Which shaft do you use?
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The shaft that came with my Josey.:thumbup:
I still use hard maple shafts. I wish I would have fallen in love with the new LD shafts, then I could just buy them and slap on some ringwork and knock a year off of my wood turning schedule. I personally still prefer a nice dense hard maple shaft. I love the feel and feedback. Chris.
The shaft that came with my Mottey cue....30" 12.6mm 
I've tried the LD shafts but I prefer the solid shafts instead. The nice thing about them is you don't have to worry about them breaking down over time like you do with the Laminated shafts.
My Mason cue hits a ton! I tried it with a 314-2 and hated it. I'll keep the regular shaft.
My Mason cue hits a ton! I tried it with a 314-2 and hated it. I'll keep the regular shaft.
BlowFish said:
I agree... Didn't expect there to be so many players using the regular shafts that come with their cues... Makes me feel as if I shouldn't bother spending my money for an OB-2 shaft, and just stick with the shafts coming with my Bebot Bautista cue I just ordered x]... It just now seems that hardly anybody is using LD shafts, completely opposite from what I was expecting.
xtenglong said:
i use an LD shaft when i use my mezz. there's nothing wrong with ld shafts. i know a couple of people that swear by them.
if you like the way they play you should go ahead and keep using 'em
I like the 314-2 and OB1's alot and 75% of the pros play with predator shafts.--Leonard
I guess this goes to show ,you cant beat a maple shaft!!on the others people say you adjust and get used to them .my opinion is you should not change the way you play to match yoour equipment. your equipment should compliment the way you play!!!!!!
poolcuemaster said:
That is an interesting fact. I knew that there were alot of them, some because of sponsorship, etc but take a step back and think about that (75% WOW).
I have played with the early 314 shaft. It took me some time to get used to it, but I eventually did. I could never masse with it, but for regular play it played okay.
The reason I bought and used it, strangely enough, was it had a uni-loc joint and I had a few cues with that joint. I could use the same playing shaft with many cues and I liked that.
I still have that OLD 314 but dont play with it. I will say it did stay straight and solid after several years.
Ken
So, what's the deal......a bigger percentage of us bangers actually like the deflection and feel of a regular maple shaft, while a bigger percentage of pros prefer the consitency of some kind of tricked out laminated shaft ??
xtenglong said:
I have tried almost all Tech shafts and have only liked the Mezz shafts. HybridProII is my most preferred Tech shaft in the Mezz lineup. Having said that, I still keep coming back to a Hard Rock Maple shaft that is Parabolic, slightly over 13mm, Micarta Ferrule and a Hard Tip. That is my preferred shaft, hence I voted for Regular Shaft. :thumbup: I assumed it meant Maple Shaft. Hehehe...
LD Queperfect
Im new in this forum so bear with me If I?m doing something wrong:smile:
I usually shoot with a Queperfect made by Ronnie Powell and he makes a real nice solid hitting maple shaft that has almost no deflection at all.
I don?t care so much for the laminated kind but I do care about making pool a bit easier using a LD shaft so this is perfect - for me that is.
I do think that some other Custom makers also do this, I have heard some names but that Is only from other people so I prefer not to mention any since I havn?t seen or tried them. I?m hoping however some of you can share some light over this matter.
And if you want to know something about Queperfect?s cues - please feel free to ask. I have 3 of his cues and some more coming. Sold 2 cues one of them went to a former Junior World champion, he however uses Queperfect shaft with "ordinary deflection". This is not me trying to sell you any It?s just a way to say that I have tried a lot of his cues.
By the way - very good thread!
Im new in this forum so bear with me If I?m doing something wrong:smile:
I usually shoot with a Queperfect made by Ronnie Powell and he makes a real nice solid hitting maple shaft that has almost no deflection at all.
I don?t care so much for the laminated kind but I do care about making pool a bit easier using a LD shaft so this is perfect - for me that is.
I do think that some other Custom makers also do this, I have heard some names but that Is only from other people so I prefer not to mention any since I havn?t seen or tried them. I?m hoping however some of you can share some light over this matter.
And if you want to know something about Queperfect?s cues - please feel free to ask. I have 3 of his cues and some more coming. Sold 2 cues one of them went to a former Junior World champion, he however uses Queperfect shaft with "ordinary deflection". This is not me trying to sell you any It?s just a way to say that I have tried a lot of his cues.
By the way - very good thread!
Chrippa said:
pm sent........