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Thank you for sharing the pictures with us. I consider it a nice surprise to see the higher end Chinese cues. I have said it before and I will say it again, I do not believe that the Chiense are inferior than any other race in the world and therefore, there is no reason why the Chinese cannot make a good cue. They may need some time to learn but I see no reason why they will not get there eventually.
I have not tried these cues out so it is impossible to comment on the hit. Even if I have, my comment will be subjective because hit is a subjective parameter.
Pro players' opinion would carry more weight than mine in terms of the hit. However, even if a lot of Chinese pro players are using his cues, they might be all getting theirs for free so that does not tell me much. And in LK.T's case, I believe the most prominent player endorsing his cue is Jin Long, who is a famous player in China but not highly ranked in the world. But again, that does not really mean the cue is bad...or good...for that matter. I do not use endorsement to judge a cue at all.
What I have problem is, if you dont mind me saying, is that these cues seem to be mass production cues made with CNC (not really hand made although the badge says hand made) and yet their prices are even higher than the hand made cues in the UK.
When the first "dragon" cue picture was shown, I was the first to point out that I felt that it was made by CNC, and the concept was not original. Now I am looking at a picture showing many cues of the same or similiar design being displayed together, which just gives the impression of a batch of mass production cues.
Then again, a production cue can still be very good, and a CNC made cue can sometimes (actaully more often than not) be more precise than a hand made cue and might be more "prefect" in that sense. So, I am not here trying to judge the workmanship or playability because I simply cannot. Like I said, I have not even seen any of these cues in person, never mind trying out any.
I want to also say for the record that I truly appreciate your taking the time to open our eyes to what the top Chinese cue makers are capable of.
Personally, I just cannot justify paying more for a mass produced cue made by CNC in a factory than a cue made by hand by one or a very few people in a workshop. I do not need to see or hold a cue to know the difference, and that is my biggest problem with these cues.
I hope you dont mind me saying this. I am trying to be very objective here. I am only saying this because I feel that you are trying to gather feedback and comment about these LK.T cues.
Thank you once again for sharing these pictures with us.
I have not tried these cues out so it is impossible to comment on the hit. Even if I have, my comment will be subjective because hit is a subjective parameter.
Pro players' opinion would carry more weight than mine in terms of the hit. However, even if a lot of Chinese pro players are using his cues, they might be all getting theirs for free so that does not tell me much. And in LK.T's case, I believe the most prominent player endorsing his cue is Jin Long, who is a famous player in China but not highly ranked in the world. But again, that does not really mean the cue is bad...or good...for that matter. I do not use endorsement to judge a cue at all.
What I have problem is, if you dont mind me saying, is that these cues seem to be mass production cues made with CNC (not really hand made although the badge says hand made) and yet their prices are even higher than the hand made cues in the UK.
When the first "dragon" cue picture was shown, I was the first to point out that I felt that it was made by CNC, and the concept was not original. Now I am looking at a picture showing many cues of the same or similiar design being displayed together, which just gives the impression of a batch of mass production cues.
Then again, a production cue can still be very good, and a CNC made cue can sometimes (actaully more often than not) be more precise than a hand made cue and might be more "prefect" in that sense. So, I am not here trying to judge the workmanship or playability because I simply cannot. Like I said, I have not even seen any of these cues in person, never mind trying out any.
I want to also say for the record that I truly appreciate your taking the time to open our eyes to what the top Chinese cue makers are capable of.
Personally, I just cannot justify paying more for a mass produced cue made by CNC in a factory than a cue made by hand by one or a very few people in a workshop. I do not need to see or hold a cue to know the difference, and that is my biggest problem with these cues.
I hope you dont mind me saying this. I am trying to be very objective here. I am only saying this because I feel that you are trying to gather feedback and comment about these LK.T cues.
Thank you once again for sharing these pictures with us.
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