What cuemaker makes the best shafts?
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Impact Blue said:
old wood, Tad bought up tons of wood in the late 60's, I know that in the earily 90's he was still using the old wood in his shafts nd they were then the best shafts being made by any cue maker I knew at the time. Barry can spin a good shaft with his dads wood thats real old too. Nobody can do much with young green wood.
This is a silly thread because It is more the quality of the wood than who is turning the shaft, A taper is a taper. I refuse to comment on lamanated shafts.
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2rgrbn said:
Man..renting out my Searing...
I actually have no response to that one..lol Well, next time your here look me up. Our home will be finished mid Jan..My fun room will have a 9' Diamond and a 7' Diamond. I have been in contact with a recent US Open 9ball champ and hopefully he can come out for a week in march...gonna ride 4 wheelers and play pool for 7 days straight
I plan on having a big cookout on one day and invite everyone that can come to play some pool and have fun for a night.
Lambros!!!!!!!!!!!
This is one of those questions like "who makes the best cue." It's very subjective and not everyone likes the same "feel" in a cue or has the same playing style. There are so many combinations of taper, diameter, length, tip ferrule etc. to consider. Like all things to do with cues the real truth is that a good player with a straight, decent quality cue with a good tip on it will play great if they are used to the cue. It's not the wand it's the magician.
Cue technology has advanced considerably since the 1930's and 1940's but the best players from that era could do pretty much anything that the best players can do today and they didn't have all the new cue technology. One thing that I think may have changed, and maybe for the worst, is that years ago they had access to old-growth, very dense maple for shafts that was heavier and more stable. It was darker and some would say not as pretty but it was good shaft wood. My Dad has a few Sailor cues from the early 1970's and the shafts are made from the heavy, darker, honey-colored maple. Those old shafts are still straight and they play solid. I can't find wood like that today. I have noticed while doing repair work that Schon shafts seem to be made from good wood and generally don't wobble even if they are older.
Cue technology has advanced considerably since the 1930's and 1940's but the best players from that era could do pretty much anything that the best players can do today and they didn't have all the new cue technology. One thing that I think may have changed, and maybe for the worst, is that years ago they had access to old-growth, very dense maple for shafts that was heavier and more stable. It was darker and some would say not as pretty but it was good shaft wood. My Dad has a few Sailor cues from the early 1970's and the shafts are made from the heavy, darker, honey-colored maple. Those old shafts are still straight and they play solid. I can't find wood like that today. I have noticed while doing repair work that Schon shafts seem to be made from good wood and generally don't wobble even if they are older.
Duane remick said:
I've hit with three or more Cognoscenti Cues that my uncle has owned. They are all great. The wood is great. His taper is quite unusual. I remember John Wright criticizing him when he first made cues saying that Joey didn't know how to make a pro taper. That being said the wood is great and they all hit well, IMO!
Can't go wrong with a Scruggs!
Yancey said:
Yancey,
Glad to hear your Bill Schick is in play also!
Mine has a solid ivory joint 3/8-10, ivory ferrules and ivory inlays. It gets played! & I break with it quiet frequently as well.
It's a keeper. It's beautiful & despite the fact that some may consider it art, it plays well!
Even I've never played a lot of high-end shafts, I have to say the Bear's shafts are awesome. :thumbup:
Pretty well feel, and they are very consistent.
Mixed taper: it starts with pro taper, and ends with conical.
And the ferrule!!
No one know exactly what type is that, but it could shoot the lights out!
You have to try it sometime, believe me, it is gorgeous
Ed
Pretty well feel, and they are very consistent.
Mixed taper: it starts with pro taper, and ends with conical.
And the ferrule!!
No one know exactly what type is that, but it could shoot the lights out!
You have to try it sometime, believe me, it is gorgeous
Ed
