Southwest type cue

WilleeCue said:
Design aside ... wouldn't a shaft with the same profile as a SW attached to a similar butt (Sugartree?) play the same?
Could anyone really tell the difference in a blind test?

I think most people that buy Southwest cues buy them for reasons other than the way they feel and play.
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Which cue maker will make a shaft to Southwest’s EXACT dimensions?

I would like to test one.
 
middleofnowhere said:
Probably no one. I spent time at the SW shop when Jerry was alive and had not seen a cue built with the same care. They were not just thrown together.

Every cue had tags on them throughout the build prosses. Everything was marked to achieve a predetermined predictable outcome for each cue I'm assuming to the customers preferences.

I have been in quite a few cuemaker shops. Never saw anything like they do at SW. Now, Jerry has been gone for a Long time, I can't say how the shop runs today.

Another thing, with everyone throwing after market CF shafts on cues today, does it really matter who built the butt anymore? I play with a cue I love that I built myself. Have to be honest, I'm probably going to get a CF shaft out of curiosity. I'm open minded.
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I think you won't be disappointed. I have been really impressed overall with my 12.4 revo. The amount of english and draw you can do on the cue ball is legit. I have had to dial my stroke down. It cleans so easy and I don't have to worry about warpage. I don't get that tink sound that some complain about either but I have a radial joint not sure if that makes a difference and it fits really tight on my predator sneaky. Definitely not coming loose inadvertently.
 
HawaiianEye said:
Which cue maker will make a shaft to Southwest’s EXACT dimensions?

I would like to test one.
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I would think any cue maker that has a CNC machine and access to a SouthWest shaft to measure could fix you up.
To my knowledge a shaft profile is not something that can hold a patent.

Its a given that that SouthWest Cues makes a top quality product.
They have the resources, skills, equipment, and experience to do so.
The fact that their design and style is often "borrowed" by other cue makers says a lot.
It is one of the very few custom cues that I would very much like to own.
 
Buddy of mine is a pool collector and is now thinking about selling off his pool collection. He has a Bluegrass, Joss West and Southwest that he is interested in selling. I saw them yesterday and they are in immaculate condition. I think they all come with two shafts. I told him to post them on this website to see if there is any interest.
 
WilleeCue said:
I would think any cue maker that has a CNC machine and access to a SouthWest shaft to measure could fix you up.
To my knowledge a shaft profile is not something that can hold a patent.

Its a given that that SouthWest Cues makes a top quality product.
They have the resources, skills, equipment, and experience to do so.
The fact that their design and style is often "borrowed" by other cue makers says a lot.
It is one of the very few custom cues that I would very much like to own.
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Well there is not much in Cue making that not copies, imitated, or reproduced.

Southwest use to offer inlays, now most are 6 Polnts, or Merry Widows.

Southwest off couple of shaft taper, so do other builders.

Southwest ID’s their pins, with Cactus & Number.
 
WilleeCue said:
I would think any cue maker that has a CNC machine and access to a SouthWest shaft to measure could fix you up.
To my knowledge a shaft profile is not something that can hold a patent.

Its a given that that SouthWest Cues makes a top quality product.
They have the resources, skills, equipment, and experience to do so.
The fact that their design and style is often "borrowed" by other cue makers says a lot.
It is one of the very few custom cues that I would very much like to own.
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Well, we can argue they borrowed from Craig Petersen too.
He had the first bottom window.
 
CocoboloCowboy said:
Believe you are seeing your own image in mirror.

Get over you feeling of self importance, you score a zero.
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