Best All-Around Production Cue for ~$1000 (Value, Playability, Durability, Support)?

[CajunPopeye]

do you look at your cue while you play?

Well, yeah, lol.

 

[Black-Balled]

It was $950 when I bought it, just at tick over $1k now but still a great deal for a nice cue with a carbon shaft. I've had many cues that were more expensive, but this has become my favorite player ever.

https://seyberts.com/collections/jacoby-cues/products/jacoby-heritage-collection-spalted-maple-forearm-with-ziricote-no-wrap-pool-cue?variant=44876123472070

I think they've mixed up stained and spalted!

 

[slide13]

I think they've mixed up stained and spalted!

The one they have pictured isn't very figured and does appear to have a darker/oranger stain than mine, but it is spalted maple I think. I'm sure they're not using their nicest most figured woods for what is essentially a $500 butt, but it's still pretty nice! Here is mine which has a little more black streaking on it

 

[BobPA]

I have screwed a lot of cues together and I have not found one that is as tight as my Mezz. What cue have you found that is as tight as a Mezz?

They screw together like any other quality cue that I have played. What are you even talking about?

 

[maha]

stupid thread as the best cue for anyone is the one that they feels has the hit they like and has tried it out. that's why buying unseen almost never can be the best cue for you.

although in essence most will adapt to any sound cue if played with it for a time.

most anyway buy by looks and not by feel after trying it out.

 

[Lowell]

stupid thread as the best cue for anyone is the one that they feels has the hit they like and has tried it out. that's why buying unseen almost never can be the best cue for you.

although in essence most will adapt to any sound cue if played with it for a time.

most anyway buy by looks and not by feel after trying it out.

I blindly bought a Meucci last year and I totally loved that thing, sadly it was stolen.

But it was a blind buy of $380 rather than $1000 + dollars.

 

[1sttbone]

After great success with southwest over the years I thought id try a carbon fiber cue after trying a couple of name brands I settled on a jflowers cue with smo shaft. Finding the right tip took some time but my old trusty milk dud gave me great performance from the shaft. after taking time to get used to literally no deflection and a great hit this cue is a winner.

 

[Mensabum]

Tight isn't good. Joints that take a decent amount of effort to put together are counterproductive.

Agree. You don't want to tight.
Close tolerances are one thing. Struggling to get it together quite another.

 

[Highmiles]

Well, there is at least one guy totally obsessed with Mezz. There are several others trying to be objective and helpful. Bottom line is that none of us can recommend the right cue for someone else. There is no right answer. I’m not a fan of Mezz, I prefer old Schon cues. It just means we’re all different. Until the OP feels what seems like the right cue in his hands, he can’t make the right decision. Unanswerable question.

 

[GoldCrown]

Well, there is at least one guy totally obsessed with Mezz. There are several others trying to be objective and helpful. Bottom line is that none of us can recommend the right cue for someone else. There is no right answer. I’m not a fan of Mezz, I prefer old Schon cues. It just means we’re all different. Until the OP feels what seems like the right cue in his hands, he can’t make the right decision. Unanswerable question.

Most cues today can be customized after buying... aftermarket shafts, weight change kits. The biggest issue would be feel...(diameter). Maybe the best bet is to buy a cue that is return/exchangeable. Myself...If I do not like what I bought I buy another and another and another...man it's tough being unstable