Best Production Cue

Best Production Cue

  • Falcon

    Votes: 5 0.8%

  • Jacoby

    Votes: 43 6.8%

  • Joss

    Votes: 53 8.4%

  • McDermott

    Votes: 52 8.3%

  • Mezz

    Votes: 99 15.7%

  • OB

    Votes: 25 4.0%

  • Pechauer

    Votes: 62 9.9%

  • Predator

    Votes: 94 14.9%

  • Schon

    Votes: 213 33.9%

  • Others (Specify Please)

    Votes: 42 6.7%
  • Total voters
    629
brandonspitler said:
years ao, i played with a production cue called a Mohawk. it looked like a Southwest, same rings, pin etc.... and was a great wood to wood joint cue. matter of fact, i wish i still had it. i still, to this day have no idea who made them. i mean, it may have been a spinoff company or something, but it was one that i really remember well as hitting great. and now that i have moved on from being a steel-joint user, to a wood to wood affinity, i really think about that cue alot lol. great hit. would love to know if any are still around.

BLS.
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From what I have read Ed Sheahan was the one who sold the mohawk cues and they was imported to jersey. Someone said he got them from a company in Canada that later become Falcon cues. He also owned emerald city there...but it went out of business. You could try to find a contact for him, someone on another forum said he still has some of those cues. Like I said I have no idea if the information is true or accurate just relating what I read on another forum. Good luck in finding one.
 
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Anyone know any other companies who make parts, etc....for other companies?
 
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I'd vote Wisconsin if you had that listed. You can include Viking & Schmelke and that might help. Schulers are now also made in WI.

I don't think OB makes any butts just the shafts. I believe Joss makes their butts.

I believe most of the production/custom cue companies make a very fine cue and anyone could play with them and be happy. Only slight difference in feel and that is very subjective.

Mezz stands out (and has for a long time) amongst the foreign contingent. I've owned several but choose to keep my money in the USA during tough economic times.
 
Duane Tuula said:
I'd vote Wisconsin if you had that listed. You can include Viking & Schmelke and that might help. Schulers are now also made in WI.

I don't think OB makes any butts just the shafts. I believe Joss makes their butts.

I believe most of the production/custom cue companies make a very fine cue and anyone could play with them and be happy. Only slight difference in feel and that is very subjective.

Mezz stands out (and has for a long time) amongst the foreign contingent. I've owned several but choose to keep my money in the USA during tough economic times.
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Lotta cheesehead cuemakers, huh? I voted for Dave and Brandon (Jacoby) in the poll, and would have no problem playing one of their "production" (series?) cues.

I know when I asked Royce of OB Cues at the 2009 Derby he did say that Joss made the butts in their cues (not sure if they have changed -doubt it- since then). I have wondered though about the OB Break Cue, since the pin in it looks like the pin in my Jacoby, and the "barreled" handle seems a bit like Jacoby's (Edge) break cue (though somewhat understated)....????
 
Duane Tuula said:
I'd vote Wisconsin if you had that listed. You can include Viking & Schmelke and that might help. Schulers are now also made in WI.

I don't think OB makes any butts just the shafts. I believe Joss makes their butts.

I believe most of the production/custom cue companies make a very fine cue and anyone could play with them and be happy. Only slight difference in feel and that is very subjective.

Mezz stands out (and has for a long time) amongst the foreign contingent. I've owned several but choose to keep my money in the USA during tough economic times.
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I agree with ya Duane, its hard to beat that Wisconson wood!


Joe
 
schon gets my vote, i also dont understand all the love for mezz........they look like garbage and are priced higher then they look.
 
dave_k said:
schon gets my vote, i also dont understand all the love for mezz........they look like garbage and are priced higher then they look.
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I agree with their designs being less than desirable, IMO, but I can comfortably play with the cues & that means a lot to me as a player. As a custom builder, I am awed & impressed with their quality of construction & materials. Every one I have picked up had a nicely balanced & comfortable feel. I hit balls with them & it tells the cueball exactly what I want, so there's no surprises I have to learn to compensate for. That's everything a cuemaker can strive for, and to replicate it in a factory mass production level is astounding to me. I give credit where it's due. Call a spade a spade. Mezz has it figured out.
 
qbilder said:
I agree with their designs being less than desirable, IMO, but I can comfortably play with the cues & that means a lot to me as a player. As a custom builder, I am awed & impressed with their quality of construction & materials. Every one I have picked up had a nicely balanced & comfortable feel. I hit balls with them & it tells the cueball exactly what I want, so there's no surprises I have to learn to compensate for. That's everything a cuemaker can strive for, and to replicate it in a factory mass production level is astounding to me. I give credit where it's due. Call a spade a spade. Mezz has it figured out.
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I agreed !!
 
I like McDermotts the best out of the choices. The one thing I don't understand about their high priced limited cues is why they don't do sharp points on em. The rounded points on those are a deal breaker to me.
 
gunzby said:
I like McDermotts the best out of the choices. The one thing I don't understand about their high priced limited cues is why they don't do sharp points on em. The rounded points on those are a deal breaker to me.
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Neither does Schon anymore...not for along time. The points are inlays, not actual points such as FS or SP, I believe McDermott still has some old stock points that they make a few cues out of but I havent seen any fancy ones.
 
Schons are consistently good and great looking, every Huebler I've ever picked up has a sweet hit even though the designs and finish sometimes left something to be desired. I had a Canadian shop Falcon that played great, I had a McD back in the early 90s that I loved. A couple of my teammates play with Pechauers and they are very nice cues, and every Jacoby I've ever picked up seems like a very well made, nicely designed stick. So basically I am of no assistance whatsoever in your poll to determine the best :grin-square:
 
I voted Jacoby. I have one and it plays fantastic. It's a low end model I got for250$. Never played with a Schon or a Mezz. But I find it hard to believe they are significantly better than my Cheezehead special. I'll put my Jacoby up against any of the listed cues in pocketing balls. It is consistant and no bad habits, it just works. And that's good enough for me.

Mark Shuman
 
StrokeofLuck said:
Schons are consistently good and great looking, every Huebler I've ever picked up has a sweet hit even though the designs and finish sometimes left something to be desired. I had a Canadian shop Falcon that played great, I had a McD back in the early 90s that I loved. A couple of my teammates play with Pechauers and they are very nice cues, and every Jacoby I've ever picked up seems like a very well made, nicely designed stick. So basically I am of no assistance whatsoever in your poll to determine the best :grin-square:
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every cue on your hands is good cue! ;)
 
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