I love my POOL CUE CASE but if I just CHANGE a few things in it design.

[PoolSleuth]

Thought it would be fun to find out what everyone's FAVORITE Pool Cue Case is, and if they could modify that FAVORITE CASE to make it MORE USER FRIENDLY. What Modifications would make.

 

[RiverCity]

The only thing I would do to my Justis (and Ive just been too lazy to do it) is wax the zipper....... other than that, his cases are pretty much perfect.
Chuck

 

[justnum]

im rebuilding my cue case to double as a machine gun and aerobic step.

 

[scottycoyote]

im rebuilding my cue case to double as a machine gun and aerobic step.

lol

this will sound a little nutty, but i actually contacted murnak about the possibility of putting a special pouch on a case to hold a small pistol. I usually carry one with me when i play in strange rooms, problem is its hard to get to, and if i unzip my case the whole way you see it. I had a good idea about how to make a pouch that was easy to get to but hidden, told it to jim and he said he thought it would work, to send him a drawing when im ready to have a case built.

so a pistol holder would be nice.........plus i would want alot of individual pockets or some type of divider system inside a big pocket.......i love pool gadgets but they all end up in a big lump in my pouch.

 

[ChrisOnline]

hmm.. what you need for the pistol is the "wallet holster" , one side looks like a plain bifold leather wallet and the other side has alittle half puch that is big enough to hold onto a small pistol.. and when its in your back pocket, from the outside of your jeans, it looks like a regular wallet... and even when you take it out, it really conceals the gun on the oppisite side.. which can be fired wile it is still attached..

chris

 

[Onemoreyouth]

i would like to see a 3x1x1 pouch somewhere just for holding chalk.... dont want it all over everything else i use!

 

[justabrake]

hmm.. what you need for the pistol is the "wallet holster" , one side looks like a plain bifold leather wallet and the other side has alittle half puch that is big enough to hold onto a small pistol.. and when its in your back pocket, from the outside of your jeans, it looks like a regular wallet... and even when you take it out, it really conceals the gun on the oppisite side.. which can be fired wile it is still attached..

chris

do you have any pictures of it, I carry one myself, it's doing no good if it's in the case or my jacket and I can't play with it in my belt strap

Steven

 

[Grilled Cheese]

I wish someone would combine the best of Instroke and Whitten...


Of all the cases, I believe that the Whitten case has the best tubes for holding the cues. It is as protective as the best, and the quickest and easiest to get the shafts and butts out. I consider the Instroke design to be 2nd best by a hair.

As for how they open up, I believe Instroke has the best set up. Zippers are no good. They might last a lifetime for you, but for others they break or wear out. Broken zippers on a high end case is a major problem as there's no cheap way to fix it. And if you do fix it, the case is never the same again. The Instroke system is the best and most robust and the quickest to open and close. As for how it is attached, nothing is tougher than Instroke's rivets holding that lid on. That thing will not begin to separate or dangle.


You can get a top handle for a Whitten, but it's $100 option, on an Instroke, it is standard. On the Whitten though, you can use the top handle with the lid OPEN..so you can carry all your cues fully assembled in the case with the top handle from table to table during a tournament. That's pretty nice feature if you play in tournaments and go from table to table a lot.

Instroke has the jump handle compartment which is totally perfect - Whitten does not. With the Whitten you're forced to just keep the butt in the big poutch and let it get banged up by tip tools and whatnot. If you are picky and want even your jump butt to be pretty...then this is a problem.


As for pouches, I like Whitten's better than Instroke's as they zipper on the side allowing easier access inside. Zippers are ok for pouches because you're not in them every single time like you are when you get the cue and when you put it away. They see far less use over the lifetime of the case. Instroke uses the same latch system for the top pouch as they do for the lid of the case. That stinks, because it leaves a small open gap and you cannot put small things in there like a tip-pik tool without it eventually falling out when you're on the move. You cannot trust that compartment to hold anything small. I like to use the small poutch to hold the small things so they are quick to access. With the Instroke, I am forced to put all that stuff in the big bottom poutch where it all piles down at the bottom because the case is upright and gravity is always there..and the zipper is frontal and doesn't open up all the way, thus it is tough getting your fingers in there to grab something small.

The Whitten is made with fine leather and is truly a custom case that holds value and is made in the USA by a family owned business of good people. The Instroke is made of crude leather, and is a production case that isn't worth much used, and is made in Asia, probably in some sweat shop.

