I don't think I have ever taken the time to write a review before but I must say how impressed I am with Jon Spitz' cue. I wasn't going to ever tear myself away from playing with my Ernie Martinez which I thought previously to being the best hitting cues out there. I played with a Spitz while my EM was being worked on and I now play with a Spitz.
Now, as a point of reference I have played with (in order from most recent) - Ernie Martinez, Bluegrass (Richard Harris), Blackcreek, Andy Gilbert, Paul Mottey, (insert aother EM), Kikel, Jensen and Schon and even a pre-ebay DP that played great. So I have some decent cues to compare.
Looks are subjective so I will just say the cue looks great and I cannot find a single flaw anywhere. I will try to post pics soon in the gallery but it is a FS double butterfly with a hoppe ring.
The hit though is just great. It is very solid without feeling like you are hitting with a dead tree trunk. I think that a possible issue when when playing with a super solid hitting cue and people complain it hits too hard or too solid that this is what they are refereeing too - dead weight?
This cue just feels like butter. - A total even distribution of impact from tip to butt end. Like the saying goes - the cue is an extension of the player's arm, this cue creates that more than any other cue I have owned.
I am going to make a couple of adjustments to the taper and tip but as much as I loved some of the other cues I have owned, this one offers the most true and satisfying hit.
Moreover, the comments about Jon being a great guy and a pleasure to work with are dead on.
His cues are a tremendous value right now and should only go up in price (maybe sooner than later)....
Now, as a point of reference I have played with (in order from most recent) - Ernie Martinez, Bluegrass (Richard Harris), Blackcreek, Andy Gilbert, Paul Mottey, (insert aother EM), Kikel, Jensen and Schon and even a pre-ebay DP that played great. So I have some decent cues to compare.
Looks are subjective so I will just say the cue looks great and I cannot find a single flaw anywhere. I will try to post pics soon in the gallery but it is a FS double butterfly with a hoppe ring.
The hit though is just great. It is very solid without feeling like you are hitting with a dead tree trunk. I think that a possible issue when when playing with a super solid hitting cue and people complain it hits too hard or too solid that this is what they are refereeing too - dead weight?
This cue just feels like butter. - A total even distribution of impact from tip to butt end. Like the saying goes - the cue is an extension of the player's arm, this cue creates that more than any other cue I have owned.
I am going to make a couple of adjustments to the taper and tip but as much as I loved some of the other cues I have owned, this one offers the most true and satisfying hit.
Moreover, the comments about Jon being a great guy and a pleasure to work with are dead on.
His cues are a tremendous value right now and should only go up in price (maybe sooner than later)....
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