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MARKET VALUE??? TAD

cueman
It is probably worth about $5000 but no one wants to pay full retail on bigger dollar cues. My guess is you will probably wind up getting about $4500 for it. Younger players do not realize Tad made his reputation on how good his cues played. I may sell my last Tad some time and it really does play good. But it is no where near as fancy as your cue.
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Moving to a heavy playing cue

skor
cueball2010 said:
I keep hearing people saying "well balanced cue". What does that even mean? No removable weight bolts inside the cue? or is it where the balance point is on a 58" cue? Maybe 25.5 inches from the butt of a 58" cue?
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The preferred balance point is an individual preference.
It is messured from the end of the bumper to the balance point.

When you buy a production cue, you can mess with it a bit by adding or removing the weight bolts (if it's possible).

Once you have enough experience and you know what weight you like and what balance point you like, if you can't find a production cue like that, you need to go custom. But it's very rare that you can't get an off-the-shelf cue that will be in the acceptable range of weight and balance point.

The balance point can make the cue feel lighter or heavier and, in my opinion, is more important than the cue weight.
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Matchrooms Concern

sjm
Island Drive said:
If MR doesn't consider this, the Mosconi Cup could be in danger.
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Actually, the brand that is the Mosconi Cup has never been stronger and the revenue it produces almost boggles the mind. Last December in Orlando, at the Caribe Royale hotel in Orlando, there were thousands in attendance every day, even though seats were very expensive. Mosconi Cup tickets always sell out within a few days of release.

There is little to no evidence that Europe's domination of the Mosconi Cup is causing any reduction in interest in the event. The truth is that the Mosconi Cup is more a celebration of pool than a serious tournament, and no event gets the fans more enthused.

The Mosconi Cup is here to stay.
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A Portable 14.1 Scorekeeper

DynoDan
Bavafongoul said:
I like the suggestion but keep in mind after the running score goes above 15, it becomes self-evident what the scores
are. And since a player knows if they are winning or losing, it’s easy to recognize your score from your opponent’s. I
prefer the clean look without having to use a label maker. But the illustration you posted does look pretty cool with
the yellow labels. Thanks for the suggestion. It was a very good one and I just might do it if I made the same labels.
However, I’d reverse the labels so the 1st label is the current rack score followed by the 2nd label’s total match score.
To my eye, it seems more natural for the scores to be displayed from a left to right reading. I guess it’s style preference.
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Confusion often results since typically, the initial rack score location becomes the total, and the following rack goes on the opposite counter.
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there are only two kinds of cues to own.

skor
I have played with all my cues.
Some saw more table time than others but they all did.
I have never bought a cue that was too far away from my preferred specs for a player cue.

I see pool cues as "functional art", they should look nice, they should play nice and they need to be in use.

So there are 3 types of cues to own:
1. play cue
2. break cue
3. jump cue
:LOL:
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Who built Schuler cues after Ray Schuler passed away, and were they good quality cues?

Cornerman
mikepage said:
lol. I walked into Ray's shop in Palatine probably late 1990s--met him and his wife. He got pretty animated talking about deflection, Bob Meucci, shaft tapers, and then I made the mistake of asking if he'd put his joint on a Predator 314 blank. Holy cow, the cigar really started moving then....
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Noel put one on for me!
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