Chopdoc said:

Cost: $35.
Value: Priceless

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That reminds me of the cue Efren used when he first came to the US of A back in 84. Or was it 85? Well coming from The Philippines it was probably $15.

I’ll take the 3 inch ext …

I’m interested … U live in Delaware ?

It has not been mentioned but as long as you are in the 1000 neighborhood, do not overlook GOOD USED CUES. People seem to take care of these types of cues, but if nothing else, they hold their value better than production cues. Plain Jane Cognoscentis spring to mind but there are other used cues that can fill the bill. People take care of these types of cues, and they hold their value better than a production cue bought new.

If you go this way, seek out the advice and assistance of a "cue guy" (and do not "wear him out" if he agrees to help you). Such a person can help you in many ways, but particularly can help you to choose the cues to pursue and to locate such cues available for sale. As you might have determined from reading AZ, there is a huge underground cue market, so don't limit yourself by sticking to institutional sellers -- but be careful and do not go alone.

I just stumbled upon an article about a person's inner thoughts. Kind of tangential to the topic but interesting.
Mental password tech
the password part reminds me of certain words I "think" to keep my focus.
The "thrill of victory" experienced too soon can lead to, "the agony of defeat". (A favorite Wide World of Sports lead in).
Focus is what I want to control. Be Here Now is a favorite book. The Here and Now of the cueball departing my cue tip is my last chance. So I try to focus on the path of the tip through the cueball.
A favorite compliment I overheard while playing in a pool tournament at the rec room in FOB Kalsue was, "He command his cueball ". . I so dominated the field that I was asked to stand down to allow somebody else to win the weekly free tournament that awarded a t-shirt.

Chopdoc said:

It's tomorrow.....

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Yesterday must have been today not tomorrow, so today must be tomorrow's yesterday.

If and when I made an extremely difficult shot, I would immediately think, "if I don't get out that shot didn't happen."
For me it was all too easy to celebrate the shot when the goal is not yet attained. It's such a bitter taste to miss the easy one after making the difficult one.

Nick8400 said:

I had a couple Schons that hit real soft. I’ve never played with a Runde though. I’d be curious to know if his cues have a similar feel. I hope to buy one of his cues soon.

I also find radial pin cues to feel like a softer hit. Am I the only?

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Basically all piloted steel joint Schon cues of alike weight and shaft size have a similar hit, i.e., firm.
Bob was known for workmanship, i.e.,meticulous construction. I have a custom Schon he built in ‘84.

p.s. My Scruggs is a radial pin and it plays like a cue you wished you could own and then I realize I do.

Any competent cue maker can build you a cue that meets your requirements but remember none are mind readers.
Have you ever played with a cue that you felt was a soft hitting cue? If not, are you just looking for the Golden Fleece?

Maybe you haven’t played with a sufficient number of different type cues? Notice I did not say brands or cue makers.
Do you have a good grasp & understanding of pool cue anatomy, i.e., component terminology? Do you know how a cue is constructed and what’s glued versus bolted? What about joint type, ferrule composition, taper, shaft weight, tip hardness. single vs. multi-layer, weight bolt? How do these fit in with cue construction and tactile feel of your pool cue?

Any good cue maker can build what you want if you give them your input on what you want aside from build me a soft
hitting pool cue. But relying on them to build a cue that will fulfill your expectations without providing that cue maker
meaningful input about what you want besides an obscure reference to soft hitting, then you are relying on a coin flip.

Maybe the cue maker gets it right or perhaps it isn’t quite what you had in mind and you expected something different
than what the cue maker built. But it could have been perfect if you only knew what you wanted & communicated it
to the cue maker. You also could shop for a cue in the resale market if you knew what you wanted. You need to find out.

There are six cues in my case that are all alike. Four were built to my specs and are the same. The other two are from the resale market; I shopped for cues with the specs I wanted. So essentially, all the cues in my case are very similar.
I know that any cue built like the ones I have would be absolutely terrific …..for me…..maybe not you. Sure, the cue
maker decides the workmanship quality, beauty, quality of cue components, design arrangement, artistic symmetry.

Just like any great food recipe, don’t screw it up or under/overcook and the food and it will turn out as you hoped.
Exactly follow the recipe like Grandma taught and you won’t go wrong. Build a cue the way you want it is the same.
You can’t go wrong regardless of the cue maker. Your challenge is figuring out what you prefer besides soft hitting cue.

I had a couple Schons that hit real soft. I’ve never played with a Runde though. I’d be curious to know if his cues have a similar feel. I hope to buy one of his cues soon.

I also find radial pin cues to feel like a softer hit. Am I the only?

Awesome news. Congrats!

billiardshot said:

I know this been ask before about one piece cue? But who got a one piece cue hidden away in a Bar or Pool Room?

Since, I'm too lazy to do a research in AZBilliards Forum.

I did carry a cheap looking one piece cue, with ivory ferrule and hard tip trumpet. Into the bars or my regular waterhole hidden in the corner by the bar!

It was a 55" Ramin wood cue.

So the question .... who else carry their own one piece cue?

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hi Bob,

I did have one I always used in a bar I went to a lot. (been like 50 or so years) there was a 22 oz that everyone left alone cause it was heavy but it had the best tip in the house.

didn't have a favorite in the pool rooms, but you could always find someone elses favorite cause they would mark them with a cigarette burn.

there was one room on the west side had all titlists on the wall. then there was the other extreme all the cues in the 3 bowing alleys (the ones with 9 footers) were straight out of a wc fields movie.

m.c.