vinniebabarooch said:
Does anyone have a Southwest with their pro taper? I have spoke with them and they said that they offer three types of tapers- standard (parabolic), pro, and Szamboti style. These are in order from stiffest to least. Most people who like Southwest's cue 's like the Kersh taper, but I am thinking it is a little stiff. I am thinking of sending one shaft in to get it turned into a pro taper. Does anyone have any experience or opinions with this?
Thanks
I have two Southwests, both Franklin made, with 5 shafts. I had Jerry make one 12.5mm parabolic. The others are 12.75--two with Southwest's pro taper and two parabolic. I tend to like the parabolic taper shafts best. I prefer the stiffer hit and better control. The other shafts play very well, too, and I will go with those when I need more cueball action.
I actually think the stiffer parabolic taper shafts make you stroke the cue better, especially with follow shots. On the other hand, if you dog a stroke with the pro taper, the shaft will often rescue a lousy stroke. With the parabolic, you get what you put in along with better cueball control.
If you get the parabolic taper, and find it too stiff, you can have it reshaped to a pro taper. But you cannot go from pro taper to parabolic. One last thing, SW's pro taper is firmer than other cuemaker's pro taper from my experience.