Would the pros play with LD shafts if they weren't sponsored?
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Pro Cues
It is likely that Pros enjoy the luxury of various accommodations & modifications of the cues they receive, therefore their experience is not likely to be generalizable the the average John Q Pool Player.
It is likely that Pros enjoy the luxury of various accommodations & modifications of the cues they receive, therefore their experience is not likely to be generalizable the the average John Q Pool Player.
I think anyone that is willing to go through a learning curve may switch but if your already playing at a elite level and having success, there would really be no point to switch.I know the topic of LD shafts have been beaten more than a red headed stepchild but the Laminates were in theory
to keep the shaft straight thats it.Its the boring out of the front end that creates less deflection.Take any maple shaft and bore out the first few inches and voila you've got low deflection.I know few guys who use maple shafts that deflect less than a Predator because there tip diameter was 11.5.Kind of off topic but I was amazed that Oscar Dominguez plays with a 9.5mm tip and his biggest was a 10.5mm tip on his Prewitt.Sorry for going off topic
to keep the shaft straight thats it.Its the boring out of the front end that creates less deflection.Take any maple shaft and bore out the first few inches and voila you've got low deflection.I know few guys who use maple shafts that deflect less than a Predator because there tip diameter was 11.5.Kind of off topic but I was amazed that Oscar Dominguez plays with a 9.5mm tip and his biggest was a 10.5mm tip on his Prewitt.Sorry for going off topic
no .
Some would some wouldn't. Ive met a few who love their LD shafts
And aren't sponsored. Iirc Allison used one for years on her cuetech
Even though she wasn't sponsored by them
And aren't sponsored. Iirc Allison used one for years on her cuetech
Even though she wasn't sponsored by them
Interesting,I never heard that before.I assumed it was just a cuetec shaft that was tweaked to her liking.Thanks
i'm pretty sure corey duel would still use one
dave
your right to the bottom line no b.s. approach is what i respect about you
my 2 cents
professional pool players play pool to survive
if the money they get is less than the money they would earn with a different shaft
they would use the shaft that could earn them the most
icbw
Ernesto and Oscar Dominguez used to use a shaft milled down to 11 mm for LD. Oscar asked to try out my Pred Z2 and after several cut shots determined that it was comparable - he (Oscar) changed to the Z2 then...I don't know about now.
I don't think that they are sponsored by Predator.
I don't think that they are sponsored by Predator.
You're the second person to say something like that in the past 3 days. I asked the other guy what the basis was for his claim, and he didn't respond. What's the basis for your claim?
You're probably right, in general. I'm sure most pros could play well with any cue or shaft (with a little "re-calibration"), so why not go for the cash?
However, I do believe an LD shaft can offer a slight advantage (per my December '07 BD article).
Regards,
Dave
Also note: one can take a standard shaft and have it turned down to 11mm, put a new ferule on it, and it EFFECTIVELY becomes a LD shaft.
As DrDave said it- pros could play with any shaft- if we don t talk about *getting bucks for it*, there would be still many players which would choose ld shafts. Just like everyone would choose something where he would feel comfortable with.
Not a big miracle at all
Not a big miracle at all
Thanks for the opinions, what I really wanted to mean is.
Players with no sponsor (as far as I know): dennis orcollo is now playing with South West, Alcano with Viking and I think Thorsteen plays with Vollmer every time he can and Mika played with Capone years ago, for example..
¿There's any reason why they come back to solid standar maple shafts inspite of the uncertainty and the error this shafts introduce in the shoot when you unintentionally play out of the center ball, and the extra effort when applying english?
Players with no sponsor (as far as I know): dennis orcollo is now playing with South West, Alcano with Viking and I think Thorsteen plays with Vollmer every time he can and Mika played with Capone years ago, for example..
¿There's any reason why they come back to solid standar maple shafts inspite of the uncertainty and the error this shafts introduce in the shoot when you unintentionally play out of the center ball, and the extra effort when applying english?
problem is you will miss more balls with a smaller shaft than a 13mm tip. A long pro tapper will take care of that issue as well on a standard maple shaft. Meucci was the cue in the day, cue makers avoid this pro tapper because of warping issues!!
I'd love to hear the evidence myself.
Would a sniper rather shoot in high wind or low wind? Sure they can accommodate for either, but I bet if asked, they would rather deal with the least amount of variability possible. Unless you simply don't like he feel of an LD shaft, or you are so used to using A regular shaft that you have trouble adjusting, why wouldn't you use one?