Pechauer sponsor a lot of young players.Just curious if any youngster play with Schon,
They're not obsolete, but... Tough competition arrived many years ago. Both in quality and marketing. Schön's designs have been stagnant at best over the last 10 years. I'm sure they still make good cues but they need to step up their game.When first started playin, Schon cues were the pinnacle cues to own. Just curious if any youngster play with Schon, or are they becoming obsolet?
Eddie
Rick Roper on FB makes a real nice extension for them.I shot with a Schon that I won in a raffle in the early 90's and continued to play with it until I bought an new Schon STL9 (with real white stuffs) in 2007, then continued with this cue (added a predator vantage shaft in 2018) until about two years ago.
Then (late 2019) I replaced the Schon with a nice looking $450 Joss JOS173 because the damn metal rings at the top of the Schon's wrap "popped" thru the finish and annoyed me.
This current Joss/Vantage combo with a Triangle tip hits nice and stiff (like rebar lol) allowing me to move the cueball around the 9's with ease, just the way I like it. As the Asians would say about their Southwests', "A powerful cue".
Anyways though, other than the "ring-pop" issue, the Schons hit nice. Might get a Schon with no rings one day, but for now the Joss is great!
I agree, Schon is behind on the times though. Their STL designs haven't changed for 20+ years, and good luck finding a useable butt extension for them. They do hold their value though.
I had a newer wrapless SP recently and you could plainly feel the bushka rings. Cue hit ok but was too heavy for me so i sold it.They must be doing ok, as they were desperately looking for another worker awhile back. Even said they would accept part time help from a retiree. I've stopped by their shop many times and was always a pleasurable experience. If I lived close, I would have applied in a heartbeat, but then again, I would never live close to that area. I agree some of their designs are lacking, but I have purchased three of their cues in the last 4 years, a limited linen wrap, and 2 SP's, one leather wrap and one no wrap, and they are fantastic. I am actively looking for another no wrap that I like, but the good designs sell instantly.
They tend to stick with more traditional designs.Back in the day I loved their cues. But their designs haven't changed in forever.