I could tell in the first 15 minutes that i didnt like your cue.
But thanks fr the loaner anyway!
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But thanks fr the loaner anyway!
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How long did it take you to decide if you liked your cue or not when you bought it.
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Slim butt good hit
I wrapped my hand around the butt of my cue and knew it was the one. I could feel the weight and it was perfect.
I wrapped my hand around the butt of my cue and knew it was the one. I could feel the weight and it was perfect.
The cue didn't like you either. :wink:
Sherman Duke
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My cue was designed for me. The maker watched me shoot and measured my body like a tailor. I told him the weight, length, tip size and taper that would best meet my needs. Three weeks later I was enjoying the cue.
I'm serious, I go purely by looks. I know if I like a cue right away based on its appearance. The "feel" everyone talks about, I can get used to in a few minutes time on any cue out there. (Unless it has some crazy vibration or clunk sound, which I doubt even a K-Mart cue does today).
One caveat to this, is I play with Predator shafts. So the aim is always the same to me, even when I switch butts for different aesthetics.
But even with Predator shafts, sometimes I switch between a Z and a 314, and in a matter of minutes its the same.
So, my opinion, based solely on my personal experience, is we put too much emphasis on the "hit" of a stick. The player will get used to anything very quickly. Wether its the tip, taper, balance, wrap type, etc. It all becomes second nature after a few racks.
One caveat to this, is I play with Predator shafts. So the aim is always the same to me, even when I switch butts for different aesthetics.
But even with Predator shafts, sometimes I switch between a Z and a 314, and in a matter of minutes its the same.
So, my opinion, based solely on my personal experience, is we put too much emphasis on the "hit" of a stick. The player will get used to anything very quickly. Wether its the tip, taper, balance, wrap type, etc. It all becomes second nature after a few racks.
My cue
Love the game of pool, and its just that much better when you can play the game with a cue you like.
Love the game of pool, and its just that much better when you can play the game with a cue you like.
Looks
Its was sweet................
Too sweet , I couldn't handle the thought of even putting any kind of scratch or dent in it.
Where I live it is 165 miles to the nearest pool hall and I don't have a table at home.
Its all bar box tables and there are always drunk people inches away from my cues.
I felt it was a matter of time before the cue got damaged.
Personally I think it belonged behind glass.
2nd from the back .
Been there and done that, I bought a really nice Bobby Hunter cue.
Its was sweet................
Too sweet , I couldn't handle the thought of even putting any kind of scratch or dent in it.
Where I live it is 165 miles to the nearest pool hall and I don't have a table at home.
Its all bar box tables and there are always drunk people inches away from my cues.
I felt it was a matter of time before the cue got damaged.
Personally I think it belonged behind glass.
2nd from the back .
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The design of the cue ....the look is important in the sense that if it doesn't favorably impress me, I wouldn't want to own it. However, even with the custom cues I designed, upon arrival I couldn't say for certain that I liked it. My cues have to genuinely "wow" me with the hit and feel regardless of how gorgeous it might look. When it comes to my personal pool cues, the specs are extremely narrow and rigid to the point I have passed up several fabulous cue sales only because the cue was too heavy......and I loved the design and the cue-maker.
So with every cue I own, I had to play at least a rack or two to really be sure and this involves setting up a variety of shots for the first 15 balls......the next rack (15 balls) is just free wheeling. Now I will admit I have some cues you just know after the first 1/2 dozen shots it hits impressively........the feel is superb and soft yet firm.....and of course, the acoustics......the sound of stroking the cue ball......the subtle sounds coincide with the feel after hitting the cue ball........you know what I mean....it changes with the different hits and energy used.......what a sweet sound ivory ferrules make....very unique & melodic to my ears.
I was at the pool hall on Monday afternoon and it was pretty empty so I decided to test drive my four ( soon to become six) ivory joint pool cues.....I haven't done that for awhile......just assemble all the cues and lay them on the adjacent empty table. I am not exaggerating in the least when I tell you it was just a gas trying to decide which cue I'd use if a buddy, or stranger for that matter, came through the door and wanted to play a match.....each cue I used felt like it was smooth as satin in my bridge......the balance was so neutral and even......as it should since all my cues weigh pretty much the same weigh save one which is 4/10ths oz heavier than the others. My goal has always been to build a small collection of custom cues that pretty much are all the same weight with flat ivory joints and ebony points /BEM forearms.
I have two new designs coming in the Springtime (different cue-makers) and I have no doubts both cues will be really handsome designs. However that's still less important than the way the cue plays and so in no more than 2 racks of pocketing pool balls, and hopefully less,I will then know .....and only then.....if I like these new cues.
Matt B.
So with every cue I own, I had to play at least a rack or two to really be sure and this involves setting up a variety of shots for the first 15 balls......the next rack (15 balls) is just free wheeling. Now I will admit I have some cues you just know after the first 1/2 dozen shots it hits impressively........the feel is superb and soft yet firm.....and of course, the acoustics......the sound of stroking the cue ball......the subtle sounds coincide with the feel after hitting the cue ball........you know what I mean....it changes with the different hits and energy used.......what a sweet sound ivory ferrules make....very unique & melodic to my ears.
I was at the pool hall on Monday afternoon and it was pretty empty so I decided to test drive my four ( soon to become six) ivory joint pool cues.....I haven't done that for awhile......just assemble all the cues and lay them on the adjacent empty table. I am not exaggerating in the least when I tell you it was just a gas trying to decide which cue I'd use if a buddy, or stranger for that matter, came through the door and wanted to play a match.....each cue I used felt like it was smooth as satin in my bridge......the balance was so neutral and even......as it should since all my cues weigh pretty much the same weigh save one which is 4/10ths oz heavier than the others. My goal has always been to build a small collection of custom cues that pretty much are all the same weight with flat ivory joints and ebony points /BEM forearms.
