Ok well this all started back in April I believe or beginning of May. I had started to see Joe Baker cues popping up and we all know that curiousity kills. For some reason I have this fetish with Jump Break cues lately. I have been cycling through different builders like crazy. I had called Troy (KoinKid) and talked to him about Joe Bakers JB cues. He had nothing but good things to say about his JB cues.
I called Joe up and talked to him for about an hour talking about different ideas and we finally decided on one. He talked me out of a few things that he thought would make the cue perform a little better. It took right over 3 months and the customer service was great. He had good communication and great picture updates which everyone loves.
Ok onto to the cue. I dont like to stroke builders egos so I will give the most honest review I can.
Specs:
Woods - Jetoba Forearm with Dirty Maple points.
Weight - 18.5oz
Pin - 3/8-10 at both joints but he made the threads shorter inside the forearm which is great for a quik release
Shaft Size - My finger Micrometer tells me right around 13mm
Tip - A 2 Peice Phenolic
Shaft Wood - I would give it a B grade for quality. This is about my only issue with the cue.
Group Shot
Finish
Fit and finish is great! I could not find one flaw in the finish and I am very anal about that. I like that he puts a Phenolic insert in the threads for a very tight fit. The points are dead even and razor sharp, he has his points down thats for sure.
Performance
It is definetely one of the best Jump Break cues I have shot with and like I said earlier, I have had a few. When breaking the shaft seems to have very low deflection and I think this is due to the parbolic taper that he uses. It is an outstanding jump cue with a full cue and broken down. This is the one area I was most impressed. I know it is hard to make a cue do both things well but Joe does know how to execute this.
My overall experience with Joe was great. Again the only flaw I saw was the shaft wood. I think it could be a littler higher quality. It is very white and seems to be very porous BUT it performs great. Good work Joe!
I called Joe up and talked to him for about an hour talking about different ideas and we finally decided on one. He talked me out of a few things that he thought would make the cue perform a little better. It took right over 3 months and the customer service was great. He had good communication and great picture updates which everyone loves.
Ok onto to the cue. I dont like to stroke builders egos so I will give the most honest review I can.
Specs:
Woods - Jetoba Forearm with Dirty Maple points.
Weight - 18.5oz
Pin - 3/8-10 at both joints but he made the threads shorter inside the forearm which is great for a quik release
Shaft Size - My finger Micrometer tells me right around 13mm
Tip - A 2 Peice Phenolic
Shaft Wood - I would give it a B grade for quality. This is about my only issue with the cue.
Group Shot
Finish
Fit and finish is great! I could not find one flaw in the finish and I am very anal about that. I like that he puts a Phenolic insert in the threads for a very tight fit. The points are dead even and razor sharp, he has his points down thats for sure.
Performance
It is definetely one of the best Jump Break cues I have shot with and like I said earlier, I have had a few. When breaking the shaft seems to have very low deflection and I think this is due to the parbolic taper that he uses. It is an outstanding jump cue with a full cue and broken down. This is the one area I was most impressed. I know it is hard to make a cue do both things well but Joe does know how to execute this.
My overall experience with Joe was great. Again the only flaw I saw was the shaft wood. I think it could be a littler higher quality. It is very white and seems to be very porous BUT it performs great. Good work Joe!
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