The CARBON FIBER Shaft With the LEAST Cue Ball DEFLECTION

[dendweller]

I agree about the Z shaft. First one I had literally split apart just from normal shooting, no drops, breaking etc. so Predator did end up replacing it for me for free but I still never cared for it and to me my Cuetec synergy is 100% better.

I love it. Everyone has that shaft.

 

[j2pac]

thanks @dr_dave for doing the video and spending the time and effort to provide the information...
Wheat State Gen 5
who makes them
i could not find info with a serch

Hopefully not a certain Wheat that used to frequent these forums.

 

[Patrick Johnson]

FYI, I just posted a new video that tests and compare the cue ball deflection performance of a collection of LD carbon fiber shafts, including Predator Revo, JFlowers SMO, Triple Sixty TS1, and Wheat State Gen 5. Which one do you think will win the lowest deflection award? Check it out:

Contents:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 0:22 - Background
• 0:56 - CB Deflection Testing
• ---- 3:38 - test shots for each shaft
• 5:14 - Natural Pivot Length Tests
• 8:12 - Results

Supporting Resources:

• shafts tested: 11.8mm Predator Revo,12.5mm JFlowers SMO, 11.9mm Triple Sixty TS1, 11.8mm Wheat State Gen 5
• cue testing results: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/squirt/published-data/
• cue natural pivot length testing: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/cue/natural-pivot-length/
• Back-Hand English (BHE): https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/sidespin/bhe-fhe/
• bridge length recommendations: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/bridge/length/
• System for Aiming With Sidespin (SAWS): https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/sidespin/aim/saws/
• squirt, swerve, and throw effects: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/sidespin/aim/effects/
• LD shaft advantages and disadvantages: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/cue/low-squirt/
• carbon fiber (CF) shaft advantages: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/cue/carbon/
• rail ruler template: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/resource_files/rail_ruler.pdf
• rail cue guide: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/resource_files/rail_cue_guide.pdf

As always, I look forward to your feedback, comments, questions, complaints, and requests.

Enjoy!

Wow - first pivot lengths I've seen as long as my Ed Young custom tinytip maple (20"). Maybe there's something to these CF thingamajigs after all...

pj
chgo

 

[skogstokig]

On that case, LD shafts are unnecessary, just get used to a cue….

I’m amazed that after 30 years of LD shafts, people still don’t get the concept

LD shafts shorten the progression of learning how to shoot with english. if you're a young player that spend 8 hours playing pool every day, i don't think it matters at all, but if you have a more limited time to play each week i would without doubt recommend a LD shaft. you will still have to learn to compensate, just less. it's a shortcut, not something that's inherently better once learned.

 

[skip100]

WHY the RANDOM capitalized WORDS in the thread TITLE? Did you do this in your lectures or just for us pool dumdums?

 

[dendweller]

FYI, I just posted a new video that tests and compare the cue ball deflection performance of a collection of LD carbon fiber shafts, including Predator Revo, JFlowers SMO, Triple Sixty TS1, and Wheat State Gen 5. Which one do you think will win the lowest deflection award? Check it out:

Contents:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 0:22 - Background
• 0:56 - CB Deflection Testing
• ---- 3:38 - test shots for each shaft
• 5:14 - Natural Pivot Length Tests
• 8:12 - Results

Supporting Resources:

• shafts tested: 11.8mm Predator Revo,12.5mm JFlowers SMO, 11.9mm Triple Sixty TS1, 11.8mm Wheat State Gen 5
• cue testing results: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/squirt/published-data/
• cue natural pivot length testing: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/cue/natural-pivot-length/
• Back-Hand English (BHE): https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/sidespin/bhe-fhe/
• bridge length recommendations: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/bridge/length/
• System for Aiming With Sidespin (SAWS): https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/sidespin/aim/saws/
• squirt, swerve, and throw effects: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/sidespin/aim/effects/
• LD shaft advantages and disadvantages: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/cue/low-squirt/
• carbon fiber (CF) shaft advantages: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/faq/cue/carbon/
• rail ruler template: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/resource_files/rail_ruler.pdf
• rail cue guide: https://drdavepoolinfo.com/resource_files/rail_cue_guide.pdf

As always, I look forward to your feedback, comments, questions, complaints, and requests.

Enjoy!

Thought the smo looked interesting, watched a review on youtube by pool nerds. Had a surprising ending.

 

[Moe Szyslak]

A certain putter manufacturer always says that sound=feel=confidence

The "it's the sizzle, not the steak, school of marketing"

 

[dr_dave]

WHY the RANDOM capitalized WORDS in the thread TITLE? Did you do this in your lectures or just for us pool dumdums?

The capitalized words give the lazy readers out there a faster option.

Now if I could only make shorter videos that appeal to the “younger generation” with seemingly shorter attention spans.

 

[j2pac]

The capitalized words give the lazy readers out there a faster option.

Now if I could only make shorter videos that appeal to the “younger generation” with seemingly shorter attention spans.

You can. Just remove anything remotely nuanced or interesting, and go straight to the end.