I hit some balls with a black dot shaft and I actually liked how it hit.
I didn't try to notice if it was low deflection or not. I measured it at only 12.6mm, but I though it was supposed to be 12.75mm. It feels too skinny to me, but it did hit pretty nice. I'm trying to sell it to a buddy of mine.
If you have a Meucci you can put an OB or Predator shaft on it.
My favorite player is my old Meucci (1991) with a Predator shaft on it.
I recently bought an AE cue, Samsara cue, and Bob Runde. I tried to stop
playing with the Meucci with Predator shaft and get some use out of my other cues for a couple weeks now. I had some good and very bad days lately. Tonight I just took out the Meucci with Predator shaft and I felt like a show-off, I couldn't stop running the table. I started to play at this new place (and it has tight pockets) once in awhile and people got to know me and never seen me play so good. They started looking at me like I have been holding back on them. I kinda felt like Tom Cruise in the movie "The Color of Money." After an hour I had the only table with nobody wanting to challenge me. I felt stupid and bored waiting for someone to challenge me, after awhile I just left and went chasing women, I never get bored of that.:wink:
So... if you don't like your Meucci, you can put something like a Predator or OB shaft on it.