Best hitting cue you ever played with.

I still own them

classiccues said:
The main question I have is...if they were the best cues you ever had, why don't you still have them?

To me its my Gus Szamboti. I am sure though as my skillset increases the cue make will become less important. Case in point, I have read many claims recently about this guy being the best on the planet, most precise, etc.. or this guy that made less than 100 cues but can't install a leather wrap?? being the best hitter.. really? So the list of "pros" that are waiting for these cues must be insane.. no wonder you can't get one. :wink:

I plan on playing with a few different cues over the next few months. Will any become regulars? We'll see.. I hope so. I have a monster coming and its coming from someone that I am proud to call a friend, let alone my preferred cuemaker.

JV
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I have a 1985 Clay Etheridge(Showcase)Hustler Custom Cue made to my specs. Have played thousands of games with it. If I had to shoot a game for my life, it would be there. Since 1993, I have had a Gary Medlin(Gem) Cue that was designed by me and allowed some of Gary's artistic freedom. There is additional information on this cue that has a connection to the Tim Scruggs Shop concerning the Silver Cut Diamond Inlays. I wanted a cue with that stiff East Coast Hit, a la Szamboti. He nailed it. Now I have another Gem Cue, one that was built immediately after my first one in 1993 for someone else, which is my player today. These are the best hitting cues that I have ever owned. They will never be for sale during my lifetime.

Now, to the best hit without owning it, just might be a Karl Mayer Titlist Conversion I had the opportunity to play with. Dayum!!! That was a Rock Hard Hit on that puppy! Next in line is a Dennis Kepley Titlist Conversion!!

End of Story,...Thank Goodness,lol!!
 

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Picked up a Sugartree recently and it's the best hitting cue that I've ever hit with.
 
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Besides house cues, I have only ever shot with 3-4 other cues. Muecci, Schon and Lucasi. I currently play with the Lucasi, but the Schon was the best I have ever used. It felt smoother and more balanced.
 
OK, it's the full-splice Bobby Hunter. For now. I've decided to clean house on cues, and I'm keeping two. I'm pretty sure it's the Hunter with the Durbin for backup. This means I have to let go the ebony/bem Callaluca on a Mark Bear blank, and the Macassar ebony pj Mottey. Crap. OK, I just can't let the JC go. If anybody's interested in the Mottey, pm me. Crap.
 
Any cue I am selling in the Wanter for Sale section. They are always the best hitting cues.
 
There are too many cue makers out there to give a meaningfull answer, but after having tried some custom cues and most production brands i have noticed a few things:
Most of the feedback when playing is from the shaft so its hard to tell one butt from another aslong as the weight is similar.
The diffrence in pin and joint is not that crucial apart from how it makes the cue sound.
I feel that shafts with a metal insert tends to feel a little firmer.
I have pretty much decided that Mezz cues have great consistency and that i like the firm hit from the hybrid pro 2 shaft. I prefer the united joint.
 
Best hitting cues i have played?

Answer: Vollmers; Paul Del Giudice "PVD1"
 
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A black wrapless Predator P-2....18.75 0zs, no weight bolt. .Med. Moori tip....I don't use Predator anymore...Just don't like the hit...But that P-2 was awesome...Stupid me got rid of it...
 
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