Just saw this and thought i'd post it. A lot of guys seem to want a real small CF shaft. Well, here 'ya go. 10mm is pretty small. I've never owned a GC product but they consistently get good marks. https://go-customs.com/product/go-snk-zero-deflection/ I'm in no way related to or involved with GC's. Just a heads-up
NEW... 10mm GoCustoms shaft..
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I mean 10mm is a decent size for snooker. Many will think it's a little too big, but I play with a 10mm shaft now. If it were guaranteed to always be slick like a Revo, I may actually consider it, since I've been having a little bit of problem keeping my shaft slick enough for my liking. That is the ash shafts I use for snooker, not maple pool shafts.
In snooker I don't find deflection as much of a concern, but feel certainly would be, and it's not a strength of carbon fiber shafts in general.
Karl Boyes allready reviewed the shaft some time ago:
In snooker I don't find deflection as much of a concern, but feel certainly would be, and it's not a strength of carbon fiber shafts in general.
Karl Boyes allready reviewed the shaft some time ago:
10mm in snooker is the equivalent of 13mm in pool
Not too many play with that size, but good luck selling a custom cue with a smaller shaft
You're right, not too many people play with a 10mm or larger shaft for snooker, but I certainly think most people COULD. I found out I potted long shots better with a larger diameter shaft and after that long potting became a strength instead of a weakness. If the guy wanted to make a snooker only shaft, I think the best diameter would be 9.5mm, which is kind of the gold standard for shaft size in snooker.
Relationships.....my snooker cue was 10.4...maple....it squirted less than a 9.5 ash cue with the British taper.
...my taper was caromish...British taper is thicker in the middle...and a brass ferrule hits harshly.
i think you should try a Z shaft...it squirted much like my cue...and much kinder than a standard British cue.
The British are hooked to brass ferrules much like the older pool players are hooked to ivory ferrules...
....they’ll get over it.
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Greg M
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I'd say that would double as a fantastic break cue for English pool with a hard enough tip fitted.
If it came available as a 3/4 or a one-piece, I'd consider buying it for snooker. Looks pretty slick. The only major downside is that it doesn't appear to have an SD joint fitted.
I just ordered one. The total cue with the 10 mm shaft. I have played 8 and 9 ball with a 10mm snooker cue and like how it played, but wound up selling it before putting a lot of table time in with it. Will give a report once I get it and had a chance to play with it for a while.
Probably not in our lifetime, at least for snooker cues.