berts own post, tells us now that dani sanchez is giving it a go
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1453...4720435129622/
A few days ago in New York, I had a chance to play some shots with Dani Sánchez's new carbon fiber shafts. He had two, actually, and they were rather different. One was a "no-deflection" shaft, which he said he didn't like 100 %, because the big difference with the way wood shafts react took away too much "feel", in his view. (Didn't we all notice how Jérémy Bury needed several months to get comfortable with his cf shafts, and actually hit the amount of 2nd ball he wanted to hit?) The other one was a "medium deflection" cf shaft, and Dani said he loved it.
"Will last you a lifetime, and it reacts just like wood."
It reminded me of a story about Kevin Godley and Lol Creme, then still a part of 10CC. They told a reporter about days they spent in the studio, trying to program a drum computer just right, and make it sound like a snare drum. They kept getting close, but it was never perfect. And on the third day, Godley famously said: "Why don't we use a snare drum?"
All kidding aside: Dani showed us what he could do with the cf shaft, and it was impressive. Made big draw shots look easy, power always on tap. I've made fun of carbon fibre cues and shafts for 35 years, never liked them in the least. The ones that Marco Zanetti played with in the eighties were (excusez le mot) just complete crap. But I think we are watching that technology reach maturity now. CF is no longer a gimmick, it's now "on the level", and it's here to stay.
Prepare to fork over something in the € 500 / 600 range, if you want to order one. And decide beforehand, if you are willing to invest time in making the transition.
