New Shaft or New Cue, what to do?

[Poodle of Doom]

i havent read any other replies but my 2 cents is get an ob shaft and you can always buy another cue
hopefully with the same joint type so you can use the ob shaft on the new cue

At that point, it becomes a question of how much the OP prefers to keep/use the butt. I'm guessing that they're either impartial towards it, or possibly already considering another cue. Most shafts I've seen are anywhere from $100-$500 each, which is expensive considering you can buy a new cue for that price.

 

[14.1'er]

Exactly. I was looking at the OB shaft, and it costs twice as much as I paid for the Players cue.

At that point, it becomes a question of how much the OP prefers to keep/use the butt. I'm guessing that they're either impartial towards it, or possibly already considering another cue. Most shafts I've seen are anywhere from $100-$500 each, which is expensive considering you can buy a new cue for that price.

 

[Poodle of Doom]

Exactly. I was looking at the OB shaft, and it costs twice as much as I paid for the Players cue.

And by the time you buy a cue that already had the OB shaft of your choosing on it, the price difference would be negligible. Especially if you're impartial to what you already have, or at perhaps even prefer something new or different.

 

[Cornerman]

Exactly. I was looking at the OB shaft, and it costs twice as much as I paid for the Players cue.

What model of Players Cue do you currently have? Please.

In other words, you asked about potentially just buying a shaft. Knowing what you have now prevents a lot of guess work.

Freddie <~~~ would rather not guess

 

[Jimmorrison]

If OP is anywhere within a decent distance of Des Moines Iowa, go to billiards expo. Hit a bunch, find one you like.

 

[Poodle of Doom]

If OP is anywhere within a decent distance of Des Moines Iowa, go to billiards expo. Hit a bunch, find one you like.

A fair number of dealers would allow you to do this as well. Most have demonstration models on hand.

 

[Maniac]

What model of Players Cue do you currently have? Please.

In other words, you asked about potentially just buying a shaft. Knowing what you have now prevents a lot of guess work.

Freddie <~~~ would rather not guess

G2285...it's in his signature.

Maniac

 

[14.1'er]

Sory. It's the G2285.

What model of Players Cue do you currently have? Please.

In other words, you asked about potentially just buying a shaft. Knowing what you have now prevents a lot of guess work.

Freddie <~~~ would rather not guess

 

[Fasthawk62]

Pooldawg also has a certified / pre own section for sale. For your price range there are many choices. You have ozone, pooldawg, seyberts, budgetcues to shop online.

 

[Poodle of Doom]

Pooldawg also has a certified / pre own section for sale. For your price range there are many choices. You have ozone, pooldawg, seyberts, budgetcues to shop online.

One should be aware of the fine print here:

Most of the products you'll find here have been returned to us with our 60 Day Satisfaction Guarantee. When we get these used pool cues back, we inspect them and put them through our comprehensive clean-up process. We clean the shaft, clean (or replace) the cue tip, check for warping, scratches and dents. Once the used pool cues have been inspected and cleaned, we grade the cue on a 1-7 scale (1 being the worst, 7 being perfect) and sell them in this section.

All of our products have details on each aspect of our 5 point grading inspection, but if you have any questions about our pool cue deals, just give us a call. Keep in mind that everything listed here is "1 of 1", so when it's gone, it's gone. We add new products to the preowned section every day, so keep checking back!

Please note that with all Certified Preowned products, you have 7 days from the time you received your package to try out your shaft. If you are unhappy with it for any reason during that 7 day period, just contact us for an exchange or refund!

A 7 day period of time isn't necessarily a lot of time to grade the various deviations here. You could find a remarkable cue that someone just didn't like, and sent back. That happens. But there's usually a reason they went back.

Of the first 10 on that page, two were returned for having a warp and tapper issues. This puts us back into the same boat we're in right now. Four more were heavily used, and well beaten up. I'd just recommend new at that point.

You could get a 60 day, unconditional guarantee, on top of the manufacturers warranty for a new cue. Or a 7 day guarantee for a used and abused, beat to heck and back cue, that has a warp in it. The choice, for me, is clear.

 

[14.1'er]

I agree 100%

One should be aware of the fine print here:



A 7 day period of time isn't necessarily a lot of time to grade the various deviations here. You could find a remarkable cue that someone just didn't like, and sent back. That happens. But there's usually a reason they went back.

