One thing I have noticed since I have been lucky enough to own enough Gus, Barry and Bushkas long enough to make the following assessment, The most consistant good hitting cues are Barry and Gus cues, I dont have Barry thats hits just OK, I have 2 Gus cues that hit just OK but thats compairing them to other Gus and Barry cues not production cues.
Now the Bushkas I would say that about 1/3 of the ones I have are just ok and the others are amazing, I have one that is the best hitting cue I have ever played with-but it is not that much better than the better Barry or Gus I have ever played with, its a subjective thing no way to put a number on it. I have one GSB that might pay better than the Bushka but I dont use it enough to judge it fairlt, that is something I will do in the furture. I have a couple Bushkas that are horrible compaired to Cue-Tecs,
But again none of the Szams play bad, the worst one I own is still a amazing cue when compaired to all others. I have 2 Bushkas that just look good and I love them for that.
My Credentials:
I have been playing for 25 years and have played with alot of cues, I'm a ok player when I'm in stroke-far from being a champion but there isnt a B player in the world that will like it, I'm very sensitive to equipment, Archer can play good with anything it just dosent matter. I'm the oppsite I have to have a great cue just to play fair compaired to him. So since I have this weakness I have become well informed on what I like in a cue, I can adapt to a cue very fast-a month to be 100% with it, I can tell in a couple hours if there is no hope. I'm far from being the player than Joe Tuker is or Blackjack(Dave S.) is. But I do know cues-alot about a few makers perhaps 10, I know nothing about Kikel or Schick but alot about SW or Szams.
thats my story and i'm sticking to it, I just wish I could use a cue better than I do
Now the Bushkas I would say that about 1/3 of the ones I have are just ok and the others are amazing, I have one that is the best hitting cue I have ever played with-but it is not that much better than the better Barry or Gus I have ever played with, its a subjective thing no way to put a number on it. I have one GSB that might pay better than the Bushka but I dont use it enough to judge it fairlt, that is something I will do in the furture. I have a couple Bushkas that are horrible compaired to Cue-Tecs,
But again none of the Szams play bad, the worst one I own is still a amazing cue when compaired to all others. I have 2 Bushkas that just look good and I love them for that.
My Credentials:
I have been playing for 25 years and have played with alot of cues, I'm a ok player when I'm in stroke-far from being a champion but there isnt a B player in the world that will like it, I'm very sensitive to equipment, Archer can play good with anything it just dosent matter. I'm the oppsite I have to have a great cue just to play fair compaired to him. So since I have this weakness I have become well informed on what I like in a cue, I can adapt to a cue very fast-a month to be 100% with it, I can tell in a couple hours if there is no hope. I'm far from being the player than Joe Tuker is or Blackjack(Dave S.) is. But I do know cues-alot about a few makers perhaps 10, I know nothing about Kikel or Schick but alot about SW or Szams.
thats my story and i'm sticking to it, I just wish I could use a cue better than I do
