A Pole About Shafts: Do You Use Low Deflection?

[mincho]

Didn't vote but here's my take

Been playing ~3 years and bought a used McDermott made in the early 90s (not the new ones with the crappy shafts). I learned with this cue and found playing with LD shafts much different, and frankly not worth the trouble.

I keep telling myself I should re-learn with my 314-2 because it's newer technology and since I haven't been playing that long. I went through a phase wanting to try many different cues/shafts in a short period.

Now I have a 314-2, a Z-2, Hybrid II shaft, all of which get limited time until I can say for sure I don't want them.

 

[Cuebuddy]

I will answer that. In 1991 when my kids were 17 & 13 New Jersey was fast becoming a cesspool of drugs and gangs.I needed to get them away from that. Colorado has drugs and gangs but not at the epic levels of New Jersey.We got out in 1991.
And the kids turned out just fine.:grin:

Good for you and your kids Bruce, Colorados glad to have you.

 

[hdgis1]

Chris:

The Tiger X-ULTRA product are laminated shafts. (In the post you quoted, I was trying to make the distinction between Tiger's "X ULTRA" and "ULTRA-X" products, which are different. They are both laminated, but only the former -- the X ULTRA -- are non-LD but laminated. Instead of being laminated in the obligatory pie-piece way, the Tiger X ULTRA is laminated in a circular, "shell" construction.)

I understand what you're saying, re: quarter-sawn vs flat-sawn, but are you saying that Tiger's products are not radially-consistent?

-Sean

Sean - sorry about that. I misunderstood what you were saying. Hell, I even clicked the link! Must have missed the whole laminated thing! I can't really comment on tigers products as I have never used them. Good luck and carry on. Just ignore the idiot!
Chris

 

[pwd72s]

I'm not A speed...cussing myself that I should read the post before voting.
Please remove my vote from the "not low deflection" camp.

If a banger's vote matters, I'd like to add that I bought a LD shaft for my Jacoby, but later bought a Josey.
I prefer the Josey standard shaft...