![]() ![]() 12.9 is the real deal & most likely the way to go - a few others that have both the 12.9 & 12.4 are saying that the 12.4 deflects more based on their testing. A tip change will make a big difference for me & meet or exceed my current benchmarkĢ. With the old set up the Revo shaft w/ the stock tip played phenomenal.At least I played awesome with it. The 12.4 out of the box has been a disappointment. So far I like/miss the hit of my old set up - the hit with the uni-loc QR joint & the 12.9 is my benchmark. Good luck & keep us posted if you buy one. Save yourself the hassle by getting a better tip - I actually like the Predator Medium as I've never had issues with it considering I had 2 Vantage shafts before. If you will buy one, have the tip changed because the Predator Soft tip that comes with it is indeed prone to mushrooming as many have said when they first got their Revo. If I still can't get the same hit/feeling as I did with the Vantage it's safe to say that I will be parting with the Revo. I will give the Revo & myself another chance by changing the tip to a Medium or Hard. My last shaft was a Vantage which I had been using for more than 1 yr now (stock Predator Medium tip) and I loved the way that shaft hit. Yes the shaft is stiff but I'm just not convinced that this is the kind of stiffness I like. On the other hand, the tip on my 12.4 Radial has mushroomed having only seen about 3 hrs of play. I also did not have any issues with the stock Predator soft tip mushrooming on the 12.9 despite having played with it for a total of about 18 hrs. The 12.9 & 8K-4 combo feels better than my current set up. ![]() I previously had the 12.9 version for a uni-loc joint which I paired with an 8K-4 butt. ![]() Right now I'm not too crazy about my radial Revo shaft. The only aspect I could see as a potential downside would be if such a design would adversely affect playability, but provided the insert wasn't a simple 'screw-in' design, favoring instead a mechanism that securely locked into place, I wouldn't expect such to be a big issue. This could potentially even cut down on production costs in the long run by requiring only one version of a shaft being manufactured (at least, for each tip diameter), would allow relatively easy adaptation to any new pins, and would dramatically simplify forecasting demand and minimizing stock overages of particular configurations due to errors therein. I can understand why they don't make it as a 'blank' given the construction, but would love to see them do something innovative like having an internal joint to which an replaceable insert would affix, and having available inserts to fit assorting pins. That said, here's my brilliant-or-idiotic idea of the week: Personally, I think they're dropping the ball in failing to offer them in the other common joint pin configurations. With MSRP $499 and dealers typically selling them at the allowable 10% discount, so $449, it'll be interesting to see where the secondhand Revo's settle in price-wise. ![]()
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