Did anyone ever think that Lucasi would ever make cues that retail over $1,000?

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justinb386

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Do you remember when Lucasi cues 1st came out? I think it was around 20 years ago? Sometime in the late 90's? They were decent cues, but kind of on the low end. Better then Players brand, but not as good quality as a Viking for example. Kind of in the middle (in build quality?) of those 2 cue brands, I think.

I seen this cue in the link below, and am just amazed by how good it looks (in my opinion), and also amazed that they are now building cues that retail for over a $1,000.

http://www.billiardwarehouse.com/cues/lucasi/lucasi-lhle7.htm

Are Lucasi cues now in the same class as cue companies like Schon for example?

I am talking about the quality of the materials used, and the build quality in general. Are they right up there with Predators (which are also made in China)?

I understand that they are probably not as popular or as desirable as a Predator or a Schon, but just curious about opinions on if the quality is right up there with other top American cue makers.

I see that they are even almost in the same price category as Mezz cues. I think that Mezz probably makes a higher quality cue though.

Thanks for opinions about what you think of the high end Lucasi cues of today (that is if you consider them to be high end, for a production cue).

I also wonder about the quality of these lower end Universal cues?

http://www.budgetcues.com/universal-pool-cues.htm

The higher end ones come with the Universal Smart Shaft (that is kind of like a Predator), but the lower end ones just come with a regular Universal shaft.

Thanks.
 
justinb386 said:
Do you remember when Lucasi cues 1st came out? I think it was around 20 years ago? Sometime in the late 90's? They were decent cues, but kind of on the low end. Better then Players brand, but not as good quality as a Viking for example. Kind of in the middle (in build quality?) of those 2 cue brands, I think.

I seen this cue in the link below, and am just amazed by how good it looks (in my opinion), and also amazed that they are now building cues that retail for over a $1,000.

http://www.billiardwarehouse.com/cues/lucasi/lucasi-lhle7.htm

Are Lucasi cues now in the same class as cue companies like Schon for example?

I am talking about the quality of the materials used, and the build quality in general. Are they right up there with Predators (which are also made in China)?

I understand that they are probably not as popular or as desirable as a Predator or a Schon, but just curious about opinions on if the quality is right up there with other top American cue makers.

I see that they are even almost in the same price category as Mezz cues. I think that Mezz probably makes a higher quality cue though.

Thanks for opinions about what you think of the high end Lucasi cues of today (that is if you consider them to be high end, for a production cue).

I also wonder about the quality of these lower end Universal cues?

http://www.budgetcues.com/universal-pool-cues.htm

The higher end ones come with the Universal Smart Shaft (that is kind of like a Predator), but the lower end ones just come with a regular Universal shaft.

Thanks.
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I think you need to start "thinking" about other things besides pool cues you cannot afford.

When I was in your same type of situation (admittedly, I was 20 at the time), I owned a Cuetec. When I got my first good paying job, I bought a "nicer" cue, and the Cuetec became my break cue. Now that I own a house, a car, a motorcycle, and have a very good career, I own a custom stick.

Go look at a Cuetec. Or a Players. Save some money. Get a car. If you have to keep selling cues to cover bills, pool is a luxury you cannot afford.
 
justinb386 said:
I am probably not the 1st, and surely not the last.

What about Universal cues? Probably already been talked about.
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When Universal Cues first came out, Bill Stroud was involved and it was a high tech shaft design that used piezo technology. So, surely the idea of a thousand dollar Universal Cue was well within reason.

And when Jim Lucas first introduced Lucasi Cues, they already had "fancier" models into the $500 range. So, no issue whatsoever to consider that some day they would have a thousand dollar model.

Both of these companies have been out for 15+ plus.
 
they should try not putting out faulty shafts and such with offcenter tennons etc on their big awesome 220+$ shaft before they go trying beating on that horse lol
 
Shawn Armstrong said:
I think you need to start "thinking" about other things besides pool cues you cannot afford.

When I was in your same type of situation (admittedly, I was 20 at the time), I owned a Cuetec. When I got my first good paying job, I bought a "nicer" cue, and the Cuetec became my break cue. Now that I own a house, a car, a motorcycle, and have a very good career, I own a custom stick.

Go look at a Cuetec. Or a Players. Save some money. Get a car. If you have to keep selling cues to cover bills, pool is a luxury you cannot afford.
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This gentleman has some great advice. Have you ever heard the expression, "It's the Indian, not the arrow"? Well same thing applies here. Get yourself a decent low level cue and practice, practice, practice. Whenever you are done doing that, practice some more. If you have anymore questions about cues, don't ask them. Go practice.
 
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Charlie Hustle said:
This gentleman has some great advice. Have you ever heard the expression, "It's the Indian, not the arrow"? Well same thing applies here. Get yourself a decent low level cue and practice, practice, practice. Whenever you are done doing that, practice some more. If you have anymore questions about cues, don't ask them. Go practice.
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I don't post much especially on threads like these but i have to agree with Charlie , Justin you need to get a cue that costs no more than 100 dollars and practice with it until the shaft falls off . A cue is not going to improve your game , no matter how pretty it is or what the cost of it is . Practice every chance you get , play and match up these things will improve your game when you can pick up any cue and play well , that's when you go out and buy your player . if you have to sell your cue or cues to pay your bills you could not afford them to begin with
 
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