I think most on here who have multiple very good quality cues will confirm that there is no magical cue out there that is going to get your game to the next level. You may have a preferred favorite in terms of how it looks and the feedback you get when you hit it, but that doesn’t likely translate to playing any better.im a peon in the cue world . but to all the folks who are hardcore players and own tons of cues which ones do you own that play the best ??
I think most on here who have multiple very good quality cues will confirm that there is no magical cue out there that is going to get your game to the next level. You may have a preferred favorite in terms of how it looks and the feedback you get when you hit it, but that doesn’t likely translate to playing any better.
Yeah, and for $600, you can get a very nice Custom sneaky from Pat Diveney, that any serious player would probably love.
I always like to recommend Pat Diveney cues, because they are affordable for most serious players, and most serious players who have played with them really love them.
He does build some very high end cues though, so $500 would get you his most basic sneaky, but I would get the sneaky with the BEM forearm for an extra hundred, so make the cue look so much better.
For those that would like something high end, here is one for $2800.
http://www.diveneycue.com/pool-cues...nt-black-natural-veneers-into-birdseye-maple/
By the way, many Pro players have played with Diveney cues. Skyler Woodward used a Diveney for years (up until Meucci sponsored him), and I was told that he still has that cue.
All my cues play better than I do. :embarrassed2:
I think most on here who have multiple very good quality cues will confirm that there is no magical cue out there that is going to get your game to the next level. You may have a preferred favorite in terms of how it looks and the feedback you get when you hit it, but that doesn’t likely translate to playing any better.
John Chaplin (JC on here) is making me a cue right now that I hope to be receiving in the very near future. He makes really nice cues. Mine is a Merry Widow made of cocobolo with a sindora burl handle and the butt is cored with purple heart. I ordered it with a matching extension.
It will be the twin of this one:
https://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=504430&highlight=sindora+burl
im a peon in the cue world . but to all the folks who are hardcore players and own tons of cues which ones do you own that play the best ??
Many pro players have played with every cue imaginable.
Cues don't have to be custom for Pros to play and win with them.
I have CJ Wiley's McDermott that he won the Million Dollar Challenge Tournament with in 1996. He used this cue for the tournament and beat Earl Strickland in the finals with it, after Earl had run 11 racks on the first day and won the MILLION DOLLARS. I've had the cue for years and I don' think it's going to make me play like CJ Wiley did with it. I think it still has blue chalk on the tip from being used in that tournament.
Sneaky Petes are nice, but not everybody wants something that simple. I have one made of cocobolo that I really like. It was made by Murray Tucker in 2000 and was one of the first five cues he ever made.
John Chaplin (JC on here) is making me a cue right now that I hope to be receiving in the very near future. He makes really nice cues. Mine is a Merry Widow made of cocobolo with a sindora burl handle and the butt is cored with purple heart. I ordered it with a matching extension.
It will be the twin of this one:
https://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=504430&highlight=sindora+burl
There are tons of good cue makers out there. You just have to know what you want and how much you are willing to pay for it.
Many pro players have played with every cue imaginable.