You know Predator is an American company right, with American employees? Their Revo shaft you own is made in Boston, to boot
How About this: Let's all tell pool players to NOT buy the factory made cues. SO many custom cues are out there.
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Ooops they went up a tad, still can't beat that value though.
Players E5100 Exotic Sneaky Pete
Players Exotic E5100 designs let simple beauty of nature shine through. Exotic sneaky pete pool cue features a richly-figured Zebrawood body
I’d say leave predator out of your comments. They do a great job of sponsoring and supporting pool. And btw I’m a custom guy
1) American custom cuemakers already can't cope with the demand. Hence the long wait times.
2) What's wrong with buying a Predator? I don't know what a Mecci is
3) For us that don't live in the US and that can not easily access customs, top quality production cues are a godsend.
You didn't do him any favors by the way you did it.
As we are finding out, in a much more serious context, HOW you do something is more important than WHAT you do.
The one you dropped? Was it damaged? No reason to 'take a bath' on a AC unless something was wrong with it.
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You don't have to use recycled, repurposed, or alternate materials to be "environmentally conscious". Like the paper companies and Christmas tree farms, materials for cue building already are a sustainable resource. As they chop down trees in one forest they are planting new ones in another. A continuous cycle that never depletes the total resource.
Does anyone feel that Ned Morris may not actually appreciate this spamming of his greatness at the expense of discounting other cue makers and brands? If I was Ned Morris, I would probably be embarrassed by all this, especially given that he doesn't even seem like he is taking active orders currently.
I could tell you what a lot of pool players would tell you in reply but I don't want to get banned. To test my theory walk into several bars and pool halls and tell every player to quit playing with their cue unless it is a custom cue. Have someone record it and post it here.
Especially since you can get a Mezz under $400, a JFowers cue for $300, a McDermott for under $300, and a Schmelke for under $150.
If you go to a pawn shop you can get them a lot cheaper than that. I got a nice D series McDermott under $100. Rolled straight, nice cue, flipped it for a nice profit.
Yeah, Ned is probably cringing if he knows about this.
Why does a Sneaky Pete cue by Tim Scruggs sell for so much?
There’s no decorative rings or inlays or veneers but it costs a lot.
Likely because Tim crafted exceptional playing cues and was a
master of his craft like so many of his peers, living & deceased.
The anatomy of a cue identifies many variables for a cue maker.
Irving Crane didn’t require new technological improvements to be
a world champion, nor did either of the two Willie’s, Hoppe & Mosconi.
A cue is a tool and great players use it better than most of us. Weaker
players benefit from better technology proportionately greater than do
stronger players. But make no mistake, both can and do benefit from it.
There’s no decorative rings or inlays or veneers but it costs a lot.
Likely because Tim crafted exceptional playing cues and was a
master of his craft like so many of his peers, living & deceased.
The anatomy of a cue identifies many variables for a cue maker.
Irving Crane didn’t require new technological improvements to be
a world champion, nor did either of the two Willie’s, Hoppe & Mosconi.
A cue is a tool and great players use it better than most of us. Weaker
players benefit from better technology proportionately greater than do
stronger players. But make no mistake, both can and do benefit from it.
Ned Morris is fairly well known.