joeyvans said:

Hi all! Have only been playing for about 5 or 6 years, so still developing preferences of different things.... weight of cue, tip size, tip hardness, etc. About 8 months ago, I ended up with a 11.8 Bulletproof shaft with the soft recoil and a 12.5 Bulletproof shaft with hard recoil. I have been absolutely loving the 12.5 with the hard recoil. Have replaced the soft recoil with a hard Ultraskin, as the soft recoil wasn't holding a candle to the hard. Trying the hard Ultraskin has made me realize that I just don't like the feel of layered leather tips compared to the hard synthetic. The thing I love most about the hard Recoil is that it transfers an incredible amount of energy with very little effort. The sound of the hit doesn't bother me, but people in my league still think it sounds off-putting. The only thing that I've had troubles with from time to time is controlling that energy. It can be very easy for me to over-draw with the Recoil hard.

My question is... have any of you that love your Recoil hard also tried a Recoil medium? What were your thoughts on the medium? More specifically... do you think the Recoil medium hits firmer than say a medium/hard layered leather tip?

I have a 12.4 shaft that I'm looking to ditch a perfectly good medium Ultraskin on in favor of the Recoil medium. If a Recoil medium feels closer to a Recoil hard than soft... I think I will do it. Thanks in advance!

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Black-Balled said:

I still love that story.

We all been there and I chose to make the cue pay.

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Bob Jewett said:

Only the top 64 players are included in the HFS for an event. #65-#256 could all be drunk Girl Scouts and the HFS wouldn't change.

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KentCNC said:

Has anyone used PPG's Deltron DC-2000? PPG says the only product they recommend for wood is DAU75. That is slow drying and cannot be wet sanded and polished like an automotive clear. Perhaps it is ok to use the DC-2000 if the wood is selaed first with epoxy or perhaps PPG does not recommend DC-2000 for wood in general and has not considered that finishing a cue is very different than finishing something like a tabletop which can move quite a lot compared to a cue.

DC-2000 would be very conveneint to use as it dries very fast. You can sand and polish it after letting it cure for 30 minutes. I have seen DC-2000 used on a shotgun stock and it looked great. However, I don't know what it will look like in 20 years.

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DrCue'sProtege said:

Balls...
I remember years ago I would get so frustrated that I would throw balls against the wall.

Maybe it's just me.

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ftgokie said:

I agree. There are a few that just want to draw a check, but the vast majority of VA employees just want to serve our active duty, veterans and dependents. I am gonna be sad to go, but its time for me to move on along!

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Frosty said:

Supposedly Cue Components is “now under new ownership”. I’ve heard from my cue guy that’s not really true, that Toxic Joe is still in control. That this “story” of new ownership is a way of trying to get back a customer base that toxic Joe Barringer alienated one by one with his lies and counterfeit tips. Anyone that buys tips or most anything else from Joe and Cue Components deserves everything they get.

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alphadog said:

The man walks on water and you doubt him ?

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