A couple years ago, I was very tired of pool. I decided that the only way I'd quit playing, is if I sold all my cues. So I did. Then, after about 6 months of not playing, I was in a pawn shop, and saw a cue for sale, that was a McDermott, with a G-Core shaft, and they only wanted $100.00.
So I bought it. It didn't have inlays, it had decals. I knew it was cheap, but since it had the G-core shaft, I figured it was a decent deal, and would hit decent. I wanted to hit it a few times, so I went back to the pool room and hit with it for an hour or so, and it felt good.
That was how I ended up starting to play pool again. Well anyway, Ronnie Alcano was in town, with Roberto Gomez and Jeffrey Deluna. They were playing pool at the pool room I was at. Within about 30 minutes, Alcano walked over and asked if he could look at my McDermott. I said; sure!
After looking at it for about 10 seconds, he said he had the exact cue. I said, no, yours probably has inlays, not decals. He said that his had stickers, not inlays, and it also had the same shaft. I thought; this can't be!
I said that his cue must hit a lot different than mine. He asked if he could hit it a few times. Certainly, I said, have a blast! He hit about 5 shots with it, that were great STROKE shots. Not only did he make the balls he shot at, but he made the ball back up and go three or four rails, with lots of English.
He then smiled, handed the cue back to me, and said; "It hits the same as mine!"
