I don’t understand the hype of the carbon shafts. I have yet to use one, but I would naturally assume it would be ridiculously stiff. What is so good about these shafts? Not sure of the correct terminology, but my shaft has a ton of flex, due to the taper. Which I absolutely love. Not sure how much “flex” a carbon shaft would have. If any.
What's good about "the" carbon fiber shafts?
Well, like "the" wood shafts, it depends on "who" makes it for one thing.
Putting the "who" aside, here are the reasons I play with one:
1. It has yet to ding, develop a flat spot, warp....etc...etc.."none" of those "many" bad things that can/do happen to a wooden shaft.
2. It stays smooth....."all" of the time....regardless of weather etc..etc..
3. It play WAY MORE consistent than "any" wooden shaft i/you have ever picked up. It does not change the way "all" wood does over time or lol... day to day depending.
4. It stays the same size over time. It doesn't start out at 12.9 and end up at 12.5 due to being used, cleaned...etc..etc...
5. They are not all stiff. Some are, some aren't. I like a stiff shaft so, I bought one.
6. Energy transfer.....OMG....no wood shaft on the planet has as much energy transfer as even the cheapest CF shaft....I dont care who made it. It's a fact.
7. Deflection is very low with certain CF shafts and some aren't very low...so, we have a choice for low or not just like with wood.
I could go on and on but, dont need to. If you dont want one, dont buy one. No biggie to me nor will it be to any other person on the planet, NOBODY cares what I play with and im sure nobody cares what you play with either.
Hype? Sure, there is hype. You know what? There is hype about certain custom cues that play like chit but, they are still "all the rage" cause some dead guy made em, eventhough they play like chit.....so, why the hype on those?
Having said all that, dont get me wrong, I love a tastefully done cue and have owned several customs that cost more than most people pay for their car.....but, you know what? They didn't play as well as the CF cue I consider my player today.
No hype here my friend. Just like you, I'm a guy holding a cue. The cue just happens to be made of cf.