Coker Cue

Jeff

Jeff

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Just bought a new Coker cue. I've been looking at Coker cues for a while but just never saw one that really said "buy me". I saw this one and really like the design and like the wood used (Ebony and Tulipwood). The buffalo horn ferrules are different too. Will do a review on the hit and how it feels to me when it arrives.

Also got what I think is a really good deal. :)

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Jeffrey Gayle said:
Very nice. clean looking. :) What kind of pin does it have? It looks like a 3/8-10
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Thanks,

pin is 3/8-10

One shaft has a Medium Tiger tip at 12.55mm, the second shaft has a Tiger Everest tip at 12.70mm.
 
i saw that one on ebay yesterday.... from Paul <speedy>.. he is a Coker dealer. Very nice Coker!! I really love the look of the tulip into ebony... very classy... Paul's a good guy to deal with. I bought a Dayton jumpbreak from him a while back. He is one of the good ebayers!
I also have a Coker-hits GREAT... really does! Let us know how them horn ferrules are, i was curious when i saw them....
paul has a website-www.paulscues.com
Murf
 
cokers problem has always been there taper IMO.
i think they make a clean, pretty cue.
ive owned many.


chris G
 
bogey54311 said:
cokers problem has always been there taper IMO.
i think they make a clean, pretty cue.
ive owned many.
chris G
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Could you go into more detail about that. I know coker sells a lot of their cues with 314 shafts instead of their own. But what is it about the taper they use on their own shafts you don't like.
 
Coker Taper, Predator Shafts

Jeff,

Note that Coker Cues does not sell many cues with Predator shafts. One of their dealers (namely me) places occasional batches of custom orders with Predator shafts. I supply the shafts to Coker Cues for these particular cues.

Coker has two available tapers: a modified pro taper and a conical taper

Tom's original taper was his conical taper. Due to customer demand, he eventually transitioned to a modified pro taper. If you like a more flexible shaft, go with his modified pro taper. If you like a stiff shaft, pursue Tom's conical taper. Often you may hear a player say that Cokers do not hit like they used to...these are typically players that shot with Tom's original standard conical taper years ago and don't realize that the old taper is still available upon request. The vast majority of players, however, prefer Tom's modified pro taper.

The hit and playability is all relative to the particular pool player. A Coker (or any custom cue maker) may not necessarily be for everyone...take some hits and decide for yourself. I switched over from a stainless joint to 3/8-10 flat face years ago...it took some major adjustment over several months but now I am hooked.

I highly recommend doing business with Paul over on the west coast. His reputation is very good.

bedheaded
mike@matadorcues.com
 
bedheaded said:
Jeff,

Note that Coker Cues does not sell many cues with Predator shafts. One of their dealers (namely me) places occasional batches of custom orders with Predator shafts. I supply the shafts to Coker Cues for these particular cues.

Coker has two available tapers: a modified pro taper and a conical taper

Tom's original taper was his conical taper. Due to customer demand, he eventually transitioned to a modified pro taper. If you like a more flexible shaft, go with his modified pro taper. If you like a stiff shaft, pursue Tom's conical taper. Often you may hear a player say that Cokers do not hit like they used to...these are typically players that shot with Tom's original standard conical taper years ago and don't realize that the old taper is still available upon request. The vast majority of players, however, prefer Tom's modified pro taper.

The hit and playability is all relative to the particular pool player. A Coker (or any custom cue maker) may not necessarily be for everyone...take some hits and decide for yourself. I switched over from a stainless joint to 3/8-10 flat face years ago...it took some major adjustment over several months but now I am hooked.

I highly recommend doing business with Paul over on the west coast. His reputation is very good.

bedheaded
mike@matadorcues.com
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Your site is where I saw the Cokers with the 314 shafts, have been to your site often, as I said I've been looking at Cokers for a while. You have some nice ones there.

I am used to a conical shaft as that is what the Palmer I play with has (and a brass joint).

