After owning a number of custom playing cues, I wanted to find a production player that I was comfortable with for $400 or less.
The Meucci Pro shaft finally won out over a Joss, Mezz ($$$), or others. Here's my experience thus far.
Meucci SWBB1 with Pro shaft.
19.5 oz
12.5 mm
soft Ultra Skin tip
My first impression was that this is A LOT of cue for $331.
The cue arrived in immaculate condition, and the Pro shaft was matched up perfectly. The detail in the wood and finish is even better than I expected.
My cues are all around 20oz, but this one feels more balanced, as if the weight is further forward towards the shaft.
It may be in my head, but I feel like the coated wrap stores more heat than wood, and kind of makes my hand sweat. Does that sound stupid? maybe...
My Katana shaft is supposedly 12.5mm, so that's what I chose for the Pro. To my surprise, they are WAY different in diameter.
I understand that the Katana has a shorter taper, but the Pro honestly feels like a 13mm, or the Katana is closer to 12mm.
I need to measure to confirm, but somebody is wrong and I think it's Meucci.
Either way, I forced myself to adjust to the new shaft which took about 4 or 5 hours of play to get really comfortable.
It has an extremely soft hit with very low deflection. It's almost silent when you strike the ball.
I noticed that I have to give more input when cheating pockets because it's very forgiving on slight angled shots. It shoots STRAIGHT.
Drawing the cue ball consistently was challenging at first because it plays so differently from the Katana, but I have experienced less miscues than I did with my medium Everest tip (which was more than average).
I'm not sure how much can be attributed to the soft Ultra Skin or the wider tip diameter. I'm very happy with the Ultra Skin tip overall.
It soaks up chalk and maintains a nice texture with little scuffing.
The cue has received a lot of attention at league, and I managed to beat a solid APA 7 in my first match with it.
Time will tell if the Meucci holds up to quality standards, but out of the box this is a very nice production cue, and I do not yet regret the purchase.
The Meucci Pro shaft finally won out over a Joss, Mezz ($$$), or others. Here's my experience thus far.
Meucci SWBB1 with Pro shaft.
19.5 oz
12.5 mm
soft Ultra Skin tip
My first impression was that this is A LOT of cue for $331.
The cue arrived in immaculate condition, and the Pro shaft was matched up perfectly. The detail in the wood and finish is even better than I expected.
My cues are all around 20oz, but this one feels more balanced, as if the weight is further forward towards the shaft.
It may be in my head, but I feel like the coated wrap stores more heat than wood, and kind of makes my hand sweat. Does that sound stupid? maybe...
My Katana shaft is supposedly 12.5mm, so that's what I chose for the Pro. To my surprise, they are WAY different in diameter.
I understand that the Katana has a shorter taper, but the Pro honestly feels like a 13mm, or the Katana is closer to 12mm.
I need to measure to confirm, but somebody is wrong and I think it's Meucci.
Either way, I forced myself to adjust to the new shaft which took about 4 or 5 hours of play to get really comfortable.
It has an extremely soft hit with very low deflection. It's almost silent when you strike the ball.
I noticed that I have to give more input when cheating pockets because it's very forgiving on slight angled shots. It shoots STRAIGHT.
Drawing the cue ball consistently was challenging at first because it plays so differently from the Katana, but I have experienced less miscues than I did with my medium Everest tip (which was more than average).
I'm not sure how much can be attributed to the soft Ultra Skin or the wider tip diameter. I'm very happy with the Ultra Skin tip overall.
It soaks up chalk and maintains a nice texture with little scuffing.
The cue has received a lot of attention at league, and I managed to beat a solid APA 7 in my first match with it.
Time will tell if the Meucci holds up to quality standards, but out of the box this is a very nice production cue, and I do not yet regret the purchase.
