Black Boar cue changes during the years..

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sly_shooter

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Perhaps in January, once I am settled in from moving, I will be seriously shopping for a Black Boar cue, and I intend to play with it a couple times a week or more, not keep it locked up. I'm not doing the shopping right now, unless there is some incredible deal. I'm just trying to learn how quality has improved over the years.

I would think as someone does something longer and longer they get better at what they do. And from the BB website it says Tony changed the logo when he felt like a new era of cue development was created.

So, my question is from the beginning of his career to today, how has the quality of playability and craftsmanship changed? Has the quality of the hit got better over the years?

As of now I will be looking for something not too fancy and have a newer logo on it.

Thanks for your opinions.
 
fatboy would be the guy to talk to probably about this, I'm sure he could explain quite a bit for ya.

good luck,
Grey Ghost
 
greyghost said:
http://www.blackboarcustomcues.com/contactus/form.asp


you can contact tony himself and I'm sure he could answer your question:wink:
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I'd feel funny asking someone if his older cues play as good as his newer cues. I'm sure the answer would probably be yes, but I'd like to see what other people that have owned his older and newer cues think about it.

I think the guy that runs his site could be unbiased, he claims to own, I guess it's over 80 BB cues. One page said more than 40 and I seen another say more than 80. I couldn't imagine owning that many BB cues.
 
Tough crowd, I got a couple PMs, thanks for the tidbits. More opinions from the BB owners would be nice. I also came to ask the webmaster of the BB cues site and in contact with a former webmaster.
 
Also check with Steve - AZ name Tikkler. He's a major cue collector and has some BB's to die for. He could probably give you some insight.
Understand that any BB, especially with the new logo, is going to be lots of $$$$.
 
mdavis228 said:
Also check with Steve - AZ name Tikkler. He's a major cue collector and has some BB's to die for. He could probably give you some insight.
Understand that any BB, especially with the new logo, is going to be lots of $$$$.
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Thanks, yeah, I see they are very pricey cues, but I've been buying several cues a little bit more than $1,000 and a few just under that. If I spend the money on BB I think I won't need to buy more cues. That's the story anyways, we know how that goes.
 
sly_shooter said:
Perhaps in January, once I am settled in from moving, I will be seriously shopping for a Black Boar cue, and I intend to play with it a couple times a week or more, not keep it locked up. I'm not doing the shopping right now, unless there is some incredible deal. I'm just trying to learn how quality has improved over the years.

I would think as someone does something longer and longer they get better at what they do. And from the BB website it says Tony changed the logo when he felt like a new era of cue development was created.

So, my question is from the beginning of his career to today, how has the quality of playability and craftsmanship changed? Has the quality of the hit got better over the years?

As of now I will be looking for something not too fancy and have a newer logo on it.

Thanks for your opinions.
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the newer the BB the better they play, Tony constantly devlopes his cues to play better, and as a rule the newer the better, the 8pt are the best players. They are expensive. like anything of quality. you can get a Gus that will play as good for a bit less $$$. My favorite cues are Gus's by a long shot, however I play with a Boar(most of the time) I do play with Gus cues at home because if I lose it travelling Its replaceable where Gus's are not and Barry's are very difficult to to get as well.
 
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best playing

I'd bet that a couple of these fall into Tony's top 5 or 10.

The 6 point cues are probably the best overall but I'm sure a few others
could sneak into that group.
Can't go wrong with the new blackwood players either.
When Tony says that a cue plays good, you can take it to the bank.
If you can't play well with his cue, he will show you how and why.

Black Boars remind me of the old 911 Turbo that is near impossible to keep
on the road.
The folks talented or hard working enough to handle them well, love them dearly.

There is a learning curve.
IMO, a good BB with the new shafts is the best high performance cue you can get.
There are a few of them that I'd love to screw my shaft onto and take for a spin.

If you have one, pm me for my mailing address.
 
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