flat-faced shaft to piloted joint

[runscott]

I received a shaft today that I expected to be piloted, but it's been modified and is now flat-faced. How will matching this with a piloted joint effect play?

Disclaimer: probably a question that's been addressed before, but my searches yielded nothing.

 

[Flex]

I received a shaft today that I expected to be piloted, but it's been modified and is now flat-faced. How will matching this with a piloted joint effect play?

Disclaimer: probably a question that's been addressed before, but my searches yielded nothing.

I have a stick with a piloted joint that is 5/16 X 18, and I've tried using flat faced shafts on this stick. What I've noticed is a loss of a lot of power, and a "flat" feel to the hit. I imagine it's also not too good for the shaft, as all the energy from the shot will be concentrated on a much smaller surface of the shaft. Wouldn't surprise me if the joint on the shaft starts to mushroom and/or crack, especially if shooting hard.

One idea I'm toying with is overfilling in the piloted area with epoxy and turning it down to make the joint a flatfaced one.

Good idea? Bad idea?

Flex

 

[macguy]

I received a shaft today that I expected to be piloted, but it's been modified and is now flat-faced. How will matching this with a piloted joint effect play?

Disclaimer: probably a question that's been addressed before, but my searches yielded nothing.

It shouldn't make any difference at all. On most all piloted joints the insert touches nothing other then the screw. It is suspended there so to speak and doesn't bottom out or touch the sides of the inside of the joint so whether the nipple of the insert is there or not should make no difference. It may provide maybe one or two additional threads but that is about all. Cues like Searing are different though, the piloted part actually squeezes into the joint for a very tight fit.

 

[runscott]

It shouldn't make any difference at all. On most all piloted joints the insert touches nothing other then the screw. It is suspended there so to speak and doesn't bottom out or touch the sides of the inside of the joint so whether the nipple of the insert is there or not should make no difference. It may provide maybe one or two additional threads but that is about all. Cues like Searing are different though, the piloted part actually squeezes into the joint for a very tight fit.

Thanks for the responses. I played a few games with it on a bar box today and it felt good.