Mezz WD 700 Shafts
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Correct! Ask a good cuemaker how he would do it- and let him do Joey
I m very sure he will help you. Every good cuemaker should be able to make a WD700 for your Bender. lg
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Not every cue maker can make this thread and Bender uses live tooling to cut the threads.
Bob Danielson
www.bdcuesandcomix.com
Bob Danielson
www.bdcuesandcomix.com
its nice buy 1 ... its like if u combined a schon n predator shaft u get a mezz
A "schpredaton"?
I have owned and played with the following LD shafts...
Tiger X
OB-1
Predator
WD-700
I would have to put the WD-700 at the bottom of the list, being in my personal experience the least low deflecting of the four.
I felt the WD-700 to have a somewhat 'softer' hit than the rest of the LD shafts I have played with. I could barely tell any difference in playability between a normal maple shaft and the WD-700. It very well may have been the factory tip, a Moori medium I believe.
My personal favorite is the Tiger X followed closely by the OB-1, both tipped with a Tiger Onyx, I really like that tip.
Steve H.
Tiger X
OB-1
Predator
WD-700
I would have to put the WD-700 at the bottom of the list, being in my personal experience the least low deflecting of the four.
I felt the WD-700 to have a somewhat 'softer' hit than the rest of the LD shafts I have played with. I could barely tell any difference in playability between a normal maple shaft and the WD-700. It very well may have been the factory tip, a Moori medium I believe.
My personal favorite is the Tiger X followed closely by the OB-1, both tipped with a Tiger Onyx, I really like that tip.
Steve H.
It is very interesting about how different people view the properties of a shaft. Thanks for your response.
I found the WD700 to be a bit whippy.
However, my shaft was 30" long and not 29".
Also the butt that I have is very heavy at over 17 oz.
So what I feel out of the shaft is most likely very different that what others do.
I needed a siffter shaft.
I would need to hit with the HP II before I buy that one.
However, my shaft was 30" long and not 29".
Also the butt that I have is very heavy at over 17 oz.
So what I feel out of the shaft is most likely very different that what others do.
I needed a siffter shaft.
I would need to hit with the HP II before I buy that one.
I had the exact same experience test hitting with a wd700 the first time.
One previous member stated their shaft was "Whippy"..in no way could i ever use that in the same sentence with WD700.
:sorry:
:thumbup:"Whippy" = Meucci....they never had a hole in front.
Whippy is based off of taper. Which is also equal to stiffness. There are many shafts that are low deflection that are stiff. Equally there are also many maple shafts which have a "whippy" feel to them. All my wd700's hit firm. To each their own.
Whippy is based off of taper. Which is also equal to stiffness. There are many shafts that are low deflection that are stiff. Equally there are also many maple shafts which have a "whippy" feel to them. All my wd700's hit firm.
To each their own.
Alright mrinsatiable,
must be a question of definition :sorry: :grin-square:.
Might have taken "whipp" for "hit", cause these low deflection shafts are pretty mutch all "no feelers" to me and thats what i wanted to say. The only one worth the term "hit" was the Hybrid Pro II... i mean i bought a nice Timmy Scruggs cue built by the honorable Mike Cochran (good bless this very fine cuemaker) and it had a nice and crisp hit. But as you put a WD700 or 314 shaft on it its aaaallll gone!!!
I mean its not like they have a bad hit... they have NO hit!
But again.. the exception IMHO really is the Hybrid Pro II shafts, even after i had the taper adjusted towards a pro taper!
must be a question of definition :sorry: :grin-square:.
Might have taken "whipp" for "hit", cause these low deflection shafts are pretty mutch all "no feelers" to me and thats what i wanted to say. The only one worth the term "hit" was the Hybrid Pro II... i mean i bought a nice Timmy Scruggs cue built by the honorable Mike Cochran (good bless this very fine cuemaker) and it had a nice and crisp hit. But as you put a WD700 or 314 shaft on it its aaaallll gone!!!
I mean its not like they have a bad hit... they have NO hit!
But again.. the exception IMHO really is the Hybrid Pro II shafts, even after i had the taper adjusted towards a pro taper!
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I thought it hit well. I have a Mezz AXi-N for sale with the WD700 shaft and Moori Tip - New. PM me if anyone is interested.
PM sent...........
I agree with that. Mezz does use high quality wood for all their shafts. Tight grain and well processed. Most players would say WD700 has stiff hitting even though it has only 12.6mm shaft size. It is basically a solid maple wood shaft with a little front part hollowed and foamed. The wood used on it must be good to provide that consistent firm hit.
Corey,
Your website has an enormous number of quality products. I had no idea of the vast spread of items that you carry. I like the way you have your website set up.
I am currently enjoying playing with a Steve Lomax shaft that he made especially for my Bender cue and will most likely have Steve make another one for me. I guess I am always thinking about tweaking my equipment and always wondering if a different shaft might have different playability that would be compatible with my style of play and the interest in Mezz cues is just something I have recently acquired. I think I will go to a tournament where there are lots of Mezz cues and either find some cues that I can hit with and determine if the difference is worth switching.
Your prices are excellent but for the moment I don't wish to purchase another cue. It was nice however, to see the large selection you have.
Best regards,
JoeyA
Of the five or four shafts I got in the last two years for low deflection, the Mezz WD700 has the lowest. Although I haven't tried them all, I'm surprised Mezz makes one that is advertised at even lower deflection. That just would seem wrong to me with the ball going backwards all the time.
My test cue is a flat-faced 3/8ths-10 Gilbert, so it's going to hit similarly to your bender I believe. I see no issues with workmanship, taper or hit. The shaft is a winner with its greatest fault with me is that it's squirt is too low for my normal game.
There is only one issue I have with the WD700 - the sealer on it has a little more tack than the other cues. 000 does the trick, but I was surprised how aggressive the sealer is.
Another shaft that is similar to the WD700 in my opinion is the Jacoby Edge.
Here was my initial assessment: http://forums.azbilliards.com/showpost.php?p=2333455&postcount=23
Freddie <~~~ make it 2 hours of playing this year
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I hit with one of these and I like it. I will say that I haven't found any shaft that hits as well as the OB Classic though. That is my opinion but I like it a lot better than the Mezz. I'd like to hit with a Mezz that was lower in weight than the one I hit with. I might give it more praise then...