I just received this j/b cue last night and I only had a chance to break with it 3 or 4 times. I have not tried to jump anything with it. My previous break cue was a Dufferin one piece bar cue (no upgrades of the ferrule or tip) so that is what I compared my new Stinger cue to. I have only been practicing and getting serious about my play for about 6 months now.
The McDermott Stinger NG01 j/b cue looks great. A lot better than the pictures I saw online. The NG01 does not have a wrap but where the wrap would go is a very dark stain. Some pictures make it look like it is black but it is a very nice dark brown stain.
My first break was very good in my opinion. One thing I noticed was the break was a lot louder than with my previous cue. Also on my first break I was able to spread the balls out all over the table and the cue ball actually stopped almost in the middle of the table. It allowed me to make my first 4 balls in a row playing 8 ball. Something I don't experience too often (I know I need to get lessons someday!!!
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Each break after the first one was about the same. The balls were spread out around the table and I was making 1-2 balls on each of the following breaks.
So far I am very happy with this cue and the price was really a good deal at Seyberts.com. My old Dufferin cue is now just another house cue for friends to use when they come over as I won't be using it to break anymore!
The McDermott Stinger NG01 j/b cue looks great. A lot better than the pictures I saw online. The NG01 does not have a wrap but where the wrap would go is a very dark stain. Some pictures make it look like it is black but it is a very nice dark brown stain.
My first break was very good in my opinion. One thing I noticed was the break was a lot louder than with my previous cue. Also on my first break I was able to spread the balls out all over the table and the cue ball actually stopped almost in the middle of the table. It allowed me to make my first 4 balls in a row playing 8 ball. Something I don't experience too often (I know I need to get lessons someday!!!
).Each break after the first one was about the same. The balls were spread out around the table and I was making 1-2 balls on each of the following breaks.
So far I am very happy with this cue and the price was really a good deal at Seyberts.com. My old Dufferin cue is now just another house cue for friends to use when they come over as I won't be using it to break anymore!
