i just got my crown in the mail today and i must say that mr. gene makes a hellava cue not only does the cue play jam up it is executed extremely flawless cosmetically as well.ill have pics up shortly.i play pool at a pretty high level and have acquired a ton of high end cues in my many years as a good player as well as a collector and avid fan of the game of pocket billiards and i must confess that my crown custom plays better than any two piece cue that i have ever owned or played with.feel free to give ur imput as well.and they are great people to do business with.