Worst and best cue you have ever used
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Shick bar stick. Had it for 30 years and it is nothing special to look at, but it hits really nice.
It was a one piece house cue four prong Dufferin. No joint helped to keep the weight down as did the 11mm tip. They were able to balance it reasonably well at that weight. It was a 60" cue too and had an early milk dud from Jensen Cues on it .
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Best cue I ever used is the last cue I played with and won.
Worst cue I ever used is the last cue I played with and lost.
Truly, blaming a cue is like denying the outcome of a match.
If it was indeed the worst cue, why the heck would you use it?
When the equipment is really bad (balls, table or cues), why play?
Worst cue I ever used is the last cue I played with and lost.
Truly, blaming a cue is like denying the outcome of a match.
If it was indeed the worst cue, why the heck would you use it?
When the equipment is really bad (balls, table or cues), why play?
Worst: Chinese import late 80's, bamboo shaft, screw-on tip. The tip had terrible leather, no grab and the plastic under it would break if you hit the cue ball too hard.
Best: Meucci pro series 3. When I would get in stroke it seemed this cue would move the cue ball so effortlessly. It seemed no matter what the shot was I could place the cue ball anywhere on the table.
Best: Meucci pro series 3. When I would get in stroke it seemed this cue would move the cue ball so effortlessly. It seemed no matter what the shot was I could place the cue ball anywhere on the table.
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I’ve hit a bunch of racks with a stranger’s friend’s lucasi custom and his George balibushki. Hit so worst.
Damn dude,haven’t you heard? You aren’t allowed to actually give a jackpot cue any credit....
...you can only talk shit about Dean and put him down for buying multiple cues from various cuemakers and actually spre money around lol...
Don't act so shocked, it's hardly the 1st time.Damn dude,haven’t you heard? You aren’t allowed to actually give a jackpot cue any credit....
Is your second job portraying Captain Obvious?? Seriously, if you've owned very many cues there's always a best and worst. I've ordered a few sight unseen that played unreal and some were just turds. Buying new cues can be such a crapshoot. Much rather test hit a used cue.
I hear you! Ordering a new custom made cue is always a gamble.
ive got a 12 ounce players cue that breaks like a freight train and plays jam up too, i mostly use it for straight rail though
steel joint, one piece maple butt, looks nice plays lights out
cost me 50 bucks
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Worst= one of those cues where the butt breaks down into 3 or 4 pieces and has those metal washers/rings/weights between every section.
best=My original fat butt Titlist with a 314z shaft.
best=My original fat butt Titlist with a 314z shaft.
Those multi-ring ramin wood cues make good tomato stakes and that's about it.
Having surgery is a gamble.....so you look for the best physicians and choose the one you like best.
Ordering a custom cue has some risks too but your risk is basically time and money, not your life.
Regardless, use the same common sense approach and you will be fine. Just pick a trustworthy name.
Every cue maker I have done business with has been remarkably wonderful, gracious and totally reliable.
Some of my friends haven’t been as fortunate with cue makers they chose to build them a custom cue.
You should interview a cue maker before ever placing your order. How the cue maker acts reveals volumes.
This is your money & cue being built so use due diligence before acting. When you are unsure, use Bob Owen.
Matt B.
Ordering a custom cue has some risks too but your risk is basically time and money, not your life.
Regardless, use the same common sense approach and you will be fine. Just pick a trustworthy name.
Every cue maker I have done business with has been remarkably wonderful, gracious and totally reliable.
Some of my friends haven’t been as fortunate with cue makers they chose to build them a custom cue.
You should interview a cue maker before ever placing your order. How the cue maker acts reveals volumes.
This is your money & cue being built so use due diligence before acting. When you are unsure, use Bob Owen.
Matt B.
Played with many junk cues while in spots trying to stir up money Can't really put my finger on the worst of the worst , but the question did bring up a funny memory . While making a road trip through the South , my road partner and I had made our way to Mobile and ran into Jerry Brock at one of the spots we were roaming . Brock was a friend of my partner Tim and told him the he was making some cues again. We had been making good money with all the spots we were hitting , so Tim said maybe we need a good beatter cue and we went with a plain jane Brock cue, no points , decent shaft and all. Well we tried to play with the thing and couldn't make a ball with it. I thought it might be a loose tip and changed it out with a champion tip and let it sit over night. Same thing going on, make a few balls and bingo forget about it. We tried and tried to make it play like we thought it should then one afternoon Tim takes it back to make a power shot and after the follow through the but of the cue breaks in half , between where the wrap was and the joint,,Just shook our heads and walked on. Every time I saw Brock after that I'd bring that up and he would laugh as well. Just a bad piece of wood and couldn't be helped
Worst I ever hit with was a Jacoby custom with a ld shaft 11.75 mm... Whippiest cue ive ever hit with. Granted I like stiff hitting cues, so the best for me is my current player 2012 Tony Guerra cue perfect balance for me stiff hit and great tone! Fallowed by sugar tree I owned, a specific pat Deviney cue I wish I had bought when I had the chance, a Runde, and a Darren hill.
