SO, Whats your thoughts on the JB Case Video?
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I like Jacks cases.
When you check your cue inside a duffel bag when you fly, your cue WILL get shook around by the bagage handelers. And bouncing around in a air plane there can be alot of vibration and shaking. the baggage guys throw bags 4 feet or more, if you dont fly then you dont need as much protection.
I thought the video was informative, would like to see another video with reviews on other cases too. He did show owners ways to improve the JJ cases and also his interior would be a nice upgrade if you have a JJ case.
I do not like the idea of having prized cues in a case where there is so much movement and the interior is not good enough, after watching the video you can see that the case is not enough protection for cues especially ones that go in these cases of value. So hopefully JJ upgrades the interior and adds padding to the top and bottom so the cues do not meet the wood at all.
I do not like the idea of having prized cues in a case where there is so much movement and the interior is not good enough, after watching the video you can see that the case is not enough protection for cues especially ones that go in these cases of value. So hopefully JJ upgrades the interior and adds padding to the top and bottom so the cues do not meet the wood at all.
I have a Justis "tube style" and am very happy with it. I love the look of Jack's cases. That being said, John's interior looks better. Not to add fuel to the fire, but I believe this is how Reese's Peanut Butter cups were made LOL!!
A beefed up interior on a Justis Prolite and I think Jack would rule the world!!!!!!!! Something to think about.
Mike
A beefed up interior on a Justis Prolite and I think Jack would rule the world!!!!!!!! Something to think about.
Mike
IMO... I feel that the price you pay for a Justis Case you should expect the ultimate in protection. Although the cases are nice looking they seem to be lacking in this area. After all what are they for?... I mean, I can carry my cues in a duffle bag. Think I will postpone my order for now.
Do you think I would give a lifetime warranty on a case that would not offer protection for the finest cues?
What does your warranty cover?, that is what he asked. Most people including your own customers are asking for you to offer a better interior and it is also stopping some from buying it out of fear of damage to their cues. It is a headache to have a cue refinished especially if it is a top maker since you would want to send it back to them so the value is not hurt which it might be anyway once its damaged.
~~It takes a bigger man to admit to be wrong~~
I don't understand why Jack chooses to dismiss JB suggestions to add protection. Why not give your customers this little peace of mind when all it takes is a small addition of rubber foam to the top and bottom in minor cost and labor.
Obviously Jack and John are doing fine selling their products regardless of what's going on on AZB, so I don't think that there is a real competition here between the two.... maybe just some hurting pride and ego....
Should really think of your customers first and their prized cues protection.
Just my two cents.....
skor <---- would love to own a JB case and a Justis case (with better protection)..... maybe one of these days :grin-square:
Nice sig Jack. Good to see you don't get riled up by the obvious baiting.
It covers the case. If your $5,000 cue gets it's joint pin bent or the finish is dinged at the bottom of the case due to a luggage handler lobbing your case onto the conveyor belt or the case sliding down the metal section of the luggage area and hitting the base of the turning section (which is pretty much a given) you are SOL.
If you are going to lose finish on a cue it is going to be due to constant MOTION while the cue is in the case and the constant friction that creates more then a cue sitting snug in a case and hardly having any relative motion between the cue/shafts and interior fabric. The JB case allows very little realtive motion between the fabric and cues that would slowly wear down a finish due to friction, the Justis allows for constant relative motion between the cues and the fabric.
If you put a JB interior into a Justis case, and then later on the shoulder strap of your case breaks, then Jack will not fix the strap despite the fact that the interior of the case has NOTHING to do with the external damage the case has recieved. IMO that is a petty attack on JB at the expense of the Justis owners that simply want better protection for their cues but respected the exterior style and construction of a Justis case enough to up $500+ dollars for one of his cases. I could understand Justis voiding the warranty of the interior, there is no way he should be expected to fix a JB interior, but the whole case? His own craftmanship? This is simply blackmail against his own customers wanting added protection for their cues inside one of his cases caused by his dislike for JB.
Personally, my cues are alot more valuable then any case they are going to be going into and their protection is alot more important then the case itself. Keeping my case under warranty at the expense of the protection of my cues is not even an option. I will happily risk a broken strap if it saves by cue from a bent pin or stops the butt from banging and moving around in the case with a layer of nylon as the only barrier between the cue and shafts.