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13mm seems just a hair big, easier for me to aim precisely with a slightly smaller tip for some reason. I have both solid maple and LD laminate Pechauer shafts in 12.75, may go to 12.5 but no smaller.

Very simple. It keeps chalk out of the case. I keep tips up in my case but still use a napkin or paper towel and wipe the tips first.

Pechauer, although not a custom cue maker, does every single thing in house. Read their story on-line. The bought their own timberland acreage, select their own trees, mill them in their own lumber facility, built a metal shop so they could make their own screws and joints, etc. Amazing company...

Another opinion...'feel" is of course subjective but IMHO a steel joint, which usually has a stainless steel collar rather than implex, also moves the balance point a hair forward. I agree that a wood-to-wood 3/8x10 standard joint is a little softer than the piloted steel, but I have a McDermott...

The only bitterness I've seen is in your sarcastic and utterly pointless example of you wanting to say something negative. "Do not speak unless you cannot improve the silence."

Well said! Why are there ALWAYS cranky old farts that have to inject their unwarranted and unsolicited opinions that have nothing to do with the question? If you're not trying to be helpful shut up. That said, to answer the original question I would go with Pechauer. If you read their story...

I'm using their standard maple shaft, 12.75", wondering about LD options.

Greetings all. I did a search before asking this and couldn't find anything recent. Anyone out there using a Pechauer Pro butt with a Predator 314-3 shaft? How do you like it? How does it compare with a Pechauer P+Pro LD shaft? Worth the extra $100? Thanks for any helpful responses.

Greetings all. I've only been playing a couple years but I've tried a number of cues and recently I've gone back and forth between 2 different cue manufacturers. They are both great cues and they feel different but I'm realizing I'm having a hard time making up my mind as to which I prefer. I...

I prefer a no-wrap wood grip, then leather. Linen seems a little slick to me. Forget guys like At Large. He could have been helpful but his response seems needlessly snotty to me, and since the last poll was 3 years ago the occasional review doesn't hurt anything. I'm willing to bet the first...

I enjoy league play but I agree with your point that there's a lot of sitting around which isn't productive. If you're an advanced player look around for Master's leagues and non-league tournaments. In Charleston SC there are a couple pool halls that have money tournaments every week and that...

CharlesUFarley...why do you have to be such a jerk? I don't necessarily disagree with your main point but there's no need to be so hostile and sarcastic. Guys like you and their needlessly smart-ass comments are why a lot of people, especially newbies, don't want to use this site any more. You...

Sorry for all the snotty responses you might get. There are, sadly, a lot of jerks on this site that believe what they believe without knowing anything. I just bought a table and did a lot of research. I'm concerned about the metal brackets used in the corners. That's how the cheapest tables are...

Greetings all. I just bought OB and McDermott cues, both with 3/8x10 joints. In the past I was able to put a G-Core shaft on an OB butt and vice versa, but these new shafts are definitely not interchangeable. Putting the Mac shaft on the OB butt was not even close to going on; I was afraid to...

I was right where you are 2 years ago. I had just started to play and as I got better I was encouraged by friends to join the APA. I did and I love it! My league nights are sacred; the most fun I've ever had. Some of it will depend on which team you're on. I was lucky to be on a team with very...

I agree that any decent inexpensive cue can allow a skilled player to play extremely well, and that custom cues can be over-priced vanity items. I also think "basic bar cue as long as the tip is correct " is vague. Many house cues have warped, sticky shafts that barely slide through the...

You have no idea what you're talking about. Gold Crown are great tables but if you look at the construction of the lower priced, recently manufactured Brunswicks (have you done that? I didn't think so) they're absolute junk. Wouldn't have one in my home. Please educate yourself before you speak...

Thanks for the needlessly negative and ignorant comment. No concept of value or price point. Apples and oranges (or do you understand what that means?) Gold Crown is a great table for $thousands more. It's amazing to me that uninformed people are those who most strongly hold their opinions and...

BTW...I was just shopping for my first home table myself. I'm able to spend a little more than your target price so I got an upper level Connelly, but there's a website that is, by far, the most helpful and thorough source of pool table reviews on the internet IMHO. It's been referenced here...

As usual, you don't have the slightest idea what you're talking about. It never ceases to amaze me how uninformed people seem, often, to hold the strongest opinions and are the most free about sharing them with the world. Feel free, as you always do, to ramble on...