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Is there a difference in the hit of an entry level Schon vs the top of the line Schon?
Schon hit difference
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No two cues hit exactly the same....................
I would think Schon would pick the top of the line shafts for their high dollar cues.
If they don't, that's a little messed-up.
If they don't, that's a little messed-up.
A couple of great comments and some odd ones as well.........but definitely no two cues play alike....if it happens, it's purely coincidence or else both cues have a shitty feel to the hit.
Two customs from the same cue-maker can play similar but the cues won't play the same........and if both cues have a great feel, you wind up saying they play the same.....it's only the
crappy feeling cues we can so easily distinguish........and more expensive cues typically have only the best wood selected for the cue shafts and the shafts also tend to be heavier
which speaks about the age of the wood. The older growth wood will make the same size shaft heavier than with newer growth wood.....very often 1/2 -3/4 ounce heavier.
Matt B.
Two customs from the same cue-maker can play similar but the cues won't play the same........and if both cues have a great feel, you wind up saying they play the same.....it's only the
crappy feeling cues we can so easily distinguish........and more expensive cues typically have only the best wood selected for the cue shafts and the shafts also tend to be heavier
which speaks about the age of the wood. The older growth wood will make the same size shaft heavier than with newer growth wood.....very often 1/2 -3/4 ounce heavier.
Matt B.
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The difference would lie in the forearm wood cause the construction is the same. Just my opinion but I find ebony,cocobolo,tulipwood
rosewood etc great wood for forearms that give the cue a different tone or feel
compared to birdseye or curly maple that is softer in comparison.
Schon builds a fine cue!!
I think this is less so with a steel joint than a wood to wood. There is so much weight and steel that diminishes the property of the wood. By the time the "feel" passes from the tip to ferrule through shaft to joint, little is left for the forearm with a big steel joint.
Also it has much to do on whether you use a hard or soft tip... (when using a steel joint).
Ive owned tons of Schons and, remarkable to me, in how similar the hit is. They all play within Id guess about 10% in a "feel" factor.
I say remarkable because Ive not seen that in custom cues, and certainly not in production cues.
I understand that hit is subjective from one player to the next, but if the same player hits with 10 Schons, MAYBE 2 are different. I say one because Id use the SAME shaft in determining.
I say remarkable because Ive not seen that in custom cues, and certainly not in production cues.
I understand that hit is subjective from one player to the next, but if the same player hits with 10 Schons, MAYBE 2 are different. I say one because Id use the SAME shaft in determining.
Back in the 1980's I got the brand new R-7 with two shafts. It's the six pointer.
The hit was okay but I liked my Meucci better. The R-7 played close to a Joss cue.
Sold my R-7 with two shafts for $185 guess around 1989.:angry: