Yes, you are anal, to an alarming degree.
The handle is typically 29". Add a 30" shaft and you're at 59".
You're whining because you only measure 58-3/4". Are you serious ???
OK, here's another buzz-killer for you to consider.
The length of your shaft will change every time you change a tip.
Not all tips are the same thickness so which tip will you go with to maintain 30" ?
As you play, you're reducing that thickness; chalking, scuffing, shaping, oh my.
Here's another : Where is it written that a 30" shaft can't include the tip in it's length.
I'll believe you, just show me.
The maker of that shaft did you a solid upgrade with the slight radius at the face.
Yes, you are anal and you know nothing about cue construction and the physics involved.
Shawn, Joey, et al, are CMs and know what they are talking about. We do this for a living.
That "razor straight" edge at the face that you desire will lead to the finish chipping.
The maker knows this. He's out in front preventing this from occurring yet you see it as
an area where you got cheated (again). How does the shaft play or does that even matter ?
Don't look now but your handle has a radius at the face also and they match.
The expanded contact-area that you speak of is absent from both sides. The shaft alone won't do it.
Why did you come here first rather than take your concerns to the one who made the shaft ?
People's opinions won't change facts, even if they agree with your expectations.
Trust me, I know the value of a good rant, I do it all the time.
The difference is that I do mine in private. That way, know one is alerted to my ignorance.
Talk to the maker, not the gallery. He knows his work and why, the gallery is only guessing.
KJ
