Your opinion about the roll test, to see how straight a cue is (together and apart)?

[scsuxci]

I am curious on opinions about the roll test, to see how straight a cue is (together and apart).

I have this Schon cue, and when the butt is rolled by itself, a little bit of light can be seen under the joint of the cue, and a credit card is too thick to fit under the light that I see.

The thing is, that usually when you see a roll out, at least some part of the joint would lean completely flat on to the table felt, right?

Is the case with this Schon, a little bit of light can be seen during the entire roll, and it never goes flat on to the felt (the light can be seen the entire time of rolling the cue), so does this mean that the butt does not actually have a roll out at all?

When the Schon shaft is rolled together with the butt, the cue appears to roll extremely straight at all parts (except for the smallest but of roll coming from the joint area), and maybe not even a credit card thickness taper roll out in the shaft, when it is being rolled together with the butt, and the tip remains completely flat on the table when the cue is rolled together with the butt, or by itself.

It is a full sized 13mm Schon shaft by the way (with what looks like very little play on it), and it has very little taper roll out (it is about as close to perfectly straight as it can possible get, I think).

I have read in the past that a lathe is really the best way to see how straight a cue is (by spinning the cue on a lathe), and that is what I plan on doing asap (by the main local guy that repairs cues here in Louisville).

I have a good feeling that he will tell me that the cue is really not warped at all, but I will have to hope for the best news possible from him.

I will be having him put on an Ultra Skin tip on the cue, so I am hoping that he will be willing to turn the butt on his lathe and tell me how straight he thinks it is, for no extra charge.

I am hoping he will tell me that it is as close to perfect as it can possible get.

I know that I have already posted this very short 10 second video on here in another thread, but here it is again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPq4rclDoAU

My camera has an issues with the recording, and locks up after a very short recording.

I plan on buying a new camera on Monday, and posting a much better video in my for sale thread.

Thanks for any thoughts about the cue, and your thoughts about what you think of the roll test, and maybe it not being the best way to find out how straight a cue is?

Thanks again.

The cue is dead straight after watching your video,but the reason for that is when cutting down the forearm for whatever reason, Schon didnt taper the cue normally which can result in what you have. It is straight though and your Schon isn't the first I've seen like this.Nothing to worry about!!

 

[lakeman77]

Personally, I wouldn't buy a cue if it didn't roll good on a table. May play great, or may not, but resale is killed.
We all see disclaimers about " slight taper roll" etc,. Those cues are a mess I would rather avoid.
Plenty out there that roll good.

 

[justinb386]

Personally, I wouldn't buy a cue if it didn't roll good on a table. May play great, or may not, but resale is killed.
We all see disclaimers about " slight taper roll" etc,. Those cues are a mess I would rather avoid.
Plenty out there that roll good.

I been trading cues for around 20 years, and have had a lot of cues over the years, and I think I only remember 1 shaft that rolled completely perfect without any taper roll at all. The shaft on the Schon rolls just about as close to perfect as you can imagine when rolled together (with the butt) or apart (by itself). Was really surprised with that, after seeing the light under the Schon butt up near the joint.