School or Viking
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I recently hit some with a $350 merry-widow Viking w/Vikor shaft. Cue was very well made and the Vikor played great. A LOT of cue for the money. They also now offer a "skinny" 1.20" butt option for around $100 if you like the smaller butt size.
What's this normal you speak of?
Be a Viking.
But, as far as cues go, get a basic Schon for around $350-$500, and if you like LD shafts, Schon makes a hybrid for $200. I have owned a Viking, it was a great cue, but nowhere near a Schon. If you want close to Schon play, but more Viking price, buy a Joss.
But, as far as cues go, get a basic Schon for around $350-$500, and if you like LD shafts, Schon makes a hybrid for $200. I have owned a Viking, it was a great cue, but nowhere near a Schon. If you want close to Schon play, but more Viking price, buy a Joss.
Being a Schon owner with the standard shaft and Predator shaft.......i'd say the best bang for the buck would be an entry level Viking with the Vikor shaft. As far as the Schon standard shaft.....I have had 6 of them and only 1 out of the 6 hit terrible. They have more deflection than a Predator shaft. I started making a lot more balls when I started using the Predator shaft which is why I now just use it exclusively.
I think you are asking about attending a pool school or buying a cue.
The cue will not make you a better player.
The school may help you develop a good stroke and a few basic fundamentals that will be more valuable in the long run as you can always buy a cue but can't make up for wasted time developing bad techniques and skills.
Problem is finding a good school or instructor that will recognize your faults and help correct them instead of some of those that are cookie cutters with one size fits all.
The cue will not make you a better player.
The school may help you develop a good stroke and a few basic fundamentals that will be more valuable in the long run as you can always buy a cue but can't make up for wasted time developing bad techniques and skills.
Problem is finding a good school or instructor that will recognize your faults and help correct them instead of some of those that are cookie cutters with one size fits all.
I think you are asking about attending a pool school or buying a cue.
The cue will not make you a better player.
The school may help you develop a good stroke and a few basic fundamentals that will be more valuable in the long run as you can always buy a cue but can't make up for wasted time developing bad techniques and skills.
Problem is finding a good school or instructor that will recognize your faults and help correct them instead of some of those that are cookie cutters with one size fits all.
Where did all the school talk come from lol? I just wanted feed back on the two cues I mentioned & somehow we've talking schools.
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Was wondering when someone would alert this guy to his typing error. Wonder if he puts his kids on the "Schon" bus?
They wipe the floor up with you and you come back for more
You get no slack on here buddy. Any kind of a mistake, no matter how smell or
insugniffakant you get raked over the coals No dumb questions, no messpelling,
pool nothing else this is AZ mister.
jack
You get no slack on here buddy. Any kind of a mistake, no matter how smell or
insugniffakant you get raked over the coals No dumb questions, no messpelling,
pool nothing else this is AZ mister.
jack
I have a mid level Ebony Schon and an old used cheap Viking. I like the Viking much better. Every Schon that I ever hit had a very nice hit until I got the the Schon I have, its awful. I am not sure why it hits so poorly but Schon is local to me so I plan on going down there some day and trying other shafts on my Schon.
