Let me start out giving you a little information about myself before I start asking questions.
My name is Nick. I'm 32 years old, playing pool for about 10 years and just your average bar pool player. I can run 8 ball racks and 9 ball racks or I can suck it up with the rest of them. I don't frequently play but I'm trying to change that. Pool has always interested me and I have spent lots of time at the tables even though I don't play a few times a week. I currently play with an old mid 90s Mali Cue, that I have had for quite some time, that I recently equipped with a Moori medium tip. While I know it's not the greatest, it's better than shooting with a bent house cue.
Pool has been entering my mind as of late as a different hobby to take on and found my way here when I was looking for billiard forums and cues. Little did I know that there was so many cue makers and collectors out there. I always knew there were expensive cues out there but holy hell!!
Now down to my questions.
Do you think a player such as myself would benefit from buying a new, more expensive, better hitting cue? I'm not looking to start collecting cues but gaining the tools to help me play and learn more about the game.
and on that note..
How would you rate the lower end cues as far as hit and feel? I'm talking about $200-$500 production/custom cues such as Mali, Meucci, Pechauer, Joss, Schon, Viking, McDermott, Cuetec, etc. While I love the look of the more exotic materials and details, that is not the most important to me. The playability is what I'm looking for. Can you recommend certain aspects of cues to look for that make it a better hitting cue than the others?
I can sit here and ask a billion questions but I figured I would just start here and see the responses I get while I cruise around the forum and soak up the wealth of knowledge that you guys bring.
Thanks!!!!
~Nick
****Will a mod please move this to the main forum?****
My name is Nick. I'm 32 years old, playing pool for about 10 years and just your average bar pool player. I can run 8 ball racks and 9 ball racks or I can suck it up with the rest of them. I don't frequently play but I'm trying to change that. Pool has always interested me and I have spent lots of time at the tables even though I don't play a few times a week. I currently play with an old mid 90s Mali Cue, that I have had for quite some time, that I recently equipped with a Moori medium tip. While I know it's not the greatest, it's better than shooting with a bent house cue.
Pool has been entering my mind as of late as a different hobby to take on and found my way here when I was looking for billiard forums and cues. Little did I know that there was so many cue makers and collectors out there. I always knew there were expensive cues out there but holy hell!!
Now down to my questions.
Do you think a player such as myself would benefit from buying a new, more expensive, better hitting cue? I'm not looking to start collecting cues but gaining the tools to help me play and learn more about the game.
and on that note..
How would you rate the lower end cues as far as hit and feel? I'm talking about $200-$500 production/custom cues such as Mali, Meucci, Pechauer, Joss, Schon, Viking, McDermott, Cuetec, etc. While I love the look of the more exotic materials and details, that is not the most important to me. The playability is what I'm looking for. Can you recommend certain aspects of cues to look for that make it a better hitting cue than the others?
I can sit here and ask a billion questions but I figured I would just start here and see the responses I get while I cruise around the forum and soak up the wealth of knowledge that you guys bring.
Thanks!!!!
~Nick
****Will a mod please move this to the main forum?****
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