Poll: Purchasing a cuestick

[Fatboy]

good poll,


i voted for the Top choice, infact the cue i'm playing with the past 2 years is WAAAAY to fancy, I dont like the attention it draws, but because i'm polite and like to share I show it to anyone who comes up and asks what it is, if they can play I let them hit balls with it. I talked to the cue maker about spray painting it black-we had a good laugh, but he agreeded to do that if I ever moved somewhere like the PI, he said "We can awalys take the black paint off, since it would be ontop of the clear coat it wouldnt get into the wood grain"

I do like to collect fancy cues as well, but that is a seperate hobbie, i'm more serious about pool than cue collecting.

 

[twal]

The hit, feel and performace are the most important.
After that everyone differs, between plane janes and fancy ring work and points. And yes... who made it helps if you need to seel it at some point.
I don't play to look good, I play to win. I need a stick I can depend on in hill - hill match.

 

[richiebalto]

Its all in the feel for me,i play with an old meucci original,thin shaft and super soft tip,i like this combination,it feels perfect for me,i play mostly 1 pocket and my cue ables me to spin the ball,with ease,with out the missed cues.

 

[Tim-n-NM]

I am a hit and feel kinda guy. I have many cues and some hit and feel good and others dont. It is kinda hit and miss.........

 

[metallicane]

It has been my experience that the top of the line cues have a great hit and feel. "Hit" and "feel" are most important, but if it doesn't look good, I don't want it. I would rather pay extra for something nice that hits and feels great as opposed to something cheap that hits and feels nice, but looks awful.

 

[PAIKTOURA]

I am a 3c player .In my opinion its the most technical game..The hit is the more important part of a cue and the confidence which gives to the player.The joint is a strategic part of a cue.I am not sure if the wooden fits better to my game or the metal.But i am in love with my Schuler which costed me a fortune.

 

[ridewiththewind]

He's really picky, too, about the tips. It used to drive me bonkers that it seemed like every tournament we went to, he was putting on a new tip. I just found it hard to understand why he kept putting new tips on. He compared it to driving a car with bald tires. I guess some people wear those tips down faster than others. :grin-square:

LoL! I don't think he was wearing tips down THAT fast! More like he was looking for that 'just right' tip. A good tip can make the difference between a good pool day and a great pool day. Plus, a tip that works well on one cue may not work so well on another.

While I like the way my cue looks...I LOVE the way my cue plays! I had been using the Milk Dud tips that Mike Johnson of Jensen Cues makes on another cue I had, and sent them to Keith (Josey) to put on the cue he was completing for me. He was not a fan of Milk Dud-style tips, but was really impressed with the ones from Mike, and his email to me about how the cue played was..."Sweeeeeeeettt!!!" LoL! But, he was right...perfect combination on these higher ring-count heavy shafts. Kinda like putting the cue on Cruise Control.

Got another old cue in a trade deal...mostly cuz I was gonna have it converted. It was battle-scarred and not much to look at really. Decided to take it for a 'spin'...played like crazy. Decided to leave it as is, in all it's road warrior glory.

Sure, it's nice to have a aesthetically pleasing cue....but if it plays like crap, what's the point? Like the old biker adage: Chrome wont get you home.

Lisa