Smoothest LD shafts

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luke

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Who makes the smoothest LD shafts? I have a sugartree shaft that feels quite a bit smoother than my laminated LD shaft. Any thoughts appreciated!
 
I agree RG but the laminated ones don't seem to be as smooth no matter hoe much burnishing, waxing etc.
 
ummmm, my OB shafts are like GLASS... of course, I clean them and burnish them quite a bit....
 
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I would think that a non laminated LD shaft would be smoother then a Laminated LD shaft.

Regardless Wax helps , I like Polymer synthetic wax.
I don't car for the smell of Turpentine that is used in all Carnauba waxes,
and I really don't want my skin to absorbing either.
 
Q-smooth... My shafts have been glass-like after I begun using these. No matter which shaft. Usually even high-end shafts come to you a bit rough... as it was said, it is our job to make them as smooth as we like.
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I have a Black Dot, OB, and Predator shafts. Not a single one of them is any thing other than smooth as silk. If you felt any one of them without looking I'd be surprised if you could tell they were laminated. Then again, maybe I'm just used to them, but to me they don't feel any different than my standard shafts.
 
mortuarymike-nv said:
I would think that a non laminated LD shaft would be smoother then a Laminated LD shaft.

Regardless Wax helps , I like Polymer synthetic wax.
I don't car for the smell of Turpentine that is used in all Carnauba waxes,
and I really don't want my skin to absorbing either.
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Nope, if you closed your eyes, you could not tell the difference, not even one little bit. I have both, and if both shafts are clean, there is not way to know, unless you are looking at the grain...
 
luke said:
I agree RG but the laminated ones don't seem to be as smooth no matter hoe much burnishing, waxing etc.
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Couple of questions, are you just trying to burnish, or are you using an abrasive? Burnishing might not be enough on its own, it is a laminated shaft. I have several predator shafts, I hit them with 2000 grit when I first got them, they are like glass.

Second question.... How damn smooth do you need the shaft???? Lol
Chuck
 
luke said:
Who makes the smoothest LD shafts? I have a sugartree shaft that feels quite a bit smoother than my laminated LD shaft. Any thoughts appreciated!
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I agree I have other wood shaft much smoother. I used Cue Silk it did the job.
 
I have an OB shaft and it's very smooth. I use Q-Wiz before i play, to get collected gunk off. The wood they use is light weight, in order to reduce deflection, and it does seem to get dings easier then my old hard maple shaft. Once I raised up after breaking and crashed the shaft into the table light. I got that ding removed in a few minutes by a pro putting my shaft on a lathe. It helped that i live 30 minutes from the OB factory :@)
 
Mezz WD700, WX900 and Hybrid II are all cored maple shaft of high quality, so they are as smooth as a maple shaft can be. The same can be said for Mcdermott i 1, 2, 3 shafts.
 
I nearly ditched my 314/2 'til I gently buffed it with a Q-Wiz. The green side at first for a really rough shaft, then buff it out with the much less abrasive, or nearly non abrasive tan logo side. I only dragged the green side maybe ten or so times and the shaft lost all of its graininess and made an astounding difference.

They say it doesn't remove wood, but yes, it definitely does with the green side. The green turns white with wood dust.

However, once I got it initially smooth, I've never used the green side ever again. The tan side pulled down the shaft leaves dark blue streaks on the tan. It's merely taking off the chalk residue, light soil, etc...

Best five bucks I ever spent to save a $237 shaft and I'm super sensitive to any drag or chalk particles on the shaft..
 
Bob 14:1 said:
Q-wiz
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I have a Q-wiz pad myself as well, and that might work fine for those who are not that anal about the smoothness... however, if one likes a really smooth shaft, as I do, then the little smoothing papers which I mentioned earlier in this thread are a must.
 
Rasputin said:
I have a Q-wiz pad myself as well, and that might work fine for those who are not that anal about the smoothness... however, if one likes a really smooth shaft, as I do, then the little smoothing papers which I mentioned earlier in this thread are a must.
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Do they reveal the grit of those papers? I don't think Lowes or Depot gets too fine, but I'm thinking a good ol' fashion mom n pop hardware might handle 2500?

Probably the same grit as a newspaper, but it too might do the trick.
 
Holy Cow. 7500! I just may give these a shot to top off my next order.


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