Josey Cues: Good, Bad AND Ugly Please!!!

Life ain't ALL Rosey with a Josey!

The only negative comments I have about my Josey is that it doesn't always run out when it should, and sometimes it will be down at the end of the night. It also scratched a lot on Friday and lost money! I am confident Keith is working on these problems, and will have them corrected by the time I need a new cue, as I hate playing with anything else.:thumbup:
 
Dakota Cues said:
Awesome responses guys. Please keep them coming.

Gforces - was this with a Timeless Timber shaft, or a regular shaft?

Thanks again
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Josey Cues hand dowm i never hear a bad word about his cue . I've had 1 or 2 in my time. Tony watson played with his cues for a while.
Scott lewis plays with one and a few strong player in Ga love his cue..
Keith makes great cues ..
 
I've played with Josey cues with regular maple shafts (not timeless timber) and also with 3rd party low deflection shafts. Very happy with them. Also been very happy with the professionalism Josey has shown whenever I have contacted him with inquiries. My last two cues have been Joseys (still playing with a Josey).
 
OK guys, thanks again for the comments.

Here's a last question for you guys that play with one of Keith's cues.

Should I go with ivory ferrules or the stock Josey Linen/Melamine???

Thanks again!
 
never played with an ivory ferrule...other than the one on my collector Palmer original...and like I said, the palmer hits like a length of pipe.

I'd go with the standard ferrule. But gotta confess, I am curious about the timeless shafts. Just don't want to be without my cue for the length of time it would take to fit one. So if you buy a Josey? I'd suggest ordering 2 shafts. Make one of them the timeless shaft. Then you can compare.
 
Hey guys,

Thanks again for all the responses. I'm just putting the finishing touches on my Josey cue order thanks to the input from here.

Don't worry, I'll be sure and post pictures of the cue when I get it.

Thanks again for all the help!
 
It will be a good 4 months before I post, as the cue hasn't even been started yet.

I decided to just go with the linen/melamine. I've heard some great players say that's what they use, and durability is never an issue with those!
 
Dakota Cues said:
OK guys, thanks again for the comments.

Here's a last question for you guys that play with one of Keith's cues.

Should I go with ivory ferrules or the stock Josey Linen/Melamine???

Thanks again!
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DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU LIKE...... SOME PEOPLE PREFER THE SOUND/ADDED DEFLECTION THAT IVORY HAS, OTHERS PREFER THE QUIETER NEWER COMPOSITE MATERIALS.

FOR ME, WHEN IT COMES TO PLAYABILITY, NOT COLLECTABILITY IT'S ALWAYS NON-IVORY, WITH A NICE HARD TIP.

AS FAR AS JOSEY CUES GO....... I'VE OWNED/SOLD MANY JOSEY CUES. THAT WERE ALL VERY CONSISTANT AS FAR AS THE HIT/FEEL WAS CONCERNED. THEY WERE ALL ALSO VERY WELL BUILT CUES. NICE SOLID FEEL WITH GOOD FEEDBACK. HIS POINT/VENEER WORK ON HIS NEW STUFF IS VERY VERY TIGHT AND CLEAN. I'M NOT A FAN OF THE ARTSY STUFF, BUT THOSE CUES ALSO PLAY WELL GOING BY THE ONES I'VE HANDLED.

GET ONE, AND ENJOY. KEITH ALSO STANDS BEHIND HIS STUFF AS GOOD AS ANY CUEMAKER, AND COULD BE ONE OF THE NICEST CUEMAKERS THAT I'VE SPOKEN WITH. SO EVEN IF IT'S NOT 100% YOUR "TASTE", I'M GUESSING HE'D BE WILLING TO ALTER THE TAPER OR SOMETHING TO GET IT INTO OUR "ZONE"

Marcus
 
Jesus - this is like Porn!! You guys are killing me!

I want a Josey so bad.........


Edit: LOL! Posted that before seeing the post above mine. :D
 
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Dakota...actually, I was wondering about the shaft(s) you ordered, not the ferrule. Keith has standard and "Timeless" shafts. The "timeless" is from old growth maple recovered from the great lakes...forget which lake. Very old wood with tight grain placed in underwater cold storage for many decades.

I wish now that I'd gotten one shaft of each...so I could compare.
 
