Shooter5209
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Any thoughts on predator vs. cuetec carbon fiber shafts. Thinking of getting one not sure which one
Carbon fiber shaft
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They are not the same, they do not play the same but
BOTH are very good.
you're gonna HAVE to hit them. no way for anyone else to tell you.
Zerksies
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Your going to have to try them out. I've shot with nothing but predator shafts for 20+ years. I had the oppertunity to use a CF predator shaft and i liked the hit so i bought two. If i was in the market for another brand Cuetec is at the top of the list
From what i've seen everyone gets the CF tubes from the same place. But what they do to assemble then is diffirent. This is done with ferrule length and what foam they fill the shaft with. I know predator will do a custom shaft for you, but i think most of that has to do with joint and shaft weight.
From what i've seen everyone gets the CF tubes from the same place. But what they do to assemble then is diffirent. This is done with ferrule length and what foam they fill the shaft with. I know predator will do a custom shaft for you, but i think most of that has to do with joint and shaft weight.
could i tell you which one to marry?
you have to get to know them!!!!!!
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Definitely try both, they play and feel very differently. They are both great, with cuetec feeling consistent between different diameter shafts. Predator 11.8 versus 12.4 does not feel or sound the same IMO.
Predator has slightly less deflection on hard shots, again IMO. Mezz and Cuetec feel more similar to wood shafts than Predator.
Not every CF shaft sources tubes from same manuf./supplier. Also, some actually make their own tubes. Not many but some.
Very good point about the Cuetec feeling like a wooden shaft. I have never played any CF shaft except the Cuetec and since i did it's all I use. There is nothing about the hit of that shaft that makes me think of anything except a very nice playing shaft, not a nice tube or nice wooden, just nice playing shaft, period.
I cannot imagine that the top cue manufacturers are all getting their carbon fiber shafts from the same source. Not a chance.
Iwishiwasrich
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I have a cuetec 11.8 and a revo 12.4 , personally I prefer the revo. That being said after about a year playing with each I went back to my maple shaft that came with my Ariel Carmelli.
There is just something about a good maple shaft, the feel the sound, plus carbon fiber just didn't look good on my beautiful Carmelli.
Both shafts are very nice quality pieces but as stated above find someone that will let you hit a few balls with both of them.
There is just something about a good maple shaft, the feel the sound, plus carbon fiber just didn't look good on my beautiful Carmelli.
Both shafts are very nice quality pieces but as stated above find someone that will let you hit a few balls with both of them.
could i tell you which one to marry?
you have to get to know them!!!!!!
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Get BOTH!
Hi garczar, would you say the Rhino stiffness is like the Cynergy?
And how about deflection, is it like the Revo?
OP sorry to post on this thread but what garczar suggested might be worth looking into.
Pretty stiff. 12.7mm Deflect. seemed fairly low. Very well made.
Thank you I am going to look into it.
Can you put the low deflection next to a Cynergy or Revo so we can have a better gauge of the deflection range?
Probably pretty close from what i could tell.
Agreed
I have a Cuetec and Jacoby cf shaft. I like the Jacoby better
Can you expound on the reasons? is it the new Jacoby Cf shaft?