The Whitten has a far superior shoulder strap system. I hate the side strap on the Instroke - you can't really get that thing to stay on your shoulder and the stupid buckle is uncomfortable and the pad is a joke. The strap doesn't allow the case to balance well so you still have to use your arm to keep it from falling off of you - which defeats the purpose of a strap to free up your hands. I just find all the bulky leather straps a bad system. The Whitten method works 100x better, and is neater and cleaner.

As for side handles...they're both equal. Both are tough and comfy. On the smaller cases, the Instroke's has more clearance which is a tad bit more comfortable, but nothing to really consider. On the larger Whitten cases, the handle is larger.

The Instroke is far more tolerant of abuse. It will not show wear or damage nearly as much and isn't as sensitive to abrasion. The plastic feet on the bottom of the Instroke might be cheesy, but they do a better job of protection than the studs on the Whitten.

I find the liner fabric inside the Instroke to be tougher/better than that of the Whitten. The liner fabric in the Whitten tends to pill and fluff up kind of like a nap cloth does. The Instroke stays smooth and doesn't do that.

I only like these two brands of cases because of how they retain the cues. I do not like any of the foam cases, I don't like the one's that have fabric dividers for butts and shafts either. I like the way Instroke holds the cues and don't mind it, but the Whitten is a tad bit easier as sometimes it takes 2 seconds longer to get the shafts out of an Instroke. Every other case out there holds the cues in a way that I personally don't care for - so in my tastes, these are the only two cases I consider.

I've owned both. If you took the best from each one and made a single case - that would the be ultimate hands down.

 

[scottycoyote]

hmm.. what you need for the pistol is the "wallet holster" , one side looks like a plain bifold leather wallet and the other side has alittle half puch that is big enough to hold onto a small pistol.. and when its in your back pocket, from the outside of your jeans, it looks like a regular wallet... and even when you take it out, it really conceals the gun on the oppisite side.. which can be fired wile it is still attached..

chris

i think ive seen those but they only held derringers. I damaged my index finger as a kid and i cant bend it, so i cant shoot those really small guns, they just dont work in my hand. I normally carry a beretta model 21 in .22 caliber, and although a small gun, its just too large to comfortably carry on my person when im playing pool.

 

[Big Dave]

I'd like a sexy looking black saddle leather cowboy style hard case with stud rivets with those reinforced tubes for the cues but...

I want it 5 inches longer than a normal case!

Not because I have longer cues, but because then I could have a tube that would accept a set of 16 balls - then I wouldn't have to use club balls, as I would always have my own set with me.

I know it would weigh a lot, but then, so do I !!!

 

[Grilled Cheese]

Not because I have longer cues, but because then I could have a tube that would accept a set of 16 balls - then I wouldn't have to use club balls, as I would always have my own set with me.

Wow, what an idea that is. You could unscrew a cap and poor balls out like chips out of a Pringles can.


I wonder if anyone makes a pouch for a cue ball? Seems a lot of people are toting around the measles ball. A dedicated pouch that velcros shut would be ideal, something that can strap to the carry handle or the bottom of the shoulder strap.

 

[Hal]

i would like to see a 3x1x1 pouch somewhere just for holding chalk.... dont want it all over everything else i use!

Use a ziploc bag.

 

[PoolSleuth]

I wish someone would combine the best of Instroke and Whitten...


Of all the cases, I believe that the Whitten case has the best tubes for holding the cues. It is as protective as the best, and the quickest and easiest to get the shafts and butts out. I consider the Instroke design to be 2nd best by a hair.

As for how they open up, I believe Instroke has the best set up. Zippers are no good. They might last a lifetime for you, but for others they break or wear out. Broken zippers on a high end case is a major problem as there's no cheap way to fix it. And if you do fix it, the case is never the same again. The Instroke system is the best and most robust and the quickest to open and close. As for how it is attached, nothing is tougher than Instroke's rivets holding that lid on. That thing will not begin to separate or dangle.


You can get a top handle for a Whitten, but it's $100 option, on an Instroke, it is standard. On the Whitten though, you can use the top handle with the lid OPEN..so you can carry all your cues fully assembled in the case with the top handle from table to table during a tournament. That's pretty nice feature if you play in tournaments and go from table to table a lot.

Instroke has the jump handle compartment which is totally perfect - Whitten does not. With the Whitten you're forced to just keep the butt in the big poutch and let it get banged up by tip tools and whatnot. If you are picky and want even your jump butt to be pretty...then this is a problem.


