Oh, I might add that I disagree with your assertion that they are not seen very often, at least on AzB. Lots of people who list their equipment in their posting use McD stuff, including I-2's. I just think that it's not really cool on Az to brag about or support McD in general because they are considered a "mass production" cue. To me, that has no direct bearing on the quality of build, component and wood quality, or fit and finish of the company's products.
It may be a function of advertising as well. There was a time when McDermott was a major sponsor of all big pool tournaments, as well as the sponsor for many players.
Seems like McDermott pulled out of sponsoring the sport around the same time as Brunswick. But make no mistake they build a fine product today, just as fine as ever.
It may not be as cool to associate yourself with McDermott because so many younger people are simply not aware of their history and build quality.
Every young player today knows about Predator and many think they are actually the highest quality of cues available today. However Predator is not only a large mass production company, but there product is made in China.
McDermott name products are made here in the USA and their service is fantastic - absolutely no comparison to an outfit like Predator.
Thanks for your informative post.
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As someone who recently picked up pool and chose McDermott as my first two cues (GS 6 with Stinger jump/break & G229C2 w/ a G-Core shaft), I appreciate your post. Gauging from the posts here, I thought I'd bought the unwanted orphan of cues. I've enjoyed the play from these cues. I haven't used an i-2 or i-3 yet. But my game isn't to the place where I think I'd benefit from it, either.