garczar said:

kinda hollow i guess. nothing like reg. maple. i'm a sound guy, same in golf too, and if the cue or club/ball don't sound right i'm out. Can't use it. Cookin the sugar out might reduce squirt but to me it ruins the sound.

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it does sound distracting. I have to do more research on kw but if those modification help significantly, I just might consider kw out of curiosity. I'll ask my builder about it and the much needed mods.

as far as lowest deflection goes, I don't bother myself about it as of the moment especially if the difference ain't that huge. not really kw related but the hybrid SMO seems to be having some good reviews on them even if a few says the difference is negligible. atleast that the closest one they said that it's very low deflection.

garczar said:

my problem with kw is the sound. i've hit a few and they all make this funky 'tonk' sound that i can't stand. rather hit maple or cf any day.

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you made it sound funny. speaking of tonk, doesn't it make it sound that it's hollow? my hired builder is suggesting it although I haven't tried a kw yet. speaking of, it might benefit to have a different ferrule like a titanium as far as sound goes? possibly using a soft tip alongside of it might help? now that you've mentioned about the sound, I might considering changing the ferrule and tip when I decide to get a kw.

garczar said:

one of the finest golf resorts in america. pete dye was from that area and designed the courses.

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I thought it was a Donald Ross. At least the original. But I haven’t googled it before posting. Haven’t played many Ross courses though. I need to play more of them I think.

I like the idea of having good cues for guests to play with. I rarely have any adults over that I wouldn’t trust with my better cues. I do have 1-piece Dufferins and a handful of McDermott Luckys and Stars for the kids and less respectful adults to use.


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garczar said:

I'd buy a few of the Crical cf cues. Under 150bux, play great, and pretty tough to hurt.

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Or OKHealing on Amazon. Same thing probably.

If I were a guest, I'd be more comfortable with a nice one-piece than your Southwest. Nice: 11.8mm, pro taper and a short ferrule.