As for pouches, I like Whitten's better than Instroke's as they zipper on the side allowing easier access inside. Zippers are ok for pouches because you're not in them every single time like you are when you get the cue and when you put it away. They see far less use over the lifetime of the case. Instroke uses the same latch system for the top pouch as they do for the lid of the case. That stinks, because it leaves a small open gap and you cannot put small things in there like a tip-pik tool without it eventually falling out when you're on the move. You cannot trust that compartment to hold anything small. I like to use the small poutch to hold the small things so they are quick to access. With the Instroke, I am forced to put all that stuff in the big bottom poutch where it all piles down at the bottom because the case is upright and gravity is always there..and the zipper is frontal and doesn't open up all the way, thus it is tough getting your fingers in there to grab something small.

The Whitten is made with fine leather and is truly a custom case that holds value and is made in the USA by a family owned business of good people. The Instroke is made of crude leather, and is a production case that isn't worth much used, and is made in Asia, probably in some sweat shop.

The Whitten has a far superior shoulder strap system. I hate the side strap on the Instroke - you can't really get that thing to stay on your shoulder and the stupid buckle is uncomfortable and the pad is a joke. The strap doesn't allow the case to balance well so you still have to use your arm to keep it from falling off of you - which defeats the purpose of a strap to free up your hands. I just find all the bulky leather straps a bad system. The Whitten method works 100x better, and is neater and cleaner.

As for side handles...they're both equal. Both are tough and comfy. On the smaller cases, the Instroke's has more clearance which is a tad bit more comfortable, but nothing to really consider. On the larger Whitten cases, the handle is larger.

The Instroke is far more tolerant of abuse. It will not show wear or damage nearly as much and isn't as sensitive to abrasion. The plastic feet on the bottom of the Instroke might be cheesy, but they do a better job of protection than the studs on the Whitten.

I find the liner fabric inside the Instroke to be tougher/better than that of the Whitten. The liner fabric in the Whitten tends to pill and fluff up kind of like a nap cloth does. The Instroke stays smooth and doesn't do that.

I only like these two brands of cases because of how they retain the cues. I do not like any of the foam cases, I don't like the one's that have fabric dividers for butts and shafts either. I like the way Instroke holds the cues and don't mind it, but the Whitten is a tad bit easier as sometimes it takes 2 seconds longer to get the shafts out of an Instroke. Every other case out there holds the cues in a way that I personally don't care for - so in my tastes, these are the only two cases I consider.

I've owned both. If you took the best from each one and made a single case - that would the be ultimate hands down.

Think your post was Great, Now you NEED to go into the Case Business, and Build your Dream Case. Thank do the Field Testing, and make million of Dollar of of you new design until the Chineese Clone it and Rip you off....

 

[onepocketchump]

lol

this will sound a little nutty, but i actually contacted murnak about the possibility of putting a special pouch on a case to hold a small pistol. I usually carry one with me when i play in strange rooms, problem is its hard to get to, and if i unzip my case the whole way you see it. I had a good idea about how to make a pouch that was easy to get to but hidden, told it to jim and he said he thought it would work, to send him a drawing when im ready to have a case built.

so a pistol holder would be nice.........plus i would want alot of individual pockets or some type of divider system inside a big pocket.......i love pool gadgets but they all end up in a big lump in my pouch.

I actually had a guy come into the Instroke booth one show and check to see if his pistol would fit in the upper pocket. It did, was easy to remove quickly enough for him and he bought the case.

I also once made a case with a "smuggling" pocket in it. It had a hidden compartment that was only accessible through the false bottom of a regular pocket. The customer wanted it to be big enough to carry a kilo of sugar. I just build em' I don't ask what they are for.

John

 

[onepocketchump]

I wish someone would combine the best of Instroke and Whitten...


Of all the cases, I believe that the Whitten case has the best tubes for holding the cues. It is as protective as the best, and the quickest and easiest to get the shafts and butts out. I consider the Instroke design to be 2nd best by a hair.

As for how they open up, I believe Instroke has the best set up. Zippers are no good. They might last a lifetime for you, but for others they break or wear out. Broken zippers on a high end case is a major problem as there's no cheap way to fix it. And if you do fix it, the case is never the same again. The Instroke system is the best and most robust and the quickest to open and close. As for how it is attached, nothing is tougher than Instroke's rivets holding that lid on. That thing will not begin to separate or dangle.


