I know this will be met with disdain by some, but after getting my Tascarella and playing with it for a while, I have rediscovered the joy of ivory ferrules.
First for the elephant (or at least a piece of one) in the room. no they are not low deflection. But I guess I have never really gotten the low deflection thing. Every cue I have had has a different level of deflection, and after a little while it just sort of goes away, and you really never even think of how much deflection you need to account for.
But it has some serious advantages:
1. Feel nothing provides feel and feedback like ivory in my experience
2. Sound It's sound obviously contributes to the perceived feel, but it also helps with speed control as the sound changes predictably with the speed of the shot
3. Purity They stay clean. Quite honestly I find that ferrules that are dirty or permanently stained by chalk affects are just not as easy to aim with, they can be distracting.
Like I said a lot of people view deflection as EVERYTHING in a cue, but my Tascarella with its awesome ivory ferrules has reminded me how completely irrelevant it really is and that sometimes old school cues with superior construction balance and materials play better and more enjoyably for some.
All I know is that I play better pool with my old school Tascarella and its 1" ivory ferrules than any other cue I have played with.
First for the elephant (or at least a piece of one) in the room. no they are not low deflection. But I guess I have never really gotten the low deflection thing. Every cue I have had has a different level of deflection, and after a little while it just sort of goes away, and you really never even think of how much deflection you need to account for.
But it has some serious advantages:
1. Feel nothing provides feel and feedback like ivory in my experience
2. Sound It's sound obviously contributes to the perceived feel, but it also helps with speed control as the sound changes predictably with the speed of the shot
3. Purity They stay clean. Quite honestly I find that ferrules that are dirty or permanently stained by chalk affects are just not as easy to aim with, they can be distracting.
Like I said a lot of people view deflection as EVERYTHING in a cue, but my Tascarella with its awesome ivory ferrules has reminded me how completely irrelevant it really is and that sometimes old school cues with superior construction balance and materials play better and more enjoyably for some.
All I know is that I play better pool with my old school Tascarella and its 1" ivory ferrules than any other cue I have played with.