Aug 15, 20152 min
I spoke to the viking crew and now understand a little more about this shaft. They hollow out the tip of the shaft by boring out six inches of it and filling it with a less dense wood. This gives the shaft a lessoned weight at the front end of the cue.
That means a high performance, low deflection shaft without multiple pieces to break down or delaminate and cause trouble.
You can really feel the hit on this shaft as it is a solid construction. They retail for as low as $179.00 and for a great low deflection shaft that is a wonderful price for all pool players. Bottom line, I give this product four out of five Sneaky Petes.
This is a fun shaft and with that being said, if you get used to this you’re going to have a harder time transitioning to a different shaft. In all honesty if I were going on the road and only taking two shafts, this would be one of them. You can purchase this shaft (along with thousands of other products at Sneaky Pete Mafia’s storefront, Pool Pulse.
Below is the Viking product description from the Viking site.
The ViKORE American Performance Shaft features advanced low deflection and enhanced power from our reactive ViKORE center. What does that mean? Enhanced feel and low vibration. Every ViKORE shaft is designed to help players take their game to the next level. And players around the country agree that these shafts will help you hit the ball straighter so that you pocket more shots.
Viking ViKORE® Performance Shaft, featuring:
Advanced LOW DEFLECTION and Enhanced POWER from the Reactive ViKORE® Center
Enhanced Feel and Low Vibration from the Softouch® Dampening Technology
The Viking ViKORE® is 100% Made in the USA
Premium Michigan Hard Rock Maple
Aged Wood Shafts – 8 to 10 Turns over 5 years
Viking Indestructible SUPER Ferrule
Lifetime Warranty, including Warpage
Everest Laminated Tip – Made by Tiger
Proudly Made in USA
*With all shaft only purchases we cannot guarantee a fit onto your cue unless the butt that the shaft will fit onto is sent into us