Why 2 shafts when 1 is enough??

[Fast Lenny]

Most cues I own have 2 shafts, 1 is usually just a spare back up shaft that I never use and helps with resale value as collectors want a full new shaft. I know that things happen, tips fly off or a ferrule problem so its better to have then have not.

 

[alstl]

And then there was William Whippersman, who invented the rapid fire cue, with six rotating shafts. You could shoot several times at once with this cue, gaining an immediate edge over your opponent, who would usually look on completely baffled by what he was seeing. Whippersman tried using this cue in a money game with Madman Phil and he didn't care for the trickery. Phil grabbed that cue out of Willie's hand and proceeded to rapid fire it on his head. That was the last time anyone ever saw Willie or his six shafted cue. :rotflmao1:

I have that cue, got it at the George Balabushka estate sale. Whippersman did not invent it, stole the idea from George.

Will consider trades.

 

[freeman108]

Yes, two shafts

I play with a Meucci Cameo. One of the shafts is a Meucci original. I had Steve Lomax take the joint off the other shaft it came with and make me a custom shaft. Steve's shafts have a nice spring to them I like a lot, and it's not as thin as a Meucci shaft. When I find myself struggling to connect to my shot, I will switch shafts. It works in terms of feel. The shafts are quite different. Adjusting to the feel of the other shaft helps me to stop over analyzing my shots. It also works as a good mental trick. It was that evil shaft that was making me shoot bad, not my game. Meh, at least that's what I tell myself. Sad part is I believe it sometimes.

I recently was fortunate enough to run across someone wanting to sell an original Sledgehammer. I could not get the money out of my pocket fast enough. I paused for a moment because it only had one shaft, but I figured I would be OK with just one shaft. I broke the tip the other week while practicing a new nine ball break (using a stun stroke to try to stop the cue dead center on the table). I have no idea how I broke a phenolic tip, but I have been playing tournaments the past two weeks without a jump cue. I find playing without a jump cue to be a major crutch. I have to play one more week without one because I won't see Steve until the first week of June (I'll have Steve fix it). So while most might not ever play with the second shaft for any reason, It is truly better to have and not need than to need and not have. I would rather drag around a few extra ounces than be in the position I am in now.