Custom shaft questions

CeaseLess · 2025-11-13T11:30:13+00:00

I'm thinking of getting two, mostly identical shafts made. Solid maple, no splicing, 3.8 oz, 12.4mm, 29 inches, pro taper. I'd like both to be a lively, in terms of vibrational feedback, as possibleThe only real difference I want is for one to be stiff and one to be whippy. How exactly would you go about that? In terms of specs maybe go extend pro taper on the whippy shaft, 17 inches taper, maybe go a hair thinner, 12.2 mm. And a shorter 14 inch taper on the stiffer shaft? And in terms of wood selection, what would you look for for the two? There are terms I don't completely understand. Would you look for a weaker/ stronger spine, tight/ loose grain, what other things would help get me what I'm looking for? Second, unlike most players I don't enjoy a crisp hit, I like a more, soft, buttery hit. In my experience most of that has to do with the type of ferrule I'm shooting with. My favorite hitting shaft is an 80s dufferin that still had those very soft, I think called vulcanized plastic, ferrules. They were almost bouncy. What type of ferrule material do you think would come closest to that feel? Thirdly, is there anything that can be done to make these shafts lower deflection besides drilling and leaving hollow or filling with foam? I like a lively shaft and this always deadens the hit so much. The best hitting le deflection shaft I've hit with is a maple meucci pro, I know they drill a hole, then replace it with a lighter wood, it keeps a solid, lively hit while lowering the deflection. And lastly I own a custom kielwood shaft, I enjoy how it plays but the hit is lacking for me. Not much vibration or feeling. It's there a way to make a Kielwood shaft softer and livelier, or does the process of removing all the moisture and sugar lead to that general stiffer/ less vibration. Feel free to answer any or all, I'm just curious and interested in the opinions of more knowledgeable individuals than myself. Thanks in advance.

Thread starter CeaseLess
Start date Nov 13, 2025

Kim Bye

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Yesterday at 10:36 AM

fish2 said:
How about a flat laminated maple, cut into 8 pieces and assembled like a Predator 314 shaft?

The problem is once you weaken the "spine" of the shaft it will loose all stiffness. You could do as Joey suggests and have a shaft made from purpleheart, that would work much better.

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