Fortis carbon shaft review | closest to the wood?

Follow me on social media:
linktr.ee/darr...
www.dynamitebilliards.com
Thanks to my sponsors for continued support
Tiger Products, Inc.
Dynamite Billiards
Rasson
Taom billiards
Dynamite Baits
Onboards sportswear
Salotto
Pool Shark Billiard Club
Thanks!
#tiger #pool #carbonshaft

[@jamesharris6657]

Daren never change your intro it’s fire 🔥

[@velikayim2182]

Glad to see you are doing okay champ. Fortis shaft sounds like a wood shaft. I really couldnt get used to the metalic sound of Revo when you hit the ball after 4 months of playing.

[@rodconner9079]

Absolutely love what you showed here - the differences; they can be seen plain as day. This demo is as you stated to start, you can actually see the differences in the 2 shafts, and your stroke stayed the same. One thing I did notice was the sound difference with the 12 being "less" than the 12.5. Definitely more "action" with the 12. In the end, it's learning to play with your choice but are you repetitive/consistent enough (strike/tip placement) to play with the smaller tip!?! Great demo Mr. D - do appreciate it!!! Be Safe

[@b4ssfunk3d]

I've tried 11.75 and 12.5 and I always reach for the 12.5. Gives me much better confidence when my stroke isn't perfect and when the cue ball is pinched up on the rail and I have to confidently put a stop shot or draw on the ball I just see it easier with a 12.5. 12.5 to me is the best of both worlds, you get the precision and spin control you would never get with a 13mm but with much more forgiveness than anything less than 12mm

[@rauldavila8632]

Im glad your doing better. We need you in this world so take care of yourself I really like my cuetec shaft because of the unique taper. I hope this one is similar

[@johnniewalker9737]

Love the comparison video's. Thanks Darren. Cheers.

[@johnmackay3136]

Cheers Dynamite for another quality video and review. I've just upgraded to the Cuetec cynergy and its miles better than anything I've used before, loving the carbon fibre 👍

[@JohnBowl14690]

My 2 cents...keep your wood shaft. You might find yourself going back and forth a bit. I thought I was going crazy by switching back and forth and readjusting for deflection. However, I seen another pro on tour who did the same thing. Cynergy is a very good shaft, but I sometimes find my body "sleeping" on it. I dont know why, but sometimes I start playing bad with the CF after months of using it. I check my mechanics and switch shaft and suddenly I start making balls and my position improves. I think part of the reason is that I can "feel" the wood shaft a little better. It provides me better feedback so I can adjust my stoke. Maybe you won't have this issue at all. But just in case, I'd keep the wood shaft around.

[@Darkslide2AR-FE]

I was looking at the Becue Prime M 12.5 but in a video it had this "Tonk" sound I didn't like at all. The Tiger Fortis sounds so much better and I like the look of the shaft. I noticed on their site they have a X model that is 13mm I'm curious how it compares to the 12.5mm.

[@mikejennings4938]

Love your videos always get something from them. Any chance in one of your videos to spend a few moments telling us what these great trophies are for. Would love to know when you won the world straight ball is the trophy there.

[@johnmackay3136]

He's already done a video on that brother 👍

[@frazierg0325]

Thank you.

[@user-re7vg9os1v]

Your still a good player champ, a simple but awesome player,

[@10efranco]

Interesting product. What the main difference between this shaft and a revo for example?. I see this one is a little bit more expensive

[@dynamiteappleton]

No foam inside the fortis and better material ferrule and sounds better imo .. fortis is seemlees inside shaft

[@DavidLopez-pc4nw]

Great video Darren

[@donkeydiehard879]

I thought you did a video a while ago saying you preferred the onyx over the sniper.

[@ErikTheCueist]

been waiting for this one :)

[@azbdizzy4176]

I'm probably too old to change from wood but that was a good review.

[@JohnBowl14690]

I bought a Konllen Carbon Fiber from Amazon, which is the same as JFlowers. Used it for 3 weeks and returned it and went back to wood. You can do the same, but for me it was a waste of time. I can control the cue english much better with wood. Especially when using draw over 6 feet.

[@azbdizzy4176]

@@JohnBowl14690 Thanks for the reply. I'll stay with wood.

[@mojo_gojo]

Great video, and very interested in this shaft. Do you notice a big difference between the 29inch and 30inch shafts?

[@james1795]

The 30 is an inch longer.

[@monarchlifestyle6299]

1” different

[@diegopozo1242]

Hi darren, I would like to ask if you recommend using a soft or medium cue tip.

[@dynamiteappleton]

Soft//medium imo

[@Dzusk]

I am not Darren, but my coach keeps saying it's best to use Medium tip with carbon shafts. Personally, my favourite one was the soft one and I played it for a really long time (it was the Pechauer Jade S. Now I use the M version of it because I haven't had any other choice)

[@tanyz7996]

Tiger break cue review pls 🙏

[@12snathaniel]

You like it more then the bull carbon?