I have two new designs coming in the Springtime (different cue-makers) and I have no doubts both cues will be really handsome designs. However that's still less important than the way the cue plays and so in no more than 2 racks of pocketing pool balls, and hopefully less,I will then know .....and only then.....if I like these new cues.
Matt B.
Not knowing what you don't know
....finally, I knew I liked it. But before that, I didn't know.
I started back playing after 25 year layoff...I had a Dufferin converted and added a wrap and a triangle tip. I practiced and I made balls with it. It hit......OK,maybe,or not, since I didn't remember what it could or should feel like.
When I got the miscues down to an acceptable level, I played in weekly tournaments.
A local cuemaker ran the tournaments. Many of the locals had his cues. I hit several of them....
I learned something...I started to feel what the cues felt like and liked how they felt. It was helpful that the cues, made locally, felt nearly the same as each other.
I ordered one of his basic cues. I said I want it to hit like the ones I hit with.
He said, OK.
I got it. It hit good first shot. I liked it.
...took me a while to know what I liked. Once I knew, I knew. Now I know...before, I didn't.:thumbup:
....finally, I knew I liked it. But before that, I didn't know.
I started back playing after 25 year layoff...I had a Dufferin converted and added a wrap and a triangle tip. I practiced and I made balls with it. It hit......OK,maybe,or not, since I didn't remember what it could or should feel like.
When I got the miscues down to an acceptable level, I played in weekly tournaments.
A local cuemaker ran the tournaments. Many of the locals had his cues. I hit several of them....
I learned something...I started to feel what the cues felt like and liked how they felt. It was helpful that the cues, made locally, felt nearly the same as each other.
I ordered one of his basic cues. I said I want it to hit like the ones I hit with.
He said, OK.
I got it. It hit good first shot. I liked it.
...took me a while to know what I liked. Once I knew, I knew. Now I know...before, I didn't.:thumbup:
A Good Dozen
I am going to say a good dozen separate times/occasions. I think ppl tend to mentally project "like" or "hate" on things before they ever get a chance to honestly judge them.
Sure, I will notice the balance, appearance, feel right away but honestly they all feel pretty good at first,(unless itsa total piece of junk).
My "sneaky" has no bling, a fat (12.75mm) shaft, and looks like an ordinary bar room piece. Turns out after checking it on my lathe, it's the straightest cue I have. (I was visibly impressed that WOOD could be this straight!)
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Anyway, I didn't notice until I made a particularly precise shot how good this cue was. Best thing about it is I can shoot less than a rack of splatter ball , and be in the groove with this cue.
So, why don't I play it all the time ?? :smile-us-down:
I am going to say a good dozen separate times/occasions. I think ppl tend to mentally project "like" or "hate" on things before they ever get a chance to honestly judge them.
Sure, I will notice the balance, appearance, feel right away but honestly they all feel pretty good at first,(unless itsa total piece of junk).
My "sneaky" has no bling, a fat (12.75mm) shaft, and looks like an ordinary bar room piece. Turns out after checking it on my lathe, it's the straightest cue I have. (I was visibly impressed that WOOD could be this straight!)
:grin: Anyway, I didn't notice until I made a particularly precise shot how good this cue was. Best thing about it is I can shoot less than a rack of splatter ball , and be in the groove with this cue.
So, why don't I play it all the time ?? :smile-us-down:
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It actually took me a while. I was also going from regular deflection to ld so there was that change as well. I was committed to making it work though and stuck with it. I would say that within a month I was getting pretty comfortable. A couple months later I had an extension done for it that is about 5.5 inches that screws into the butt. From the moment I put that on it has been a dream for me. I am fairly tall and always found my hand almost hanging off the butt. Now I am never hanging off and I like the balance better. My cue is now 64.5 inches and I have never played better.
I've trained myself to ignore the subjective things about a cue. The days of being concerned about how a cue looks are long gone.
The ONLY thing that is important to me is PERFORMANCE.
It doesn't matter how pretty the cue is or how stiff or whippy I think the shaft is. It doesn't matter what brand of tip is on my cue. It doesn't matter what someone else says about how a cue plays. I don't care how the wrap feels or if it has no wrap at all.
I test the cue myself and look to see if the cue does what I demand of it.
It isn't always easy to ignore the subjective things but the more I do, the more I can focus on how the cue performs.
JoeyA
The ONLY thing that is important to me is PERFORMANCE.
It doesn't matter how pretty the cue is or how stiff or whippy I think the shaft is. It doesn't matter what brand of tip is on my cue. It doesn't matter what someone else says about how a cue plays. I don't care how the wrap feels or if it has no wrap at all.
I test the cue myself and look to see if the cue does what I demand of it.
It isn't always easy to ignore the subjective things but the more I do, the more I can focus on how the cue performs.
JoeyA
Instantly, after I made a cross-ply bubinga cue. Finshed it in two weeks.
Still straight and all banged up now.
Still straight and all banged up now.
Same here... my main player is a Scruggs.. I was at a tournament like 25+ years ago, and they had the trade show going, stopped by Tim's booth. Talked with the nicest cuemaker ever, described what I liked in a cue... he handed me a plain four-pointer,
said "go hit some balls, tell me what you think".
One or two minutes and 10 or 12 shots later, I knew. Bought it right there on the spot,
Tim said "I had a feeling that'd be right"... she's been my main player ever since.
The trick of it is if you find a keeper, don't let it get away... Murphy's Law states that the next person behind you will buy it !
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