How can you compare a Revo thats not custom fit to a cue too a custom fit compression shaft from Dennis Searing ? Just have trouble believing a stock off the shelf CF shaft can compare.
They really are different things. A really nice wood shaft is nice for reasons other than the ones that make the Revo nice. You really need to hit a bunch of balls with the Revo to appreciate what makes it desirable.
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Can you explain what reasons a realy nice wood shaft is nice and a Revo is nice and explain what makes them, compated to each other, a different kind of nice?
If you want to know the reasons CF shafts are a growing trend, see:How can you compare a Revo thats not custom fit to a cue too a custom fit compression shaft from Dennis Searing ? Just have trouble believing a stock off the shelf CF shaft can compare.
What does "custom fit" do for you?How can you compare a Revo thats not custom fit to a cue too a custom fit compression shaft from Dennis Searing ? Just have trouble believing a stock off the shelf CF shaft can compare.
What does "custom fit" do for you?
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What does "custom fit" do for you?
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And while you're at it, what's a "compression shaft"?
I would assume he means the size, taper, etc are fit to his liking?
Also curious what "compression shaft" means.
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How can you compare a Revo thats not custom fit to a cue too a custom fit compression shaft from Dennis Searing ?
It's a compression fit pilot, so the pilot fits tightly in the joint collar when you screw it on.
For example: My Stroud shafts for my Joss are compression fit piloted 5/16x14.
Compression fit obviously does not apply to a flat faced joint, only to piloted joints.
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I told you how I compared them.
I bought some of each and tried one after another
I was with Verl Horn at the cue club in las vegas
one day,a fella looked at a few of Verl's cues one after another
Pointing to one after another perceived faults,finally Verl said
what do you expect this is a custom hand made cue,of course
you will find imperfections
If you want a perfect cue buy a Schon from Dean
He did
At first I got a laugh out of the whole thing,then Evan Clark
asked me a series of questions,something like this
Say a fella,a genius,a talented mechanical marvel decides to draw up plans and build
a perfect car.He draws up what an axle should be,then tries to build it right and so on down through the 10,000 parts
It is his first try,then ford motor company hires thousands of different experts to build each part,after years of experimentation you would see almost every part improve
Now which car would you expect to be the best?
if you said the one made through the assembly line ,you guessed right
we see it every day
Even when a genius gets an old hot rod he buys parts from the original
I have the idea you expected the searing to be better than the revo,I didn't
You probably thought the Searing would be superior to my stock Schon shaft.
i would have kept it if it had been better.
I don't deal with schon anymore so I am not playing favorites
I bought Tascarella,Searing revo to try and compare,i liked the schon best
Oh but you don't know squat and can't make a ball
True,but I do make more with the schon
But I had Jack potter do the same test and more.
rHe agreed with my findings,plus he looked at the wood and stuff I care less about
All I want is a cue that I play my best with
Now I have tried other great cues too,but this comparison surprised me
i might trade my Schon for a searing,but only because i could sell it for more money
It is all in the "hit" and "feel", Dean...not who makes it.
I have a McDermott C-14 that hits just about as good as any cue I ever played with and everybody who picks it up says the same thing.
People will say "McDermotts are production cues", mass produced...blah, blah, blah....
I just turned down $1500 for it a couple weeks ago. I have turned down that kind of money several times over the years, even before I had it refinished.
It is just a cue that somehow plays great and that is what I desire in a clue...playing great.
I could have took the $1500 and bought a "custom" from somebody, but there is no way I could ever guarantee it would hit better than the McDermott and there is no way the maker could guarantee his cue would hit better.
I have no doubt there are Schons that hit better than Searings. I have no doubt there are other production cues that hit as well as some of the big name custom cues. Each cue is different...just because there is a big name on it, doesn't mean there is a big hit on it...contrary to what everyone says on here when they are selling.
I've hit with plenty of custom cues that I thought sucked. I had one custom made by Richard Black that I sold when I played with the McDermott. The McDermott ran circles around it.
That doesn't mean Richard Black makes bad cues. It just means that one wasn't my cup of tea. The first cue Richard made for me was probably my best hitting cue.
Wood is wood...not every piece of wood is the same.
I would suggest keeping something if you think it hits good.
Well said!
An expensive cue is exactly that, an expensive cue, nothing more if it doesn't perform.
I will put the playability of a Becue Prime-M or Revo up against ANY cue on the planet.
Sure, we both know its nothing without a skilled player holding it but, I believe we both also know what out performs the rest.
Investment wise, sure, the BIG custom makers are great. For playability alone, well..... lol , no comparison.
Sorry big names and even bigger price tags.
Like some, I can afford ANYTHING cue wise but I choose the performance over looks and value ANY day.
And last but CERTAINLY not least. There are lots and lots of people that just are not able to take advantage of the new stuff. There, I said it.