You say "major adjustment" between the SS and the flat face. What were the differences you felt?
 
Props For Mike

Just wanted to Say that I have dealt with Mike at Matador cues and he is great. Not sure if its still on his page but I bought the one with the olive wood. It was so pretty I could not resist. I like the hit, however I love my schon and cant part with.


Johnny
 
Jeff said:
Your site is where I saw the Cokers with the 314 shafts, have been to your site often, as I said I've been looking at Cokers for a while. You have some nice ones there.

I am used to a conical shaft as that is what the Palmer I play with has (and a brass joint).

You say "major adjustment" between the SS and the flat face. What were the differences you felt?
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If you play with a Palmer, you would probably be more comfortable with Tom's conical taper.

Transitioning from stainless steel to flat faced wood-to-wood phenolic joints, it took me a while to become accustomed to the distribution of weight. This isn't really the balance (the balance point can be identical). Basically, with metal joints, there is a great deal of mass at one location. With flat-faced wood to wood joints, the weight of the cue seems to be spread more evenly throughout the cue.
 
Olive Wood Cue

Johnny95610 said:
Just wanted to Say that I have dealt with Mike at Matador cues and he is great. Not sure if its still on his page but I bought the one with the olive wood. It was so pretty I could not resist. I like the hit, however I love my schon and cant part with.


Johnny
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I almost kept your olive wood cue for myself. It hit and looked great. Forearm-length olive wood with a great deal of figure is difficult to find. Your cue is a very rare Coker Cue. It not only has olive wood, but it one of the last Cokers with double-slot style rings (South West style). Grady Coker built it in the fall of 2004.

The cue is still on my home page. Here are the photos:
http://www.matadorcustomcues.com/coker_cue_6pt_004.html
 
Great person

Mike Matador cues is a great person to deal with ,tries to accomadate you to what you like . I personally like Coker ,which is one of my playing cues .I recently let him hit with my cue I have the colonial shaft which he said is the older type .I like trhe hit of it and just recently purchased another cue from him .As for Coker if youy have any ?s he will sure answer you best that he can .
 
bedheaded said:
If you play with a Palmer, you would probably be more comfortable with Tom's conical taper.
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Does anyone know what the length of the taper is on the pro taper on the Coker shafts?
 
Coker Pro Taper

Jeff said:
Does anyone know what the length of the taper is on the pro taper on the Coker shafts?
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Coker pro taper shafts have diameters close to the ferrule diameter for about 10". At that point it becomes conical until it starts levelling off at about 26" from the tip.

bedheaded
mike@matadorcues.com
 
bedheaded said:
Coker Taper, Predator Shafts

Jeff,

Note that Coker Cues does not sell many cues with Predator shafts. One of their dealers (namely me) places occasional batches of custom orders with Predator shafts. I supply the shafts to Coker Cues for these particular cues.

Coker has two available tapers: a modified pro taper and a conical taper

Tom's original taper was his conical taper. Due to customer demand, he eventually transitioned to a modified pro taper. If you like a more flexible shaft, go with his modified pro taper. If you like a stiff shaft, pursue Tom's conical taper. Often you may hear a player say that Cokers do not hit like they used to...these are typically players that shot with Tom's original standard conical taper years ago and don't realize that the old taper is still available upon request. The vast majority of players, however, prefer Tom's modified pro taper.

The hit and playability is all relative to the particular pool player. A Coker (or any custom cue maker) may not necessarily be for everyone...take some hits and decide for yourself. I switched over from a stainless joint to 3/8-10 flat face years ago...it took some major adjustment over several months but now I am hooked.

I highly recommend doing business with Paul over on the west coast. His reputation is very good.

bedheaded
mike@matadorcues.com
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Hey Mike? (bedheaded), are you still active on here? I bought a cooker cue from you many years ago and it originally came with a build sheet but I have sadly lost it. Just wondering if you still have any of those somewhere? Its to bad your old website is no longer available so I could at least get some information off of there.
 
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