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I totally get what you are saying. I think a basic Schmelke would fit the bill just fine. I also know how things can progress and you can be like me buying cue after cue. They were always reasonably cheap but if I jumped right to a higher cue, I would have saved money. I bought a Players HXT...

I don't want to admit how much all of my cues add up to. I can tell you that this cue might have ended it for me. Buy right, buy once. How much did your golf driver cost you, let alone a full set? Or if you bowl, what does a decent ball cost, which requires re-surfacing after a league session...

I agree about the Cuetec. I answered from the perspective of someone who bought and bought. I think that a nice Schmelke with a standard pin might have kept me happy longer than the truly cheap cues would. Personally, if I found this cue first...

You can always try a Star or Lucky, the Chinese made lines from McDermott, but I think you will be better off trying a Schmelke. A simple sneaky Pete or plain Jane will serve you better. Many players catch a fever and keep buying cues. You can be happy with one of these for a long time. Just...

Good luck. Sounds like you got a dud. I had a bad medium-soft. It happens. I just hope my next mediums are like my first. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

Your experience is odd to me. My Ki-tech medium is my preference because it makes a quiet thump sound. I find that nasty sound on most every layered tip I have tried. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Thanks for the info everyone. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

I have a box of Le Pro tips that I bought in the early '90s just to get to the minimum order size while ordering something else. I heard these are great tips if you get a good one, and they were better in the past. How do you know it is a good one before putting it on? Since taking up the...

I know there is a workaround but the average user doesn't know how or wants to leave the site. You also can search "Leon Sly" but you will only see where his full name was used. You can find out about all of the other makers without workarounds. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

I feel sorry for Leon Sly. Searches for words three letters are ignored. There could be a ton of posts talking about how great his cues are but you'll have a hard time finding them. Too bad because they are great. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

Sounds like a good experience. How big were your brackets, 16 teams? One thing I will say about my area. We get split into two 8 team brackets so three matches gets the trip for two teams. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

Here is a photo of this tournament my friend took the other day. Much nicer than our LTCs isn't it. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

I let WillyCornbread answer but I believe it is at least an hour South of Albany. Must be a big region. I heard it is over 2000 teams. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

Yeah, that is true. They are APA Hudson Valley so I was using our league name. I live just south of Albany so Clifton Park is far enough. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

How late is play going today? I might try to stop by later. I'm stuck at a lacrosse tournament most of the day. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

I live three miles from the site. Very disappointed in the locations and equipment that the Albany and Saratoga regions use for their LTCs. You guys are classy. Maybe next year they can all team up and have it at the casino in Schenectady that opens next year. Good luck. My team is going to...

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I am going through this debate myself. Just got a Sly with standard shafts and his own LD shaft. The LD shaft and I hit it right off, breaking and running two racks of 10-ball. I tried a solid maple shaft next and it didn't feel much different, moved the cue ball similarly. Sent from my iPad...

I'm sure a cue maker can make a cue to your specs but I also think you should not move far from a maker's base spec or style. Would you ask Southwest to make a straight taper and a stainless joint? I've seen a Sugartree with a wrap once. I wouldn't ask him to put a wrap on a cue for me as...

Pat Diveney is known to make a slimmer butt. I know a sneaky I owned was one. I'll be curious to watch this thread because I prefer thicker handles. I felt I finally loosened my grip when I got a Barnhart, 1.28" at the end. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk