What's the best hitting cue? Some thoughts

greeneyes_ocean

greeneyes_ocean

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Dear AZ ers I decided to share some thoughts about a the mighty question that bothers many of you.

The Quest for the best hitting cue out there is well known .

My experience with cues is well over 2 years and I have read a lot and got knowledge for many of the best cue makes out there.
I have people come to me with the question:
Vass,since you had so many cues in short time what's the best hitting cue to you?

After all I can proudly say the right way to go is just get a nice titlist blank and have it converted by well known cue maker and this is it.

I had over 35 sw cues,tascarellas, and many more great hitters but the most consistent hit is coming from my titlist conversions done by well known makes.

I hope I helped some people looking out there for the Holy Grail hitting cue.

Good luck to all of you!

The above mentioned is my personal opinion and of-corse it's subjective:)

Vass
 
greeneyes_ocean said:
Dear AZ ers I decided to share some thoughts about a the mighty question that bothers many of you.

The Quest for the best hitting cue out there is well known .

My experience with cues is well over 2 years and I have read a lot and got knowledge for many of the best cue makes out there.
I have people come to me with the question:
Vass,since you had so many cues in short time what's the best hitting cue to you?

After all I can proudly say the right way to go is just get a nice titlist blank and have it converted by well known cue maker and this is it.

I had over 35 sw cues,tascarellas, and many more great hitters but the most consistent hit is coming from my titlist conversions done by well known makes.

I hope I helped some people looking out there for the Holy Grail hitting cue.

Good luck to all of you!

Vass
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personally I find that well constructed sneaky pete style cues hit the best across all makers. I currently have a sugartree sneaky that hits very very well. I'll probably sell it or trade it soon, just because I like to try out cues. Its the best hitting cue I've owned though out of about 300.
 
Sw

I Have A Satin Finished Pao Farrow Sw About 5 Years Old And That Thing Hits Great, I Have Sold My Six Pointer Sw Because I Like The Way This Hits Better
 
For you nothing :D

The best hitting cue is whatever you are used to! To get used to it you have to keep it and play with only that cue. I never see this happening with you good buddy. When you sold that monster playing radial pin ivory joint Scruggs I had a feeling you might just find out one day that was not the best move.
Live and learn.
This ebony front and rear Scruggs box veneer might have been a good one to get used to!:D :D
Rember your tip has alot to do with it too.
Good luck Mr Vass,
Nick :D
 
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I guess it's my turn to ad to this greatest of all questions.
In the past few years I have bought and sold almost 40 different cues.
Like a lot of us, I am constantly looking for the "Perfect" cue.
As of yet I have not found it, but have come close.
I truly believe the best hitting cue is the one the user thinks is the best
hitting. If it is Southwest or Scruggs or whatever. It is the cue
that each of us thinks feels the best, hits the best for our
particular tastes and looks great as well. I like a light cue...others need a cue to weigh a ton. Everything is relevant in this age old question.
So the real answer to this question is:
Whatever you think is the best for you.....
Now I will get off my soapbox.....
Thanks for listening......
 
The best hitting cue is the cue that when you shoot with it and you say to yourself...man, this is the best hitting cue I have ever shot with.

There is no such thing as the best hitting cue for everyone and never will be, I don't care who made the cue.

The best hitting cue would be a two piece that hit like a one piece and you liked the feel of that cue.

Totally individual/personal when it comes to hit and feel. So naming a cuemaker(s) etc. as to saying that his cues are the best hitting for someone other than ones self as a personal choice has no validity.
 
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Got that beat!

Whatever cue Will Billbury has in his hands at the time is probably the best playing cue on earth!!! :D :D
Nick :)
 
Just to make a little comparison to golf, the best players on tour are the ones that find a putter and stick with it forever. Very few good players change equipment every week or two. Just my 2cents.
 
90% of the cues i pick up "hit" pretty well,but the question is,how do they play?certain shots like hitting on the extreme outside of the cue ball for maximum english,jacked up off the rail draw shots,extreme force follow,some 3 rail around the table with inside shots,some outside english kill shots,very slow rolling long english shots,and super thin cut shots with english are the way i like to test a cue out.some cues will show their flaws on many of these shots.whether it be a bad feeling hit or too much deflection or the shaft bowing and vibrating.it is hard to explain i know,but after you seriously play with a cue for say 20 hours then you have an idea of how it plays.certain cues can not do certain shots properly and i am sure it has mostly to do with the tip and shaft taper and certain cues just don't have a good feel on extreme outside of the cue ball shots.i have had probably 500 cues over the last 15 years and some of my favorites have been,SW(too heavy most of the time though for me),Barnhart,Hill,Kikel,Sugartree,Olney,Brick/Davis full splice conversion,Gilbert,Skip Weston,Lebow,Tucker,Bender,Joss West,Bluegrass,Searing,hecek,Barry Szamboti(never tried a Gus),Wes Hunter,Haley(not big on ss joints though),Lambros,and i am sure there are others.if you buy a cue made by one of those guys and take the time to get used to it,i am sure you will love it unless you get a bad example.like the guys above said,you need to take the time to get used to the cue,and the cuemakers i listed all make good playing and "hitting" cues,but the hit part is easy.most all cues "hit" well with a good tip,not all cues play well.even some of the cuemakers i listed put out cues that may not play as well as some of thier other cues.remember wood is not a perfect material,and it had subtle differences and different playing characteristics.
 
