TheThaiger
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Allow me to explain. Buy a nice looking custom without a LD shaft and you'll miss every single shot you play with side.
Buy a Mezz or Pred.
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Allow me to explain. Buy a nice looking custom without a LD shaft and you'll miss every single shot you play with side.
Buy a Mezz or Pred.
If you know the fundamental of playing with solid maple shaft you won't be missing the balls.
This I have to agree. Buy Mezz!!
TheThaiger
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But he doesn't - he's only played with a LD shaft. The difference between a OB/Pred and a high deflecting custom made shaft is absolutely huge. He will miss a lot.
alright you guys honestly lost me there with solid maple shaft's haha.
As for the information, thanks heaps guys. I'll probably have to wait a fortnight before I make a final decision. till then i'll probably have a look at the suggestions you guys have made and make some enquiries. Might see if I can go test some cues at the local poolbar. lot of regulars and locals my dad and I know, so probably the best option to test out differences.
As for the information, thanks heaps guys. I'll probably have to wait a fortnight before I make a final decision. till then i'll probably have a look at the suggestions you guys have made and make some enquiries. Might see if I can go test some cues at the local poolbar. lot of regulars and locals my dad and I know, so probably the best option to test out differences.
Good for you!
This is your best option. Try a lot of cues with different joints and shaft combinations. Also, keep in mind what types of wood they are made from. This can all contribute to the feel and hit of any given cue.
I still think you should contact Jim and give one of his a try. I will get out my break cue and hit a few racks with it just to feel the hit. I have two Omens and a McDermott D19 in my case and like the hit of Jim's cue just as much as the $1500.00 cues and the $500.00 cue.
Want to buy one of the 1500.00 cues????
This is your best option. Try a lot of cues with different joints and shaft combinations. Also, keep in mind what types of wood they are made from. This can all contribute to the feel and hit of any given cue.
I still think you should contact Jim and give one of his a try. I will get out my break cue and hit a few racks with it just to feel the hit. I have two Omens and a McDermott D19 in my case and like the hit of Jim's cue just as much as the $1500.00 cues and the $500.00 cue.
Want to buy one of the 1500.00 cues????
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What they meant is that most so-called low-deflection shafts are laminated, not made from a single solid blank. Some LD shafts have a (partially) hollow core (e.g. Predator).
Second that, my favourite advice: try as many cues as you can to get a feel and idea for what you want.
Greetings from Switzerland, David.
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Don't overlook production cues
You certainly can get a custom plain jane or sneaky pete within your price range, but don't overlook the better production cues. Schon, Pechauer, and Mezz, for example, are highly respected makers; your game would probably top out well before the cue would. They'd probably be a hundred dollars or so less expensive than the customs, and most of them offer shafts in various sizes.
You certainly can get a custom plain jane or sneaky pete within your price range, but don't overlook the better production cues. Schon, Pechauer, and Mezz, for example, are highly respected makers; your game would probably top out well before the cue would. They'd probably be a hundred dollars or so less expensive than the customs, and most of them offer shafts in various sizes.