Do you have any pet peeves about a Pool Cue's appearance?

cubswin · Jun 10, 2019

Mushroomed tips, chalk rings, dings on the shaft are all things I don't like. My main player needs a refinish, as it has some dings on the butt that bug me.

I don't like floating points either, but a cue with boxes instead of points I like. Also don't care for butt sleeves that are of different wood than the points on pointed cues.

Oh and I hate leather and snakeskin wraps.

Ssonerai · Jun 10, 2019

I like the vision & creativity, & appreciate the intense craftsmanship in a lot of cues i'd be embarrassed to be seen with personally. Most styles suit or appeal to someone so who am i to argue with taste?

That said, preference is for simple cues; generally full splice & generally low gloss finishes. The only thing that really sets me off wrong is ebony cues with high shine automotive finish that makes it look like a piece of hard plastic. Could be anything except wood, from the looks. Even paint. What a waste. Give me a spit coat of shellac ("French Polish"), & wax to a low sheen with some grain showing to bring out the real for ebony.

smt

Kim Bye · Jun 11, 2019

Coloured ferrules and coloured perspex pads.
All white cues, when its not a natural white (like Holly) those white Predator and Peri cues is a prime example.
Big ugly logos, the Predator panther logo might be the worst.
Metal buttcaps.
Airbrushed cues and "brand" cues like the Mcdermott Harley cues. (the same goes for sports themes)
Malachite inlays and overly large plastic inlays like Meucci and Viking uses alot.

Kickin' Chicken · Jun 11, 2019

if you make a cue and are going to hand sign it, please have great penmanship. If you don't have a good looking signature, get a logo made and use that instead.

If you have a neat signature and are signing in between the points, please, unless requested to do otherwise by the customer ordering the cue, sign it so it's right-side-up when right handed players (the vast majority) are shooting.

my ocd is giving me a headache...

Oh wait, that must be my hypochondria... :grin-square:

oh, and floating points..............

Chili Palmer · Jun 11, 2019

Mushroomed tip! Even just a little mushroom sticking out, can't stand it.

Bavafongoul · Jun 11, 2019

Points & Veneers.....every cue should use them in the design and overall appearance of the cue.

Black-Balled · Jun 11, 2019

Bavafongoul said:
Points & Veneers.....every cue should use them in the design and overall appearance of the cue.

Dammit! I often complain about how wordy you get. Now you finally post a short one and I got no clue what you mean.

I'm not smart enough to complain.

Dammit.

Push&Pool · Jun 11, 2019

- simplistic black or red-and-black color design
- 13 mm tip
- 19-20 oz
- no wrap or leather wrap

Actually, while all of the above is true, what's most important to me is for the cue to look and feel just right. My cue is sort of like the extension of myself, so the feel and design need to align with my personality. It's weird, but only when I see a cue can I say I want to play with it. No amount of money or quality alone can provide me that "connection", I'd rather have a cheap cue that I can effortlessly consider a part of me during a game.

The cue I recently ordered fits everything mentioned above perfectly. I'll post some photos of it in a few days. Another cue I was personally impressed by was this one:

Black-Balled · Jun 11, 2019

Push&Pool said:
Another cue I was personally impressed by was this one:

You gotta be yanking chain with that decal/painted abomination.

muskyed · Jun 11, 2019

I am so glad that I read this post, and have found out how much a silly chalk ring on another players cue bothers some people. I always assumed that when I play better players in my weekly league, some of whom are state champions, that their focus of attention was on their game, not the condition of my cue. After reading this, I for sure will be putting a big ole chalk ring on my cue before playing them again. I'll take any advantage I can get.

Push&Pool · Jun 11, 2019

Black-Balled said:
You gotta be yanking chain with that decal/painted abomination.

If it doesn't fit your preferences that's ok, but calling this beauty an abomination is too much. Maybe I have an unusual taste in cues, however, note that I've literally seen hundreds of models, both expensive and cheap, over the last month or so, and this one is second only to the one I bought when it comes to design. I'm not talking about build quality or anything like that, just pure appearance.

jimmyco · Jun 12, 2019

Black-Balled said:
You gotta be yanking chain with that decal/painted abomination.

This thread is about pet peeves.

One can certainly agree on the above pictured cue.

Runner · Jun 12, 2019

Black-Balled said:
You gotta be yanking chain with that decal/painted abomination.

If that was a real Hot Rod master pinstriper, that's be one thing..
but yeah, that cue belongs with all the "tribal" decal cues.

skogstokig · Jun 12, 2019

totem pole cues. souquet, shaw and hatch had those, or still have maybe

AlexandruM · Jun 13, 2019

Don't like:
- Bumperless cues
- Stained wood and cues with unnatural colors
- Predator P3 cue

noMoreSchon · Jun 13, 2019

I guess I am easy. I have 2 schons, one with floating points, and a LTD with turquoise.

I like box cues. Not into leather wraps, or finished (Meucci) wraps. But have owned both.

What drives me crazy, is a but cap that is 4 inches long...Why? You know the ones I am

talking about. Malachite is a no-go. I have seen some great butterfly cues I would snatch

up if given another chance. Another one is those Pechaures with inlays in the shaft, I

like them, but definitely not for me. Like I said, I am easy going and know that someone

out there must be a buyer for all the ugly...(pin striped cues included)

marinemike0931 · Nov 11, 2019

Definitely different strokes for different folks... Half of the most common hated things can be found in my Jacoby HB7... Turquoise, floating points, a hand written signature and date, points on the butt sleeve. And I think it's a beautiful cue.

I'm about to have a cue made that most of you will hate as well. It's going to have floating points, a white lizard wrap, spears on the end of some of the points, lots of inlays, down pointing floating points on the butt sleeve, white snake juma, and a wood joint collar... Oh and it'll have a greyish black CF shaft attached to the end.

Things I don't like:
Badly maintained cue
Flat tip worn down almost to the ferrule
Linen wraps
Most Meucci cues
Uni lock joints
Full splice cues (look like a house stick)
Butterfly points
Shit brown wood colors (like bacote, which my Jacoby has

).

Here's a pic of the most hated cue in this thread and a rendering of what will be the second most hated

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BigBoof · Nov 11, 2019

Nailed it

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Tony_in_MD · Nov 11, 2019

Rounded points.

Sunchaser · Nov 11, 2019

I don't mind floating inlays at all. I don't mind turquoise either. I prefer the southwestern flavor actually. I like ivory points too. I will agree that ringtail wraps in general ruin most cues because they are very distracting.
It's so funny that everyone seems to dislike rounded points and inlays. Tips are rounded. Pockets are rounded. The cue itself is round. Those 16 balls on the table are round. The quarter on the table I keep moving up a dot at a time is round. Boobs are round. Big butts are round....I really kinda like round. You're probably kinda super bummed if a just cleaned your clock with one of my rounded floating point cues. Too funny.

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