Do Shafts Wear Out?
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I dont know about shafts wearing out. But it seems they do "wear in" . I got my new Rick Howard and I remarked it was a tad stiff. Rick said play with it a couple weeks and let it wear in.
WTF?
He was right, from 2 weeks on the shaft played great. After a period of time I tried the second shaft. It too seemed a tad stiff. Sure enough after a couple weeks of playing time it played like the 1st shaft.
Strange?
Ken
radge69 said:
I dont know about shafts wearing out. But it seems they do "wear in" . I got my new Rick Howard and I remarked it was a tad stiff. Rick said play with it a couple weeks and let it wear in.
WTF?
He was right, from 2 weeks on the shaft played great. After a period of time I tried the second shaft. It too seemed a tad stiff. Sure enough after a couple weeks of playing time it played like the 1st shaft.
Strange?
Ken
Ken_4fun said:
Ken, this is what I was trying to allude to in my previous post. What Rick was saying with 'wear in', I call 'opening up'...since this is the term commonly used with regards to acoustic guitars. It is well known amongst acoustic guitar aficionados that the more a guitar is played, the better it sounds, because the vibrations transmitted throughout the woods whenever it is being strummed, is 'opening up' the wood.
I would suspect that the same would hold true for not only the shafts, but the butt section as well.
Lisa
Ken_4fun said:
LoL...understood.
Perhaps if we could get someone like 'qbuilder' to respond, he could explain it better than myself.Lisa
Bamacues said:
We got a couple of Old House Cue in our Community Room, they are this Coffee Colored Maple, and have this wonderful tight grain. Would love to turn one into a (2) Piece SP...
CocoboloCowboy said:We got a couple of Old House Cue in our Community Room, they are this Coffee Colored Maple, and have this wonderful tight grain. Would love to turn one into a (2) Piece SP...
I know the color your talking about, Quite Nice. A few months ago, during my break from pool, I saw a nice Old Fullsplice. Coco Into Bocote. I was told that the Two pieces were Spliced in 1934.
ridewiththewind said:It could be that those who are perceiving that their shafts are 'less stiff' over time is actually not less stiffness, but more resonance, ie; 'feel'.
Just like the wood in acoustic guitars, the more it it used or played, the more the wood 'opens up'. By 'opening up', they mean more vibrations are transmitted, therefore, more resonance.
Knowingly or not...the more you play with a shaft, of the solid maple variety, the more you are 'training' that shaft to your true playing style. Just like you unknowingly train your tip to your true playing style...if it is going flat, you are playing more center ball than you may think.
One needs to pay attention to what your equipment is trying to tell you.
Lisa <====could be just talking out my a$$.
I agree, Lisa, and so do all those other guys in my head...LOL !
Seriously, I do agree. I have tried many different 'named' shafts and didn't like them, couldn't adjust, etc. I tried tham all for what I think was a reasonable time period. I relegated them to my case in the closet. six months or longer, I would bring one out and try it again. surprise ! they shoot differently than before.
I still didn't like the majority of them. the one that I settled on was the Universal Smart Shaft. it has been the most consistent, day in and day out, of any aftermarket shaft that I have ever shot with.
Just one man's opinion....
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Methodman201 said:
I would discribe the color as the color of diluted coffee. Several Cuemakers like Keith Josey of GA. aka, JOSEY CUSTOM CUES offers what he calls "Timeless Timber (old growth ring)" that are the color of diluted coffee.
After seeing the thread on Posion cue's sponsoree.,.....
After seeing the thread on Poison cue's new sponsoree, my shaft is wearing out from too much use too......
TXsouthpaw said:My shaft always wears out after too much useJust couldnt help it. Seriously though, ive never played with a predator long enough to tell so I wouldnt know. but my maple shafts play better over time and I mean at least 2 years of playing.
After seeing the thread on Poison cue's new sponsoree, my shaft is wearing out from too much use too......
To Answer the Question, Yes ! Shafts do wear out. but the real question would be when? one is certain, it depends on the quality of the Shaft (type of wood used and GPI ) and how it was made (construction) . secondly, Maintenance.
to test this theory,
soak your shaft on water for 24 hours then dry it out in the sun. then when it's all dried up again, try to shoot with it and tell us if you got the same playing result as before you soaked it.
to test this theory,
soak your shaft on water for 24 hours then dry it out in the sun. then when it's all dried up again, try to shoot with it and tell us if you got the same playing result as before you soaked it.