Of the first 10 on that page, two were returned for having a warp and tapper issues. This puts us back into the same boat we're in right now. Four more were heavily used, and well beaten up. I'd just recommend new at that point.

You could get a 60 day, unconditional guarantee, on top of the manufacturers warranty for a new cue. Or a 7 day guarantee for a used and abused, beat to heck and back cue, that has a warp in it. The choice, for me, is clear.

 

[Cornerman]

G2285...it's in his signature.

Maniac

Thank you. It wasn’t there earlier when I asked.

 

[Cornerman]

Sory. It's the G2285.

Thanks.

Your cue has 5/16-18 *piloted* thread. So “off-the-shelf” low deflection cues, piloted 5/16-18 aren’t common. Players HXT offers one. it’s not ultra low deflection, but it is low deflection.

A flat-faced 5/16-18 from any shaft maker would most likely fit, but you’d have to decide whether or not that potential loss of pilot means anything in the end. The skinny version of the 5/16-18 Players HXT is also flat-faced non-piloted, and it’s thinner than your diameter range.

https://www.seyberts.com/pool-cue-shafts (filter 5/16-18)

Good luck.


Freddie <~~~ much easier to answer with more info

 

[Poodle of Doom]

I agree 100%

I should stipulate that when I said that, I had them organized by price again.

 

[Maniac]

Thanks.

Your cue has 5/16-18 *piloted* thread. So “off-the-shelf” low deflection cues, piloted 5/16-18 aren’t common. Players HXT offers one. it’s not ultra low deflection, but it is low deflection.

A flat-faced 5/16-18 from any shaft maker would most likely fit, but you’d have to decide whether or not that potential loss of pilot means anything in the end. The skinny version of the 5/16-18 Players HXT is also flat-faced non-piloted, and it’s thinner than your diameter range.

https://www.seyberts.com/pool-cue-shafts (filter 5/16-18)

Good luck.


Freddie <~~~ much easier to answer with more info

I have a few Predator and one OB LD shafts that are non-piloted that I use on a couple of my Jacoby piloted butts and I cannot tell one iota of difference.

Maniac

 

[14.1'er]

Thank you! Would this be the shaft you're talking about? https://www.seyberts.com/Purex-18-thread-phx

Thanks.

Your cue has 5/16-18 *piloted* thread. So “off-the-shelf” low deflection cues, piloted 5/16-18 aren’t common. Players HXT offers one. it’s not ultra low deflection, but it is low deflection.

A flat-faced 5/16-18 from any shaft maker would most likely fit, but you’d have to decide whether or not that potential loss of pilot means anything in the end. The skinny version of the 5/16-18 Players HXT is also flat-faced non-piloted, and it’s thinner than your diameter range.

https://www.seyberts.com/pool-cue-shafts (filter 5/16-18)

Good luck.


Freddie <~~~ much easier to answer with more info

 

[Cornerman]

Thank you! Would this be the shaft you're talking about? https://www.seyberts.com/Purex-18-thread-phx

Yes, that’s it. Make sure you ask (there’s a link for questions on that page) to make sure that Players HXT piloted shaft fits your G-series Players. It looks it, but just make sure.


Freddie

 

[14.1'er]

Thank you. I appreciate it.

Yes, that’s it. Make sure you ask (there’s a link for questions on that page) to make sure that Players HXT piloted shaft fits your G-series Players. It looks it, but just make sure.


Freddie

 

[Fasthawk62]

One should be aware of the fine print here:



A 7 day period of time isn't necessarily a lot of time to grade the various deviations here. You could find a remarkable cue that someone just didn't like, and sent back. That happens. But there's usually a reason they went back.

Of the first 10 on that page, two were returned for having a warp and tapper issues. This puts us back into the same boat we're in right now. Four more were heavily used, and well beaten up. I'd just recommend new at that point.

You could get a 60 day, unconditional guarantee, on top of the manufacturers warranty for a new cue. Or a 7 day guarantee for a used and abused, beat to heck and back cue, that has a warp in it. The choice, for me, is clear.

I was just pointing it out and like you even say. You might get a good one. Its your job to figure that out

 

[Poodle of Doom]

I was just pointing it out and like you even say. You might get a good one. Its your job to figure that out

Absolutely. And there's nothing wrong with that. I just wanted to point out the other side of that coin. There's nothing wrong with going that route at all. If that's what the OP prefers, so be it. But, it is buyer beware to a much larger extent there.