Ed Prewitt
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My daily player is an Ed Prewitt Hoppe.
Amongst a number of cues, I also have a Tascarella, PFD, Josey, a few Schons, John Davis, a few Meuccis, Predator, Joss, Frey, Black-Creek ... So I think I have a fair comparison.
The Tasc is very stiff, also the PFD and the Black-Creek. Little deflection, good cue ball control but less english.
As I lerned the game with a Meucci, I am used to get maximum english and I am using more backspin than other players. For that reason, I don't get on with the Tasc and I love the Prewitt.
Be aware: This is a very biased opinion. I had real champions come to my place to play with the Tasc (I was told it was built for Ginci Sansoucis, but not picked up) and they would buy it straight away (I did not sell
). Anyway, the Prewitt is a piece of outstanding craftmaship, plays best for my style and fitts perfectly in my little collection of Hoppe-style cues. For me, it's the real thing.:love2:
Amongst a number of cues, I also have a Tascarella, PFD, Josey, a few Schons, John Davis, a few Meuccis, Predator, Joss, Frey, Black-Creek ... So I think I have a fair comparison.
The Tasc is very stiff, also the PFD and the Black-Creek. Little deflection, good cue ball control but less english.
As I lerned the game with a Meucci, I am used to get maximum english and I am using more backspin than other players. For that reason, I don't get on with the Tasc and I love the Prewitt.
Be aware: This is a very biased opinion. I had real champions come to my place to play with the Tasc (I was told it was built for Ginci Sansoucis, but not picked up) and they would buy it straight away (I did not sell
). Anyway, the Prewitt is a piece of outstanding craftmaship, plays best for my style and fitts perfectly in my little collection of Hoppe-style cues. For me, it's the real thing.:love2:
The Prewitt cue I play with is balanced so well that you can almost twirl the cue balanced on one finger like you might do with a basketball........it is the best balanced cue I own. The stroke is neutral......when my arm is is in a stationary shooting position (pendulum), the cue feels like it is part of my hand when I take a practice stroke......the sway....the feel....the equilibrium of my pendulum swing has the very best feel when I play with my EP cue........my Scruggs has a similar sensation but not as sweet as my Prewitt cue.
The hit is crisp......the cue wants to travel forward when you stroke the cue ball........mine weighs 14.6 ozs (butt) and 4.2 oz. flat faced shafts.....Ed is making me two new shafts that should weigh around 3.8 ozs which will make it the same weight as my other playing cues.......current shafts are 13mm and new ones will be 12.75. I won't comment about the workmanship or finish because it is impeccable......it's as good as any cue-maker that's walked this earth.......great guy to work with and a perfectionist by vocation, especially with his cue-making.
I've played with Tascarella cues but only steel joint versions.......didn't care for the hit....very little feedback. I've played with a Haley cue that had a ivory joint.....I liked the Prewitt cue hit a lot more. The Haley cue was swell but just not as pleasing to hit with as my EP cue. The Haley cue was forward balanced a little too much for my tastes. I just played last weekend with my pal's Jerry Franklin Southwest.....darling cue.....much softer hit than my Prewitt and the tips on the SW were Winn (medium) and my Prewitt has original Moori brown tips (medium)......my EP definitely hits better than the Franklin SW cue.
Dunno if this helps but I am searching for more EP cues like the one I own.....Ed is an amazing cue-maker and if things go as planned, I should be acquiring my next EP cue this December at the Mosconi Cup in Las Vegas. Frankly, if I wasn't going to have another rotator cuff surgery in 2 weeks. I'd be ready to buy another Prewitt cue right now...........Ed Prewitt & Joel Hercek........those two fellows make the best cues of any cue-maker in my opinion.
Matt B.
The hit is crisp......the cue wants to travel forward when you stroke the cue ball........mine weighs 14.6 ozs (butt) and 4.2 oz. flat faced shafts.....Ed is making me two new shafts that should weigh around 3.8 ozs which will make it the same weight as my other playing cues.......current shafts are 13mm and new ones will be 12.75. I won't comment about the workmanship or finish because it is impeccable......it's as good as any cue-maker that's walked this earth.......great guy to work with and a perfectionist by vocation, especially with his cue-making.
I've played with Tascarella cues but only steel joint versions.......didn't care for the hit....very little feedback. I've played with a Haley cue that had a ivory joint.....I liked the Prewitt cue hit a lot more. The Haley cue was swell but just not as pleasing to hit with as my EP cue. The Haley cue was forward balanced a little too much for my tastes. I just played last weekend with my pal's Jerry Franklin Southwest.....darling cue.....much softer hit than my Prewitt and the tips on the SW were Winn (medium) and my Prewitt has original Moori brown tips (medium)......my EP definitely hits better than the Franklin SW cue.
Dunno if this helps but I am searching for more EP cues like the one I own.....Ed is an amazing cue-maker and if things go as planned, I should be acquiring my next EP cue this December at the Mosconi Cup in Las Vegas. Frankly, if I wasn't going to have another rotator cuff surgery in 2 weeks. I'd be ready to buy another Prewitt cue right now...........Ed Prewitt & Joel Hercek........those two fellows make the best cues of any cue-maker in my opinion.
Matt B.
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they are incredible but very hard to get and he is raising his cue 25% and 7 year wait!!
7 year wait? WOW
Last time I saw it was 3+ years.
I do know Ed just had his latest price increase though...
Oh want to add you cannot go wrong with a Prewitt cue if you have the fund to buy one, price tag is the only downside of EP cues I would say...
Last time I saw it was 3+ years.
I do know Ed just had his latest price increase though...
Oh want to add you cannot go wrong with a Prewitt cue if you have the fund to buy one, price tag is the only downside of EP cues I would say...
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Ed Prewitt cues are among the very best playing cues available today. Most buyers can see the careful attention to detail that goes into each cue. Yes, the waiting time has increased to more than 4 years maybe longer (I stopped taking orders about 2 years ago and now only sell cues I receive as a dealer). After holding steady for many years, Ed increased the price of his new cues (and lowered dealer margin) across the board this month. The standard 5 fancy ring and 4 point 4 veneer fullsplice (or short splice) cue without inlays were increased by about $500.00. Ed works by himself and his new cue production has been very low the last few years.