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Biloxi Boy · 2026-04-12T23:18:24-0700

BobPA said:
My Shuriken Butterfly cue is kind of a turd. Not only is the pin drilled off-center, but the shaft has warped so badly the tip comes off the table around an inch when rolled...It is not longer even usable for a break cue. But for $100, what can you expect.

I would contact Shuriken and request a replacement. Given their circumstances over the last three years, it does not surprise me that some things might have gotten by them. But even at $100, I think they intended to supply good cues and not turds. Mine plays fine. I find adjusting to the 60" length to be a challenge, but that's on me.

mjantti · 2026-04-12T23:14:31-0700

Around 1995-96, I bought a brand new Longoni cue. After playing it with a couple of weeks, it started making a weird noise when shooting. My friend inspected the cue and effortlessly popped the ferrule out. Glued it back on and sold the cue immediately and bought a Bear cue which I used for almost a decade.

mjantti · 2026-04-12T23:08:27-0700

Considering the praise, the worst cue I have ever owned was a Zylr cue, sneaky pete style. Constant taper, hit was dull but so stiff that it was quite difficult to get any action on the cueball plus it was deflecting a lot. Also, the shaft was warped. I bought it here in AzB and also sold it quite soon after acquiring it. I hope it made someone happy, who likes his stiffy.

mjantti · 2026-04-12T23:03:38-0700

Coos Cues said:
I bought a jump cue my buddy made. Just a basic player

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j2pac · 2026-04-12T22:39:38-0700

KAP1976 said:
Hell if I know. I never investigated beyond trying to tighten it more. I paid $100 for it so, if it was a more expensive brand I probably would have, but I just chalked it up to being a cheaper label and the quality stuff associated with that. I still have the cue in a case so I guess there's still a chance to dig deeper.

I would have just epoxied the weight bolt in, and called it a day.

ibuycues · 2026-04-12T22:20:54-0700

Birk1 said:
A Verl Horn back in 1997 - it was beautiful, I went to Mooreland and bought it from Verl. The cue was full tuxedo cue like he is famous for. The cue literally played terrible. I ended up trading it away to a collector in Dallas a year or 2 later.

Dean took it off your hands.

4scarecrow · 2026-04-12T21:37:14-0700

Still looking. . .

Bob Jewett · 2026-04-12T21:29:24-0700

u12armresl said:
Pretty cool.
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Can't tell if the guy can play or not, but it seems that he has quite a following and really wants to make something.

There is a system like that installed in the local room, that I posted about before. One of the functions is a kind of target pool with automatic scoring. The introductory price is $3000 the last I heard. I don't know how close they are to a real introduction.

Is there any indication of where the guy on Reddit is?

Benelli · 2026-04-12T21:17:50-0700

stevelomako said:
In Detroit back in the late 70’s there was a Gus Szamboti that had at least a half dozen owners in a month that I know of personally, myself being one.

No one could play with it at all. It was a jinxy cue to say the least. Weirdest shit anyone ever saw. Nice looking cue, no one made money on it, it just kept getting sold and sold and sold. It was like there was a Gypsy curse on it.

You need to describe what this cursed Szamboti looked like!

dr_dave · 2026-04-12T20:54:27-0700

sjm said:
While I figured this was a foul based on cue ball direction, I don't think it was as obvious at the Capito foul vs Lechner in 2025. It's bizarre that referees don't understand the principles governing good and bad hits when two object balls are near each other. So often, cue ball direction and/or speed will make the call obvious, but referees need better training. In the end, the referee clearly lacked the needed understanding to call a foul, and given this, could not logically call a foul here. I view this as a "lack of knowledge" situation, not a "grossly mistaken call" situation.

As always, well stated.

sjm said:
... referees who don't have the knowledge to judge these situations should not get the nod in the final of a world championship.

Everybody makes mistakes. Some top referees have made many. All we can ask is that they all learn from these mistakes.

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