How did you decide upon the "standard/signature" taper or specifications for YOUR cues?
I know that several "hands on" cue makers (i.e., Mike Gulyassy...Mosconi Cup team for two consecutive years) were/are also professional pool players.
I'm assuming that "they" determine that "their" cues play the "best" because that is what they prefer and feel works the best.
For cue makers who don't play at that level, how is the "feel/hit" determined or measured?
Is it based upon the cue maker's playing ability or has the cue maker adopted specifications based upon somebody else's opinion?
The reason I ask is because I've hit with some cues from various cue makers and, to me, they don't play well. It isn't because the cues were made bad. It's because they played nothing like the cues that I like or that MOST of the players I know like.
This question isn't to say anybody makes a "bad" cue.
It just has me wondering why cue makers think that "their" cues hit/play better than somebody else's cue. I'm assuming that they think their way is better or they wouldn't be doing it that way.
I know that several "hands on" cue makers (i.e., Mike Gulyassy...Mosconi Cup team for two consecutive years) were/are also professional pool players.
I'm assuming that "they" determine that "their" cues play the "best" because that is what they prefer and feel works the best.
For cue makers who don't play at that level, how is the "feel/hit" determined or measured?
Is it based upon the cue maker's playing ability or has the cue maker adopted specifications based upon somebody else's opinion?
The reason I ask is because I've hit with some cues from various cue makers and, to me, they don't play well. It isn't because the cues were made bad. It's because they played nothing like the cues that I like or that MOST of the players I know like.
This question isn't to say anybody makes a "bad" cue.
It just has me wondering why cue makers think that "their" cues hit/play better than somebody else's cue. I'm assuming that they think their way is better or they wouldn't be doing it that way.