What cuemaker makes the best shafts?
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since I haven't tried them all, I'll just tell you which cue/shaft felt the best to me. It was a Pat Diveney (ebony sneaky with snakewood butterfly - pretty - ) with one of his infamous lakewood shafts. Joint was a radial pin. Best feeling cue I have ever shot with, and my buddy picked it up for around $350.....
Best shsfts
If I want a shaft for a Mottey or Scuggs I want the origional shafts. If I want a laminated it is a Predator or Tiger. No brainer.I'm not putting a Joss on a Samsaraor vice versa.
If I want a shaft for a Mottey or Scuggs I want the origional shafts. If I want a laminated it is a Predator or Tiger. No brainer.I'm not putting a Joss on a Samsaraor vice versa.
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Kent Davis cues have damn fine shafts on them.
Easy. I've hit with all the old cuemakers shafts (not so much the newer generation advertising here on AZ... pimping cues).
Bill Schick. $300 a piece, but they are worth it!
They are consistent & he uses what Bill calls a modified Balabushka taper. It's perfect.
Most of the production shafts that I have hit have a spongy feel in the forward most 1/4 of the shaft (not talking aout the laminates). The Schick shafts are fat and solid. Most of the cuemakers who have been doing it for awhile know how to make a solid hitting shaft.
Bill Schick. $300 a piece, but they are worth it!
They are consistent & he uses what Bill calls a modified Balabushka taper. It's perfect.
Most of the production shafts that I have hit have a spongy feel in the forward most 1/4 of the shaft (not talking aout the laminates). The Schick shafts are fat and solid. Most of the cuemakers who have been doing it for awhile know how to make a solid hitting shaft.
Predator!
lol, let the flames begin.
lol, let the flames begin.
Farris
I just want to confirm that Eddie Farris does have some extremely desirable shaft wood he got from a source I'll keep anonymous until he wants to tell you directly. I had a shaft made from this stock and lemme tell you, I must say it was the nuts.
I have still yet to try some of the high dollar cues, but I have sampled a good amount of the cues out there, and there is just something about the way Eddie does his shafts.
I know Paul Dayton has some 100 yr old wood and I also hear that Lakewood shafts are extremely desirable, but I can confirm that a good amount of the cue makers do have different grades of shaft wood they don't just share with just anyone.
The one shaft I do own that Eddie made is from that of a brunswick titlist cue. It is hands down the best and sweetest hitting shaft I own. It does deflect somewhat, but it is firm and yet has feel that can't be produced by anyone less than a true master, cue maker. Eddie has limited equipment, but designs some of the machines he uses and also a good amount of the stuff by hand.
He told me that "There's just something about one man doing the entire cue from start to finish. If you have multiple people who work on the same cue, there is more of a chance of something going wrong."
I've said it before on this forum, and I'll let everyone know that according to Buddy Hall, Eddie is the best in the world when it comes to shafts. Buddy has hit em all too. I can't help but to brag about Eddie because of the simple fact that nowadays, you've really got to spend time in cyberspace to reach people more efficiently and get your name out there, and and he just kinda old school to do that. So, being a fan of his work, I can't help but to brag for him.
I just want to confirm that Eddie Farris does have some extremely desirable shaft wood he got from a source I'll keep anonymous until he wants to tell you directly. I had a shaft made from this stock and lemme tell you, I must say it was the nuts.
I have still yet to try some of the high dollar cues, but I have sampled a good amount of the cues out there, and there is just something about the way Eddie does his shafts.
I know Paul Dayton has some 100 yr old wood and I also hear that Lakewood shafts are extremely desirable, but I can confirm that a good amount of the cue makers do have different grades of shaft wood they don't just share with just anyone.
The one shaft I do own that Eddie made is from that of a brunswick titlist cue. It is hands down the best and sweetest hitting shaft I own. It does deflect somewhat, but it is firm and yet has feel that can't be produced by anyone less than a true master, cue maker. Eddie has limited equipment, but designs some of the machines he uses and also a good amount of the stuff by hand.
He told me that "There's just something about one man doing the entire cue from start to finish. If you have multiple people who work on the same cue, there is more of a chance of something going wrong."
I've said it before on this forum, and I'll let everyone know that according to Buddy Hall, Eddie is the best in the world when it comes to shafts. Buddy has hit em all too. I can't help but to brag about Eddie because of the simple fact that nowadays, you've really got to spend time in cyberspace to reach people more efficiently and get your name out there, and and he just kinda old school to do that. So, being a fan of his work, I can't help but to brag for him.
He hasn't been mentioned yet, so I will plug my buddy Harry Richards.
The cue he delivered to me recently has his "new" taper, the one he spent the last 10 years or so tweaking. I say new, 'cuz I haven't had a new cue from Harry in over 15 years.
This new taper is hard to describe, it isn't stubby, or long smoochy type. I think Harry said something about a "double cone" or something.
It hits stiff, relatively low deflection, for those that need the snake oil. It's sort of a comfortable, great playing, but not, goofy long pro-taper.
I am spinning the ball more than I ever have.
There are legions of Pred-heads in my local room, and when they hit this thing, hear the "bonk!" and see the cue ball movement, they look at their snake oil and just shake their head.
The cue he delivered to me recently has his "new" taper, the one he spent the last 10 years or so tweaking. I say new, 'cuz I haven't had a new cue from Harry in over 15 years.
This new taper is hard to describe, it isn't stubby, or long smoochy type. I think Harry said something about a "double cone" or something.
It hits stiff, relatively low deflection, for those that need the snake oil. It's sort of a comfortable, great playing, but not, goofy long pro-taper.
I am spinning the ball more than I ever have.
There are legions of Pred-heads in my local room, and when they hit this thing, hear the "bonk!" and see the cue ball movement, they look at their snake oil and just shake their head.
Richard Harris (Blue Grass) makes Excellent shafts. and what ever it is that he does to "finish" them prior to shipping is something to be experienced because NO words do it justice IMO
The best Shafts I played: High End Mc Daniels, Vollmer,Arthur Cue and for laminated OB1.
A Vollmer Shaft cost now 500$ with silver ring.
Ralf
A Vollmer Shaft cost now 500$ with silver ring.
Ralf
It comes down to what you prefer, I like the way a Southwest plays, I built cues for a period of time and shaft tapers will change how a cue plays dramatically. Several days ago I spoke with Dennis Searing and his thought process for building cues and some of the methods he uses to do the things he does and his approach to customer satisfaction being what they are I highly doubt that he will produce anything second rate. I shouldn't speak for him because I have actually only spoken to him on one occasion , but based on that conversation and the studying I did prior to the conversation he can build you a shaft that is tailored to the hit that you desire. IE: Firm, Soft and so on. I don't know if he will but I'll bet good money he can. I'm sure there are several guys that can do a good job but I was very impressed by Mr Searing when I spoke to him.
Tad Kohara.
JoeyInCali said:
I've heard this from so many Cali players, and in my limited experience I'd agree as well. Tads hit really, really juicy.
But what about these shafts are so different? Couldn't a well seasoned cuemaker just take a micrometer to a good piece of shaftwood and just copy his taper and it'd hit the same, or close to?
At the risk of sounding ignorant, the theory sounds good. Someone tell me why and how wrong I am.
Seasoned is an understatement.Impact Blue said:
He gets the best of the lot by the pallets and he seasons them for a long time.
I'm just talking about the wood itself. Taper and ferrule are objective matters.
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