John Parris Pool Cues

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I am tempted to treat myself to one, but before I do I wanted to see if anyone on here either has one or has played with one. If so how well did it play?

For anyone that doesn't know John Parris is regarded as being the number one custom snooker cue maker.

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I am not trying to put a dampener on your idea but i know that their snooker cues have really gone down hill in the last few years. I have seen dozens of them and most made now days have poor ash and splicing . He relies heavily on his brand name now and global sales. The only good ones that John makes are usually commissioned by the snooker pros such as Ronnie and others.

The rest are made by his team and not really as good as they where. I have visited his shop several times and seen a couple of dozen cues for sale and all were not the best. I also have owned 2 and had 4 of my cues repaired and customized by him and once looked into buying one of his pool cues after seeing Steve Davis use one in the WC several years ago

In terms of his pool cues they are made like a snooker cue by using hand splicing so the construction will be similar to his snooker cues. Moreover, he has not been making pool for for that long - possibly 4 -5 years. Lastly, he mainly has stocks of Ash wood and I am doubtful that his maple would be as well seasoned as many of the cues made in the US. These were some of the factors which deterred me from getting one made as the quality can be a little hit and miss (mind the pun).

In light of this, for the money you are best looking for a cheaper cue made by an experienced custom cue maker in the US who has more expertise in the construction and possibly better shaft wood.

Just my two bobs worth. and by no means take just what i say for gospel. See if you can get feedback maybe on the http://www.pro9.co.uk/html/ forum from people who have owned or played with one. Lastly, I have had a couple of cues made for playing 9-ball from several snooker cue makers using a snooker cue construction and none of them hit close to those made by a good pool cue maker.
 
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jackthehat said:
I am not trying to put a dampener on your idea but i know that their snooker cues have really gone down hill in the last few years. . He relies heavily on his brand name now and global sales. The only good ones that John makes are usually commissioned by the snooker pros such as Ronnie and others.

The rest are made by his team and not really as good as they where. I have visited his shop several times and seen a couple of dozen cues for sale and all were not the best. I also have owned 2 and had 4 of my cues repaired and customized by him and once looked into buying one of his pool cues after seeing Steve Davis use one in the WC several years ago

In terms of his pool cues they are made like a snooker cue by using hand splicing so the construction will be similar to his snooker cues. Moreover, he has not been making pool for for that long - possibly 4 -5 years. Lastly, he mainly has stocks of Ash wood and I am doubtful that his maple would be as well seasoned as many of the cues made in the US. These were some of the factors which deterred me from getting one made as the quality can be a little hit and miss (mind the pun).

In light of this, for the money you are best looking for a cheaper cue made by an experience custom cue maker in the US who has more expertise in the construction and possibly better shaft wood.

Just my two bobs worth. and by no means take just what i say for gospel. See if you can get feedback maybe on the http://www.pro9.co.uk/html/ forum from people who have owned one.
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Thank you Jack, I really appreciate the insight.
That sounds a little sad. Growing up back home they really were the cue's to have. I visited his shop once when I had my snooker cue converted into a two piece and it was a pretty cool experience.

Thanks for the tip about Pro9, that does make good sense.
Unless I get positive feedback on his cue's I will probably just stick with my Schon for the time being anyway.
 
FastManners said:
Thank you Jack, I really appreciate the insight.
That sounds a little sad. Growing up back home they really were the cue's to have. I visited his shop once when I had my snooker cue converted into a two piece and it was a pretty cool experience.

Thanks for the tip about Pro9, that does make good sense.
Unless I get positive feedback on his cue's I will probably just stick with my Schon for the time being anyway.
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You are right - back in the late 80's and early 90's John Parris and Hunt O'Bryne were the best cues on the market and we all wanted one. Unfortunately, demand and mass production changes things.
 
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People ha ve a right to their own opinion... but i've had bought a jon parris cue recently and by far the one of the best cues around ,and well worth it ....you can't really know until you try it for yourself ...no two cues are ever alike ...thanx
 
i have one of his snooker cues, its amazing. (in the right hands-sadly not mine)
 
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