Dear community,
I am thinking about buying an overlenght (30") Predator 314-3 shaft and I am a little bit worried it might have an even more "wobbily" hit than a standard length Predator shaft.
Does anybody of you guys have experience with an overlenght 314-3 shaft and maybe can tell me if they play (a lot) different than a standard length shaft?
Thanks in advance for any comment.
Best
Markus
Btw.: I also wrote Predator an email with the following (additional) question:
"Dear Sir or Madam,
I am thinking about buying a predator 314-3 shaft with over length (39“).
I would like to know whether one has to expect that it plays differently than a standard length predator 314-3 (29“) shaft with respect to the playing sensation, e.g. with respect to the so called „hit“ .
As for a substantiation of an answer to aforementioned question I would like to know how the extra inch of wood is distributed along the shaft (with respect to the taper) in comparison to the standard length shaft. For example, is the extra inch simply added to the standard length shaft at the end of the shaft that connects to the joint? In this case it would be an extra inch of wood following the taper of the cue at end of the joint and then, after that inch, the taper of the shaft would be (99%) the same as a standard length shaft. With this kind of distribution of the extra inch, I would not expect much of a different playing sensation. However, if that extra inch is evenly distributed among the shaft (e.g. taper), I would expect a different, most likely more „wobbely“ playing sensation.
Thank you in advance for answering my questions.
Best regards from Germany
Markus"
I am thinking about buying an overlenght (30") Predator 314-3 shaft and I am a little bit worried it might have an even more "wobbily" hit than a standard length Predator shaft.
Does anybody of you guys have experience with an overlenght 314-3 shaft and maybe can tell me if they play (a lot) different than a standard length shaft?
Thanks in advance for any comment.
Best
Markus
Btw.: I also wrote Predator an email with the following (additional) question:
"Dear Sir or Madam,
I am thinking about buying a predator 314-3 shaft with over length (39“).
I would like to know whether one has to expect that it plays differently than a standard length predator 314-3 (29“) shaft with respect to the playing sensation, e.g. with respect to the so called „hit“ .
As for a substantiation of an answer to aforementioned question I would like to know how the extra inch of wood is distributed along the shaft (with respect to the taper) in comparison to the standard length shaft. For example, is the extra inch simply added to the standard length shaft at the end of the shaft that connects to the joint? In this case it would be an extra inch of wood following the taper of the cue at end of the joint and then, after that inch, the taper of the shaft would be (99%) the same as a standard length shaft. With this kind of distribution of the extra inch, I would not expect much of a different playing sensation. However, if that extra inch is evenly distributed among the shaft (e.g. taper), I would expect a different, most likely more „wobbely“ playing sensation.
Thank you in advance for answering my questions.
Best regards from Germany
Markus"
