Player or not a player?

[Zims Rack]

What's important to you, the customer?

When ordering a cue from a cue dealer or cue maker, what are the qualities you look for?

 

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This is a good poll for you the "CONSUMERS", to tell cuemakers and dealers what you the public wants and expect from us.

We just need more voters, for this poll.

rock on and vote.....

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[Zims Rack]

Yeah, Yeah! I know, what does the title have to do with this poll!! I messed up and am unable to change the title. I was just curious what consumers (YOU) are more concerned about when purchasing cues.

Thanks,
Zim

 

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Yeah, Yeah! I know, what does the title have to do with this poll!! I messed up and am unable to change the title. I was just curious what consumers (YOU) are more concerned about when purchasing cues.

Thanks,
Zim

Zimmer just start another one.

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[Rickw]

The most important things for me are quality of craftsmanship and playability of the cue. I don't care if the cue maker ever played or not. If he/she is a good craftsman and makes a great cue, what does it matter if they could play or not? I got my Jacoby over the internet and am very happy with my cue. I asked the posters on this board before I made my choice of cue makers and I am very pleased with the advice I got. I am indebted to the posters on this board. Thank you to all of those who steered me in the right direction!

 

[crawdaddio]

Playability is the only thing that matters to me. I have bought some nice cues over the internet, but I probably won't again. If it hits good, and feels right, that's all that matters. Preferably it would have a budweiser logo on it. J/K

~DC

 

[onepocketchump]

Before becoming a dealer of cues (before large scale mail order and the internet) as a player I always wanted to feel the cues I was looking to buy. I wanted to feel the balance, experience the hit and just see if I "tuned" in to it. I never really cared much or knew about any particular construction methods or materials. I just knew what felt good and what didn't. So my first cue as any sort of pool player that some people took seriously (very few) was a MCderrmot D-1 and I went through a progression of production cues after that. Meucci, Mali, Dufferin and finally culminated with a Schon that I ordered sight unseen, through the mail from Danny's Cues (Danny Barrouty) for those of you who know him. The only reason I ordered the Schon was because the few that I had been able to hit with were fantastic compared to my other cues and I figured that this one would be the same - and it was. Had I never experienced a Schon before then I would never have ordered one via mail order.

Subsequently. as a dealer, I feel that my strength lies in helping the customer find the cue that is comfortable to them. In person I can talk to them while watching them hit balls and get a feel for the kind of cue they might like. What I do best is to help them figure out what they like in terms of "hit" first and then go for aesthetics. Over the phone or via email I just try and get information on what cues they have owned before that they like and what level of player they are.

For example, I sold a Gilbert a while back to a guy that had never owned, seen or shot with one. I figured out that the Gilbert was likely to be his type of cue by talking to him and so I offered that to him instead of some of the other cues I had. Subsequently he wrote back that the Gilbert was the best cue he ever shot with. This is probably true given his experience to date. He might have also said the same thing about any other cue I had. The point is though that he was happy with his purchase and it was pre-conditioned by the conversations we had prior to the sale.

To me it is a tremendous help when I am buying anything, over the phone, internet or in-person, if the seller comes across as truly knowledgeable and experienced with the product.

John

 

[Zims Rack]

For example, I sold a Gilbert a while back to a guy that had never owned, seen or shot with one. I figured out that the Gilbert was likely to be his type of cue by talking to him and so I offered that to him instead of some of the other cues I had. Subsequently he wrote back that the Gilbert was the best cue he ever shot with. This is probably true given his experience to date. He might have also said the same thing about any other cue I had. The point is though that he was happy with his purchase and it was pre-conditioned by the conversations we had prior to the sale.
To me it is a tremendous help when I am buying anything, over the phone, internet or in-person, if the seller comes across as truly knowledgeable and experienced with the product.John

TAP! TAP! TAP!!!

Zim

 

[Billy_Bob]

What is important to me is the size of the shaft being less than 13mm since I use a dime shaped tip. So I want the option to select the size of tip.

I prefer a Moori III (Q) tip, but I could always add that later.

I like a ferrule which will clean up easily.

I want a shaft of the highest quality wood and will pay for it. (Not necessarily laminated, solid will do...)

I want a pro taper.

I want a joint which is excellent quality and will last. Prefer metal to metal screws and rings. So want to be able to select my joint. Sometimes I screw and unscrew my cue several times a day. Metal screw to wood will not do.

Would like a weight bolt so I would have the option of changing the weight in the future.

Would like the option of having a wrap or no wrap, and selecting which wrap.

Other than that, options for color/style, but this is least important.