Purpleheart with carbon fiber shaft

[desi2960]

I wanted to see what all the hype was about, so i decided to build a few carbon fiber shafts.

My humble opinion, butt ugly, sounds like a shaft with a really hard tip, nasty stuff to work with, but

They do have a really low ld effect, dont ding as easy as wood, and can easily move cue ball.

This was just a fun expermient im not giving up my wood shafts as long as i can find decent maple.

 

[Chopdoc]

Very cool experiment.

I am guessing that sound is why the commercial CF shafts have things like foam and such inside.

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[a1712]

Solid CF? Brian.

 

[Sunchaser]

Looks like purple heart wrapped in carbon fiber. Yes?

 

[desi2960]

The shaft

Is a hollow tube, i have used different foams for filler, but this shaft has none.

 

[Chopdoc]

Is a hollow tube, i have used different foams for filler, but this shaft has none.

I believe Stroud used a piezoelectric fabric inside his Smartshaft design, of course that was wood, but perhaps the same principles apply.

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