Cogs hit like a Cog.
Southwest hit like Southwests.
Capones hit like Capones (which is NOT similar to a SW hit, IMO)
Cogs DO NOT hit like a SW.
Capones DO NOT hit like Cog.
Joss Wests DO NOT hit like Motteys. (though older ones from each are more similar than other comparisons here)
Assuming each cue even had the same type ferrule and tip - AND the same joint and pin - they will hit differently due to each Cuemakers taper & shaft wood. Not to mention construction and turning methods.
Whenever ANYONE claims "this cue hits like a SW". I immediately lose any interest in the cue.
Even all cues from a given CM are not going to hit the same, due to pins, joints, tapers, ferrules, shaft wood, etc.
There are some cues that produce a similar hit - older TADs remind me of older JossWests (if both have SS joint); older Richard Blacks remind me of older Motteys, etc.
Ironically, DPKs and pre-date SW are NOT similar due to very different tapers. Even older Rauenzahns are NOT similar to current ones; he changed construction about 2 years ago and GREATLY improved the hit.
I suggest that we describe the hit of cue as it pertains to that cue. "Stiff like a Southwest" and "stiff like a Mottey" describes 2 totally different hits.
These statement pertain strictly to Custom Cues with real shafts - not Preds, Black dot, white circle, OB-None or any other manufactured hunks of glue!
