Low deflection shaft theory question

RC may/may not be a 'thing' but one thing laminated shafts do offer makers is the ability to quickly make shafts that will stay straight. Don't have to worry about long-term wood aging. I have two Mezz ld wood shafts and both are solid maple with a lightened front end. I can't tell any difference in feel/hit regardless of how i orient the butt in my hand. Rad. consist. is more marketing than reality imo.
 
A single piece of “todays” wood is lower quality then years ago and probably more prone to warpage. By drying out the wood. And gluing several pieces together makes it “stronger”

I will be going from. Pre cat shaft to a 3 this week. So this should be fun week
 
Zerksies said:
A single piece of “todays” wood is lower quality then years ago and probably more prone to warpage. By drying out the wood. And gluing several pieces together makes it “stronger”

I will be going from. Pre cat shaft to a 3 this week. So this should be fun week
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I saw a local shop has some 314-2s still hanging around. What made you decide to move to the later shaft? I do think it can be a good idea to use stuff that's in current production, if you need to replace it you will not have to adapt much, hopefully.
 
tomatoshooter said:
I saw a local shop has some 314-2s still hanging around. What made you decide to move to the later shaft? I do think it can be a good idea to use stuff that's in current production, if you need to replace it you will not have to adapt much, hopefully.
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What shop is that?
 
Wolven said:
What shop is that?
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They definitely had a different logo than my 314-3, it looked like it was 314 squared with a little cat. I thought I'd mention it because I'm sure there's someone who likes that best. I didn't see which joint they had but there were several of them.
 
garczar said:
RC may/may not be a 'thing' but one thing laminated shafts do offer makers is the ability to quickly make shafts that will stay straight. Don't have to worry about long-term wood aging. I have two Mezz ld wood shafts and both are solid maple with a lightened front end. I can't tell any difference in feel/hit regardless of how i orient the butt in my hand. Rad. consist. is more marketing than reality imo.
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I've been playing with the cored out Mezz shafts for a little bit now, and my wx900 turned down to 11.6mm plays as closely to the Z2 as any shaft could hope to. Not sure how long one needs to wait to determine long term wood aging, but I do make an effort not subject my equipment to 'unfriendly' enviroments. Time will tell I suppose. Honestly not too worried about it.
 
Zerksies said:
A single piece of “todays” wood is lower quality then years ago and probably more prone to warpage.
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I always wondered how much of this marketing is true as well.

Couldn't count how many times I've been handed custom cues that came with "old growth, salvaged from bottom of the log drive river, unobtainium wood" shafts that play no better than off the rack.
 
Shooter1 said:
I have a couple of old 314 pre cat shafts and one 314 cat shaft I've used for many years. My understanding of LD shafts is primarily to reduce weight from the end of the shaft. Manufacturers use super short ferrules, then drill the first inch or so of the shaft under the ferrule and fill it with foam, etc all in an attempt to lighten the tip end of the cue. LD shafts are typically smaller in tip OD as well I believe.

What if any does the pie shaped technology, (gluing pie shaped pcs together then turning down the shaft) do to contribute to the LD performance of the shaft? I guess my question is if you had a one pc maple shaft and also a pie shaped shaft that both have the same LD technology applied to the tip end of the cue, would they play different or have a different feel to them?

Thanks
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The pie shape construction is to improve "radial consistency" ... it has NOTHING to do with eliminating "squirt". The best high high technology WOOD shafts incorporate both. Carbon fiber shafts [probably] don't need to include the pie shape construction unless the carbon fiber cladding is exceptionally thin.
 
Bob Jewett said:
I believe the current carbon fiber shafts have no wood inside them.
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Minor nit, but Meucci CF Pro claims to be “plugged with maple at both ends”. It does play & sound good, but in my experience so does the Cynergy which does not have any wood inside.
 
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