[@dynamiteappleton]

Better than any carbon shaft imo

[@MarinaCalendar]

i'll aim as if im using no english....( proceeds to aim at the very bottom of the ball) be more specific. u have to aim a certain part of the cue ball when putting english. so why are u saying youre lining up as if youre hitting center ball...

[@gorankunovic6404]

No predator anymore? I gone from predator and move to mezz….

[@JohnBowl14690]

Wait until you try the fortis or Viking seige. Haha...just kidding. I haven't tried the Fortis yet, but a couple of guys in my league has a Viking CF. Seriously, it hits better than my Cynergy. That being said, I personally like the Predator. My 2 cents: 1) Viking 2) Predator 3) Cynergy 4) Rhino then the rest from all the CF shafts I've tried so far. However, from my experiece, it's not the brand as much the contruction and preference. Most of the known brands...McDermott, Cuetec, Mezz, Predator, Fortis, etc are all good Carbon Fiber shafts. If you prefer the Mezz, you'll probably play a little better with it. But after you get a couple of good sticks, the time is much better spent on doing drills, than shopping for shafts. My conclusion, it's not the arrow, it's the Indian. We all know that already, but it's tempting to keep buying sticks, especially when you try someone else's stick and like it better.

[@usamagh.abdulmahdi162]

From where I can order this shaft, I live in Canada, all the pin sizes are available?

[@dynamiteappleton]

Yes all the pin sizes available on request you can email us on [e-mail] as we only have couple radials and uni locks left on the website

[@andreadeleoabc]

The shaft looks good, the sound is not same as wood. Really annoing sound... Like plastic. My opinion. For me it's important I know other don't care too much about sound of the shaft.

[@dynamiteappleton]

Lots of carbon shaft make this plastic sound you talking about but not all of them tiger doesn’t as it’s fully phenolic

[@andreadeleoabc]

@@dynamiteappleton thanks for your answer champ. I'll have a go for sure. Appreciate when you say 12,5 helps if you are not in your twenty/thirtys anymore😂😂 I did the same choice. Hope you get well soon and go back fight on the table.

[@corysiler487]

What's the difference between Semi-pro and conical tapers?

[@jocu475]

It may be better for you to do a google search to see pictures

[@alistairs8495]

I believe they're loosely referred to as American (Straight or Pro) and European (Conical) tapers. One distinction you'll hear is that the straight tapers are preferable for closed bridges.

[@keykey1401]

The biggest difference is that the pro isn’t the conical

[@breakshot7451]

so many guys around me are now spending 300-400 euro for a shaft, don t get it. most of them , i see no improvement in their game. i think their are just victims of good advertisement. or as i say fallen to the dark side;))

[@dynamiteappleton]

Golf and pool more or less same everyone want what the pros are using we all looking for that extra few % for sure..

[@breakshot7451]

thanks for your story, what a close call , you would be quite shocked how many of us stupid ballhiters were worried and now are very happy to see you up and running give your self time to heal, and after you get all your cyborg parts plugged in i am pretty shure you will be a pain in the behind for evey upcomming opponent you will come across. greetings and i really like your drills@@dynamiteappleton

[@mahmoudsankari3842]

For me personally i like the carbon because I don’t have to worry about warping or dings or how i clean it

[@james1795]

You say "dark side" do to your ignorance on the subject.

[@breakshot7451]

soooo, tried it with a cue from a friend. played folks before and after they switched and playing pool since 19 88 the only ignorance, is yours, to ignore a litte fun @@james1795

[@gordonmaclellan2041]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJLChGR5qd-bhZY what did you mean by you aimed with no english there but played it with a lot of english?

[@dynamiteappleton]

Sorry I mean I aim as if I’m playing with no English because low deflection shaft I don’t need to allow for the throw

[@greggy284]

@dynamiteappleton Would you say the defection is the same or better than the Revo?

[@bucksniper65]

​@@dynamiteappletonanother good video as always and I am glad you are doing well. Question? Do you address the cueball at center then move the tip to put english on it or do you address the cueball with whatever english you want?

[@AccordionJoe1]

It's not the cue, it's the person using it.

[@james1795]

Obviously, pool is not your game.

[@AccordionJoe1]

Reallyt? I am 83, use a hickory shaft, and so far this year have won two regional tournaments and placed fourth in another last week.@@james1795

[@user-ho9rr5lv1l]

I used to believe that but after playing with the regulars of my pool hall, the shaft definitely plays a role. Im still using a wooden shaft and considering getting a carbon fiber shaft

[@JohnBowl14690]

@@user-ho9rr5lv1l - Assuming both shafts are of decent quality, it does make a difference. A very small difference. A lot of top pros are still using wood.