first off, let me say that this is long over due. btn work and 2 kids, it's not often that i get a chance to shoot, but i stole away for a few hours last week and got a chance to really get a sense of Sung's cue.
sorry took so long sung.
just to recap how this whole thing came around, both being newcomer cuemakers, we decided to make cues for each other. i was given a choice btn 2 cues and chose this particular one, primarily because it was a 58" cue (the other one was 60" and probably wouldn't have fit in my case. haha).
specs:
it used to be his main player, and it has the look of a cue that has been very loyal. gives it great character.
black, blue, pink, white veneers on a dark eyed BEM front with deep brown rosewood point.
SS piloted joint, i think 5/16 x 14? pin. plain black phenolic ring
tan embossed leather wrap
rosewood buttsleeve with ivory hoppe ring and rosewood buttcap
bumperless w/ a nice bevelled bottom edge
kamui tip w fiber pad
ivory ferrule
old growth, dark shaftwood
plain black phenolic ring
12.8mm, 0.845 joint diameter, 1.2625 butt diameter
now the good part:
so when i first got the cue, i knew that i wouldn't have the chance to shoot in a while, so i put the cue together and did a "floor test" where i would gently let the cue bounce off the wood flooring as if hitting a cue ball. i put together all the other cues that i had and compared the resonance, feel and tonality.
wow, compared to the other cues that i have (one i made, 2 alex bricks, jeff haber and sumrall) this cue had such a resonant tone! much more than the others. the only other cue that was similar was the sumrall, which is a full splice w an ivory joint.
now having played w/ the cue, same applies. it has a very crisp hit w/ that "tonk" feel that many of us strive for. it has great balance.
not sure if it's the tip, old growth shaft, ss joint or his butt construction, but man, does this cue hit. it has the hit of a full splice cue.
this cue, being one of his early cues, definitely reflects how much effort he has put into understanding cue construction and "the hit."
i would definitely recommend his cues and i'm sure that the more he builds, the more solid they will get.
his attention and dedication to the feel and hit of a cue ensures that you won't be disappointed.
once again, sorry sung for having taken so long.
Jason
sorry took so long sung.
just to recap how this whole thing came around, both being newcomer cuemakers, we decided to make cues for each other. i was given a choice btn 2 cues and chose this particular one, primarily because it was a 58" cue (the other one was 60" and probably wouldn't have fit in my case. haha).
specs:
it used to be his main player, and it has the look of a cue that has been very loyal. gives it great character.
black, blue, pink, white veneers on a dark eyed BEM front with deep brown rosewood point.
SS piloted joint, i think 5/16 x 14? pin. plain black phenolic ring
tan embossed leather wrap
rosewood buttsleeve with ivory hoppe ring and rosewood buttcap
bumperless w/ a nice bevelled bottom edge
kamui tip w fiber pad
ivory ferrule
old growth, dark shaftwood
plain black phenolic ring
12.8mm, 0.845 joint diameter, 1.2625 butt diameter
now the good part:
so when i first got the cue, i knew that i wouldn't have the chance to shoot in a while, so i put the cue together and did a "floor test" where i would gently let the cue bounce off the wood flooring as if hitting a cue ball. i put together all the other cues that i had and compared the resonance, feel and tonality.
wow, compared to the other cues that i have (one i made, 2 alex bricks, jeff haber and sumrall) this cue had such a resonant tone! much more than the others. the only other cue that was similar was the sumrall, which is a full splice w an ivory joint.
now having played w/ the cue, same applies. it has a very crisp hit w/ that "tonk" feel that many of us strive for. it has great balance.
not sure if it's the tip, old growth shaft, ss joint or his butt construction, but man, does this cue hit. it has the hit of a full splice cue.
this cue, being one of his early cues, definitely reflects how much effort he has put into understanding cue construction and "the hit."
i would definitely recommend his cues and i'm sure that the more he builds, the more solid they will get.
his attention and dedication to the feel and hit of a cue ensures that you won't be disappointed.
once again, sorry sung for having taken so long.
Jason
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