Never hit with a Revo but muted is probably my style.depends on what kind of hit you like. maple with tons of feel or revo with muted feel but low deflection.
If you're looking for the hit of the old Meucci sneaky, you may want to rethink completely muted. JMO.Never hit with a Revo but muted is probably my style.
Recommend Mezz ignite wavy joint shaft with exceed wrapless but . Or if you like standard maple shaft they have that too .Never hit with a Revo but muted is probably my style.
By saying muted is that the equivalent of a super soft hit feel?If you're looking for the hit of the old Meucci sneaky, you may want to rethink completely muted. JMO.
I'm likely thinking more in terms of acoustics.By saying muted is that the equivalent of a super soft hit feel?
What cue I should buy? I'm not going for aesthetics I'm going for the hit. I need a real player to gamble with every day.
I think you meant 20 ounce cue, but other than that, very sage advice.I didn't read past your opening post. Forget ordering a cue for a daily player. Find one you can hit with. It may cost a couple hundred or a thousand, the price isn't relevant. Find one you really like the hit of. Along the way ask those you know even slightly to hit with some very nice cues. Some of those nice cues have a really nice hit, some don't. When you hit with enough cues though you are going to hold one that feels like it belongs in your hand, it is part of you. Try to buy that exact cue from the player. Failing that, you at least know how a cue can feel in your hand, the search is on!
One of the old billiards players hunted a cue for two years when his disappeared from a train. Finally he was in his home village or town and was hitting some balls with a friend. He hit a ball or two with his friend's stick, that was the one. A twenty pound stick best I recall, maybe fifty bucks at the time. Other billiard and snooker players have retired when they despaired of ever finding another cue that was perfect for them.
Today, I would just buy a well put together butt and sort through the CF shafts. Find the one you like best and that shaft will last you a lifetime. For a cue to travel with and play with in all conditions, even all over a city, CF beats wood.
Hu
Mezz is great production cue, but I don't recommend mezz. The reason is because of its joint, it only comes with wavy or united joint. Which will limit your shaft options. For exmple, it is very hard to get a original predator revo shaft with mezz joint.
Commonly speaking, predator has the best technology for the shaft. And when predator launching a new shaft, they usually offers only with Uni-loc quick release or Uni-loc Radial joint at beginning. Such as Revo 11.8mm.
Based on that, I personally recommand to get a Radial joint custom cue with whatever shaft you like.
You may ask why not just buy a predator cue? My answer is their pool quality control.
I have asked about who makes GOOD hitting radial joint cue on the AZ forum before, it turns out that Nitti, Josey and Diveney. All these 3 cues are in your price range.
Here is the link https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/who-makes-good-hit-radial-pin-cue-butt.526397/
I didn't read past your opening post. Forget ordering a cue for a daily player. Find one you can hit with. It may cost a couple hundred or a thousand, the price isn't relevant. Find one you really like the hit of. Along the way ask those you know even slightly to hit with some very nice cues. Some of those nice cues have a really nice hit, some don't. When you hit with enough cues though you are going to hold one that feels like it belongs in your hand, it is part of you. Try to buy that exact cue from the player. Failing that, you at least know how a cue can feel in your hand, the search is on!
One of the old billiards players hunted a cue for two years when his disappeared from a train. Finally he was in his home village or town and was hitting some balls with a friend. He hit a ball or two with his friend's stick, that was the one. A twenty pound stick best I recall, maybe fifty bucks at the time. Other billiard and snooker players have retired when they despaired of ever finding another cue that was perfect for them.
Today, I would just buy a well put together butt and sort through the CF shafts. Find the one you like best and that shaft will last you a lifetime. For a cue to travel with and play with in all conditions, even all over a city, CF beats wood.
Hu
I think you meant 20 ounce cue, but other than that, very sage advice.
You can't say that for all players though. Many regular players / average skill level, and Pros prefer Regular maple, over CF shafts.
I assumed he meant 20 Pounds, as in UK British currency, because he mentioned Snooker in his post too.
Lots of great deals on the Mezz/Exceed only - Buy&Sell group FP page as well...Buy a Mezz and save the rest of your money. https://mezzusa.com/collections/ec9-series
I recommended Predator Throne or Blak based on how fancy they are as well as the hit. Mine both cost around $1400. To spend anything over about $300-400, you are basically paying for the looks and the time it takes to put the fancy inlays into the cue. If you don't care about looks and how fancy the cue is, then a plain Mezz is a good choice. You can also get a fancy looking Lucasi for $300-$400, if you want a nice looking cue that also hits well, and is also inexpensive.What cue I should buy? I'm not going for aesthetics I'm going for the hit. I need a real player to gamble with every day.