A flat-faced joint with a radial pin seems to be increasingly more popular, and a stainless steel joint with the 5/16 x 14 pin less so, with the exception of a few very high end cue makers. I was wondering whether this has something to do with construction techniques, the cost, or because most people prefer the hit of a flat faced joint. Thoughts?
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- Thread starter HomerB
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HomerB said:
Many cue makers and buyers prefer a flat faced phenolic joint on a cue. The Radial pin is much easier to put into a cue perfectly centered than most other pins. As far as cost, a Radial pin costs more than a steel joint, 5/16x14 pin and insert put together.
Dick
The trend toward big pin, flat face cues is a direct result of makers trying to build the best hitting cue possible as well as customer demand. Don't get me wrong...a steel joint 5/16-14 can play wonderful as in Searing, Scruggs, etc....its just that now only 1 in 100 customers ask for it. Most prefer the big pin flat face. Steel joints seem to be more in demand in the northeast U.S.