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I'd put this in the Cue Gallery, except the back story is important to the cue itself, so I'm throwing it in the Main Forum. Please move if you don't agree.
All of my cues in the past have been whatever was a good price, or cues that were gifts. (I'm very tight with money.) This means that all of my cues have generally been as- is. I’ve been very lucky to get really nice bargains... but they’re not necessarily my perfect players.
Years of AZB showed me a lot of the different choices and wide varieties of cues, woods, tapers, shafts, and I started trying out other people's cues against my own. I began thinking of what my dream cue would be, if I could choose everything. Ultimately, I realized I didn't even care how my Perfect Player would look- I really only cared how it played.
I ran into Tony and, on a pure whim, gave him the strict measurements I wanted. Weight, butt diameter, taper length and width, not too springy or stiff- I was picky. And I wanted a leather wrap. BUT: I didn't care how it looked. Told him to pick the wood, leather, do points or none, whatever rings or none that he wanted. He was the artist and the wood guy- let him make a cue he was proud to have me toting all over the world… And I am so cheap and anti- social that when I walked away, I thought, “Wtf did I just do?”
Tony exceeded expectations, all the way around. He regularly emailed me pictures, but I wouldn't let myself feel anything because it's all about the hit, and pretty doesn't mean player. He finished it way faster than ever anticipated, and met me at my local room tonight so I could try it out. The weight/ feel/ hit are all perfect. Perfect. Couldn’t be more pleased.
Pictures are below, and you can see: it's a beautiful, beautiful cue. I am amazed to admit that beauty counts.
All of my cues in the past have been whatever was a good price, or cues that were gifts. (I'm very tight with money.) This means that all of my cues have generally been as- is. I’ve been very lucky to get really nice bargains... but they’re not necessarily my perfect players.
Years of AZB showed me a lot of the different choices and wide varieties of cues, woods, tapers, shafts, and I started trying out other people's cues against my own. I began thinking of what my dream cue would be, if I could choose everything. Ultimately, I realized I didn't even care how my Perfect Player would look- I really only cared how it played.
I ran into Tony and, on a pure whim, gave him the strict measurements I wanted. Weight, butt diameter, taper length and width, not too springy or stiff- I was picky. And I wanted a leather wrap. BUT: I didn't care how it looked. Told him to pick the wood, leather, do points or none, whatever rings or none that he wanted. He was the artist and the wood guy- let him make a cue he was proud to have me toting all over the world… And I am so cheap and anti- social that when I walked away, I thought, “Wtf did I just do?”
Tony exceeded expectations, all the way around. He regularly emailed me pictures, but I wouldn't let myself feel anything because it's all about the hit, and pretty doesn't mean player. He finished it way faster than ever anticipated, and met me at my local room tonight so I could try it out. The weight/ feel/ hit are all perfect. Perfect. Couldn’t be more pleased.
Pictures are below, and you can see: it's a beautiful, beautiful cue. I am amazed to admit that beauty counts.
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