Schon V Layani Cues

uyaki said:
Any one ever tried LAYANI CUES?

what's ur opinion?

I want to get a schon, but looked www.layanicues.com and found some cool designs.

What do think provide the better hit?

Thx
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Although I've never hit with one I've talked to people who have and the general consenses is that they hit great. They have a unique joint that is supposed to be the reason for their hit.

Dick
 
uyaki said:
Any one ever tried LAYANI CUES?

what's ur opinion?

I want to get a schon, but looked www.layanicues.com and found some cool designs.

What do think provide the better hit?

Thx
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Hands down, Layani!

Layani Cues are a very soft & sweet hitting cue. Theirry allowed me the privilege to hit some balls with his own playing cue some time ago. I was impressed.
 
uyaki said:
Any one ever tried LAYANI CUES?

what's ur opinion?

I want to get a schon, but looked www.layanicues.com and found some cool designs.

What do think provide the better hit?

Thx
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Get the Layani. I have played with Theirry in the RSB tournaments in Canada and we have exchanged cues and tried each others. His cues hit great and the workmanship is outstanding.
 
uyaki said:
Any one ever tried LAYANI CUES?
what's ur opinion?
Thx
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I bought a Layani cue a few years ago because I was impressed with the unique joint construction.
I enjoy playing with that cue and woud recomend it highly as it has held up very well and is still as straight as the day I got it.
The workmanship is outstanding and the prices are still reasonable.

The only drawback to the Layani cue is that the joint is unique and other cuemakers might not be able to fit shafts to the butt unless they are capable of making that style of joint.
 
uyaki said:
Any one ever tried LAYANI CUES?

what's ur opinion?

I want to get a schon, but looked www.layanicues.com and found some cool designs.

What do think provide the better hit?

Thx
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Thierry Layani graciously allowed me to shoot with his personal cue once.

I was very pleasantly surprised by the way the cue felt as though I had been playing with it for years. I guess what I'm trying to say is that Thierry's cues are so natural feeling (neutral?) that they get out of the way and allow you to focus on making the shot. In short there was, for me, no typical new cue learning curve, the thing just felt like an old friend right from the get-go. You will not be disappointed by the hit of a Layani.
 
Woow thx everyone.

I noticed that his joint was also unique 2.

What about the hit? is it soft, hard or medium?
the joint? is it firm?
resale value?
 
I have both a Schon and a Layani. I would take the Layani. Workmanship, design, value, etc name it and the Layani wins hands down.

Both are solid hitting cues. I found the Layani to be a little stiffer and not as forgiving as the Schon. If you are just a ball banger the Schon may be better suited to your style. If you are serious than the Layani will really make you concentrate more on your shots as they really magnify your errors and give better consistancy. The Schon will mask a lot of your faults and cover up a lack of good basic fundamentals.
 
TheBook said:
The Schon will mask a lot of your faults and cover up a lack of good basic fundamentals.
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Devil's advocate:
Sounds like the Schon is better at consistently making balls.

I've never played with a Layani so obviously my statement is just to stir and figure out the meaning of your statement. I have played with two different Schon's and thought they were both fantastic cues.
Just curious as to why you think Schon's are for bangers and how they mask your faults?

Regards,
Koop
 
wow i dont know what kind of cues the people where he plays with are, but if schons are for bangers it must all be herceks and zambo's there lol. I shoot with an early 90's schon and ive yet to run across another stick that has a better feel to me. That said I havent tried a layani, if i could run across one cheap id love to have it just to try out that joint, but the lack of ability to get shafts from anywhere else is a big drawback to me.
 
I bet your cue is a Layani too ? :D

Secaucus Fats said:
Thierry Layani graciously allowed me to shoot with his personal cue once.

I was very pleasantly surprised by the way the cue felt as though I had been playing with it for years. I guess what I'm trying to say is that Thierry's cues are so natural feeling (neutral?) that they get out of the way and allow you to focus on making the shot. In short there was, for me, no typical new cue learning curve, the thing just felt like an old friend right from the get-go. You will not be disappointed by the hit of a Layani.
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Fish said:
I bet your cue is a Layani too ? :D
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I do not own a Layani, but I would love to buy one. My biggest hurdle is covincing the wife that I need yet another cue. As she so daintily put it to me: "If you get another f*in pool cue I'll smash your head in with it, break it in half and shove it up your a**.":eek: :eek: :D :D
 
How good is actually the schon quality? if I compare it's joint bill mcdaniel, esperitu, they all use the same joint, piloted 5/6-14. Any one here ever tried Predator 2 with Z shaft?

Thx 4 all the comments friends
 
uyaki said:
Woow thx everyone.

I noticed that his joint was also unique 2.

What about the hit? is it soft, hard or medium?
the joint? is it firm?
resale value?
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In my opinion, Layani and Schon "hits' are totally different. I'm not good at describing hits but Schon has that "freight train" hit that seems to be a typical/stereotype of 5/16x14 SS joint. Layani is more subtle as the joint seems to absort a lot of vibration .. it feels more soft to me ... maybe too sof t for someone who's used to playing 5/16x14 SS cues.

On the resale value, I think Schon wins. Schon always seem to have strong secondary market. Unfortunately Layani is still not as well known and thus the resale market is soft and volatile.
 
Jazz said:
In my opinion, Layani and Schon "hits' are totally different. I'm not good at describing hits but Schon has that "freight train" hit that seems to be a typical/stereotype of 5/16x14 SS joint. Layani is more subtle as the joint seems to absort a lot of vibration .. it feels more soft to me ... maybe too sof t for someone who's used to playing 5/16x14 SS cues.

On the resale value, I think Schon wins. Schon always seem to have strong secondary market. Unfortunately Layani is still not as well known and thus the resale market is soft and volatile.
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I am with Jazz on this one .Schon cues always seem to have a good resale vaule.I have seen a few layani cues on ebay. A few weeks ago and they just were not moving it looked like in my opinion.Schon cues are cake to sell used!!!
 
I personnally do not own any of these 2 cues but I tried 1 layani and one schon.

Schon= Its my instructor's cue (Danny Hewitt) sometimes he lets me play with his cue, the feel is nice but, for myself, don't see anything special about it. Danny swears only by the name of schon when it comes to cues.

Layani= I met Thierry Layani in person so I could try his cues. Man, the guy is really awesome and offer a great service to let me try his product. I was totally IMPRESSED by the hit of his cues, the englishes really take on the "rock" but you have to have good fundamentals.

I'm hoping to be able to buy a layani before august....when the federation starts.


I'm no professionnal so maybe my opinion can't be counted as accurate but that's how I felt when I tried the cues.
 
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Jimbojim said:
I'm no professionnal so maybe my opinion can't be counted as accurate but that's how I felt when I tried the cues.
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Hey! That's all that matters .... how it feels to YOU :)
 
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