Good playing aluminum cue?

[cmbwsu]

Don't even think about anything else but a wooden pool cue. Any self-respecting player uses a wooden stick. Some will argue that aluminum cue sticks are less susceptible to bending and warping; however, a quality wooden cue stick will almost never warp provided that it is protected from extreme temperature fluctuations and is stored properly. Plus? wooden sticks are just plain cooler!

 

[jcommie]

Decades ago, no self respecting golfer would use composite clubs. :\
If they actually come up with an aluminum cue that hits good, people are gonna eat it up because they require a lot less maintainance and care and can take a few bumps and knocks here and there without ending up with large dings and dents.

 

[spktur]

aluminum cue

I've seen one. It was made by an Italian company called Biltop. A friend bought at the BCA trade show and brought it back about 12-15 years ago. It has a nice taper and balance and a quick release joint and the butt has a twist and turn extension. I have played a little with it and although I prefer a traditional cue it played the best of any synthetic construction cue I've seen.

 

[conetip]

I recently refubished the tip on an Ali cue last year.
It played quite nice with a Talisman medium tip.
The original tip was solid Ali, so I made a lightweight version of
the original.
Some one mentioned about the cold, Yeah they do take a while to warm up. It was not my choice of cue, But the guy bought it in the early 80's.
The anodised finish has stood quite well to the test of time and bar abuse.
I think if they had a lightweight front end , instead of the solid ferrule, they might have been better off.
Although it would not qualify as a playing cue, as the ferule was more than 1 inch long.
This particular cue looked very similar to the add, and had the same tip system on it.
Neil

 

[DaveK]

With nice tone and timbre designed in, aluminium might make a great break cue ... you'd spin some heads at the hall at least PINNNNNGGGGGG :thumbup:

Some interesting material in this thread, thanks for posting. My first thought was Easton, who are big into aluminium-tube-things (bats, arrow shafts, hockey stick shafts, etc.), but they don't appear to make cues :shrug:

Dave