Recent content by 8-ball Rat

There's a 6 inches joke in here, somewhere.....

This cue has been fully refinished, rewrapped, and re-tipped by Scot at Proficient Billiards. Specs of the cue, before the refurb, are: Butt - 15.10oz, linen wrap (removed old, beat-up leather), appears to be a late 70s (or early 80s) 4-pointer..based on the cap stamp. Shaft 1 - 12.85mm...

Same here...and LOVED it.

Jesus Christ... READ the posting. The price is, literally, right under his first photo.

I HATE purple heart..... But I'd be beyond proud to own this cue. It's stunning. And I may have to rethink my hatred of that particular wood species.

Tree-fitty

Very real, in my experience. Greatest example I can offer is a custom sneaky I bought from Bamacues, a LONG time ago. Drove up to his local PH to pick it up...and instantly fell in love with it. Break-and-runout, right out of the gate. I played some of my best pool, ever, with that cue...

The sea monster uses a person's most desired "thing" as bait. 1st guy wanted treasure. Greed got him killed. 2nd guy wanted the girl. Lust got him killed. Grandma wanted the love of her family...so that was the bait that got her ate. Twisted irony.

AKA - Fretboard Jesus

I've heard great things about these cues....

I used to spend a fair amount of time up at the Scruggs shop, BS'ing with Tim and Mike. They built a handful of cues for me, over a 10 year period. All were stunners, but my favorite cue from them was a fancy Sneaky. I was absolutely convinced that SP was the best cue ever created. Then I...

I've always wanted one of his cues...period. Missed out on 3 or 4, over the years. Have heard great things about how well they play.

I am SOOOOO close to picking up one of these....... I've missed my custom Justis case, since the day I let it go.