What type of shaft do you use on your playing cue?
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gforces1911 said:
I have two of those from Pat, very reasonable in price also. I have seen other cue makers charge up to $350 for a shaft. You'll like it if you like stiff shafts. IMO it's a great shaft.
I used to play with a Predator cue, so for a while, I had used a Predator shaft. I then purchased a Rick Howard cue, and since that is no small investment, I decided I would at least try to play with the standard shaft.
Being Predator programmed, even 6 months in, I'm still not totally in tune with it. But it's not terribly difficult. It did help that one of the two shafts was actually about 12.5 mm instead of the full 13 mm like the other.
Being Predator programmed, even 6 months in, I'm still not totally in tune with it. But it's not terribly difficult. It did help that one of the two shafts was actually about 12.5 mm instead of the full 13 mm like the other.
You put Arnot's shaft on the list but left out the Universal Smart Shaft? Put four votes in for the USS: Me, Koop, Bill Stroud, and Thorsten Hohmann.
The USS does play great but I'm not sure that I like it more than I would like any other very stiff shaft (God that sounds bad, stop giggling!). My favorite shaft of all is a 24 year old Schon shaft that is currently tipless. My USS is a close 2nd, though.
Cory
The USS does play great but I'm not sure that I like it more than I would like any other very stiff shaft (God that sounds bad, stop giggling!). My favorite shaft of all is a 24 year old Schon shaft that is currently tipless. My USS is a close 2nd, though.
Cory
I tried a Predator shaft for about a week and I gave up on it and about a year later a friend of mine talked me into trying a 314 shaft again. I kept hearing him tell me about the difference in deflection between his standard shaft versus his predator and I decided maybe I should give the 314 another try. This time I put some time into learning to use the shaft with some tips from my friend and after I finally adjusted to it I don't think i'd want to switch back to a regular shaft. I think it's what you get used to as far as what you prefer in a shaft for your cue. If a player doesn't fully understand deflection then they may not like a predator because there are shots that the predator shaft doesn't hit as well as a standard shaft IMO, but the overall advantage of being able to aim where you want the cue ball to go is worth the slight disadvantage to me.suckershot said:
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Well, I play with a DZ cue usually, so I use his normal shafts that come with his cues. I like his taper, and I prefer these shafts over Predator shafts which I've had multiple of. The original shafts just feel better to me, and don't get as much "spin" as predator shafts do...And I like to use as little "spin" as possible in my game. This is only MY preference here, take it for what its worth. IMO, the shaft on my Shurtz cue is better than a predator shaft aslo, so maybe I just don't like predator shafts? Gimme a normal wooden shaft over one of those "low deflection" shafts any day!
Well, I play with a DZ cue usually, so I use his normal shafts that come with his cues. I like his taper, and I prefer these shafts over Predator shafts which I've had multiple of. The original shafts just feel better to me, and don't get as much "spin" as predator shafts do...And I like to use as little "spin" as possible in my game. This is only MY preference here, take it for what its worth. IMO, the shaft on my Shurtz cue is better than a predator shaft aslo, so maybe I just don't like predator shafts? Gimme a normal wooden shaft over one of those "low deflection" shafts any day!
JoeyA said:
prodigy shaft by ronnie powell
Cory in DC said:
You're right, Cory. I knew I forgot an important shaft and I guess because I don't see or hear of too many of them down here in New Orleans, I couldn't think of the name. The Universal Smart Shaft deserves to be on the list but I don't think I can edit the poll.
JoeyA
