Soft hitting custom cue maker cues?

[Jimmy_Betmore]

You are the second person to correct me on this. I had a few schons and always found the hit to be soft. Maybe I had super soft tips on em. Or my memory is failing me. Either way, I guess I was wrong.

The first Schon I had actually had a pretty quiet hit to it. It played stiff but without the loud "PING" or "PLINK" sound. It was an earlier build from when they'd first switched to inlaid (rounded) points. I'm 99% sure the ferrule wasn't Westinghouse Micarta and I'm 100% sure it wasn't ivory. I traded it away years ago so there's no way for me to know now. Whatever it was, it was an off-white/cream color and was non-porous. I had it in the late 90's, so I don't think Juma was even around yet. Regardless, it hit and played great.

 

[garczar]

The first Schon I had actually had a pretty quiet hit to it. It played stiff but without the loud "PING" or "PLINK" sound. It was an earlier build from when they'd first switched to inlaid (rounded) points. I'm 99% sure the ferrule wasn't Westinghouse Micarta and I'm 100% sure it wasn't ivory. I traded it away years ago so there's no way for me to know now. Whatever it was, it was an off-white/cream color and was non-porous. I had it in the late 90's, so I don't think Juma was even around yet. Regardless, it hit and played great.

Probably an ivorine(lbm) of some sort.

 

[Jimmy_Betmore]

Probably an ivorine(lbm) of some sort.

It might have been. I wasn't very familiar with ferrule materials back then and, besides recognizing the name, I'm still not familiar with Ivorine. I will say it didn't have weave to it like the LBM ferrules that came on the Samsara I had.

As I was typing that I decided to do some Google-Fu and the closest thing I could find that resembled what was on it is Super XTC from Atlas. I don't know how long that stuff has been around, but the descriptions on their page match that ferrule to a T.

 

[garczar]

It might have been. I wasn't very familiar with ferrule materials back then and, besides recognizing the name, I'm still not familiar with Ivorine. I will say it didn't have weave to it like the LBM ferrules that came on the Samsara I had.

As I was typing that I decided to do some Google-Fu and the closest thing I could find that resembled what was on it is Super XTC from Atlas. I don't know how long that stuff has been around, but the descriptions on their page match that ferrule to a T.

This has been covered on here a lot in the past. If you search schon ferrules it pops up. most have stated that after micarta schon switched to lbm of some sort. https://www.google.com/search?q=sch...rASEQrQIoAnoECBgQAw&biw=1408&bih=653&dpr=1.36

 

[Jimmy_Betmore]

This has been covered on here a lot in the past. If you search schon ferrules it pops up. most have stated that after micarta schon switched to lbm of some sort. https://www.google.com/search?q=sch...rASEQrQIoAnoECBgQAw&biw=1408&bih=653&dpr=1.36

Oh, I'm very aware of that. I ordered a second shaft for it from Schon and it came with an LBM ferrule. It played like garbage compared to the original and the ferrules didn't look at all alike. Also, I did not get the cue new from Schon. It has seen plenty of action when I got it. So it's possible, likely even, the ferrule had been changed.

Also, I asked Atlas about Super XTC and they said it came out in 2012. So that wasn't it.

 

[garczar]

Oh, I'm very aware of that. I ordered a second shaft for it from Schon and it came with an LBM ferrule. It played like garbage compared to the original and the ferrules didn't look at all alike. Also, I did not get the cue new from Schon. It has seen plenty of action when I got it. So it's possible, likely even, the ferrule had been changed.

Also, I asked Atlas about Super XTC and they said it came out in 2012. So that wasn't it.

To be honest i've never really though about how a ferrule 'plays'. I've had just about everything made and this has never been an issue. I've got cues right now with ferrules ranging from ivory to current Schon LBM to juma. Just don't think about it i guess. The only one i didn't like were original Meucci's and that was just because they broke so easy. Played great if they lasted.

 

[Jimmy_Betmore]

To be honest i've never really though about how a ferrule 'plays'. I've had just about everything made and this has never been an issue. I've got cues right now with ferrules ranging from ivory to current Schon LBM to juma. Just don't think about it i guess. The only one i didn't like were original Meucci's and that was just because they broke so easy. Played great if they lasted.

"Plays" probably isn't the right word on my end. "Sounds" is more accurate. I mean, to the best of my knowledge I've never missed a shot or position because of a ferrule. But I have hit a ball and winced because of the sound it made.