Wood over CF shaft options

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AverageTXN

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I've been playing with CF shafts since I got back into the game last November. While I do like the performance they offer, I find myself missing the feel of wood shafts. I know that Predator has released the Centro shaft with a partial carbon tube in the tip section and that J. Flowers has just released the SMO-W with what I understand is a carbon core covered with wood for the entire length of the shaft.

Are there any other options like these on the market that I should consider?
 
Mezz EXPro is built this way. I used to have a HybridPro with cf tube in it. Best wood shaft i ever used. Had to sell for fin. reasons. Problem with Mezz is they only make for their joints. They play great tho.
 
AverageTXN said:
Are there any other options like these on the market that I should consider?
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I started out with a 314-1 and used it for 4-odd years as a play stick.
Then I got a Z2 and played with it as a play cue reverting my 314-1 to a break cue.
After 4-5 years as a break cue, the 314-1 lost its head (and ferule) so I resorted to my $80 came-with-table cue.
A couple years later, I got a Z2-S-tuned, and it has been my play cue for 6-odd years.
Last month, I got a Katana 11.5mm, and I really like the way it plays (still needs a harder tip on it)::very similar to the Z2 S-tuned.
 
AverageTXN said:
I've been playing with CF shafts since I got back into the game last November. While I do like the performance they offer, I find myself missing the feel of wood shafts. I know that Predator has released the Centro shaft with a partial carbon tube in the tip section and that J. Flowers has just released the SMO-W with what I understand is a carbon core covered with wood for the entire length of the shaft.

Are there any other options like these on the market that I should consider?
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I would love to hear the answer on this. I feel like the Centro is just another McDermott G-Core me too shaft, and no better then a 314. The SMO-w, Mezz EXPro, and the McDermott I-2 all seem to have full length Carbon fiber inserts. But its hard to find shops to demo all these shafts, which you would want to do because you would most likely need a new butt, because they all have different joint threads. smh.
 
You also have the InFuze shafts, there is one branded Lucasi made of regular wood and one that is branded Pure X that is made with kielwood.
I have the Kielwood version, plays nice, low defletion but not as low as my SMO CF shaft. My shaft is a bit on the heavy side, I understand that it's not the standard, I wish it was a bit lighter.

www.cueandcase.com

INFUZED Shafts

Crafted using a unique fusion of carbon fiber and traditional materials like maple or Kielwood, these shafts redefine performance standards.
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skor said:
You also have the InFuze shafts, there is one branded Lucasi made of regular wood and one that is branded Pure X that is made with kielwood.
I have the Kielwood version, plays nice, low defletion but not as low as my SMO CF shaft. My shaft is a bit on the heavy side, I understand that it's not the standard, I wish it was a bit lighter.

www.cueandcase.com

INFUZED Shafts

Crafted using a unique fusion of carbon fiber and traditional materials like maple or Kielwood, these shafts redefine performance standards.
www.cueandcase.com www.cueandcase.com
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Yeah, the new SMO-W shaft from J. Flowers looks really interesting. But I don't think they make it for different pins yet.
 
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