think I need deflection

So the ladylike comment has been blasted. On with the gloves and comments.

I played with a 314 for quite a while, took a couple months to master it. Then I bought a Jacoby hybrid edge and never got completely comfortable with that particular shaft.

After those I bought a Kikel and his stock maple shafts played just the way I like.. That was that for me. I did consider a Mezz Ignite but never went through with it.

A very strong player I know told me to just pick one cue with one shaft and stick with it. Some of the best advice I have ever heard..
 
Tried low def years ago and didnt like it. Open to CF shafts though just because they will never change like a wood shaft will over the years.

but... Im weird, if the rings dont match up on my cue, I wont use it. Drives me nuts...
 
Cornerman said:
I hear you. It’s the same challenge I have with very low squirt shafts. My game was built with the understanding of squirt long before Predator, so switching for me was and is very difficult. Or I should say, if I play with a Predator for a few months, then screw on a shaft with way more deflection, it’’s like coming home and the world is right.

But I love the feel and energy transfer of my Revo (Cornerman style). Solution? Use a CF shaft that had more squirt. In my case, (punny, har har) Predator made me a new Revo that has the same squirt as my normal shooting shafts. My XLR8 CF shaft (Matt Bargerstock) also has about the same amount of squirt. Other CF shafts also have more squirt than the stock Revo shafts. CF doesn’t mean low squirt necessarily.
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I've tried 2 now, both the revo and the defy, both really low deflection. It's pretty clear that I'm not going to be converting to cf any time soon but I do like the hit etc of the cf shaft. So I have a couple questions.

With the XSR8 shaft, is it just stock how he makes them that gave you the deflection or did he do something a little different to give you deflection.

With the predator, how did you get them to make you a revo with deflection similar to your maple shaft.
Thanks for any info.
 
to the op
have you tried a kielwood shaft?
richard hsu makes a really good one that is decently low deflection but has more feel than carbon fiber
 
easy-e said:
I hear ya. I switched over a few years ago and it took some getting used to. After playing with LD for a while, I used a standard shaft for a day and had to readjust a lot. I liked it after an hour of play! I think they're both great, just have to get used to whatever you're using.
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I agree, just stay with one shaft and your brain adjusts. I have been
using joss regular maple shafts for 6 years and I love them.
 
dendweller said:
I've tried 2 now, both the revo and the defy, both really low deflection. It's pretty clear that I'm not going to be converting to cf any time soon but I do like the hit etc of the cf shaft. So I have a couple questions.

With the XSR8 shaft, is it just stock how he makes them that gave you the deflection or did he do something a little different to give you deflection.

With the predator, how did you get them to make you a revo with deflection similar to your maple shaft.
Thanks for any info.
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XLR8 stock with a ferrule, long taper. Nothing else. Get a hold of Matt Bargerstock. Tell him I sent you.

With Predator… Predator has been very good to me. I don’t know if they offer this up to everyone.
 
dendweller said:
... With the predator, how did you get them to make you a revo with deflection similar to your maple shaft....
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One way to increase the squirt/deflection on any shaft is to increase the weight in the front. You could try a steel disk right behind the tip. There might be a problem with gluing it.

I had a fairly high-end cue years ago that had a metal screw that held the ferrule on -- no tenon. That was before I understood about "end mass".
 
Bob Jewett said:
One way to increase the squirt/deflection on any shaft is to increase the weight in the front. You could try a steel disk right behind the tip. There might be a problem with gluing it.

I had a fairly high-end cue years ago that had a metal screw that held the ferrule on -- no tenon. That was before I understood about "end mass".
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For those who want to see examples of the effects of endmass, check out the videos, articles, and links here:

 
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