are schon cues good?

[petieboinyj]

i have a cx 3 schon and i was wondering if that was a good buy..
ive been reading and it seems that joss, pechauer, and viking are more popular..
am i wrong?

[audiopro]

Schön is a damn fine cue. While the cues you mentioned are all great cues, I would rank the Schön above them all. The others are a bit more popular, because they are a little less expensive, generally speaking...

[spartan]

Viking, McDermott cues are probably more popular because they are less expensive. Most Schons are $450 and alot of players do not want to spend that kind of money on a cue. While I dont personally like them (too stiff for my liking) they make a fine cue.

[skor]

I believe that most Schons are over $600

[spartan]

Im sorry I worded that wrong. I meant to say I dont think you can get a Schon for under $450. Im not sure about that though.

[dags_lax]

While I don’t personally like them (too stiff for my liking) they make a fine cue.

While Spartan may not be a fan of the stiff hit of a Schon I think that is what makes them so appealing. While Schon doesn’t pump out cues in the numbers like Viking or McDermott I would still consider them a production cue maker. My experience with "true custom cue makers" has been that, generally speaking, their cues have a hit that is stiffer (like Schon) than what is usually found in a production cue. That means you can get a custom cue hit in for a production cue price (albeit at the high end of the spectrum) with a Schon cue. If you are going to be dropping between $500 to $1500 on a cue I think a player would be hard pressed to do better than a Schon.

As for quality of workmanship and materials in the production cue class Schon is defiantly first rate. And when comparing cues in a given price range only Pechauer can match Schon in the beauty of the woods.

[KillerCane]

i got an st1 for $329 new. cant tell you where i got it tho. i would have to kill. also i would rather play with a shon then just about anything. well except pechauer or predator. ;)

[Phantom]

Yes, VIking and Joss are more "popular" than Schon.

Britney spears is popular too... will you buy her album?

I tried my friends STL 14 at nine ball league last night, and I can honestly say it's the nicest hitting cue I've ever shot with. The Schon shaft plays very well at 12.5 mm. The balance is also very good for a cue with stainless steel joint.

If I were to get a new cue I would go with the STL-1 (possibly in bacote, but the birdseye maple is also very nice)

Buy one.