House Cues: Brand and tip maintainence

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kingwang

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Hi,

At our school pool room, we currently have these fiberglass McDermott house cues. The tips keep flying off of them and our only option is to have slip on tips.

Is there any good way to prevent this from happening? Are there any alternatives? Is this a common problem or is it just because the cues suck?

We are thinking about getting new house cues; what brand should we get?
 
kingwang said:
Hi,

At our school pool room, we currently have these fiberglass McDermott house cues. The tips keep flying off of them and our only option is to have slip on tips.

Is there any good way to prevent this from happening? Are there any alternatives? Is this a common problem or is it just because the cues suck?

We are thinking about getting new house cues; what brand should we get?
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If the cues are of poor quality, then they won't last very long. A few years ago I purchased about 200 house cues from Mueller's - I got them at a pretty good price and they were very well made. Here is the link to the cues - the purchase quantity discounts are listed -

House cues
 
Just asking a blanket question of "what kind should we get?" is a bit vague. We don't know if your priorities are price? Staying straight? Longevity?

Cues that are not cared for or abused will end up crooked and broken no matter what the price is. I replace an average of 2-3 cues a week every single week in my room. The best ones that hold up right now are a fiberglass reinforced cue Titanium brand. But they are $75 a piece. But they are going on 5 years now and still straight and holding tips. And that NEVER happens in our room. Holding up that long. In the long run I am getting more use out of those cues than all my budget $12 maple house cues I have from Nick Varner or some other ones I have tried. They will usually last 6 mos or so. Then I sell them for $5 used in a barrel.

If you want cheap...expect cheap.
 
I use the Lucasi House Cues from Cue & Case Sales, they are around $40.00 retail if I remember correctly, they are actually a two piece cue with a 3/8x10 joint, glued together
They have held up great so far. But I don`t let anyone abuse my equipment.

highrun55
 
First ? I have is what kind of floor do they have? is it wood? or tile? Been at a couple of pool rooms where they actually rented good cues... NIce for a good player to be able to rent a good cue for a buck or two. Actually a great investment for the room owner and the person playing.
 
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