Which Schons have sharp points?
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s-series also and I'm sure there were some other early series with sharp points.
some after Runde had sharp points,and some Runde era had milled points as i recall.about 3 years ago i bought some schons with sharp points,or rather one red veneer over each point was sharp
In other words its hard to give you an easy answer.I believe the new schons are as good as they ever were,they have some very good shaft wood and that is important.
If i wanted a good playing cue,i would not hesitate to buy a new Schon,i would not waste a minute looking for a mythical better Schon.
If you were asking because you want a great playing cue,I recomend that you look at the new schons and forget about sharp or not sharp,I would be willing to bet no one could tell the difference by hitting balls.
And when I say bet I am not using figurative language.
In other words its hard to give you an easy answer.I believe the new schons are as good as they ever were,they have some very good shaft wood and that is important.
If i wanted a good playing cue,i would not hesitate to buy a new Schon,i would not waste a minute looking for a mythical better Schon.
If you were asking because you want a great playing cue,I recomend that you look at the new schons and forget about sharp or not sharp,I would be willing to bet no one could tell the difference by hitting balls.
And when I say bet I am not using figurative language.
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get right to the point...
I like sharp points too. I know that it does not affect performance but for the prices you pay , the design work on a cue should be finished.
Otherwise why not just use overlays for the artwork. Performance would not be affected.
Deanoc's argument does not hold water. Why not make all cues sneaky pete's with no artwork? :shrug:
I like sharp points too. I know that it does not affect performance but for the prices you pay , the design work on a cue should be finished.
Otherwise why not just use overlays for the artwork. Performance would not be affected.
Deanoc's argument does not hold water. Why not make all cues sneaky pete's with no artwork? :shrug:
If Schon started to produce cues with sharp points again, I'm sure their sales would increase due to a huge spike in demand. HUGE :grinning-moose:
did I miss your point?
They probably wouldn't sell one more stick. I know Schon is a good stick.
I just hate to see good producers saving money by reducing the aesthetics of their product.:frown:
They probably wouldn't sell one more stick. I know Schon is a good stick.
I just hate to see good producers saving money by reducing the aesthetics of their product.:frown:
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my friend jeff has a schon with sharp points that hits so good it makes the new production schons feel cheap
not trying to start a fight, but some of the sp's i've noticed have sharp-ied points. if u look at it at an angle under good lighting u will see it. and i'm saying this having seen several. not basing it on seeing 1 or 2 and they werent all from the same place or person either.
oh and they have radial pins.
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sharp pointed schon
My Schon SP 1106 has sharp points, and I bought it this year.
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=154495
My Schon SP 1106 has sharp points, and I bought it this year.
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=154495
Got to agree here. Presently own 4 Schons. 2 Runde era and 2 Clarke era (SL series). Not much difference if any between the 4 cues. Ive heard the argument that the earlier cues shoot better. The current Schon cues hit plenty good enough for me. Just one persons opinon.
look real close
where did it go?
I 'aint Danktrees but I gonna answer the question: When it seems like the points or veneers disappear into the surrounding wood. You just can't quite tell where they end. That's sharp.
I 'aint Danktrees but I gonna answer the question: When it seems like the points or veneers disappear into the surrounding wood. You just can't quite tell where they end. That's sharp.
Most if not all of the older Schons had "milled points". Any good cue can be made to hit well, as long as the shat hasn't been machined too smal or if the grain in the shaft isn't just BAD.
Different ferrules, tip types & tip hardness, pads & tapers can all give a cue a different feel. Adding some weight or removing some weight, to balance the cue different, can make a great deal of difference, too.
There have been many great cues sold, before employing one of these changes.
The butt is the biggest carrier of weight, so the balance is affected more by the butt, than anything. Pretty inlays & Pointy points are beauty in the eye of the beholder.
Different ferrules, tip types & tip hardness, pads & tapers can all give a cue a different feel. Adding some weight or removing some weight, to balance the cue different, can make a great deal of difference, too.
There have been many great cues sold, before employing one of these changes.
The butt is the biggest carrier of weight, so the balance is affected more by the butt, than anything. Pretty inlays & Pointy points are beauty in the eye of the beholder.
well like i mentioned before, look at it from a pretty flat angle under decent lighting and u'll see where the cnc'ed round point ends and has been coloured in with a marker of some sort to form a sharp tip.
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rounded points on Schon's look fine too me....
at least you dont have to worry about them being crooked.
i honestly dont under stand why it bothers people.....sure its a different look than sharp points....but it still looks good.....ive noticed on some elite model and ltd cues the points are rounded but at a smaller radius so they appear sharper.....again not better looking IMO just different looking....
and new schons are every bit the cue that old schons were...if not better.
thats fact.....the finish on them is better than ever....the hit is as consistant from cue to cue as it ever was.....they still hold good value for being Bigger cuemaker.
the cue posted looks good to me...those points are rounded but they still look good and are done as well as any custom cuemakers cue at a price probably a thousand dollars less than a Well known custom maker might charge for something simular
at least you dont have to worry about them being crooked.
i honestly dont under stand why it bothers people.....sure its a different look than sharp points....but it still looks good.....ive noticed on some elite model and ltd cues the points are rounded but at a smaller radius so they appear sharper.....again not better looking IMO just different looking....
and new schons are every bit the cue that old schons were...if not better.
thats fact.....the finish on them is better than ever....the hit is as consistant from cue to cue as it ever was.....they still hold good value for being Bigger cuemaker.
the cue posted looks good to me...those points are rounded but they still look good and are done as well as any custom cuemakers cue at a price probably a thousand dollars less than a Well known custom maker might charge for something simular
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