Newbie Pool Cue ?

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LancerV

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I was wondering if anyone has some good advice for a low priced pool cue, something between 100-165$. This will be my first pool cue to ever own. How is Cuetec ?
 
Buy a Lucasi, action or a players all you can get with real inlays and are descent cue's for that price range, you might also want to look into a scorpion.
 
i would have to agree on t he players. I would have to disagree on the scorpion. cuetec is okay but i tried a jandj last night and i will be dammed if it didn't so closley resemb,e the feel of my freinds 1500.00 ernie martinez.
 
go to malicloth.com click on our cues, look at F-1 thru F-6 each cue is high quality and will cost you $75 and last forever.
 
THE SILENCER said:
go to malicloth.com click on our cues, look at F-1 thru F-6 each cue is high quality and will cost you $75 and last forever.
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Bernie,

I agree Mali is a great beginner cue for the money.

Lancerv could also check out McDermott, Viking, and Dufferin.

If he gets a Lucasi figure in $40 for a re-wrap after six months or a year of use.
 
Scorpion and Cuetec are the same cue! Cuetec is the brand name, Scorpion is the Johnny Archer endorsed cue. I've examined both cues and they are the same cue.

Action and Players are your best bet for a good beginner cue in the price range you mentioned. Check out www.zimsrack.com for some Action cues.

Best of Luck,
Zim
 
Kick in an extra $40 and get a Dominiak. I bet Zim can hook you up with a cheap shipping on a Plain Jane. If you can get the Dominator shaft, you'll really enjoy it, I bet.
 
The cue I was looking at was the graphite cue from Cuetec, as I like wood cues. In texas though the humdity and heat can cause just about anything to warp.
 
LancerV said:
The cue I was looking at was the graphite cue from Cuetec, as I like wood cues. In texas though the humdity and heat can cause just about anything to warp.
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Graphites are for golf clubs and fishing rods.
 
LancerV said:
The cue I was looking at was the graphite cue from Cuetec, as I like wood cues. In texas though the humdity and heat can cause just about anything to warp.
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Yeah, but with that humidity you'll never get the Cuetec to slide through your fingers.
 
drivermaker said:
Yeah, but with that humidity you'll never get the Cuetec to slide through your fingers.
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The one I held was pretty damn smooth, what does the differnce in material make as far as ball control etc ?
 
LancerV said:
The one I held was pretty damn smooth, what does the differnce in material make as far as ball control etc ?
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the cuetec cues are real smooth for about a month, then they wear a little, and will get really sticky if your hands sweat
 
LancerV said:
The cue I was looking at was the graphite cue from Cuetec, as I like wood cues. In texas though the humdity and heat can cause just about anything to warp.
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Think about that...humidity and heat with metal!!! Hot and sticky shaft is what you'll end up with. Cuetec is fine, just stay away from the graphite shaft.

Zim
 
Zims Rack said:
Think about that...humidity and heat with metal!!! Hot and sticky shaft is what you'll end up with. Cuetec is fine, just stay away from the graphite shaft.

Zim
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aren't all cuetecs graphite.....i inquired about this on another foum and they said all cuetecs are graphite/fibreglass whatever you wanna call it, composite.
 
silver2k said:
the cuetec cues are real smooth for about a month, then they wear a little, and will get really sticky if your hands sweat
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all new cues are always smooth...then dirt gets build up and stuff. some will stay smooth some will just get nasty.
 
Cardinal_Syn said:
aren't all cuetecs graphite.....i inquired about this on another foum and they said all cuetecs are graphite/fibreglass whatever you wanna call it, composite.
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There is a big difference between graphite and fiberglass. The graphite is typically a grey/silver metal shaft and the fiberglass shaft looks like wood but has a layer of fiberglass over the wood. Cuetec fiberglass cues are okay for a beginner (due to price), but tends to get sticky and hard to stroke the shaft. You MUST keep the shaft clean ALL the time!!

Zim
 
Yikes!!
STAY away from graphite and fiberglass shafts.
I don't even like to break with one.
You'll wind up using a LOT of chalk on your hands, and constantly wiping down the shaft.
I had one for breaking. It's in th closet now and I use a house cue to break.
 
LancerV said:
The one I held was pretty damn smooth, what does the differnce in material make as far as ball control etc ?
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The one which you held for a couple of strokes is no comparison to the one that I OWN. Go buy a Cuetec yourself and have that shaft get stickier than hell right in the middle of a game so that it barely slides through your bridge and tell me if you can control anything. On their more expensive shafts, I think they now have an outer wood covering without that lousy finish. Mine isn't. I'll sell it if anyone is interested. Like new...$100...sharp looking.
 
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