It's kinda of funny how most of the cuemakers on this site think they know and have the best sticks around. I purchased a cue from a maker for the first time on Az, and when it got to me the black epoxy that was filled in the burl was popping out of the cue. The shaft was the size of a tree trunk, maybe good for breaking. It hit like crap, looked like crap, and the shaft rolled on the table llike a wounded minnow. The fit and finish was horrible. It was a superglue finish which frankly sucks IMHO. That crap is for makers that can't do a real clear finish. Hmmm... I'm not looking for cues that have bragging rights because of someone's name or supposed reputation, I'm looking for frickin' cues that hit right AND look good. And after that the maker decides to post up what a real bummer it was that the guy sent it back and in an email said I was picking the s__t off the pepper. It's more like I was picking the tiny pieces of pepper out of the s__t. Thanks anyways guys. I have a local cuemaker here in the metro area that makes cues that hit great and are structuraly sound and they look great. And funny thing is you don't see any of them on this site for sale because the people that own them wont give em up and the maker's cues are all sold before he ever gets them finished without the help of this site or ebay. Hmmmmm...I think I'll stick to the lakes and rivers that I know! MCCR
