Need cue suggestion

Secaucus Fats said:
Take a look at the Viking GO-1 thru GO-5 series. They are all in your price range, and like all Viking cues are made in the USA and have a lifetime warrantee.

Here's a link to Seybert's, you can see the different models and get plenty of info there.
http://www.seyberts.com/catalog/Viking_Cue_G01_08-280-1.html
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Thanks - that's a terrific link. I'll try these cues out Saturday for sure.

One question: it doesn't really say anything about the differences between these cues. They're all about $10 apart, hard rock maple, irish linen wrap, etc. especially the 2 through the 7. Is there any actual difference, or is it just cosmetic?

Thanks again,
Ruark
 
Ruark said:
Thanks - that's a terrific link. I'll try these cues out Saturday for sure.

One question: it doesn't really say anything about the differences between these cues. They're all about $10 apart, hard rock maple, irish linen wrap, etc. especially the 2 through the 7. Is there any actual difference, or is it just cosmetic?

Thanks again,
Ruark
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It's purely cosmetic.
 
Suggestion

pwd72s said:
I third, or is it fourth?, it! Really, in the low price range, it's hard to go wrong with either.
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I disagree, I dont encourage ANY new cue, but think on these lower end cues, get a used cue that might have been quite a bit more when new.

Hard to beat a Schon, or other production cue that has lost about 1/2 its value from new.

After buying a good cue used, it can usually be resold for about what you paid for it or so.

Good luck my friend,

Ken
 
Ken_4fun said:
I disagree, I dont encourage ANY new cue, but think on these lower end cues, get a used cue that might have been quite a bit more when new.

Hard to beat a Schon, or other production cue that has lost about 1/2 its value from new.

After buying a good cue used, it can usually be resold for about what you paid for it or so.

Good luck my friend,

Ken
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I agree with you, but Schons are a bit out of the op's price range. However, I did buy two used Schon cues, and made money selling the first one after playing with it for a few months. If it were me buying a cue, I would follow your advice to the "T".


Joe
 
I've sold cues for many years now and the "Made in USA" and "Guaranteed for life" McDermott low end cues (not Chinese Star or Lucky brands sold by McDermott) are the way to go. They start out at $139 retail, (with discount a little over $100). You should be able to get a cue that retails at a little over $200 for 20% off (or around $160) with a choice of 12 different cue models to choose from. When you decide to move up to a more expensive cue, you will get the same feedback/feel from McDermott in their $500 & up cues.

Also, the inexpensive cue can still be used to go to the local bar and not worry about it getting dinged up or stolen!

GOOD LUCK !!!
 
You can get a nice Viking in your price range. But their are many good inputs on this thread in that price range. Welcome back to POOL. Johnnyt
 
Ruark said:
I'm almost embarrassed to ask such a fundamental question as this, but coming back into pool after a 30+ year layoff from playing and seeing the gazillion cues on the market, I really could use a pointer.

Having only re-started playing a month ago, I'm really not ready yet to spend $$$ on an expensive cue. Still, I need something a step above the El Cheapo cues that came with my table's "accessory kit." The place where I shop for pool stuff has probably 1,000 cues on display - all the name brands, and then some. It's overwhelming.

I've read about many formerly reliable names now producing inferior-quality, Chinese-made cues, especially at the lower end of their price range. Of course, "Chinese-made" doesn't ALWAYS mean junk.

Can anybody suggest some cues in the $75-$175 price range I can look at?

Thanks,
Ruark
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go to a tournament and wait for someone to sell a cue cheap. i'd be looking for a used production joss.
 
I just looked at the sneaky pete on ebay and am wondering why straight is spelled "strait" which is a body of ocean water between two land masses?
 
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