I wanted to try a carbon fiber shaft and didn't like any that I had hit so far. Spoke with then US rep Daniel Mcmillin and ordered/paid for a shaft June 2. Wanted the same length as my current shaft, same diameter or little smaller. 10 weeks later shaft arrives ( three- four weeks later than I had been told).
Without measuring I can see it is shorter and thicker. Measuring confirms this. Daniel dodges all calls/text messages. To his credit, Goran of GO-2 does answer and says he will replace, just ship it back to the Netherlands ($24). Says his employee must have changed the length. Tells me Daniel is no longer associated with him. I don't want to chance getting another shaft that I am not happy with so I decide to exchange it for a break shaft. What can go wrong there right?
I send it back and request a 5/16x18 joint break shaft. I had an old Meucci butt and figured it would work fine. Five weeks later I receive the break shaft and it has a piloted joint. Up until now, I did not know what a piloted joint was but I do now! So the butt has a flat face and the shaft is piloted. Goran says "just find a cue maker and they can fix it for you; why didn't you tell me it wasn't piloted?" The break shaft is supposed to be 13mm and it is 12.8. Seems dimensions are not adhered to at least in the two shafts I received.
So here I am with a shaft I have overpaid for and now I have to find a cue maker to fix. I have learned a couple things. I know what a piloted joint is and I won't do business with Goran or anyone else out of the country again. Still playing with my maple shaft.
Without measuring I can see it is shorter and thicker. Measuring confirms this. Daniel dodges all calls/text messages. To his credit, Goran of GO-2 does answer and says he will replace, just ship it back to the Netherlands ($24). Says his employee must have changed the length. Tells me Daniel is no longer associated with him. I don't want to chance getting another shaft that I am not happy with so I decide to exchange it for a break shaft. What can go wrong there right?
I send it back and request a 5/16x18 joint break shaft. I had an old Meucci butt and figured it would work fine. Five weeks later I receive the break shaft and it has a piloted joint. Up until now, I did not know what a piloted joint was but I do now! So the butt has a flat face and the shaft is piloted. Goran says "just find a cue maker and they can fix it for you; why didn't you tell me it wasn't piloted?" The break shaft is supposed to be 13mm and it is 12.8. Seems dimensions are not adhered to at least in the two shafts I received.
So here I am with a shaft I have overpaid for and now I have to find a cue maker to fix. I have learned a couple things. I know what a piloted joint is and I won't do business with Goran or anyone else out of the country again. Still playing with my maple shaft.