The latest addition.....

[skor]

Here is my latest addition to the Skollection

It's a Schon STL-3 with Gray stained points and butt, it makes the cue look like a fancy sneaky pete....

it will be used as a back up cue for the McDaniel on crowded nights and as a traveling cue....

enjoy the pics 8)
(although it doesn't really do te cue much justice...)

[Isamu Kanzaki]

That, as they say, is QUITE nice.

Damn you Skor for making me want to splurge on another cue!!! :wink:

[audiopro]

The Schon is very nice, but damn't I love that McDaniel!!! 8)

[nathar]

The Schon is very nice, but damn't I love that McDaniel!!! 8)

ditto :D

[spartan]

Nice cue. How do you like it?

[skor]

thanx

I got it yesterday but I havn't got time to get to the pool hall to try it :cry:

I'll try to get there tonight, I also got some moori soft tips and I put one on my 314, I need to see how it plays too

will let you know

[DEATHTRON]

Excellent.

Zach

[skor]

so.......
I went to my local pool hall last night....

At first I set up the Schon with it's original shaft, I haven't played with a Schon in years so I didn't quite remember how it feels...
Any way, I axpected it be very stiff but it felt quite soft and I like the feel but not the hard tip.
The shaft is OK but I guess that after 8 years of playing with a 314 shaft, no shaft will feel right...

Next I put my 314 shaft on it with a new Moori soft tip.
First I have say - Moori soft is the way to go :!:
Again the cue gave me a great feedback with very little vibrations.
It felt really good!
I was sure that the soft feeling came from the soft tip so I switch the butt to the McDaniel, using the same shaft with the same tip and then I noticed for the first time just how stiff is the McDaniel!!! it almost felt as if I was playing with a hard tip!!!
Not that it is a bad thing but the Mac does vibrate a bit more...
I can still play just as good with both cues and I was switching butts every two racks (played 9ball by myself) and I didn't need to get used to a cue, both cues are very similar in weigh (the schon butt is 10 grams heavier) and the balance point is almost the same.
It really surprised me that the schon has a softer hit because the metal joint sleeve on it is longer the on the Mac and schon are known for being really stiff cues...
Infact I think that for a while I'll stick with the schon as my main playing cue... especially in the next few summer months since the leather can be a bit sticky....

I don't know how they do it, but again there is no doubt that schon is one of the best playing cue money can buy :!:

[skor]

Well, I had a second session with the Schon.
This time I was shooting 9ball with a friend, I only played with the Schon and the 314 shaft, without switching butts or shafts.
The cue feels perfect :!:
I played some great 9ball, broke and run out more often then I usualy do...

Got to love that Moori soft tip, the best tip I ever played with, great performance and great feedback. only problem is that it looses it's shape quite fast and needs to be rounded very often.

[nathar]

How bad does it mushroom? That is the one thing that I don't like about my moori medium. Fortunately I don't mind taking the little extra time to care for my tip. The playability makes up for it. IMO

[skor]

It didn't mushroom (yet) it just becomes a bit flat
I don't mind taking the time to groom the tip but what it means is that it'll have to be replaced more often then a medium tip...

[nathar]

Can you make it through a night of playing without having to groom it? I've been considering going softer, and I don't mind tip maintenance either, but I'd rather not have to fool with in the middle of a match.

[skor]

I don't need it to be a perfect dime sape at all times...
I start with a dime shape and by the time that I'm done it's a nickle shape.. so I don't groome it while I play
I usualy don't shape my tips very often and most of the time they get to a nickle shape and stay like that for a while, so I realy don't have a problem with the tip, the feel it gives and the control of the CB are worth it.

[nathar]

I might just have to give it a shot. I'm due for a tip change right now anyway. As much as I liked the medium over the hard, I've been thinking of going to a soft to see if I like that even more. If I don't I can always go back. 8)