I'm just thinking about getting a mid-range cue sooner or later as I'm not too happy with the look of my Mezz Z606. It's a great hitting cue for sure, even more after Eurowest installed an Elforyn ferrule on one of my WD700's, but every time I look at the cue I notice the very big CNC radii of the inlay work
Well, that's if you buy a $700 cue
So I was looking around various shops and really liked the Carmeli 404 and the Espiritu RE052
Carmeli: http://www.budgetcues.com/carmeli-pool-cue-ac404.htm
Espiritu: http://www.budgetcues.com/russ-espiritu-pool-cue-re502.htm
How do you guys rate the playablity and the overall finish of the cues?
Shame the Carmeli has no ivory joint, but it looks hot.
How is the performance of the shafts. I don't want a marketing department low deflection shaft anymore. Solid wood with ivory ferrule and a Sniper tip should do the trick pretty well if the cuemaker is able to do good shafts like Vollmer or Eurowest can do. How are Carmeli and Espiritu shafts?
Well, that's if you buy a $700 cue
So I was looking around various shops and really liked the Carmeli 404 and the Espiritu RE052
Carmeli: http://www.budgetcues.com/carmeli-pool-cue-ac404.htm
Espiritu: http://www.budgetcues.com/russ-espiritu-pool-cue-re502.htm
How do you guys rate the playablity and the overall finish of the cues?
Shame the Carmeli has no ivory joint, but it looks hot.
How is the performance of the shafts. I don't want a marketing department low deflection shaft anymore. Solid wood with ivory ferrule and a Sniper tip should do the trick pretty well if the cuemaker is able to do good shafts like Vollmer or Eurowest can do. How are Carmeli and Espiritu shafts?