Hypothetically: can a "regular" shaft be made LD?

[Bob Jewett]

I understand that the primary factor in making a cue shaft LD is low mass at the front of the cue. This can be achieved via multiple factors: thin diameter; hollow core near the tip; very short ferrules.

So, hypothetically, can an already relatively thin diameter wooden shaft which does exhibit a fair amount of deflection be made LD by (in priority order):
- shortening the ferrule
- hollowing out the ferrule and possibly some of the wood of the end of the shaft
- shaving some of the outside of the shaft / changing the taper
?

For me, it was simple. About 1980, I had a Balabushka shaft with a loose ivory ferrule. Trying to get it off, the tenon broke. I squared the end up and put a tip on. No ferrule except for the fiber backing (Crown? Champion?). Mostly done. Over the years, sanding got it down to about 11mm. That gave me about the same squirt as the original Predators, so I had no learning transition.