If you give a man a fish, he will eat for a night; if you teach a man to fish, he will eat for a lifetime. (or something like that).
What if I'm a vegan? :grin-devilish:
If you give a man a fish, he will eat for a night; if you teach a man to fish, he will eat for a lifetime. (or something like that).
What if I'm a vegan? :grin-devilish:
You shot real well with it if u werent busy smashing in Valley Forge...Well I guess the answer to your question depends alot on how dedicated you are to improving and how well you play now. Are you in a league(apa, tap,bca) or any thing that would give you a skill rating? Novice can mean alot of things. If you are absolutely incapable of running 3 balls then yes, by all means sell the schon and get help with your fundamentals in a pool school. However if you have a good grasp of the basics, keep your nice schon and practice with it daily. Find some players in your area (perhaps join a league if you arent in one) that are a little better than you and play with them. Also consider watching some dvds of the pros playing, nothing helps more than watching the best and learning from them- patterns, decision making, safeties, etc. Long story short- Don't sell your schon unless you are absolutely in desperate need of instruction, you will regret it.
I owned a schon for a while, had a custom cue made and GAVE IT AWAY like a dumbass. My father has it now, I can still pick it up and play lights out, man they are nice cues.
First off... It's a cue. Just because it happens to be partially made of wood does not make it a STICK!!!
Ok I got a lot of replies in my first part. Now I will tell you why I ask.
I own a Lucasi its straight and 19oz. The taper feels nice. It retails right now for $151. I can not blame the stick for any bad play.
I also had a cheap cue bottom of the line that I sometimes break with at home. Its ferral is cracked and has duct tape around it and has a flat tip thats almost worn down to the ferral. Its warped as well. Yet it breaks the balls harder and leaves them spread out better than any other stick I have. Why I have no idea?
Now I just won a Schon CX-36 which is no longer made but seems to probably be a $600-$800 stick.
Now my mind is debating whether to keep the schon which might give me a little confidence knowing I have a good stick. OR selling the stick to help with getting some professional instruction. Pride says keep the stick but the logical part of my brain (and my shooting) says I would benefit more from the lessons. Chances are the only way I will ever own another $500 stick is to save my money for a year or more.
So in a nutshell. is a lower level player better off keeping a $500 stick because he may never be able to afford another or is he better off getting lessons and continuing to play with his $150 stick.