In a discussion with Sherri a couple days ago, as I was putting the finishing touches on the specs for my Josey order I asked her about the performance advantages (if any) the Timeless Timber offers over the standard shaft. Her answer was what I expected. The TT shafts may weigh in a bit more and they may play a bit stiffer than the standard shafts. I've talked to others offering similar "old growth" maple shaft options and it's pretty much the same answers. Considering the already stiff hit I decided to stay with a standard shaft, as everything I hear about them is good. Secondly, I like a shaft that weighs in at around 4 oz. and made that a "target" weight for my Josey. Again, since the standard Josey shafts average between 3.8 to 4.2 oz I didn't see the need to worry about getting a standard shaft that was too light for the balance I like (slightly forward), I saw no real reason for me to get a Timeless Timber shaft. Of course, the best option is to get both, but I'm ordering a cocobolo SP and since the price performance ratio is so good from Josey with his SP line I thought the pricey TT shaft option really wasn't a good idea from a price/performance point of view.
 
I have a case full of Josey Cues. The pride he takes in his cue is amazing , PERFECTION. Keith's cue have a very solid hit. I have a ebony cue with ivory inlays , butt cap, joint and ivory ferrules, this cue hits awesome. I even had Keith send me a ob-2 shaft with this cue. I hit about 2 racks with this shaft and went back to the original shafts. The ob-2 was a waste of cash. I also have a sneaky pete . My Josey sneaky hits as well as my other. The craftsmanship of his cues have the same attention to detail on a $300 cue or a $6000 cue. I will never go to a different cue again.
 
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Dakato,
Two years ago I went to vegas and place third in the apa single champsionship. (6-7 tier) I took my Schon out there thinking that there was no way i would ever find a better hitting cue for me. Then I bought a Jacoby while I was out there and thought the same. Sold the schon when I got home. The day I sold the schon I hit with my league operators Josey and holy cow here we go again. Josey is the best hitting cue hands down there is no comparison. I finally got one about a month ago and its the best stick ever to be placed in my hands.

thanks
 
Thanks again for the responses guys, and please keep them coming. It sounds like there is nothing but praise out there for Keith's work and his personality.

The cue I'm going to order won't look like a "Typical" Josey, but it will have the same hit and high standard of construction, so I'm really looking forward to it.

pwd72s, Sorry I missed your question. I will just use the regular shafts. I "might" try a Predator someday, but something tells me I won't want the cue to play any different than the way it comes here.

Thanks again for the responses!
Mike...
 
FAST_N_LOOSE said:
...... SOME PEOPLE PREFER THE SOUND/ADDED DEFLECTION THAT IVORY HAS, OTHERS PREFER THE QUIETER NEWER COMPOSITE MATERIALS.

FOR ME, WHEN IT COMES TO PLAYABILITY, NOT COLLECTABILITY IT'S ALWAYS NON-IVORY, WITH A NICE HARD TIP.


Marcus
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I agree with your statement on ivory ferrules and the added deflection. For re-sale value ivory ferrules are the way to go, but for playability I prefer the newer composite ferrule material.

James
 
Dakota Cues said:
pwd72s, Sorry I missed your question. I will just use the regular shafts. I "might" try a Predator someday, but something tells me I won't want the cue to play any different than the way it comes here.

Thanks again for the responses!
Mike...
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That's the beauty of a Josey cue...there really aren't any "bad" choices. It's all good! :)
 
I have only owned 2 Josey cues, both played very well.

What I wanted to add to the thread was that i met Keith and his wife last weekend in Marietta and they are both VERY nice people. Not cocky at all, great with all the tire kickers and customers too.

He had this one sneaky pete that looked awesome! It was some kind of brownish green wood in the forearm. Sounds strange but was very good looking. Maybe he will see this and post pics
 
SCCues said:
I agree with your statement on ivory ferrules and the added deflection. For re-sale value ivory ferrules are the way to go, but for playability I prefer the newer composite ferrule material.

James
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True. The other thing is that, if I don't like the feel of the cue, I can always send one (or both) of the shafts back to be redone with ivory. I haven't played serious pool in a long time, so I'm looking to get back into it... espcially with the Brand New, 9' Diamond Pro-Am that just got delivered yesterday!!!!!:thumbup:
 
nc9ball said:
I have a case full of Josey Cues. The pride he takes in his cue is amazing , PERFECTION. Keith's cue have a very solid hit. I have a ebony cue with ivory inlays , butt cap, joint and ivory ferrules, this cue hits awesome. I even had Keith send me a ob-2 shaft with this cue. I hit about 2 racks with this shaft and went back to the original shafts. The ob-2 was a waste of cash. I also have a sneaky pete . My Josey sneaky hits as well as my other. The craftsmanship of his cues have the same attention to detail on a $300 cue or a $6000 cue. I will never go to a different cue again.
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NC, OK here's the million dollar question. Are you saying that your non-ivory ferruled Josey plays as good as your ivory ferruled Josey?

In asking that, I'm just wondering if, due to the taper or whatever, there is less of a difference in feel between ivory and Keith's standard ferrules than I originally thought.

I mean, are you able to tell *any* difference in the hit between the two?

Thanks!
 
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