How much more accurate are the REVO shafts?

[Grilled Cheese]

Synthetic shafts are absolutely nothing new.

Predator has only done 2 thing with theirs....


1. Made it low deflection like their wood shafts.

2. Gave it a wood-like surface texture to glide smoothly.


There's zero reason why this shaft would be any more "accurate" than any other synthetic shaft from the past. And, compared to wood - I doubt the "accuracy" margin - presumably obtained via increased material consistency over wood -- would be beyond the margin of error for pocketing any kind of shot anywhere on the table.


The pros are -

Warp proof
Ding resistant
Less effected by climate conditions
Feel consistency from REVO to REVO, assuming tips are the same, broken in the same amount....

Also, ideally they should all weigh the same within a very, very tight margin. But based on reports on this forum, they do not. Which is a big let down.

Either people's scales have too much error, or vary too much from one to another - or Predator's quality control is lacking.

If material density is same and consistent, and you have the same length shaft, with the same taper, and the same tapped hole diameter and depth, you should have almost exactly the same material volume -- the shafts should all weight the same within much less than 1/10 of an ounce.

Many wood shafts are around or within a 1/10...I'd expect the use of synthetics to be more consistent.

 

[Marky Mark]

I got info straight from Predator that 30" shafts aren't going to happen

I would take that with a whole sack of salt...they initially said on their site (FAQ section) that the Revo is not available in any other size because of several reasons. A year later, they came out with the 12.4.

 

[trob]

Every match I watched yesterday there was a player at the world pool masters
either playing with the revo..breaking with the revo or both. And no they weren’t all sponsored by predator

 

[S.Vaskovskyi]

Every match I watched yesterday there was a player at the world pool masters
either playing with the revo..breaking with the revo or both. And no they weren’t all sponsored by predator[/QU
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[S.Vaskovskyi]

Every match I watched yesterday there was a player at the world pool masters
either playing with the revo..breaking with the revo or both. And no they weren’t all sponsored by predator

I've noticed Darren Appleton coming back to his previous set up with a wooden shaft so what?:wink:

 

[Straightpool_99]

Lots of good players are switching over to Revo at the poolhall I used to frequent. I still come by nown and then, but not playing anymore. Just like everyone switched to extensions etc a couple of years ago. I don't think those players played any better with extensions, and I don't think they play any better with a Revo. But if they have the money, what's the harm?

A Revo is just a shaft. It's good, but so are many others. As far as I could tell it doesn't deflect a whole lot less than a Predator Z2, and you can get one of those almost thrown after you these days. I don't know what people are expecting, I mean my expectations were pretty high after all the marketing (I swear, next time I'll manage to be a bit more sceptical, lol) and I was let down. I didn't think it did anything a lot better than other shafts, and it's so called strong points are not very important to me. Those elite players must feel or notice something I don't... If I get a ding in my wooden shaft, I know how to repair it, but it never happens, anyway. As far as being slick, the Revo does pick up a lot of dirt and has to be rubbed down etc..IMO no better than a wooden shaft. I don't need more juice on my ball, and as far as I can tell, the Revo doesn't really give you that either...So it's allegedly more durable, which is good. But it costs about 5 times as much as a lightly used quality shaft in my poolhall....even when it's used. Even if it was half the price it's now, I'd still have to really think about it. Nah, dont' think I'd buy it even at that price. Maybe at 1/3...and then only to goof around with. I seriously doubt I'd make it my main player. Feels rather dead to me.

I liked to jump and masse with my playing shaft, and I don't think I'd do that with an expensive shaft like this. I don't really trust it to hold up, either. With one of the used ld's I pick up for peanuts, I'll shoot jump shots all day, and with a regular shaft, it's not even any issue at all. So it would be a very expensive shaft, that I can't use for all shots, I'd be terrified of leaving or having it stolen, doesn't do anything my regular shaft can't do, has an annoying sound when stroked, can't be retapered or repaired, with limited joint options and marks me out as a sucker in the poolhall...Nah, not a good buy. If you spend 500 on dinner several times a week, then go right ahead. Who cares about chump change if you're that rich, but for the budget minded, I'd not recommend it.

 

[rhinobywilhite]

I'm in the market for a more knowledgeable shaft that makes 5-10% better decisions when it's under pressure.

When is a company going to come out with that? I'll pay any price.

My shaft seems unable to make any decisions when under pressure. I guess it is too stiff. Need to avoid anything blue!

