Good day folks,
I play with solid maple shafts, across different cues. I was wondering about the wood grains. Some shafts I see have very fine grains and the whole shaft looks clean and white.
Other shafts have visible darker ring patterns throughout the shaft. this seems to be more common on older shafts, at least in the cues I have at home. (by no means a definitive conclusion, just my observation)
While every shaft is unique and will play somewhat differently, do you cue makers have a preference on grain patterns when choosing shaft wood ? How do you determine what is good and what is not ?
I noticed the other day, that the shafts I prefer to play with are the ones with very visible rings/grain. It got me thinking there was a valid difference in my shafts, or just coincidence.
Cheers,
Sharp.
I play with solid maple shafts, across different cues. I was wondering about the wood grains. Some shafts I see have very fine grains and the whole shaft looks clean and white.
Other shafts have visible darker ring patterns throughout the shaft. this seems to be more common on older shafts, at least in the cues I have at home. (by no means a definitive conclusion, just my observation)
While every shaft is unique and will play somewhat differently, do you cue makers have a preference on grain patterns when choosing shaft wood ? How do you determine what is good and what is not ?
I noticed the other day, that the shafts I prefer to play with are the ones with very visible rings/grain. It got me thinking there was a valid difference in my shafts, or just coincidence.
Cheers,
Sharp.