How Often Does a Shaft Need Replacing?

[The Woim]

Another poster said that he replaces the shaft on his production cue every two or three years. The production cue is approx. 23 years old from a reputable maker.

Does a shaft have a short life span?

On the other hand, I've got an 18 year old production cue that I never play with personally but have passed it on to my son. The shaft seems whippier than in years past, but that may be because The Woim has moved on to stiff custom cues.

Does a shaft have a short life span? Does the fiber in the wood break down over a short period of time or does the shaft need to be replaced from abuse?

Yours Truly,
The Woim

[Manwon]

Originally Posted by The Woim

Another poster said that he replaces the shaft on his production cue every two or three years. The production cue is approx. 23 years old from a reputable maker.

Does a shaft have a short life span?

On the other hand, I've got an 18 year old production cue that I never play with personally but have passed it on to my son. The shaft seems whippier than in years past, but that may be because The Woim has moved on to stiff custom cues.

Does a shaft have a short life span? Does the fiber in the wood break down over a short period of time or does the shaft need to be replaced from abuse?

Yours Truly,
The Woim

Shafts have no life span, as long as you do not over stroke them!!!!!!!

[mullyman]

Yeah, I've never heard of replacing a shaft for anything other than a crack or warping. As a matter of fact I think the older a shaft gets the better it plays, assuming it gets regular usage.
MULLY

[SPINDOKTOR]

Shafts when new do change over a period of time... all shafts that Im aware of are subject to this..the supershafts Predator, ob-1 etc are no differnt, they seem to be more stiff when new, than one that is a few years old..

IMHO If you want the best playing shafts, they should be replaced every 5 years.

I myself, I useualy keep the shaft until the original tip is gone.. then I buy a new shaft..thats my preferance, and alot of people im sure are happy to get fairly new shafts from me...lol


SPINDOKTOR