Dominiak Dominator laminated shafts are pretty stiff. Their parent company is a lumber mill in upstate new york that will sell blanks and such. I had a shaft made for me by Ryan from Mueller's catalog (Rat Cues) and it is quite stiff coming from that company. initially had it at 12.75. After playing with it for a couple months had it turned down to 12.5mm. If I ever order another one from Ryan, might consider 12.25mm, so their pretty stiff. Played with a Viking Vikore shaft as well. Feels softer but is definitely stiff hitting as far as performance goes. Depends whether you like pie laminates or not.