Testing My First Carbon Fiber Shaft: Mezz Ignite 12.2
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- Опубликовано: 4 фев 2023
- I know. As a C player, there likely isn’t much value in my opinion regarding how a low deflection carbon fiber shaft plays and feels. However, I will say this.
First, until receiving this new shaft, I’ve never played with anything other than maple cues, so the Mezz Ignite (recommended by Thorsten Hohmann when I asked if he could point me in the right direction when I was considering a low deflection shaft) is the first carbon fiber shaft I’ve ever used.
(Note I don’t work for Mezz, I’m not sponsored by Mezz (or anyone, for that matter), Mezz did not pay me for this review, and I have no financial interest in Mezz whatsoever.)
Second, in most walks of life, while I recognize the value in practical higher end items in terms of quality, reliability, durability, etc., I’m not exactly sensitive to equipment changes and usually adapt quite quickly to new stuff.
All that said, I don’t see myself going back to a maple shaft. The carbon fiber shaft is extremely smooth and smooth is better when playing. I’ve read comments online about the “hit” and “feel” of carbon fiber shafts when shooting, but I can’t say I really notice a difference in the feel of a hit as compared to the maple shaft. Again, though, my primary concern is always performance so I will easily adapt to the “feel” of new equipment so long as it performs well.
More importantly, I ran through the cut shot drill and I definitely do see an improvement in decreased deflection which improved accuracy.
So was it worth $600 for a low deflection carbon fiber shaft? The way I look at it is, while $600 is a lot for a small gain in performance, I now have a high quality shaft that I can use for years, so I think the answer is yes.
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Glad you got your new low deflection shaft
I have a predator revo 12.9 and a meucci carbon pro 11.8 both are awesome I like the revo more but just a little.
Great man... I played just like you. I don't have much money, so I'm planning to buy JFlowers JF10 carbon cue. it's about US$.300.
What shaft diameter did you use before your CF 12.2 ? And how you adjusted,Just curious…I’m in the market for one but not quite sure of what diameter to get . Thanks
Good question. Prior shaft was 13mm. I can’t tell a difference whatsoever.
The best low deflection i think is the Jflowers S.M.O
Nice video. I have multiple carbon shafts from predator and almost the whole line of wooden from them as well. Some days I prefer wooden and other carbon works better. But that's just me I guess.
Which one is the best carbon shaft in your opinion sir and why😊?
insane
This is my favorite shaft too. 30 inch
@mmafan1007 it shifts the weight forward, which is a good thing but now that I'm used to it I really can't tell the difference.
@mmafan1007 I play with a Bill McDaniels. It's a custom cue not a cue off the wall. I've hit with the Revo the Cynergy and also Bull Carbon, Jacoby, McDermott and Whyte Carbon. Mine is a 5/16/14. For me is more about the thickness' I like my shaft to be around 12 mm and to be honest any of these shafts are just as good as the ignite the ignite is way overpriced.
what length is the shaft? 29 or 30"?
I did review on mine as well. Check out some time.
I have the same table
What do you think of the corner pockets? I'm not making excuses but I often feel they tend to spit out balls more than they should.
@@no1poolfan I wonder is the table small (8ft 7ft) or maybe you're quite big 😅
@@snowyowlgaming6690 8ft table.
@@no1poolfan tks man
Which cue is that ?
It’s a Koda with a Mezz Ignite shaft.
Cool beautiful cue what joint ?
Hope you didn't have to pay for that!! Lol sounds bad!!