Which ferrule for Schmelke cue
- Thread starter bk-banger
- Start date
bk-banger
Registered
I found this video showing the hardness comparison between the two:
Juma, 89: https://youtu.be/d-xvN6W6xhQ?t=203
XTC, 83: https://youtu.be/d-xvN6W6xhQ?t=409
Juma, 89: https://youtu.be/d-xvN6W6xhQ?t=203
XTC, 83: https://youtu.be/d-xvN6W6xhQ?t=409
*** Juma - 1" ***
I have two shafts with the XTC and love them. I have them on the flat laminated shaft and they play a lot like a Jacoby Hybrid Edge IMO. They have less deflection than maple but feel more like maple than most LD shafts. The only thing I don't like about the shaft is the PTO stamped on them. I would rather they be plain.
What's a PTO?
Most hit in the tip
Most of the hit is in the tip. The XTC is lighter therefore will squirt less but how much less can the shaft squirt when there is barely a weight difference between the Juma 1/2 in or the XTC? Theres probably not much or any measurable difference but if youre paying for a 1/2 ferrule you might as well get the lightest. You might find other reasons later on to like or not to like the XTC ferrule. It might get dirty easy or something like that. Again most of your hit is in the tip itself and also in how the butt was constructed, the glues used, pin used and joint material.
If Im paying for a 1/2 ferrule Im going XTC on a new cue. It would be near impossible to measure the difference in playing conditions though.
Most of the hit is in the tip. The XTC is lighter therefore will squirt less but how much less can the shaft squirt when there is barely a weight difference between the Juma 1/2 in or the XTC? Theres probably not much or any measurable difference but if youre paying for a 1/2 ferrule you might as well get the lightest. You might find other reasons later on to like or not to like the XTC ferrule. It might get dirty easy or something like that. Again most of your hit is in the tip itself and also in how the butt was constructed, the glues used, pin used and joint material.
If Im paying for a 1/2 ferrule Im going XTC on a new cue. It would be near impossible to measure the difference in playing conditions though.
The shaft is called PTO. I get that question asked all of the time and I didn't know the answer. I asked Dave and he said that it stood for Power Take Off and it was what they called their shaft.
Thanks for all the feedback! I think I'll be ordering the 1/2" XTC
Get any tip other than the standard one.
