xX-Wizard-Xx
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you have to talk with the Harriman Academy ... i signed a NDA
Savannah “The RoadRunner” Easton using a wood shaft?
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OK, Stormy
Z3 has more deflection, but it's the lowest defection wood shaft I have tried. Maybe the Mezz Ex Pro is close and there is a Peri one that is like $600 that seems to be similar, but I have not used those long enough to get a good feel for them and have not done much pure deflection testing with them. When I was using a Revo 12.4 I shot with the Peri at the booth at SBE with Jayson Shaw for a bit with the high end Peri shaft and played well with it, which makes me think it is low enough deflection that I did not need to mess with my aiming much vs the Revo.
I'm still amazed how much people worry about people they don't know, spending money that's not theirs, using equipment that they don't.I watched some of her play in the Vegas tournament, looks like she is using a wood shaft now and shooting great with it.
She was using a Revo for at least the past few years. I don't know if it's a 314 or Vantage, but she seems to like it!
Nice to see yet another young star realize that wood shafts give better feedback.
Back-to-back Vegas champ, 22 year old Wiktor Zielinski, has always enjoyed his wood 314 wood shaft-- he shoots like the game is almost too easy for him!
I guarantee you that if it weren't for sponsorship money, the vast majority of touring pros would use wood shafts.
Again, to each his own in the cf/wood shaft debate: You think cf is better for you-- use cf.
But for those who still think cf is superior to wood for actually PLAYING POOL, it's not.
Carbon fiber shafts make great break shafts though, that's for sure.
I know many people feel that the pros would use wood if it was their choice. I wonder why so many of the top local amateur players (700-750 Fargo) are using CF shafts over wood? Its their choice and I would assume they are using the equipment they feel they play the best with.I guarantee you that if it weren't for sponsorship money, the vast majority of touring pros would use wood shafts.
Again, to each his own in the cf/wood shaft debate: You think cf is better for you-- use cf.
But for those who still think cf is superior to wood for actually PLAYING POOL, it's not.
Carbon fiber shafts make great break shafts though, that's for sure.
boogieman
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that ping.
I'd imagine it's because to be that level you have to live and breath pool. Who doesn't want to try the newest tech? It's not that it's better, it's that it's new and people want to try it. It's durable so that's a plus. It's consistent.
People like to spend money on their hobbies.
It kind of depends, in my area most of the good players are playing wood or keilwood. There are a couple of strong players using CF, but not very many here. There is also less disposable income where I live so that may have something to do with it. The strongest players I know are using wood, mostly LD type shafts.
I already own the custom cues. The cue maker has passed. I don't need money, so I'm keeping them at home -out of harms way.
I will display them in my home room and hit with them from time to time.
It is doubtful I will ever buy another custom cue.
EDIT TO ADD
There is no argument about the chalk.
If you want your hand and equipment to stay clean, you use Taom rather than Masters, etc.
If you like vacuuming your table once a week to get the blue off, needlessly wearing out your cloth, by all means continue with the Masters/Triangle//Blue Diamond/Predator etc.
Some people switch for practical reasons rather than the pie in the sky notion that it will improve their game.
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There is also something to be said about peer pressure, wanting to fit in and human nature. If you are at a high professional level in anything, for this example it's pool. If everyone around you is using "X" latest greatest equipment and you are not, it's natural to feel like they now have an edge over you and you need to "keep up". Regardless whether or not there is any real, tangible benefit. Human nature.
I don't own any carbon stuff but can understand why pros use them; easy to replace, more durable, probably less likely to get sticky. Some of them travel overseas frequently to different climates. Playing here in Florida a few times a week with our 9 month summer I know my shafts get sticky from the humidity. I think Jim Wych was talking about that on the Vegas tourney stream.
Zerksies
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The durability appeals more to me. And I can see the constant climate change can be hell on wood shafts.
Except for Torrified wood. My next purchase is a torrified shaft. The concept appeals to me, and I think its a alternative to CF for those of us that think CF isn't worth the expense at this time.
xX-Wizard-Xx
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Harriman Academy sells the Unicorn Shaft - Patent Pending
Why does it seem whenever a pro/big name switches back to wood from CF it's getting away from a Revo? Has any pro rejected a Cynergy?
I like CF shafts for maintenance reasons. No glove, no grime, no dings, no warping, no smoothing/cleaning/constantly wiping it down. I can move balls around on the table without worry, and just leave it in my car if I happen to do that. I don't think I'm necessarily a better player other than this is also the first LD shaft I could stick with, and I think LD in general has helped my game.
I like CF shafts for maintenance reasons. No glove, no grime, no dings, no warping, no smoothing/cleaning/constantly wiping it down. I can move balls around on the table without worry, and just leave it in my car if I happen to do that. I don't think I'm necessarily a better player other than this is also the first LD shaft I could stick with, and I think LD in general has helped my game.
xX-Wizard-Xx
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CF can get sticky/grime... thats why they make wipes ..... they do ding ... they do warp (CF is not a perfect material ) ... you do have to clean and wipe CF shafts
CF is not always consistent in manufacturing
Better to say they are more resilient to these characteristics ....
They get dirty but they are easier to clean. I probably wipe the cf shaft with my shirt once/day. I have plenty of wipes but have probably used 4 or 5 in two years.
I'm sure they can get marred one way or another but I have had several instances where a wood shaft would have been damaged and my Cynergy is unscathed.
As far as consistency goes, I am willing to bet CF shafts are more consistent than wood shafts.
skiergd011013
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definitely. I have the pechauer rogue and still wear a glove. They still get sticky. Pechauer recommends wiping them with a microfiber and a little bit of pledge furniture polish, which does slicken them up. My league plays on bar tables that are filthy ass dirty, so im sure that is 99% of my issue.
When I got the OB Carbon it felt a bit less smooth than my Revo was, I stuck some of the wax on it I keep for wood shafts and it helped a lot. It was actually a bit too slick after I did that LOL.
8intheside
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at The end of the day skill is what matters, not any specific cue or brand.
I see guys in the room that cant run a rack of any game with a wood shaft switch to CF and still cant run a rack,but in their mind they look cool.