Tiger X shafts...Low deflection?

[Hidy Ho]

1st Generation Tiger X-Shafts had a branded "TigerX" logo near the joint. They had a more conical taper like a "Billiard" shaft and also used the conventional wood tenon and 1 inch ferrule.

2nd generation shafts have a 25-30% smaller branded logo than the 1st. Significant changes from the 1st to 2nd gen shafts were; shorter "Tiger Concept" ferrule (reversed tenon) shaft taper (new Pro Taper), wood selection (fewer sugar lines and cosmetic imperfections), threaded phenolic inserts that won't weat our for 3/8-10 and Radial joints and our lamination technique (less visible lamination).

3rd generation shafts (where we are now) have the "TigerX" logo as a decal under the lacquer. Differences from 2nd to 3rd would be; UV Lacquer, Saber-T ferrule, lamination method (no visible lamination line), wood selection (very clean and bright wood) and far superior wood sealing and finish waxing process.

4th generation and beyond. Just wait and see. We are working on many great things .

Behind the scenes we have improved dramatically. Mind you, Tiger "X" Shafts are still hand made in our Burbank, Ca factory (visitors welcome).

Corey, you're an asset to Tiger

After talking to you, I might have to give the latest (3rd generation) version another try as now I moved away from playing with low deflection shaft to hard maple.

 

[CrownCityCorey]

just some questions for corey..

Why did Tiger decide to make the change from a wood tenon sleeved ferrule to a solid chunk of ferrule on the tip? Through consultation with some engineers it was found that the "Tiger Concept" ferrule was overall a stronger design than a conventional ferrule setup. I've heard cuemakers state that having the tip glued to both the exposed tenon and ferrule results in better feel and less squirt. I don't know about the "less squirt" statement, however I have heard the "feel" issue brought up by many a cuemaker and it makes sense. We have not found any great loss in feel using our concept ferrule. Most people think they get far more feel with our shafts than with our competitors.

Do you think that reducing the diameter of the shaft and shortening the ferrule will reduce the squirt even more? Yes, reducing the diameter will reduce cue ball squirt as the shaft will flex more and itself take more of the side inducing energy, not too sure about the shorter ferrule. I like a ferrule that is at least long enough so that it takes the "chalk line" (from chalking your cue) rather than wood.

Also, what is the length of the ferrule on the newest tiger shafts? 9/16"

Thx,
IM

This thread is taking a lot out of me, I am gonna take a break for a while