Hybrid Shafts.

[Mensabum]

I don’t know if it would distract me while shooting. But the look would nag at me. Like seeing the cue when I’m switching from my break cue to playing cue or when putting it together. The look would bother me enough that I don’t think I’d ever like the shaft. Could I get past that if the shaft played great? Probably not because I doubt it would play orders of magnitude better than other options. So I’d likely never get to where I really liked it.

Some is almost a subconscious nag. For instance, I don’t like shafts that don’t match the ringwork on the butt. It is common now for players to use a performance shaft with just a black collar or whatever that doesn’t match the butt. You don’t notice that when shooting but it bothers me to the point I don’t like it. Could I tolerate a backup shaft having a plain collar? Maybe, probably, but it would be a true backup. Like I said it is subjective. If the cue had a plain black collar, no problem. Likewise, I could tolerate a variety of shafts and cues with different looks, but if the look is something I really dislike or it nags me like the mismatch shaft rings, I don’t want it. The half and half shaft seems to fit in that category for me. But I haven’t seen one in person or hit with one.

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[Mensabum]

The other main advantage to this shaft is the ability to have a thicker shaft and still have very little deflection/squirt.

Mine were both 13mm, pro taper, hard tip. If play with a rock if it would hold chalk.

 

[Frosty]

How are you Frosty!!
Shoot me a PM when you get time.

I’ll be in touch, I only get a few moments here every other day or so. Been busier than a $2 whore on payday.

 

[Mensabum]

I’ll be in touch, I only get a few moments here every other day or so. Been busier than a $2 whore on payday.

Oooh, can I get in line??

 

[garczar]

Best wood shaft i've ever hit is the Mezz HybridPro(1st version). It had a inner carbon tube, 12.8mm with a Schon-like taper. Hit really firm but was sorta medium-lo squirt. I had to sell the cue but i'm trying to get it back. The dude that bought it doesn't use it and its just a case queen to him.

 

[ShootingArts]

One thing about these, after buying a few gross of shaft blanks I found a lot of them were good for twenty inches, not thirty. This would let the more radical curves be in the wood taper and the straight of the shaft or single taper be in the carbon fiber. I haven't seen anyone do it yet but it seems like the thickness of the CF could be varied by altering the inside taper of the carbon fiber. This would be a huge advantage as a true zero taper pro taper shaft would be possible. A wooden zero taper wooden shaft flexes at the beginning of the increasing taper and plain sucks. Earl was rumored to be playing with a zero taper wooden shaft with sixteen inches of zero taper. With a gross of blanks I turned one like that. It did all the flexing halfway up the shaft and was unplayable. Only shaft I ever snapped, I didn't want it out in the world with my name on it!

I have considerd these hybrids, didn't figure I was the only one. I'll be watching. I have tried a few of the full CF shafts. All OK but some much better for me than others.

Hu