They are In Greely, CO. Offer $250 cf shafts. Price is right, but wondering about quality.
Has anyone tried one?
Has anyone tried one?
Springfield Cues CF shaft reviews?
- Thread starter NathanDetroit
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SpringfieldCues
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Hey Nathan,, Yes, we are in Greeley, CO. We have been making carbon fiber shaft for our local guys now for a while, we recently opened our website and also started to sell them on Ebay. Our Carbon Fiber is the highest quality available, made with more layers than most of our competition. Also we use very high density foam to remove any vibration or pinging, and our center balancing gives our shafts a excellent hit feel. We have done a lot of research and development getting the weight and feel just right. We use all the best materials that you can choose from to make your stick exactly what you want, from phenolic joints to Tomahawk ferrules, with your choice of available triangle, kamui, cuesoul and other tips. Right now we are offering a free upgraded Kamui tip with any shaft purchase. Most of our local guys have now switched over to ours from the major brand name ones they had before. We also offer a specially weighted break shaft, and soon we will offer an entire Carbon Fiber break cue. Let me know if you have any question and hopefully some our customers will chime in on your review questions.
thank you,
Doug
SpringfieldCues.com
thank you,
Doug
SpringfieldCues.com
Wish I had seen this a few weeks ago before I purchased another high dollar spare shaft from a high dollar manufacturer.
But anyway, I checked through your website and liked what I saw but did have a few questions.
1. What is the tip diameter of the break shaft? Is it also available in 30" same as the playing shaft?
2. Warranty? I am sure you have one, just looking for details.
Good luck out there!
What's the joint diameter? Is it standard for all joints?
DaJanks
New member
1. Currently:
29" conical taper with12.4mm
30" pro taper with 12.4/13mm
So yes the same offerings as the playing shafts, size wise, different materials for joint, ferrule, and tips. Canvas phenolic joint/collar, with either
one piece ferrule/tip combo of
same or clear tip w/tenon into
canvas phenolic ferrule.
Custom changes will be
discussed on a case by case
basis especially with the heavier
break shafts to ensure quality
products.
Break shafts can be
incrementally weighted up to 8oz, so far 6.5-7oz has been the sweet spot especially paired with
a light weight butt (11.5 oz or so).
2. Warranty: that is a topic that
falls above my pay grade. If
something does break please
take pictures and document
what happened to help us
understand if it was a fluke thing
or possibly something that needs to be changed.
Doug can chime in to clear up the details.
Thank you for the well wishes and if we can answer any other questions please let us know!
DaJanks
New member
Yes, we will have an 11.8 pro taper in the 30", as to the revo, I haven't shot with one enough and especially not side by side to give you an answer. Most comparisons are just opinions and what works for you may not work for me. We didn't go for super light or any extremes for that matter. We wanted it to feel great when playing. It may not be for some people, however the cool thing about a small company is we can change methods for one shaft to help you find what you are looking for.
DaJanks
New member
0.840" we can taper the collar to larger diameters or smaller if need be. In that type of situation having the butt sent in would certainly be helpful to ensuring proper fit.
DeeShooter
Member
Hello People I bought a Springfield Carbon Fiber Shaft and I would not recommend to a player looking for a cheaper shaft. You get what you pay for...my stick arrived with a wobble in the shaft when placed on my brand new pool cue butt in perfect condition. The shaft was straight but the uniloc joint was slightly off there by creating the wobble when attached to the shaft. Not to mention the tip fell off after a week of normal use with NO BREAKING! The quality is not there for me and I have to pay for shipping to get the Company to do any repair work on the shaft. This is why I would not recommend this cheaper shaft to a serious pool players. I had my brand new pool cue Butt sent to the Company so they can fit the custom shaft to the Butt and when I received the cue back it had a wobble and did not roll straight when placed on the pool table not worth the $150 you possibly will save......Save your time and money and pay the little extra for a quality shaft they last longer and are of better quality. I'm out $250 bucks and another $70+ for shipping for an unusable shaft and I still have to purchase a quality one. Buyer beware!
DeeShooter
Member
The joint fit was off on mine and created a wobble in the stick making it unusable for serious pool players.....
DeeShooter
Member
Be glad you stuck with the high dollar shaft because you would have been buying another one like myself if you purchased the Springfield Custom Carbon Fiber Shaft......Not the greatest of quality! Tip Fell Off after a week or so of using in regular play NO BREAKING! And the supposed warranty have you paying for shipping....Not the best!
Don't know anything about this product but i don't know anyone that covers shipping on warranty issues. I have heard a lot of good about this 'not so hi-priced' shaft, the DFE Billiards XLR8 shaft for $275.
DeeShooter
Member
I will check them out....Thanks!!
DeeShooter
Member
LOL! I'm just making sure people don't waist time and money on an inferior product. Especially if they are ordering in a different state.
MajorMiscue
Democat
I purchased one with pro taper, 12.4 tip and custom piloted joint and diameter. Even without the butt they managed to nearly nail the diameter. I can feel the transition with a fingernail but it isn't noticeable. I have Meucci Carbon pro shaft and a McCormick cf shaft. The Springfield CF shaft is very comparable to the Meucci and I prefer it to the McCormick. Good hit, no annoying "ping". Well worth more than they are asking, I found them easy to work with and extremely prompt. Good dudes.
DeeShooter
Member
DaJanks, I paid to send my Cue Butt Greenly, CO when I had my shaft made and I still got back an ill fitting shaft that wobbled on my brand new cue butt. I had high hopes for a quality shaft but it did not live up to expectation. It seems to me that a good Idea would be to make sure the butt and shaft are straight before sending it back to buyer while making sure the tip does not fall off with a week or so of regular shooting with NO BREAKING. It might be a good practice to put a quality control plan in place so you don't have issues of this nature with your company and clients in the future. Good luck with everything and I hope you get that kink worked out.
DeeShooter
Member
I have....Stick with the known Carbon Fiber manufactures it has too many flaws for only saving a hundred buck or so, spend the little extra. Tip fell off within a week and the shaft joint was not straight creating a wobble in the stick. I sold my stick to purchase a quality known carbon fiber shaft and love it....You see the difference in quality and play!
tip coming off can happen on any cue. the improper fit is more serious. what did they have to say? i pm'd you but got no answer.