Forgive the bad cell pics, my phone doesnt take clear pictures anymore for some reason.
I wanted to mess around with a wood to wood joint as its been a lot of years since Ive played with anything but a Schon. I ordered the cue with some custom specs 60" even split, 12mm shaft (as an extra shaft for golf), black joint rings, no logo (I asked if they could just do a little "S", but they said no), and Hoppe rings at the butt. All for under 150 bucks. Unbelievable amount of quality and craftsmanship for not a lot of dough.
The only thing I didnt realize was since I wanted to use a predator shaft for most of my playing, I should have mentioned that so that the joint size would match up. As it is, the joint diameter is a bit bigger than the predator shaft diameter, but I like the cue so much, Im keeping this one to use as a breaker with a different shaft (a stinger shaft thats closer in size), and Im ordering another Schmelke with a birdseye front and little different joint.
All of the points are even, the wood looks good. Fit and finish is excellent. The 3/8 10 pin they use makes me think they cut their own pins, but Im guessing there. Overall I couldnt be happier with the cue, and when you factor in the price, Im very impressed.
I wanted to mess around with a wood to wood joint as its been a lot of years since Ive played with anything but a Schon. I ordered the cue with some custom specs 60" even split, 12mm shaft (as an extra shaft for golf), black joint rings, no logo (I asked if they could just do a little "S", but they said no), and Hoppe rings at the butt. All for under 150 bucks. Unbelievable amount of quality and craftsmanship for not a lot of dough.
The only thing I didnt realize was since I wanted to use a predator shaft for most of my playing, I should have mentioned that so that the joint size would match up. As it is, the joint diameter is a bit bigger than the predator shaft diameter, but I like the cue so much, Im keeping this one to use as a breaker with a different shaft (a stinger shaft thats closer in size), and Im ordering another Schmelke with a birdseye front and little different joint.
All of the points are even, the wood looks good. Fit and finish is excellent. The 3/8 10 pin they use makes me think they cut their own pins, but Im guessing there. Overall I couldnt be happier with the cue, and when you factor in the price, Im very impressed.
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