purple heart break shaft
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Too stiff for many/most players.
PH absorbs less energy.
A smooth stroke is a function of your arm, not a shaft's weight.
A smooth stroke is a function of your arm, not a shaft's weight.
I have one customer that uses a PH shaft for shooting and they love it, but the cue butt is curly PH and ebony so it makes a good match.
Alan
Phelps Custom Cues
Ummm . . . since this thread seems to be slipping into obscurity, I don't feel bad about hijacking it.
Here are some PurpleHeart drumsticks I made for a friend - he's tall and wanted them 2" longer than normal, so these are 19 3/4".
They were just finished turning yesterday so they haven't "purpled up" yet.
I think I like making shafts better - too much hand-work in these!!!
Gary
Here are some PurpleHeart drumsticks I made for a friend - he's tall and wanted them 2" longer than normal, so these are 19 3/4".
They were just finished turning yesterday so they haven't "purpled up" yet.
I think I like making shafts better - too much hand-work in these!!!
Gary
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Purple Heart Shaft History!
The reason I introduced Purple Heart shaft blanks into the industry as a shaft option was that I saw a pro player really smashing the break with an Ebony shaft. Ebony proved to be too expensive and too likely to crack during the tapering process. So I started searching for something stiffer and heavier than maple that was dark in color and not so expensive and found Purple Heart to be a good choice. A finished shaft weighed in over an ounce heavier than Maple and was much stiffer. At first a lot of Canadian players were also buying them for playing shafts. I think they were turning them down smaller for Snooker and liked the extra stiffness, but the main purpose for them was and still is breaking and jumping. The trick to getting rid of the grain pores is to rub a few coats of thin super glue into the shaft. It fills the grain nicely and after sanding and waxing feels good.
The reason I introduced Purple Heart shaft blanks into the industry as a shaft option was that I saw a pro player really smashing the break with an Ebony shaft. Ebony proved to be too expensive and too likely to crack during the tapering process. So I started searching for something stiffer and heavier than maple that was dark in color and not so expensive and found Purple Heart to be a good choice. A finished shaft weighed in over an ounce heavier than Maple and was much stiffer. At first a lot of Canadian players were also buying them for playing shafts. I think they were turning them down smaller for Snooker and liked the extra stiffness, but the main purpose for them was and still is breaking and jumping. The trick to getting rid of the grain pores is to rub a few coats of thin super glue into the shaft. It fills the grain nicely and after sanding and waxing feels good.
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