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<blockquote data-quote="maylar" data-source="post: 179071" data-attributes="member: 541144">You&#039;re obviously not the average player. You understand the differences in the design and materials that make one cue feel different than another. The vast majority of &quot;casual&quot; players would have a hard time telling one stick from another if they were blindfolded.Havng made some cues myself I can tell you that the things that affect the hit, feel, and action are very subtle. Like how dense is the maple used for the shaft, how many growth rings per inch. What kind of taper. What methods are used to join the butt sections together. These things have nothing to do with ivory inlay or how many points are in the forearm.There are compromises too. A cue with a &quot;hard&quot; shaft will not deflect as much as a &quot;soft&quot; shaft. You get better accuracy for long shots at the expense of cue action for draw and English. What&#039;s better is a mater of preference and playing style.No one can predict how a stick will play in their own hands until you try it. And what feels good to one player might **** to another player. Before investing $200 in a cue see if you can borrow one of the same brand from a friend and try it for yorself.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="maylar, post: 179071, member: 541144"] You're obviously not the average player. You understand the differences in the design and materials that make one cue feel different than another. The vast majority of "casual" players would have a hard time telling one stick from another if they were blindfolded. Havng made some cues myself I can tell you that the things that affect the hit, feel, and action are very subtle. Like how dense is the maple used for the shaft, how many growth rings per inch. What kind of taper. What methods are used to join the butt sections together. These things have nothing to do with ivory inlay or how many points are in the forearm. There are compromises too. A cue with a "hard" shaft will not deflect as much as a "soft" shaft. You get better accuracy for long shots at the expense of cue action for draw and English. What's better is a mater of preference and playing style. No one can predict how a stick will play in their own hands until you try it. And what feels good to one player might **** to another player. Before investing $200 in a cue see if you can borrow one of the same brand from a friend and try it for yorself. [/QUOTE]

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