe down the Revo more often than you did your wood shafts.
And yes, pros using the revo are wearing gloves too, because carbon fiber will pick up bits of chalk and sweat on it's surface and not absorb them like the wood shafts did (remember how all our wood shafts would get a blue hue to them over many hours of heavy play?).
I did like that look of a heavy played wood shaft and it's something I miss after going to carbon fiber.
That's apples and oranges, lack of dings don't make you play better.
I'm not ranting for like or dislike of Revo shafts, but saying they are the future because of no dings is pretty specious reasoning. They don't play "better" and don't help the player perform better. You still have to adjust for the amount of squirt regardless of what shaft you use.
Doubt it.
Just as wood acoustic guitars are not going carbon fiber.
Looks like Darren Appleton switched back to a 314 for the world pool masters. Maybe the first real pro to endorse the revo went back.
Looks like after 4 pages we have an answer.
Some people like it.
Some people don't.
Alex,
To tell you the truth, I'm amazed that I stayed with carbon fiber after first starting off terribly with one. I was playing with a Tiger Pro X shaft then switched to BeCue. The carbon fiber shaft was so alien it was like learning the game over again. Then after a few weeks it started clicking. It took a month or two to feel 100% confident with it.
It's been about a year now and the old wooden shafts feel odd to me. I feel the added vibration and hear the noise. There is no absolutely no doubt I'm playing better with the synthetic shaft. Can't wait to try different models.
Chris