I ordered a Willie Speed sneaky pete directly from him on here and it warped immediately and had a super brittle hit. People had talked him up so I was surprised.
I also had a Brian Prulhiere right when I was starting out, if anyone remembers him lol. I had bought it right before he got found out and shunned for basically making decal cues and acting like they had real points and veneers. I sold that at a loss on eBay I think.
I’ve had other cues that were clearly well made that I just didn’t like the hit of, like an Omen cue that felt stiff and dead. I absolutely love the way Lambros cues hit and play, but I had one that while being my favorite aesthetically that I’ve had (brown phenolic, nice birdseye, I liked the rings etc) it played like an absolute dog. I could not for the life of me make a ball with it. I also had a sneaky Pete of his with the ultra joint that I hated the hit of and I’ve seen passed around a bunch, so other people must feel the same I guess.
