Expensive Cue Shooter

[trob]

I think the case brings you too much attention

I had a beautiful Scruggs at one time. I’ve posted pics. Like nothing you see from him. All ebony . 6 point. Loaded with ivory. F&*^&%$%& masterpiece.. paired that with a justis case. At some point I decided I just didn’t want to be noticed. Not that I’m a hustler or anything. Just a good amateur but I just didn’t want to walk into tournaments as hey look at me so I went to plain cues and cases.

 

[Lepine]

Took this one out, all ivy inlaid. Impossible to make a new one like this. It's on Tascarella website sample gallery. Ran out three rack with it.

 

[Rusty in Montana]

Lepine , I could learn to play pool with that cue also ! How many shafts were made to go with it I'm a curious .

 

[Lepine]

Lepine , I could learn to play pool with that cue also ! How many shafts were made to go with it I'm a curious .

From the looks of things, I assume you can easily teach me a thing or two about the game

It has two shafts that were specifically made for it. The butt is 29 inches, the shafts are 29 inches and I think 12.75mm, but the previous owner put Elkmasters on the shafts which I hate. Nothing plays as dead as an Elkmaster in my experience. I have another 30 inch 13mm long pro taper Tascarella shaft that I use regulary on this and other similar Balabushka/TASC cues. That shaft has a hard water buffallo tip which plays great. I will get the Elkmasters tips off the matching shafts once I find someone I trust with the orginal shafts.

The cue also has the options for screwing in a cue extension into the butt, but I don't have the extension.

The cue plays amazing, one of my top playing cues. I still prefer my TADs a little more for the feel, but the TASC is very even in terms of playability.

 

[Lepine]

This is my fun little cue that I break with. And every time I turn around and look for it to break another rack, someone has walked off with it at least two times a night.

Probably because they see me break with it, people assume it's a house cue. People don't ask, it just walks off, I will never buy another one of these again unless it is blue, or lime green, or some other color that clearly is not a house cue.

 

[Mensabum]

This is my fun little cue that I break with. And every time I turn around and look for it to break another rack, someone has walked off with it at least two times a night.

Probably because they see me break with it, people assume it's a house cue. People don't ask, it just walks off, I will never buy another one of these again unless it is blue, or lime green, or some other color that clearly is not a house cue.

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Pm me if you'd like to get rid of it.
We can find you something in neon green or thereabouts.

 

[Mensabum]

It's funny but the less expensive looking cues seem to cause me more of a problem than the very exotic looking ones in public places.
The cheap looking cues I have keep getting picked up by casual people walking to the tables next to me who think the cues are
house cues. The people don't check and just pickup any cue leaning next to a chair that looks like a sneaky pete of some sort.
I don't have this problem with cues that are ornate. I think other people must have experienced this several times too. I see my friends
on occasions looking for their cues after getting their beers from the bar. A cue like HawaiianEye is displaying is the exact kind that
I end up looking around the entire pool hall for if I don't pay attention and am text messaging on my phone. It will grow legs and just
walk to the other end of the pool hall or bar.

I had a gal come in, walk up and grab my cue and started to play on the table next to mine. When I politely went over and took it back, explaining myself in the process, she looked at me like I was crazy when I told her how much it was worth.