The point of having spare shafts?

If you don't break with your playing cue or drive it down into the felt on every shot or something like that, how else could you break a shaft and why would spare shafts be necessary?

[Hopster]

Well for one, your tip might pop off and you have a spare handy.
Me i had a 13mm and a 12.5mm for the same cue, i would switch em around if i wasmt playing well with one. Just in the mind but sometimes it helped.
Im sure theres other reasons.

[SharpCat]

Remember this! Not all pool tables play the same. Some tables play fast while some play slow. You can taylor shafts to suit table conditions.

I have 3 shafts for my custom cue. I have not had enough table time to get accustomed to each shaft. I'm glad I have them cause 4 weeks ago during my apa match my stick got knocked over while I was racking. The shaft immediatly came off and a different shaft went on. I was able to put on another shaft and go on about my buisness with no worries. /ccboard/images/graemlins/grin.gif For that reason alone it's nice to have a spare. The other shaft was fine no nicks or nothing.

[bluewolf]

ditto. it is in case the tip pops off. I think it is best for the two to be exactly the smame though.if I was using a 12.5 and the tip popped and the other was a 13, i would think it would ad inconsistency in my game.

Laura

[SharpCat]

I agree with you. All 3 of my shafts are 12mm.

[qSHAFT]

9/10 times its for a spare tip rather than a spare shaft.

[Sid_Vicious]

If I was not the one who installed the tip, I'd have a spare shaft in case it came off or broke down in some way. Otherwise I've become a new believer that spare shafts are far over rated, and I generally only carry one now in case I want to try a different tip. I'd get two shafts with any custom, but a bargain custom could come with only one shaft and I'd be ok with that. Believe me, I have many, many shafts from my early days of stick buying. I don't need them, they are just extra investments.

Main thing is that my tips do not fly off. I suppose that if it did I'd play with my break cue, but it ain't gonna happen..sid~~~installs a good, solid tip for himself

[Hopster]

Well Laura, i wasnt too worried about a tip popping off but when i went bad with one i went with the other. Like i said, its in the mind. lol
Now all i have are 12.25mm,s. Took a little experimenting but im finally happy, but not to worry, when things go bad i will find something else to blame. /ccboard/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[bluewolf]

<blockquote><font class="small">Quote Sid_Vicious:</font><hr> If I was not the one who installed the tip, I'd have a spare shaft in case it came off or broke down in some way. Otherwise I've become a new believer that spare shafts are far over rated, and I generally only carry one now in case I want to try a different tip. I'd get two shafts with any custom, but a bargain custom could come with only one shaft and I'd be ok with that. Believe me, I have many, many shafts from my early days of stick buying. I don't need them, they are just extra investments.

Main thing is that my tips do not fly off. I suppose that if it did I'd play with my break cue, but it ain't gonna happen..sid~~~installs a good, solid tip for himself <hr /></blockquote>

2 SHAFTS came with my custom blackheart. i occasionally play with sneaky pete pred especeially if I am in a crowded place because if my bag got lifted, the blackheart is not replacable without being on a long waiting list.

when i use the sp, my bk is in my bag also and could shoot with it if i needed too. thing is i hate the tip that came on the bk.

Laura

[Wally_in_Cincy]

For me, I like having an extra shaft so when I send one shaft to the tip guy I don't have to change cues for a week, I just change shafts.

[Sid_Vicious]

Just a suggestion Bluewolf, that tip you don't like is on a break cue, correct? If so you should possibly consider putting a brown WB tip on it. The brown WB is hard for great breaks AND plays great. Just my thoughts...sid~~~has that exact combo on his BK stick

[NBC-BOB]

Two shafts is a good idea,just in case you lose a tip or somehow get an annoying dent in one shaft.Also I think it's a good idea, to alternate between the shafts so that the tip wear, is the same, and the shafts play the same all the time.

[Carlton31698]

I have two shafts on both of mu cues. On my main cue I keep the extra shaft in case the tip comes off of my regular shaft, and if I let someone else use my stick(does not happen much)they use the extra shaft. On my jump/break I have two shafts one a 14mm for breaking and jumping, and the other a 13mm to use when I go to a bar or a poolroom that is a little rough. /ccboard/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Rod]

A tip could come off as mentioned or have a ferrule crack or come loose. I carry a back up and a 12mm shaft just in case of golf or snooker game. The cue is to heavy but the shaft size is good for snooker.

Rod

[TonyM]

Lol! Only an American that plays with a 13.25mm shaft would think that 12 mm is good for snooker!

In england, 10.0mm is considered "large" for snooker!

Tony
-uses a 9.75mm tip and plays snooker 5 days a week......

[Rod]

<blockquote><font class="small">Quote TonyM:</font><hr> Lol! Only an American that plays with a 13.25mm shaft would think that 12 mm is good for snooker!

In england, 10.0mm is considered "large" for snooker!

Tony
-uses a 9.75mm tip and plays snooker 5 days a week...... <hr /></blockquote>

Well yes I am an American. I could play with the 13.25 instead. Actually the cue being to heavy is the only problem. Like I said it's just in case of golf or possibly snooker. Another cue that I use just for such games, but I rarely carry it, has a 12.5 shaft and weighs 17 oz. I've run out from the break 3 times on a 12 footer and countless 5 hole runs playing golf. Also numerous times on a 10 footer. Run over a hundred playing snooker maybe 4 times so those shafts must not be to bad. But the interesting part is I never really spent any time with the game. I only played that if there wasn't any 14-1, 9 ball or 1P. When I really could play I used the same cue for both, didn't matter. It's just where your from and what your use to, no rules on shaft size. I'm no where close to England. If I had grown up there then I imagine my shaft would be 10mm. I still don't get the mushroomed tip at about 11mm when the shaft is 10mm, probably hard to keep in shape it's so dinky. It looks like a toad stool! er ie mushroom plant. lol

Rod