Trick Drums P1V6P Drive Shaft

I never write reviews. Period. But with this item, the Trick Drive Shaft, I just had to. This is by far the smoothest and most accurate drive shaft I've ever played. There is NO play or rattle anywhere. It is machined perfectly. The feel and action of my slave pedal is now very close to that of the main pedal. Ok, it's bulkier and heavier than your average drive shaft, and it may not fit your current pedal case/bag when pack up your pedal. But this is nothing when you consider how well this drive shaft works. I currently use the Trick shaft on a set of old Tama IC pedals. Simply a beautiful product!

Got this a few days ago, service from Thomann excellent. I play on a Tama Iron Cobra double and although the drive shaft looked and felt pretty solid, thought to invest in the Trick drive shaft as soon as it became available, mainly to reduce any lag regarding the slave unit. So my thoughts so far are:
- Fits perfectly to my setup, no problems.
- It is heavy and sturdy, looks like a quality piece of equipment.
- First hour of playing felt different, made me doubt a little bit.
- As i continued practising for the next few days, i started noticing the pedals felt more responsive and light under the feet, slave pedal especially.
- Gives me the impression i have to tighten the springs a little bit.
- Needs little time to get used to.
All said, it is a good investment and so far delivers to an extent what it promises. Both pedals feel definitely more equal as far as action is concerned. Smooth is a word that fits for sure... Don't expect miracles though, you have to practise hard to achieve high speed, endurance and consistency.

Got this UDS as a replacement to my Pearl Eliminator Shaft. Works well and I am pretty sure it will work with other pedals too. However, there is one tiny problem - whether the hoop on my kick is too shallow or the upper part of the Trick UDS is too wide, you really have to be presise with how you place main pedal into the hoop. If you place it too "deep" into the kick drum hoop, the UDS starts scratching against the hoops which is rather annoying and affects your performance.
Just one factor to be aware of, otherwise the build quality is five stars.
Thomann shipped same day and tracking number worked all the way to Norway.
I recommend =)

Got it today and thought writing a review quickly.
I have a Pearl Eliminator 2002 C I bought new in 2008. 1 year ago I decided to push into metal music and started seriously pushing my double pedal game.
I am Impressed by the additional control I got on my left pedal, with the Trick shaft got much more feelings from the pedal. All of a sudden with this shaft you get more control, more response from the left pedal and beater. It is not as good as on the right pedal, but much closer than with the original pearl shaft.
Playing 16th RRLL on the double pedal, 2 days ago I was struggling keeping it for 8 bars straight at 155, now I got the same issue at 172!!! All of a sudden I am able to play much quicker. And I am confident with more work this shaft will help me having a cleaner sound, more definition, and even pushing further the speed.
Yes it is expensive for a shaft.... But i was considering changing my double pedal for a new model... Now this is over. I keep my good old Pearl Eliminator with Trick shaft, so good! So in the end... I save money ;)
Could I play as fast with the original shaft? I think so, but with significantly more work. This shaft is significantly better than the original one.