Points and Inlays? No Thanks.

[CuesDirectly]

Before you get your panties in a bunch, I will add a disclaimer.

The best looking Pool Cues I have ever seen, better than many pieces of expensive art, are the Cues with them when they are done right. Right here on AZ, I have seen the best looking Cues I have ever seen, the ones made by members of course.

My Grandfather got me into Pool when I was 6 years old, that was 1970. He told me that you don't need the fancy stuff to play the game. (He passed onto the Great Pool Hall in the Sky in 76 and I still proudly carry his wallet every day.)

Points and inlays take time, time is money. Many people work hard for their money and simply want to play the game, not show off.

Simple advice for those who want to build cues, learn to make them play great and roll straight before you bother dreaming up the best inlays in the World.

Anyone have pictures to post of the best players in the World and what their Cues look like?

For my Grandfather, Thanks.

 

[Kevin3824]

I was under the impression that it was not really the cue that mattered as much as the skill behind it. However. I must say that pool has come a long way since the days of Willie Mosconi. Who played pool in his fathers pool hall with broom handles and potatoes when his father hid the balls and cues. Even then the quality of the equipment was far less engineered then it is today. Back then things were made to last without much thought to things like deflection.

 

[garczar]

That's why i'm a big fan of BryanMordt(BCM) cues. Very simple merry widow-style cues with awesome wood and great construction.

 

[Johnny Rosato]

McDermott D-3,strictly business !!!

 

[bdorman]

It certainly doesn't belong to the best player in the world...but here's my new cue. 100% maple except the tip, bumper and a couple of implex collars at the joint. Butt by Schmelke, shaft by OB. Plays great.

 

[cubswin]

I like sneaky' s and Merry Widow cues. To me they look great, to others they are too plain.

Not what others play with that matters. Play with, buy what makes you happy. Judging others for their cues is too much work.