So I always take three cues when I go out to play. All of the cues play differently, some have ivory joint some steel some are a wood joint.
All most all of them are a 5/16 x14 pin
With a couple of radials in there.
All have at least three shafts and some have five. All have low deflection shafts with standard shafts. Most have kamui super soft black tips on them.
I just pick three that strike me as what I want to play with and go with them.
All of my cues have a sound almost a musical note when you strike the ball.
Most of the cues are from $3000 up to $35000.00.
Hey most of us drive cars that are more than $5000 and you don’t worry about them.
I say play with them you can always get them refinished.
Shoot well!