marflax33
05-28-2006, 04:29 PM
The stx titanium, Outside of the Mohawk, the King of all TI's... And now my thoughts.
Durability- All i can say is wow... This thing had lasted me a good year, and i have broken everything in my way. Warriors, Brines, Gaits, It makes no difference to this beast of a shaft. It busts them all like twigs. I must admit, outside of the Harrow Monster and the Mohawk TI, this is probably the strongest titanium shaft being produced. The walls are nice and thick on it, making it quite heavy, but still, If you are looking for a beastly and middle weight shaft, give this serious thought.
Appearence- Well, It could be better. I loved the simplicity of it when i first bought it. It had a nice simple grey coating, and an average little STX sticker, and it said titanium in black letters. Nice and simple. After a year of playing with it, I have noticed how the paint chips off. The grey pain will come off from hard checks or rain, But it doesnt effect the durability in any way. If you are buying this shaft hoping for a beautiful shiny sparkling peice of equipment, drop the idea and go buy some warrior stuff. Overall, I dont care about looks, But the paint comes off, and that might bother some of you.
Grip- I Half like the grip, Half hate it. I prefer the Grips on the warrior and the Powergrips from brine. They have nice curved edges, and are good for grip. This shaft just has a standard Octogon shape to it, with no curve inward of the edges at all. The grip is kind of flat. But, The paint helps. The STX ti is painted with a sort of rough coat, so it makes the grip better. The paint is kind of like tape... It is kind of rough and helps you get a good grip on the shaft.
Weight- Well, all you noodle arms out there (Gigo), Stay away from this. It comes in at around 7 ounces, last time i checked. Weight has never really bothered me, But some of you people out there would hate this shaft for it. The durability definently makes up for the weight IMHO, but if you like quick fakes and such, Get an alloy, titanium isnt what you would want.
Overall- I would give this shaft a 9 out of 10. I loooove this shaft. It is the best i have ever played with. I am only subtracting one point because of the weight, and the way the paint comes off. For all of you people who have the playing type of break anything that gets in your way, this is definently your shaft. If you play with finnesse, and prefer the Subtle split dodge to the run them over, screaming like a demon, This is not your shaft. I would say, if you could muster up the 110 dollars and like to inflict pain to things, than definently go for this. You would enjoy it :)
Durability- All i can say is wow... This thing had lasted me a good year, and i have broken everything in my way. Warriors, Brines, Gaits, It makes no difference to this beast of a shaft. It busts them all like twigs. I must admit, outside of the Harrow Monster and the Mohawk TI, this is probably the strongest titanium shaft being produced. The walls are nice and thick on it, making it quite heavy, but still, If you are looking for a beastly and middle weight shaft, give this serious thought.
Appearence- Well, It could be better. I loved the simplicity of it when i first bought it. It had a nice simple grey coating, and an average little STX sticker, and it said titanium in black letters. Nice and simple. After a year of playing with it, I have noticed how the paint chips off. The grey pain will come off from hard checks or rain, But it doesnt effect the durability in any way. If you are buying this shaft hoping for a beautiful shiny sparkling peice of equipment, drop the idea and go buy some warrior stuff. Overall, I dont care about looks, But the paint comes off, and that might bother some of you.
Grip- I Half like the grip, Half hate it. I prefer the Grips on the warrior and the Powergrips from brine. They have nice curved edges, and are good for grip. This shaft just has a standard Octogon shape to it, with no curve inward of the edges at all. The grip is kind of flat. But, The paint helps. The STX ti is painted with a sort of rough coat, so it makes the grip better. The paint is kind of like tape... It is kind of rough and helps you get a good grip on the shaft.
Weight- Well, all you noodle arms out there (Gigo), Stay away from this. It comes in at around 7 ounces, last time i checked. Weight has never really bothered me, But some of you people out there would hate this shaft for it. The durability definently makes up for the weight IMHO, but if you like quick fakes and such, Get an alloy, titanium isnt what you would want.
Overall- I would give this shaft a 9 out of 10. I loooove this shaft. It is the best i have ever played with. I am only subtracting one point because of the weight, and the way the paint comes off. For all of you people who have the playing type of break anything that gets in your way, this is definently your shaft. If you play with finnesse, and prefer the Subtle split dodge to the run them over, screaming like a demon, This is not your shaft. I would say, if you could muster up the 110 dollars and like to inflict pain to things, than definently go for this. You would enjoy it :)