Purpleheart Shaft
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Its alot harder and stiffer than maple.....
They give a very stiff break. I use one and would never use anything else.
I had one and i liked it well enough. it's extremely stiff and seemed to harden the hit up a lot. great wood for a break shaft imo. i'm just too tuned into my gilbert.
me being me i'm sure i'll break down and buy another down the road.
i recommend them if you're looking to try something new. of course there's nothing in the world wrong with just picking up a j&j
wood pin, no ferrule ph shaft
photos of a player i made using purple heart. its 57 inches, moori, no ferrule,
wood pin. veneers on one side only, ph shaft, ph handle, curly forearm and buttcap.
i love the stiffness, and density of ph.
chuck starkey
photos of a player i made using purple heart. its 57 inches, moori, no ferrule,
wood pin. veneers on one side only, ph shaft, ph handle, curly forearm and buttcap.
i love the stiffness, and density of ph.
chuck starkey
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PurpleHeart is one of the hardest and most dense woods. It pretty difficult to work with compared to some softer wood, you'll go through a lot more saw blades cutting purple heart!
Since it is so hard & dense it reflects much of the energy from a break to the ball instead of being absorbed/dissapated by the shaft.
Since it is so hard & dense it reflects much of the energy from a break to the ball instead of being absorbed/dissapated by the shaft.
I made a solid purple heart cue for a break cue. I liked it so much I use it as my playing cue. The purple heart shaft is stiffer than a maple one. It also makes agood conversation starter.
http://www.thefroginator.co.uk/fm-pix/albums/userpics/purple heart lovers 005.JPG
Larry
http://www.thefroginator.co.uk/fm-pix/albums/userpics/purple heart lovers 005.JPG
Larry
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i thought the shaft might be a little too heavy to play with. how do you manage?
It gives a stiffer flatter feeling hit and produces less cue ball action.
Has anyone compared the PurpleHeart shafts to Lyptus? Just curious.
It's only 4.5oz and I kinda like a stick on the heavy side. The total weight is 19.75oz and that is without adding or subtracting any weight. Perfect for me!
Larry