Omen (Pete Ohmen)
I just recieved a new Omen cue this weekend. For a reference, I own or have owned,Hercek,Tascarella,Scruggs,Bender,Jensen, South-West,White,Sugartree,Howard,Blackcreek,Wheeler,
Olney,Rauenzahn and many other top tier cues. I usually have 2 cues at a time- my current player and the challenger to become my current player. I have a 6 point/ 4 veneer South West style Ebony into Purpleheart Omen. The points,veneer and finish are in the same category with the above makers ,it is very well done. To be nit picky but, when the shafts are screwed down tight, the indexed ring on one of the shaft's is a hair off from being lined up with the ring on the joint. The wood he used is also first rate and highly figured. As a matter of fact, the shaft wood is better than almost all of cues I've owned, and equal the top 2 or 3. That's saying alot because I only buy cues that have good shaft wood or, what I call good shaft wood. The shaft taper is what I would call med-stiff, it plays firm and lively. I would say it reminds me of something between a South West and a scruggs. It's easy to see why some people think this is the magic wand. I don't yet know if this cue will dethrone my Howard as my current player. I can tell you that, IMHO this is one of the best playing cues out there and it happens to be less than half the price, with a few exceptions, of most of it's compitors. There are alot of very good cuemakers out there right now, Pete Ohmen is definately in that group.
thanks-jeff
I just recieved a new Omen cue this weekend. For a reference, I own or have owned,Hercek,Tascarella,Scruggs,Bender,Jensen, South-West,White,Sugartree,Howard,Blackcreek,Wheeler,
Olney,Rauenzahn and many other top tier cues. I usually have 2 cues at a time- my current player and the challenger to become my current player. I have a 6 point/ 4 veneer South West style Ebony into Purpleheart Omen. The points,veneer and finish are in the same category with the above makers ,it is very well done. To be nit picky but, when the shafts are screwed down tight, the indexed ring on one of the shaft's is a hair off from being lined up with the ring on the joint. The wood he used is also first rate and highly figured. As a matter of fact, the shaft wood is better than almost all of cues I've owned, and equal the top 2 or 3. That's saying alot because I only buy cues that have good shaft wood or, what I call good shaft wood. The shaft taper is what I would call med-stiff, it plays firm and lively. I would say it reminds me of something between a South West and a scruggs. It's easy to see why some people think this is the magic wand. I don't yet know if this cue will dethrone my Howard as my current player. I can tell you that, IMHO this is one of the best playing cues out there and it happens to be less than half the price, with a few exceptions, of most of it's compitors. There are alot of very good cuemakers out there right now, Pete Ohmen is definately in that group.
thanks-jeff
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). A month or so later, I emailed Pete seeing if he could design a similar cue. He said he remembered the cue in question, still had it, and sold it to me at the same price offered at the show.
