McDermott H Series Cues
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Great playing system. I wish they would make a shorter extension... I really like the engage butt system..
Maybe. I thought I would too.. but then I found the perfect balance point and rather than move it around I wanted to lock it in place so it could never move.
I knew I liked a forward weighted cue like Pechauer, so I just adjusted the weights until I achieved the forward balance point at approximately the same distance from the butt cap.
The feel of these cues is something to be admired IMHO. I think that's unique to the carbon rod that runs the length of the butt. I think it provides excellent feedback.
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That's good information. I hadn't given much thought to the effect of the carbon on the feedback and feel of the cue. Hopefully someday the shop I go to will get one in so I can hit one!
I use the H751 cue as my main playing cue with an I2 shaft.
I like everything about it except for the fact that the weights seem to come loose every month or so and I have to take the rod out and tighten the allen screws on the weights. When they come loose you can feel the vibrations in the cue.
Having said that the last time I tightened them I gave them a good crank (a tad more than I was comfortable with) and they have not come loose since then (6 weeks now). I seriously considered using clear nail polish or loctite on the threads, however I was worried about creating problems down the road if I ever wanted to get the screws out.
If you need to buy more weights they are fairly expensive as well and they don't have a kit that you can buy. I looked into changing my 1/2 ounce weight to 1 once weight and it was over 30 bucks with shipping.
The reason I got this cue is so that I can experiment with different shafts and be able to adjust the balance point so the shafts all have the same feel.
I like everything about it except for the fact that the weights seem to come loose every month or so and I have to take the rod out and tighten the allen screws on the weights. When they come loose you can feel the vibrations in the cue.
Having said that the last time I tightened them I gave them a good crank (a tad more than I was comfortable with) and they have not come loose since then (6 weeks now). I seriously considered using clear nail polish or loctite on the threads, however I was worried about creating problems down the road if I ever wanted to get the screws out.
If you need to buy more weights they are fairly expensive as well and they don't have a kit that you can buy. I looked into changing my 1/2 ounce weight to 1 once weight and it was over 30 bucks with shipping.
The reason I got this cue is so that I can experiment with different shafts and be able to adjust the balance point so the shafts all have the same feel.
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The only thing that came with my cue was the allen wrench to take the rod in and out and adjust the weights on the the rod.
Mcdermott only installs the weights that match the weight of the cue you ordered. No other weights come with the cue.