I've played with a few Vikings but never really gave them a good chance, but yesterday I got to play an extended session with one, and I really liked it. I guess my previous tries have been with cues that didn't have my preferred specs? It was a rather plain cue, with a special ordered slim butt, and a Vicore shaft turned down to about 12.5. Everything about the cue was nice, understated and it played brilliantly. I could easily have played wiht this rather than my Mezz and not be worse off, even though the shaft is a bit different. It doesn't hit like the Mezz, but instead has a very pleasant "pop" to the hit. My Mezz has been modified with harder ferrules and hits like a ton of bricks! I don't really like the joint pin on the Viking, that's really my only gripe. Otherwise the specs were perfectly to my liking, and the balance and overall feel was just great. I didn't really think about the cue too much,and just played. That's a good sign, to me.
For very reasonable money, I think it's a great playing cue. Got a really nice 60 ball run and crushed the 14.1 ghost on a very stingy and difficult playing table, and I was in control the whole time. The cue just did what I expected. It's a quality cue made in the US, and apart from some of the designs with "mother of pearl" in various colours (that I really hate) they make some good looking cues as well. They deserve more praise than they get. I mean after this I'd definitely recommend a low end Vicore over a G-core from McDermott for instance and I actually like those. I also like that Viking has special slim butt cues, which is something many players prefer. If you haven't tried a slimmer butt cue, I recommend that you do! You may like it!
For very reasonable money, I think it's a great playing cue. Got a really nice 60 ball run and crushed the 14.1 ghost on a very stingy and difficult playing table, and I was in control the whole time. The cue just did what I expected. It's a quality cue made in the US, and apart from some of the designs with "mother of pearl" in various colours (that I really hate) they make some good looking cues as well. They deserve more praise than they get. I mean after this I'd definitely recommend a low end Vicore over a G-core from McDermott for instance and I actually like those. I also like that Viking has special slim butt cues, which is something many players prefer. If you haven't tried a slimmer butt cue, I recommend that you do! You may like it!
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