I know this topic has come up here a few times and there are some of us out there who prefer an S shaft.  We have debated the benefits of the straight vs S shaft, counter balancing, offered Frankenstein solutions, discussed the limited available options.   When Steve announced he was working on an S shaft option for Equinox, and mentioned he was looking for testers, I jumped at the chance to try this out.  I provided Steve my thoughts on the prototype I received from another tester in Flori