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You're welcome. I've had a few Gus cues in my hands, but not one like that either. A lot of Gus' we haven't even seen. They're in big collections in Japan.

Actually, some of Gus' fancy cues were done with dots on top of the points. If it's Gus, it's not to correct something. There is a really fancy four-pointer with dots on top of the points on the first page of the Historical Cue thread...

I'm willing to bet nobody.

There are some synthetics that do resemble even the grain of ivory. I have a couple shafts with melamine ferrules that look exactly like ivory, including grain. All the ivorine I've ever seen does not have a grain, but that being produced today just might; I haven't checked.

Color is about the same, but no grain with Ivorine.

This big an interest in cues, and you just now found this forum?

Basically, if you can't afford to buy with a bit of uncertainty, then you shouldn't be buying in the first place. Tariffs should be your last worry, when you're buying cheap cues in the first place.

Yes, although different size boxes, believe that's a copy of the Jim Rempe series, mid-80s.

I would agree with you. I've seen some very playable cues from China. A lot of them do tend to copy popular designs from outfits such as McDermott and others.

Chinese McDermott knockoff. The woods are full of these.

Only the inlays for the good stuff. Ivorine 3 for the rest of the buttsleeve and buttplate. No cracking that way.

Too much paid for, failed instruction, and not enough practice and competition.

Elkmaster is correct. Bear in mind, any tip firms up with use.

Not a Gus pin, not Gus style, and not a Gus dimension between butt sleeve and butt plate.

If Barry isn't doing it anymore, put a lot of very good pictures of it here. That would be a start, though not conclusive.

I'd have to say the D series was the best. Here's mine.

3/8 by 10 pins have some variation. Early Joss 3/8 by 10 pins, slightly larger threads than later ones. 80s McDermotts, also a little on the big side. Take it to a cue repairman and have him run a tap into the shaft to get a good fit. By the way, the same variations happen with the 14 thread...

Thanks to @Chopdoc for reviving this thread. I can't believe it's been nine years since I started it. A lot of great cues have been shown here, with pieces of historical significance. I started it off with a Joss cue, only historic because it had six veneered points. Between myself and a few...

You do realize the thread is about psych coaching? Not swing coaching. Most champions at some point got some swing coaching, that's pretty normal. Psych coaching, on the other hand, I can't think of many who really relied on it. You have your same head after the psych coaching that you did...

To have a coach in anything is a crutch. Since it's golf, who was Sam Snead's coach? Nobody. Who was Byron Nelson's coach? Nobody. Who was Ben Hogan's coach? Nobody. Who was Gene Sarazen's coach? Nobody. Don't be a girly man coach lover.