Who's cues hit like (*&%?

Criteria?

skins said:
you hit a point i've been preaching for it seems like forever that hit is subjective....BUT imo....only to those who don't know what a good hitting cue is supposed to "feel" like. there are great hitting cues from many makers including every type, style, length, weight ect, ect..... the main issue is too many who critique them really don't know what to "look" for.


skins ------------thinks there is such a thing as the perfect hitting cue
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I have noticed several individuals in this thread make similar comments as to what to look for in the way a cue hits. Would any care to expand on this point with some details of just what to look for when evaluating hit?

R.S.
 
Has anyone that didn't like the hit of a cue simply changed the tip?
I find it can make a big difference.
 
I have noticed several individuals in this thread make similar comments as to what to look for in the way a cue hits. Would any care to expand on this point with some details of just what to look for when evaluating hit?
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i like a cue that hits firm with good feedback.no dead cues and no cues that vibrate.a tip can often change the hit,but some cues just hit and play better than others.
 
After all this I'm curious as to whether people want to know which customs hit bad or all cues that hit bad.

Incidentally if anyone wants a cue that hits terrible I have a few for reasonable prices. Cause if there's a southwest or a gina that hits bad I got one I can sell at their prices.
 
Pii said:
Has anyone that didn't like the hit of a cue simply changed the tip?
I find it can make a big difference.
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yes that is a key factor in a cues play. your be suprised how much a new tip helps. when someone tells me they dont like thet hit i always reccommend changing the tip FIRST.

you can make 3 different cues exactly the same and get 3 different hits. sometimes you strike gold and sometimes things just dont work out
 
dave sutton said:
yes that is a key factor in a cues play. your be suprised how much a new tip helps. when someone tells me they dont like thet hit i always reccommend changing the tip FIRST.
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That's why tapping the whole cue and the butt only for visual and tone check should be done before hitting with the cue.
But, that's another can of worms.
 
JoeyInCali said:
That's why tapping the whole cue and the butt only for visual and tone check should be done before hitting with the cue.
But, that's another can of worms.
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never done that. I got strictly by play. I barely weight a cue. I check every cue fir feel and balance and adjust accordingly. A top maker told me to have a nice shaft just for testing cues. I dont believe in that. I want to feel the end product. I hit with every cue. I dont make many so i take my time
 
dave sutton said:
A top maker told me to have a nice shaft just for testing cues. I dont believe in that. I want to feel the end product. I hit with every cue. I dont make many so i take my time
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One shaft that will fit every cue? Gotta see this.
 
jasonlaus said:
One shaft that will fit every cue? Gotta see this.
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And that wouldn't make much sense. You can build a great butt but if the shaft is a dud, it'd be a dud.
But, imo the best hitting cues are with high pitched shafts and medium tone butts.
 
jasonlaus said:
One shaft that will fit every cue? Gotta see this.
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whats there to see? i dont understand this statement. do you think when paul mottey makes a 5x16-14 ss piloted cue the shafts only fit one cue??? i bet EVERY mottey shaft fits the corresponding joint of every mottey cue.

i only have 2 pins piloted 5x16-14 and 3x8-10 sw style
 
dave sutton said:
yes that is a key factor in a cues play. your be suprised how much a new tip helps. when someone tells me they dont like thet hit i always reccommend changing the tip FIRST.

you can make 3 different cues exactly the same and get 3 different hits. sometimes you strike gold and sometimes things just donut work out
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Exactly!
I'm also wondering if everyone really gave the so called bad hitting cues enough time to adjust from their normal playing cue?

My point is the Tip can make a big difference and if your used to a certain cue sometimes you just instantly dislike a new one simply because you are used to something else.

There really are many factors to judging "hit" and it is very subjective and unfair to say such and such hits bad especially if you don't give it a real chance and some time to adjust.

When I bought my SW I had been using a SP for a bout a year and a different SP for about 10 years and I thought "what's the big deal" when I first hit with the SW but after getting used to it and using it to play with for some I've really starting to appreciate it's "hit" an the way it "spears" shots. I'm not going back! besides the SW also looks much better:D
 
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Every Harry Richards I played with I did not like... Beautiful cues... But the they all weighed 20oz... I am sure if the weight on each cue was 19oz and maybe a different tip, my opinion would change... I like Scruggs, but one of mine is too heavy and back weighted... I dont like it... Its the only scruggs I dont like, and I have hit with a few... I will have to send it to Tim and have him change the weight...

How many cutec fans are out there??? lol
 
Only cues I've shot withthat consistently suck, are Meuccis. Most production cues offer some consistency from stick to stick.....Meuccis are consistently crap. They creak, chirp, rattle and the shaft is like a wet noodle. I'll NEVER understand why anyone would pay money for one of those....I guess some people like varnish over their wraps, or cracked finishes at each seam?
 
Wrong section for this post. Try the main forum and NOT THE FOR SALE section.

Oh, new mcdermott cues suck.
 
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BHW said:
Only cues I've shot withthat consistently suck, are Meuccis. Most production cues offer some consistency from stick to stick.....Meuccis are consistently crap. They creak, chirp, rattle and the shaft is like a wet noodle. I'll NEVER understand why anyone would pay money for one of those....I guess some people like varnish over their wraps, or cracked finishes at each seam?
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while i can't argue feeling this way about any newer meucci cue, i have to say the simplest, plainest cue i own is a meucci "e2" european series cue (which simply meant monochromatic - no points, no frills, no nothin) and it hits perfectly. no wobbles, rattles, rolls, nothing but a solid hit. and it's going on almost twenty years old. i think a big plus is the original meucci shaft. you can keep all of the "dots" i don't care what color they are. the only other cue i've owned was a joss and i hated it. not because it was a bad cue, beautiful in fact, it just felt light and hollow to me, even though it was just shy of 20 ounces same as my meucci.
 
Well I purchased a j/b from bob flynn (denalie cues) The cue hit good but the finish was c rate at best and the cue has an annoying rattle..
 
JoeyInCali said:
And that wouldn't make much sense. You can build a great butt but if the shaft is a dud, it'd be a dud.
But, imo the best hitting cues are with high pitched shafts and medium tone butts.
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I agree with you, Joey. Now please explain to everyone your process in evaluating tone in a shaft and a butt, please.
 
I haven't touched a modern Meucci...probably been 5 years. I never even gave the "dot" shafts a chance. The chues from the 80s and 90s were so porly assembled, I don't care what they are making now. Those old cues were the biggest pieces of junk....that people actually paid money for.
 
I have one, an opinion that is...

I have been playing for 20 years and in the beginning I think all I used were McDermotts's.. I know I owned every single D series produced. Back then I loved them, now I think they are all balanced too far back. They are probably some of the best cues for the buck though and I do believe they have a good reign on quality control these days also.

The worst cue I ever owned was a Phillippi (sp?) that I beat a guy out of. After I tried playing with it my whole opinion or our match changed. I thought I just played great but after shooting with that cue he played against me with... I actually thought he must be awesome to had done as well as he did with that cue... Phillippi yuck! That one anyway... sold it for $1000 though due to all the exotic artwork.

Hated every Viking or Meucci I ever picked up, think Wal-Mart has better offerings... just my opinion.

Had 2 Thomas Wayne's... one I loved and one I could't control or move the cueball to save my life.

Had 1 Mark Moore that is the ONE cue I regret ever selling and would probably pay 4 times it's actual value if I could get that cue back... trying to find it still... I sold it in Albequerque, NM 12 years ago to a guy that worked in a car dealership. If anyone in that area knows of a Moore cue please contact me...

Currently playing with a Andy Gilbert and think it is pretty much the sh*t second only to above mentioned Moore cue.

I think anything Uni-Loc is junk... I mean really does it take that long to screw the stick together?... in reality screwing my stick together is the clicker in my head that tells me "it's time to pull your head out and think" so maybe I am biased towards that action.

Hope I didn't offend anyone and since I am relatively new to this site and may not have all the proper ettiquette down I promise to all that I will give you respect until you show me you are unworthy of it, then the convict in me comes out and I might shank ya...!!
 
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