I disagree. Give them ANY straight arrow and they will snipe just as well. They might not like it as much, but they can still hit the same targets just fine.
Southwest type cue
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ILgrizz, Howdy;
I don't know SW cues, BUT I have a Wes Hunter, Truly, a stiff shaft. A more straight (conical?), taper, but he could
put most any taper you would like on a shaft for you.
Took my order in Dec. '19. I picked it up from him in May 2020. Extremely happy with it.
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The Indian did not buy his arrows at Walmart. They were all custom made and fitted .
That's why I added "...that is to his liking" to the statement.
and Earl said he played with a POS cue was handicapped two balls with it
dirtvictim
Ignore the entitled they haven't earned respect
SW still does everything exactly the same. I believe it is david kershenbrocks nephew running the shop now. I was there about 2 years ago and sat with laurie getting a sw authenticated. I was fortunate to buy my first sw from jerry back in the 80's very cool guy RIP.
Man, that couldnt be further from the truth.
I watched Ronnie Alcano in the finals of a US Open against Shane Van Boening switch back to his Viking from a Predator what what I assume is the other cue is what he was used to. When Shane first hit balls with a Cuetec and what lead to his sponsorship, he said the Cuetec felt like his other cue.
No one on the planet is going to be able to pick up a random cue and start pumping balls in full table with inside english with a random cue off the wall the same way they can with a cue they are used to that is made around their specifications.
That's the whole reason low def shafts are a thing. It's the whole reason custom cuemakers are a thing. It's the reason this thread is a thing. People want something made to their liking because they feel (and in a lot of cases are right) that they will play better with it.
Mostly true. I seem to remember an article back in the day where Pros would go to the manufacturer sponsoring them and hit balls with shaft after shaft after shaft .... until they found the few that they liked.
We will just have to disagree then. All pros can adjust their patterns or side spin usage after a couple of games unless you think they will stubbornly stick with using it the exact same way of shooting.
"People want something made to their liking because they feel (and in a lot of cases are right) that they will play better with it."
Like I said, psychological
Maybe but Alcano said his speed control suffered from using a low def shaft .
To each his own .
Dennis dropped the cf shaft he was using when he missed badly on a soft inside spin putt .
The ball swerved and he missed badly . And that was after he ran 10 racks .
Went back to wood .
Appleton has gone back to wood as well.
They do what they want to do.
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Years ago when Meucci was recruiting like every player they had to learn to play with a Meucci. They all managed to. I doubt any player would like to pick up a cue they never played with cold and have to play under pressure though.
I completely agree there are differences between cues, but they are not differences that objectively affect the performance of a cue itself and are differences caused by preference and what one is accustomed to. That is why people say that it’s the Indian and not the arrow or whatever variation one might want to use.
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It's also kind of a chicken in the egg type of thing. What somebody likes might be what they learn to like in the beginning.
Not necessarily because one thing is better than the other. Because if one thing was actually better than the other, all people would ultimately come to the same conclusion and do the same thing. But they don't.
Let's use a real indian for an example...
What would an Indian from 1850 think of today's compound bows with carbon fiber arrows and mechanical broad heads?
Given the choice, do you think he would stick to wood bows with gut string, and wooden arrows with flint arrow heads? Or would that skilled Indian see the advantages of the new-to-him technology and apply his substantial skill to that new technology?
What would an Indian from 1850 think of today's compound bows with carbon fiber arrows and mechanical broad heads?
Given the choice, do you think he would stick to wood bows with gut string, and wooden arrows with flint arrow heads? Or would that skilled Indian see the advantages of the new-to-him technology and apply his substantial skill to that new technology?
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I will take skill, tracing, and experience.
If all you you needed was gear, anyone with bucks could be great.
Just buy Pro gear, would be answer. It’s not.
Answer my question about the Indian. Truthfully.I will take skill, tracing, and experience.
If all you you needed was gear, anyone with bucks could be great.
Just buy Pro gear, would be answer. It’s not.
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You got it but you did not buy idea.
Sorry..... No, I didnt. Even someone instantly transporting from the 1970s and the 1980s would be in awe of how far bows and arrows have come since then.
Are you really this dense ?I will take skill, tracing, and experience.
If all you you needed was gear, anyone with bucks could be great.
Just buy Pro gear, would be answer. It’s not.
Nobody is asking for your analogy .
You with a SW is not going to the Taiwanese pros who play with SW.
MANY people like SW for whatever reason . You're just a buzz kill .
The OP asked for cues like SW. HE DOESN'T NEED YOUR SERMON .
WE GET IT . A D Player with a SW is still A D player until he becomes better .
I think your parents left you in the mall on purpose .
There are other makers who have SW's odd taper.
Those are the closest you can get to SW if you wanted one close to SW .
Is it even still acceptable to say Indian when referring to a Native American?