What do YOU think is the best low deflection shaft?

what do you think the best low deflection shaft is?

  • 314-2

    Votes: 29 32.2%

  • 314

    Votes: 19 21.1%

  • OB-1

    Votes: 34 37.8%

  • tiger-x

    Votes: 8 8.9%
  • Total voters
    90
I myself like the mcdermott I2 shaft. I have played with it for a while and like it a lot. The feel and controll are nice and you can still get the huge amounts of spin like most low deflection shaft when ya need it . :) :)
 
The Predator 314 shaft is the best ever made. It brought my game up to another level because I know I am playing with the best. Very few of my friends, if any, play without one.
 
I never liked the original 314, or the Z, If I had my choice Id go with a 314-2, or possibly a OB-1 but I have yet to try the OB-1 so I cant really say If I like it or not. I do know the 314-2 is just a lil thicker than the original 314 and the OB-1 is 12.5mm. The Mezz WD700 is 12.5mm and Id compare it to the 314-2, as I feel it plays much better than an original 314.


SPINDOKTOR
 
SPINDOKTOR said:
I never liked the original 314, or the Z, If I had my choice Id go with a 314-2, or possibly a OB-1 but I have yet to try the OB-1 so I cant really say If I like it or not. I do know the 314-2 is just a lil thicker than the original 314 and the OB-1 is 12.5mm. The Mezz WD700 is 12.5mm and Id compare it to the 314-2, as I feel it plays much better than an original 314.


SPINDOKTOR
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OB 1 shaft is 12.7 to 12.8 not 12.5. I sell them and use them. You can change the soft hit to a firm hit with a moori hard to talisman hard. thanks Earl
 
etimmons said:
OB 1 shaft is 12.7 to 12.8 not 12.5. I sell them and use them. You can change the soft hit to a firm hit with a moori hard to talisman hard. thanks Earl
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Ok, cool, thats for the clarification, I looked on the OB-1 site just to make sure, and YES 12.75mm at the tip...

I havent yet played with a OB-1 so I cant comment on the hit, Royce hasnt returned my e-mail, so I dont know when I could order a shaft, whats your price on a OB-1 with 5/16-14 Joss threads with a black collar? Standard Talisman Med. Tip...


THANKS!


SPINDOKTOR
 
steveL75121 said:
Meucci Black Dot Shaft by a MILE!!!!! try the test yourself

http://www.meuccicues.com/BlackDot.htm:D :D :D
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agreed, but not because of these Meucci made videos. Can't compare to an OB-1 though and tiger x.. Just Black Dots on a few buts compared to predator's attempts (314, and Z) Meucci has a noticable lower deflection. BTW, i actually like deflection. sue me. hehe.

If Meucci had the advertising engine that predator has, i think the fad would shift dramatically.
 
schon.. i like it but on long straight shots with english the cueball turns off path which is why im looking around
 
metallicarokerx said:
schon.. i like it but on long straight shots with english the cueball turns off path which is why im looking around
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The problem is not the shaft it is however, you stroke. A shaft is only a piece of wood, your stoke and follow through, are directly responsible along with aiming for the path the cue ball will follow.

While a shaft will reduce deflection, a shaft will not make long shots for you, unless you already have good fundamentals, and with good fundamentals long shots with or without English should not be a problem.

So, I would save my money or use it for lesson's from a competent instructor, at least then you will get something that will truly help your game.
 
I'm not in a position to provide a legitimate vote.

I'm not in a position to provide a legitimate vote. I used to shoot with a Meucci (with
original shaft) for a long time. Then work got too busy and pool got bumped out of my
schedule. Then work got bumped out of my schedule, and pool came back. I went on
the hunt again for an old Meucci, and only found a butt I liked. Then I researched shafts,
so I wouldn't "get the shaft" when I bought one. I was impressed by the research Meucci did,
and bought a black-dot. The tip is so hard, it took me a while to get used to it. Then, I came
across an original shaft (pre-dot) and bought that, and started using that, as it had a somewhat
softer tip, and a matching ring, and felt so close to what I had used in the past. For the last
year or so though, I have been trying to get used to an old low-end McDermott, which is much
less ornamental, attracts less attention, and would not make me cry if it was stolen or damaged.

I think someone would really have to spend a long time with each type of these shafts mentioned,
in order to be able to provide information to contrast them.
 
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All I can say is that Mezz' WD700 beats the old 314 by ages.
More constant, more forgiving on slow shots, better wood and build quality

Also it comes with a Moori tip whereas the old 314 had a cheap LePro
 
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