I still prefer Brunswick, they have a soul. Diamonds are dead inside, don't hate them, but GC, Anniversary, Centennial are much better IMHO
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When I proposed to my wife I had $1200 dollars to my name 1983.
2007 we had done well and she said “I need a better wedding ring, a bigger Diamond”.
I said I want a Diamond too!
The rest is history, I also love Gold Crowns and if I had my choice I would have both.
I have played for many years on both. I would still choose Diamond but a large part of my heart is firmly on the cloth of a Gold Crown.
I have at least 3One of these days all of you will hit the "Jackpot" when it comes to finding the cue that is meant for you.
Once you do, stick with it and quit searching for the Holy Grail Cue.
I have it.
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Pride of ownership.Same here. Back in the day, I was so mesmerized with the aesthetics of a custom, only because the typical production cues were so below mediocre. Nowadays, you can have a great looking production cue for way less but hits like an amazing cue. Anyway, I would prefer something now less flashy. I wouldn't even consider any cue with a ton of overlays/inlays or points regardless if they are custom or not.