Scorpion Cues = bad rep
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TXsouthpaw...To to be trivial...but Shane played with a JOSS custom made for him...for years!
Scott Lee
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I have no doubt Scott is much more educated than me on all things pool, but why was I under the impression that SVB played with a Schon before getting sponsored by Cuetec? I thought it was his mother's cue or something like that.
Please visit as many Walmart stores as you possibly can and tell me the number of Mizerak cues you find and the number of Schon cues you find. I am talking about on the shelf in the store.
Good cue for less than $125. name one better for that price maybe a Players???
lucasi new or used. used joss that way you can retaper the shaft how you like it
So was I. But I'm not 100%. I'll take scotts word for it though
Actually Shane started with a complete Joss cue that Danny Janes custom made for him. Then he started playing with his mothers Schon butt, but used the Joss shaft that he had played with for years.
Chuck
That sounds right. So it was a joss butt first then the schon.
He just kept the shaft. Which makes sense. So me and Scott were right.
Schon customers are going to be far more discriminating in knowing exactly which cue, which weight, etc they want. Wal Mart would have to stock every style in every weight available. Imagine the cost to put an entire line of cues in every Wal Mart store in the country.
The year is now 2010. I dare say more high end cues are sold online than in actual pool room pro shops. If someone wants a $20 cue, they will go to the store, pick the one that they like, and take it home. Ain't gonna happen when someone is spending $1000 on a cue.
When was the last time you saw a selection of Schon's for sale anywhere other than online?
Steve
That's not what "How It's Made" said! Pretty inlay work gives you more confidence at the table and makes you shoot better, so saith the history channel.
I know. Once you start getting inlay work it's diminishing returns on your money performance wise. Sorry if that wasn't clear. You get what you pay for performance wise until you start paying for inlays. Then you get what you pay for in eye candy. I've found, with my limited experience anyway, most of how a cue plays is in the shaft and the tip. If you've got a strait, cheap shaft a little polishing and a good tip make it play pretty nice ..... until it warps.
I've had a lucasi for 6 years and it's still mostly strait. If you squint really hard you can see a little bit of roll in the shaft and the butt. Still plays great. It actually turned out to be a pretty good investment! :thumbup:
I don't agree with this in regards to playability. So much of a cues price is wrapped up in the name of the maker and the decoration, neither of which do anything for the playability. I have hit cheap cues that perform just as well as $1000 cues.
this just gave me a good idea however..... Is there a 313 shaft I can put on a scorpion butt? if you thought the sneaky pete was genius... The sneaky scorpion is where it's at haha.
Just gotta get that predator logo off of the shaft and bam I will look like a super nit when I swear by my scorpion cue. Might get me some good action... not that it will help because I play like I should own a real scorpion anyways lol.
In all seriousness tho... can I get a 313 on a scorpion? lol.
Just gotta get that predator logo off of the shaft and bam I will look like a super nit when I swear by my scorpion cue. Might get me some good action... not that it will help because I play like I should own a real scorpion anyways lol.
In all seriousness tho... can I get a 313 on a scorpion? lol.
because I would want the cue to appear to be an all scorpion cue obvs. just getting rid of the predator logo on the shaft.
but does anyone know if the 313 will go on the scorpion butt?
I don't think there is any snobbery at all, I personally think that Scorpion Cues are just another Cheap import, that compare to many other imports, outside of that I do not think these cues are worth to much thought at all.
Just yanking your chain.
What you really mean is a *314*shaft (just think PI)
my attitude probably comes from being 'robbed on a bank'