You can get a top handle for a Whitten, but it's $100 option, on an Instroke, it is standard. On the Whitten though, you can use the top handle with the lid OPEN..so you can carry all your cues fully assembled in the case with the top handle from table to table during a tournament. That's pretty nice feature if you play in tournaments and go from table to table a lot.

Instroke has the jump handle compartment which is totally perfect - Whitten does not. With the Whitten you're forced to just keep the butt in the big poutch and let it get banged up by tip tools and whatnot. If you are picky and want even your jump butt to be pretty...then this is a problem.


As for pouches, I like Whitten's better than Instroke's as they zipper on the side allowing easier access inside. Zippers are ok for pouches because you're not in them every single time like you are when you get the cue and when you put it away. They see far less use over the lifetime of the case. Instroke uses the same latch system for the top pouch as they do for the lid of the case. That stinks, because it leaves a small open gap and you cannot put small things in there like a tip-pik tool without it eventually falling out when you're on the move. You cannot trust that compartment to hold anything small. I like to use the small poutch to hold the small things so they are quick to access. With the Instroke, I am forced to put all that stuff in the big bottom poutch where it all piles down at the bottom because the case is upright and gravity is always there..and the zipper is frontal and doesn't open up all the way, thus it is tough getting your fingers in there to grab something small.

The Whitten is made with fine leather and is truly a custom case that holds value and is made in the USA by a family owned business of good people. The Instroke is made of crude leather, and is a production case that isn't worth much used, and is made in Asia, probably in some sweat shop.

The Whitten has a far superior shoulder strap system. I hate the side strap on the Instroke - you can't really get that thing to stay on your shoulder and the stupid buckle is uncomfortable and the pad is a joke. The strap doesn't allow the case to balance well so you still have to use your arm to keep it from falling off of you - which defeats the purpose of a strap to free up your hands. I just find all the bulky leather straps a bad system. The Whitten method works 100x better, and is neater and cleaner.

As for side handles...they're both equal. Both are tough and comfy. On the smaller cases, the Instroke's has more clearance which is a tad bit more comfortable, but nothing to really consider. On the larger Whitten cases, the handle is larger.

The Instroke is far more tolerant of abuse. It will not show wear or damage nearly as much and isn't as sensitive to abrasion. The plastic feet on the bottom of the Instroke might be cheesy, but they do a better job of protection than the studs on the Whitten.

I find the liner fabric inside the Instroke to be tougher/better than that of the Whitten. The liner fabric in the Whitten tends to pill and fluff up kind of like a nap cloth does. The Instroke stays smooth and doesn't do that.

I only like these two brands of cases because of how they retain the cues. I do not like any of the foam cases, I don't like the one's that have fabric dividers for butts and shafts either. I like the way Instroke holds the cues and don't mind it, but the Whitten is a tad bit easier as sometimes it takes 2 seconds longer to get the shafts out of an Instroke. Every other case out there holds the cues in a way that I personally don't care for - so in my tastes, these are the only two cases I consider.

I've owned both. If you took the best from each one and made a single case - that would the be ultimate hands down.

Working on it.

John - formerly of Instroke and responsible for all the bad and good points on them.

 

[rackem]

Working on it.

John - formerly of Instroke and responsible for all the bad and good points on them.

John is there still a German Instroke? Is it seperate from Import Instroke?

 

[ShaneS]

You really love your cases, don't you Sleuth? But, I cannot complain; I love them too.

-Shane

 

[PoolSleuth]

You really love your cases, don't you Sleuth? But, I cannot complain; I love them too.

-Shane

I have a fascination with Cue Cases, and am looking for the PERFECT ONE....

If I was younger I would move to Mexico and open a Factory to build the PREFECT CUE CASE, called the "Perfect Q Case"

 

[PoolSleuth]

i would like to see a 3x1x1 pouch somewhere just for holding chalk.... dont want it all over everything else i use!

Talsiman has a Chalk POUCH...

 

[PoolSleuth]

Working on it.

John - formerly of Instroke and responsible for all the bad and good points on them.

Friend has an Old Instroke that is 15++ Years old, all Ziper no Swivel Closures. Work perfectly is is holding up like a JUSTIS of the Same Ear.

Instroke Design I believe is the World most CLONED CASE, but the Old Original Instrokes were AWESOME...