Nope

If you don't make everything you aim at it doesn't matter what the rock does. Your stroke determains that.
Nick :)
 
masonh said:
90% of the cues i pick up "hit" pretty well,but the question is,how do they play?certain shots like hitting on the extreme outside of the cue ball for maximum english,jacked up off the rail draw shots,extreme force follow,some 3 rail around the table with inside shots,some outside english kill shots,very slow rolling long english shots,and super thin cut shots with english are the way i like to test a cue out.some cues will show their flaws on many of these shots.whether it be a bad feeling hit or too much deflection or the shaft bowing and vibrating.it is hard to explain i know,but after you seriously play with a cue for say 20 hours then you have an idea of how it plays.certain cues can not do certain shots properly and i am sure it has mostly to do with the tip and shaft taper and certain cues just don't have a good feel on extreme outside of the cue ball shots.i have had probably 500 cues over the last 15 years and some of my favorites have been,SW(too heavy most of the time though for me),Barnhart,Hill,Kikel,Sugartree,Olney,Brick/Davis full splice conversion,Gilbert,Skip Weston,Lebow,Tucker,Bender,Joss West,Bluegrass,Searing,hecek,Barry Szamboti(never tried a Gus),Wes Hunter,Haley(not big on ss joints though),Lambros,and i am sure there are others.if you buy a cue made by one of those guys and take the time to get used to it,i am sure you will love it unless you get a bad example.like the guys above said,you need to take the time to get used to the cue,and the cuemakers i listed all make good playing and "hitting" cues,but the hit part is easy.most all cues "hit" well with a good tip,not all cues play well.even some of the cuemakers i listed put out cues that may not play as well as some of thier other cues.remember wood is not a perfect material,and it had subtle differences and different playing characteristics.
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even though you didn't mention Josey...i forgive ya..:D......the makers you mention use solid proven construction techniques so you should expect their cues to have a decent feel to them but it's nice when you come across a "gem" from them that just gives you shivers when you hit with it. my old Gus S. did that as well as my former Cog, Kikel, Kers and my current player Keith made me.
 
when its all said and done its just like the others are saying, get used to a cue. I have a Julio Stambolini w/tiger shaft that plays as good if not better than any of the others Ive ever owned. Joss West, Espiritu just to name a couple:cool:
 
The best hitting cue is the current cue I have for sale!

*It hits a TON!*

*Best hitting cue I've every played with!*

So I recommend...hmmm...a titlist conversion! I happen to have one for sale! And it can be yours for the special price of :D !
 
I have been dealing for a long time and have hit with a lot of cues. Most hit the ball solid. This means no clinks, no pinks, no clacks, just a nice solid hit. To me, its the balance, taper, tip, wrap, weight and it's more often than not a symphony of all things mentioned that gives you that ultimate feel. I have had solid hitting cues, that I couldn't or wouldn't be comfortable with in the long haul. I have hit two or three balls with some cues that, immediately I didn't want to sell. You know when you find it, the secret is do you know it enough not to sell it.

The problem with cues is sometimes they are like the other sex, or for some maybe the same sex. You have it for so long that you take it for granted. A prettier model comes by and you kind of make that choice to toss the older model aside. Then after a while you find out that the newer one doesn't do for you what the other one did. Maybe there is no feeling, maybe no response, maybe it doesn't grip the same way. Maybe you miss that familiar feel, the way the shaft slid through your fingers, maybe it wasn't as butt heavy as you thought. The secret is keeping the right cue once you have found it.

JV
 
I Have The Best Hitting Cue In The World!!!

Wow, imagine the coincidence. You happen to be looking for the best hitting cue in the world, and I happen to have it! I will make it available to you because we are such good friends ( shhhh.... do not tell anyone else about this okay?... wink)

I will sell it to you for $50,000 -cash only please.

This cue comes with a money back gaurantee. If you can definitively prove in a court of law that it is not the best hitting cue in the entire world, I will give you DOUBLE your money back!!

This cue is very solid hitting. It is light, but in a heavy sort of way. It is very balanced ( especially if it is stood on its end),

It also has super modern and groundbreaking looks (like no other), but in a very traditional and familliar kind of way.

I think you can see that this is a steal at ANY price.

I am patiently awaiting your reply:D







Sorry.. couldn't help myself:p
 
i have never had a Josey so i couldn't comment.i did try my buddy's Cocobolo Cog and loved it.i do need to try a Josey and have been trying to get one cheaoly actually.
 
I have owned a bunch of cues, from a bunch of cue makers and always liked~these the most.
Bill Mcdaniel Ivory Joint
Paul Mottey/James White Ivory Joint
1 special Miltonio
dacue
 
For me, I have found that I like cues with ebony forearms and flatfaced joints. The 'hit' of a cue has everything to do with vibrations traveling all the way from tip through handle, and into the hand where they are felt by the player. Dense materials like hard tips, ferrules, ebony and cocobolo forearms, and flatfaced joints allow these vibrations to travel more effeciently down the length of the cue and to the hand. Stainless steel joints are very poor conductors of vibrations, so I tend to avoid them on playing cues. I really enjoy the 'hit' produced by my Pete Ohman (Omen) cue.
 
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