Schon shafts are pretty stiff hitting too
stiffest and most solid cue that you've hit with???
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I have owned and hit with a few Southwest and DPKs (many moons ago). Great cues but the hit was just TOO stiff for my tastes.
deano hands down
Solid cue.
Most solid cue I have ever played with was a HICKS made by Jeff Hicks from Illinois.
Most solid cue I have ever played with was a HICKS made by Jeff Hicks from Illinois.
I have to say my masonh is the stiffest i have played with (the ebony/tulip). It has a ob classic shaft tapered to 12.5mm with a sniper tip. I have played with a Tasc, Erik Lee, Diveney, Josey, Dale Patten (Richie Florence cue), Lebow, Zac, and plenty of production cues.
Ebony southwest was the stiffest and hardest hitting cue i ever played with.
The 2nd shaft made of lakewood made it even more stiff.
The 2nd shaft made of lakewood made it even more stiff.
dammit i hate to say it but two of my cues lmfao........
my personal player takes second.....a 3/8" ferruled 17oz cue i sold to a customer recently takes that cake tho.
I love stiff cues but the one I sold was way overbearing for me to ever want as a player but the customer loves it.
stiffness and solid-ness are not distinctly related tho, especially when taken that some very solid cues are not stiff at all and some don't care for stiff cues. To each his own.
-Grey Ghost-
my personal player takes second.....a 3/8" ferruled 17oz cue i sold to a customer recently takes that cake tho.
I love stiff cues but the one I sold was way overbearing for me to ever want as a player but the customer loves it.
stiffness and solid-ness are not distinctly related tho, especially when taken that some very solid cues are not stiff at all and some don't care for stiff cues. To each his own.
-Grey Ghost-
The stiffest most solid cue I ever played with was not my favorite. It was a big fat house cue. There is a line you can cross where stiff and solid takes away from the cue instead of adding to it, and many house cues crossed that line. The next cues on the list would be carom cues or various sorts.
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i am not sure we are all talking about the same thing when we say stiff.
Some people seem to use the word stiff to describe a hard hitting cue or one that feels hard. i have never been able to play with what I call hard hitting cues,this usually means cues with long tapered shafts,Which to me is not stiff
A Meucci is the furthest from stiff and not hard but not stiff.A southwest is a stiff hitting cue but not what I call hard.
To me a stiff tapered shaft is the easiest to play with.Therefore I like Southwest cues,schons,Scruggs new tapered cues,Bob Owens new taper is really great
Meucci and the long pro tapers are my least favorite,along with some biggername makers
Of course I am not a very good player,so my likes are not the same as a really good player.
When I designed the Deano cue we used the least pro taper we could and I found i played my best with it,I drew the ball easier and controlled the cue better everything.
Not everyone agreed
Some people seem to use the word stiff to describe a hard hitting cue or one that feels hard. i have never been able to play with what I call hard hitting cues,this usually means cues with long tapered shafts,Which to me is not stiff
A Meucci is the furthest from stiff and not hard but not stiff.A southwest is a stiff hitting cue but not what I call hard.
To me a stiff tapered shaft is the easiest to play with.Therefore I like Southwest cues,schons,Scruggs new tapered cues,Bob Owens new taper is really great
Meucci and the long pro tapers are my least favorite,along with some biggername makers
Of course I am not a very good player,so my likes are not the same as a really good player.
When I designed the Deano cue we used the least pro taper we could and I found i played my best with it,I drew the ball easier and controlled the cue better everything.
Not everyone agreed
The stiffest I ever played was a Tim Scruggs. I didn't like it and sold it to a fellow who is quite happy and could give me the six ball.
To each his own.
To each his own.
I know I may get some haters here but IMO there is a difference between "stiff" and "solid" when it comes to the hit of a cue. One of the stiffest cues I have ever hit with is a Dale Perry. His stock shafts with his taper are very stiff. Almost TOO stiff for my liking. Just my 2 cents.
I would say out of the hundred or so cues I have owned since 1995 the stiffest would be a Shuler with the short piloted steel joint and a 13.25mm shaft. After that I would place the top ten order as follows:
1980's Joss West - Piloted Steel
1990's Black Boar - Piloted Steel
1990's Tascarella - Piloted Steel
1990's Schon - Piloted Steel
1998 Gina - Piloted Steel
2008 Josey - Flatface Radial
Mid to Late 90's Searing - Flatface 3/8-10
2002 SW - Flatface 3/8-11
2009 Kikel - Piloted Ivory 5-16/14 - 13.2mm Shaft
Early 90's Murrel - 3/8-10
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1980's Joss West - Piloted Steel
1990's Black Boar - Piloted Steel
1990's Tascarella - Piloted Steel
1990's Schon - Piloted Steel
1998 Gina - Piloted Steel
2008 Josey - Flatface Radial
Mid to Late 90's Searing - Flatface 3/8-10
2002 SW - Flatface 3/8-11
2009 Kikel - Piloted Ivory 5-16/14 - 13.2mm Shaft
Early 90's Murrel - 3/8-10
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