Custom and High End Cues on the Decline?
- By SeniorTom
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- 432 Replies
I would like to purchase a nice custom cue but $1500 is my desired limit. I know they can get quite expensive.
100%. Unless you are using a robot to strike the ball and a jig to set it up, "deflection" tests are just silly. They just break down to a guy guessing where and how hard he is hitting at a ruler taped to the short rail. Testing requires perfect consistency, something humans cannot do.No one here has that ability. It's all opinion and subjective.
I like Calcuttas especially when I get paid, its often more money than the tournament winnings, but I hate that they drag them out so long. Apparently they think if they drag them out longer that they will collect more money, I dont think thats true.Yup. Hate calcuttas. They extend already long tournaments. Just do a side pot. The guys running the Calcuttas love to hear themselves talk and the degenerate gamblers love it too.
my builder swears by it as far as LD goes. he described it as something like playing with an LD CF. funny though that his main selling point was saying it looks beautiful.I guess my point was that people enjoy the feel of wood, and how it does deflect the ball. Deflection is not a bad thing if you know how to use it?, and it also feels good to people. I used a friend's KW yesterday, it's sound was a bit different, but the biggest aspect that I liked about it was the aesthetics, how it 'can' compliment the color scheme.
JB has a dedicated breaker, I believe.Is his shaft hollow?
No one here has that ability. It's all opinion and subjective.well i dont have the ability to test out 4 or 5 different kielwood shafts so im just asking for others experiences and opinions as another point of reference
I guess my point was that people enjoy the feel of wood, and how it does deflect the ball. Deflection is not a bad thing if you know how to use it?, and it also feels good to people. I used a friend's KW yesterday, it's sound was a bit different, but the biggest aspect that I liked about it was the aesthetics, how it 'can' compliment the color scheme.it's not carbon fiber. other than that, plainly feel and aesthetics. mind you I don't have any experience of it yet but based it on what people here talked about.
it's not carbon fiber. other than that, plainly feel and aesthetics. mind you I don't have any experience of it yet but based it on what people here talked about.What are the advantages of wood over cf or kw? I see alot of players use cf for a while, only to go back to wood because they enjoy the feel better. I like both, personally, and maybe wood slightly more.