 

[HawaiianEye]

I played today with my Becue and also hit some balls with my friend's REVO.

FWIW, I think the Becue plays better and not just because I own one.

I tried both of them before I bought the Becue and I preferred the Becue then also.

The finish on the Becue is smooth, but it is a bit "tackier" than the REVO because it is coated with aviation paint, but I like it a lot better because it is snow white and has a black tip. It is much easier to sight down the shaft and see the tip than it is on the solid black REVO shaft with a black tip.

 

[trob]

I've noticed Darren Appleton coming back to his previous set up with a wooden shaft so what?:wink:

I saw that to But he’s breaking with the revo.. He also apparently has been playing very little pool because of a family issue. Maybe that has something to do with..He’s lacking some confidence so he went back to old faithful lol

 

[garczar]

FINALLY got to hit a couple balls with one(12.8mm) at Olathe.Ks. Midwest event. It is one great PLAYING cue. What amazed me is how little squirt there is on firm-to-hard struck shots. Cue-ball just goes dead straight. Feel was VERY different for a lifetime wood guy. Kind of a numbness to it. Don't want to say dead but a tad in that direction. Personally i'd rather have one of the carbon-cored high-end Mezz shafts.

 

[gregnice37]

I saw that to But he’s breaking with the revo.. He also apparently has been playing very little pool because of a family issue. Maybe that has something to do with..He’s lacking some confidence so he went back to old faithful lol

Well I asked Darren on Facebook and he said he doesn't know exactly why but he guesses it's his lack of playing the last 12 months and he is trying to find his game.

 

[jrctherake]

I posted this in another thread:

Time will tell, but so far this is my experience between my wood shafts and revo:

Wood........i beat the 9 and 10 ball ghost at most 50% of the time.

Revo......ive been averaging 75% or better against 9 and 10 ball ghost using same table, balls, rules etc....

I don't know what it is. It may be lower deflection helping me, I don't know.

What I do know is that players that use to be hard to beat....are now my prey.

Is it the shaft? Like I said, "I don't know" but just in case it is....im staying with it for now.

 

[poolhustler]

I haven't missed a ball with my Revo shafts in the last 3 months. Make every shot I attempt.

So ... yes ... its worth the hefty price tag.






lol

 

[jrctherake]

PoolhuStler:

Don't know if your sarcastic post directed at me or not but if it was, I am playing much, much better with my revo. Period.

As for it being as you stated "hefty price"......well, $500 may be hefty for you but not to me. I have paid far more for cues that play like chit (to me) but bought them simply .....wait for it





I can afford it and .......to me.....its not hefty.

 

[trob]

Well I asked Darren on Facebook and he said he doesn't know exactly why but he guesses it's his lack of playing the last 12 months and he is trying to find his game.

Lol well I guess I made a pretty good guess.

 

[JoeyA]

I wonder if a REVO shaft could be colored like the BECUE shaft. That "snow-white" colored shaft is like looking down a laser and I'm not kidding.

And not to hijack my own thread, but has any of the "snow-white" paint come off of the becue shafts since you started playing with it. I'm just thinking that paint has to wear off eventually?

JoeyA

 

[HawaiianEye]

I wonder if a REVO shaft could be colored like the BECUE shaft. That "snow-white" colored shaft is like looking down a laser and I'm not kidding.

And not to hijack my own thread, but has any of the "snow-white" paint come off of the becue shafts since you started playing with it. I'm just thinking that paint has to wear off eventually?

JoeyA

I haven't worn the paint off of mine yet, but the 5.1 shaft I got with the cue, from another guy, had a tiny, tiny "chip" in the paint near the tip when I got it.

I bought one of those car enamel "touch-up" thingys, that look like a magic marker, from Walmart and put a itsy-bitsy drop of snow-white paint in it and then sanded it down with 2000 grit and it looks brand new.

The company can re-paint the shafts if you need them done. I don't expect to be needing that anytime in the next few years or decades.

I clean my shaft with alcohol and then coat it with Renaissance wax and I think it protects the paint well enough.

 

[hang-the-9]

Someone at my local place was breaking with a BK Rush, I heard him say to someone earlier it was out of stock and he paid a bit extra to someone to get it.

Needless to say, he was not making a lot of balls on the break LOL

I was soooo tempted to walk over and say "you should have bought a break cue that cost a few 100 more, maybe the balls will go in then".