Carbon fiber shaft issue
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Why was he playing on the ceiling?
My experience has been many have a weight in the middle - usually nearer the butt than the tip. If the foam was not consistently applied, that weight comes loose and will slide around inside. The repair is to figure out which end it is loose end and some way to apply some glue or more foam.
Or maybe it's something else.
If it is split, that should be visible and the shaft is trash.
Gary
My experience has been many have a weight in the middle - usually nearer the butt than the tip. If the foam was not consistently applied, that weight comes loose and will slide around inside. The repair is to figure out which end it is loose end and some way to apply some glue or more foam.
Or maybe it's something else.
If it is split, that should be visible and the shaft is trash.
Gary
DeeDeeCues
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I thought carbon fiber was an indestructible miracle material.
It's likely cracked. It's just as likely garbage now. You don't want to see what happens when cf splinters.
It's likely cracked. It's just as likely garbage now. You don't want to see what happens when cf splinters.
If it is cracked flexing it gently will reveal the damage. Also look for a line running across the fibers where the shaft was impacted. If there is such a line that is a weakened spot and likely where the shaft will fail. (From my experience with graphite fishing rods.)
Try this test: Put the shaft's large end in your palm with the tip on the table. Apply enough pressure to the center shaft to slightly bend it. Now roll the shaft while maintaining the slight bend. If it is cracked it will tell you.
Try this test: Put the shaft's large end in your palm with the tip on the table. Apply enough pressure to the center shaft to slightly bend it. Now roll the shaft while maintaining the slight bend. If it is cracked it will tell you.
What part of the shaft hit the fan?
Tip end?
Maybe it broke the bond on the vault plate?
cf is far from indestructible. sharp strikes along the sides of a shaft can easily crack. ever see a modern F1 car crash? depending on how the cf is made/oriented it can stay together or fail, sometimes spectacularly and on purpose to mitigate injury to the driver. sticking a cf cue in a fan is usually gonna turn out bad as in new shaft time. called it a 'stupid tax'.
Zerksies
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CF is not repairable. Time to get a new shaft
I also call it a ”dumb charge”.
PracticeChampion
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Repaired one that had a micro split at the vault plate from a flat fall on a concrete floor. Bored out and cut off 1/2" and rebuilt, it was good to go. Took a bright light and magnifying glass to see it
DeeDeeCues
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True, but would you trust it on a hard shot? Carbon slivers suck.
DeeDeeCues
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True, but would you trust it on a hard shot? Carbon slivers suck.
Depending on how much you cut off, you just changedthe geometry of that shaft. Maybe the player will get use it, maybe they won't i'm sure it will definitely shoot stiffer.
PracticeChampion
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1/2" as I said. It was a 30" shaft, now 29.5. no complaints vrs buying a new one