If I tried to drink from a fire hose every time I was thirsty I would die of thirst.
How Long Does It Take To Adjust To A New Shaft?
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If I tried to drink from a fire hose every time I was thirsty I would die of thirst.
I'm a newer player. Approximately 3 years. I had a hard rock maple shaft with a 12.5 mm tip on my Willie Hoppe butt. Shot with it for about a year. Bought a Jacoby Pro LD shaft for almost twice as much. Almost and instant improvement. Probably within 30 mins. Wow! Started controlling the QB so much better. Pro taper shaft helps plus knowing the tip size that is optimal for you and of course the hardness of the tip.
Good luck.
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Good luck.
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As short as one shot and as long as never. This might sound ridiculous but I'll know within five shots if I'll pursue using that shaft. This is regardless of shaft diameter or even if I make the shots. I've immediately tuned into a thin shaft and stuck with one I started out missing with only to be dialed in for the next rack.
For me it's about the level of stiffness and the taper. If those are on I can dial it in.
For me it's about the level of stiffness and the taper. If those are on I can dial it in.
I can adjust to "ANY" shaft, butt ...... cue in general within hours of continuous play.
If I had to give an exact time frame, it would be 2 to 3 hours for 100% adjustment.
Then again, everyone's skill level and level of adaptation is different.
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Exactly... if you throw balls in when you cut them it take awhile for your brain to adjust to how much the cueball deflects on the way to the object ball.
When I first got my OB-1 about 8 years ago, it took my a few months to be super confident on long shots with lots of spin... you'd be surprised how much subconscious adjustments you make that take a while to fine tune your brain to recalibrate to.
Yeah, I find it hard to believe the number of posters here who claim they can adjust to a new shaft almost immediately, but I'm not going to question them. Yes, I agree with those that know within just a few shots whether or not they like the feel of the shaft, and very quickly get an idea of how much/little it deflects the cue ball, as I can as well. However, that doesn't mean I'd want to play a serious match or tournament with the new shaft anytime soon, until I'd played with it at the very minimum of a few weeks, to know more precisely how much I need to compensate in my aiming process on tougher shots that absolutely require spinning the cue ball to have any chance at getting positioning.
I think a lot of it comes down to what do you consider as having 'adjusted'. I can imagine in your case from what you've stated so far is that your benchmark is near complete understanding of how the cue/cue ball reacts across a variety of speed, spin, cue angle etc, whereas for some of the posters here it may be a case of figuring out a touch of side and no more than half a tip at soft and medium speeds for example. But I kind of share your pain.
But I think someone already mentioned the most important step forward for you – settle on one and dump the rest of the shafts and focus all your attention on that.
Well, it's hard for you to believe, because you habitually use wayyyyyyy too much spin in your game.I thought I made that point clear before, but we are bringing it back up, so I guess it needed to be said again.
To put it this way... There are non-pro players out there who can beat B players to death without ever moving off the center axis of the cueball.
If you don't use much spin, then deflection is not really one of the things you need to compensate for, right?
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You might not have understood my post about trying a new shaft.
The shaft I buy is the one I DON’T have to adjust to.
I’ve always maintained that the value of having your own cue is how it spins...FOR YOU.
....so I’ll know that in three test shots.
I don’t want a cue I have to adjust to.
When I tried a Z shaft for the first time, on my long slow inside english shot.....
...it was the original 11.75 tip.
....I hit the wrong side of the ball...
The seller said you gotta take a second shot....I said if I was playing for my life....
.......I’m already dead.
Later, I found I could player snooker with it just fine.
Understood. I guess when you have fallen in the habit of using various spins on so many shots - not necessarily just for position, but just because I'm more comfortable pocketing balls that way, it's tough to re-learn to stay on the center axis of the cue ball. Many 9-ball shots I find myself playing with certain spins just because I'm more comfortable pocketing the ball that way, even when positioning is not a factor. It's a very hard habit to break, particularly when I've been spinning the cue ball for nearly half a century! I appreciate your advice.