Shaft Flexibility?

johnny,

just don t make the mistake to change too often between different shafts. there s no matter what kind of taper your re playing with-as long u like it! u have to train and make drills etc with each shaft, no matter if low-deflection or *just* non-laminated shaft. u will probably just have to play a *bit* more, perhaps with a trainer or a good player/friend who gives u some tips/lessons.

at least i totally agree (like almost ever, rofl) to GreyGhost, and evenso to RBC. A bit stiffer shaft givin me a bit better *feedback*. But the there are soooo many things that make a difference on a cue, that makes u feelin different...don t care too much about it mate:) try to always play same shaft as possible and VERY important in my opinion: same leather tip :)

just have fun with your game:)

lg

Ingo
 
desi2960 said:
one of the shafts has had very little play and it measures from the tip one inch at a time 13.00 - 13.02 - 13.05 - 13.17 - 13.22 - 13.30 - 13.52 - 13.64 - 13.76 -14.00.
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Check out 13.17 and 13.52.

Compound taper? :wink:
 
JoeyInCali said:
Low deflection shafts are not stiffer.
Predator has 17-inch pro taper.
OB1 shafts' taper is also long " pro taper ".
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my mistake, that's why i put /... currently using HPII & Alpha and i can say is it is stiffer than regular/hard maple shafts
 
I think the forum members have given you some great advice about shaft flex. And it is clear that a stiffer shaft in the long run is the way to go. As an example someone mentioned Meucci cues having a lot of flexibility and they are correct. I tried a friend's newer Meuccii a couple years ago and the black dot shaft was, IMO, terrible to play with...much too flexible to maintain any degree of consistency. But if you are really into a shaft that minimizes deflection I would suggest that you try a Predator 314 or the even stiffer Z shaft, The 314/2 has a "pro taper" meaning the cue starts tapering upward after about 12 to 13" from the tip, which is 12.75 mm. The Z/2 has a conical taper and has a 11.75mm tip. These cues really do a great job addressing deflection and they feel pretty good for a laminated shaft. In fact you may want to go to the internet and find some free videos by Joe Tucker, a noted pool instructor. He has three videos that runs through the deflection issue while using side spin. In fact, Joe uses a standard one piece maple shaft and compares the deflection with a Predator Z shaft. He is not sponsored by Predator but his videos offer empirical data on how these low deflection Predator shafts make the game easier to play because the need to compensate less for side spin. Predator shafts aren't cheap at around $200 to the $250 deending on what type of cue you are retrofitting with a 314/2 or Z/2. These shafts are as close as it gets to "point and shoot" pool.
 
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