Pool cue cases
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For anything serious like league nights or tournaments I use my JB Ultimate Rugged 2x3 with my Predator cues. The JB case is the best.
When I’m going out to a bar or a friend’s basement, (with big metal pole support in the way), I just bring this cheap case with a cheap cue with a Rhino carbon fiber shaft. $25 case, works fine.
When I’m going out to a bar or a friend’s basement, (with big metal pole support in the way), I just bring this cheap case with a cheap cue with a Rhino carbon fiber shaft. $25 case, works fine.
JasonATX
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They can make it looser if you call them. He talked about that possibility in a recent livestream.
I said the same thing about JB cases a few years back and got hammered for it, lol. Ironically, I have since been using an old converted bar cue as my break cue and it's much thicker than most cues and the spot I put it in has been stretched out a little. If I put a regular cue in there it's not as tight. Maybe get an oversized cue and "pre-stretch" it?
Take your pick.
The JBs are fine, the Instroke Cowboy is my fave for the length it can hold. The acme is a decent case as well.
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To avoid the banging of butts ensure that you are pulling them all partially out and at least one should be bumper up.
1) why would you carry that many cues all the time 2)do you have shoulders like the Incredible Hulk. lol
All of the cues in my case have matching specs so switching cues is much easier since the cues play similarly.
When I open my case, I often choose a different cue than the last time I played pool. If one of my friends stops
by the pool hall on the way home from work or while running around doing errands, they know they can pick any
cue in my case to play with. But the main reason is if I carried a 2x4 or 3x6 case, I really don’t know which 2 or 3
cues I’d choose to carry. By the time I got to the pool room, I’d be thinking I should have taken both my Owen cues
or included my Scruggs. I have some great cues to play with and so I want them with me when I play pool.
Unless I am playing a match, I probably will play with 3 cues in the course of 3-4 hours. I play 8 ball, 9 ball and 10 ball
and 14.1 matches at the pool room. I often will change cues when playing match with a different format. Heck, the sole reason for having multiple cues is you get to play with them or else thin your collection since cues really aren’t art. A pool
was meant to be played with otherwise just go buy some posters of pool cues if you don’t intend to play with your cues.
When I open my case, I often choose a different cue than the last time I played pool. If one of my friends stops
by the pool hall on the way home from work or while running around doing errands, they know they can pick any
cue in my case to play with. But the main reason is if I carried a 2x4 or 3x6 case, I really don’t know which 2 or 3
cues I’d choose to carry. By the time I got to the pool room, I’d be thinking I should have taken both my Owen cues
or included my Scruggs. I have some great cues to play with and so I want them with me when I play pool.
Unless I am playing a match, I probably will play with 3 cues in the course of 3-4 hours. I play 8 ball, 9 ball and 10 ball
and 14.1 matches at the pool room. I often will change cues when playing match with a different format. Heck, the sole reason for having multiple cues is you get to play with them or else thin your collection since cues really aren’t art. A pool
was meant to be played with otherwise just go buy some posters of pool cues if you don’t intend to play with your cues.
I was looking for a case to replace my 30-year-old 2x4 It's George case. It's still in good shape but is too small for all my stuff. I didn't want a butterfly case or a case with tubes. The JB cases are too snug for me (I have a 2x4 GTF case that is really a 2x2).
I ended up getting a 3x5 Holly case from Seyberts. This case is great. It has a big pocket with zippers on both sides--one side for a jump butt and the other for everything else. There is a small pocket near the top for glove, chalk, etc. There is also a narrow pocket on the side for a cue extension. Most important for me is the inside, which has cloth dividers that protect the cues from scratches but are not too snug. It's not fancy, but it's also not expensive. The only down sides are:
(1) The case is heavy--much heavier than my It's George case.
(2) It is often "sold out." As far as I know, Seyberts is the only retailer to carry the case.
If you can get it, it's a great case for the money.
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I ended up getting a 3x5 Holly case from Seyberts. This case is great. It has a big pocket with zippers on both sides--one side for a jump butt and the other for everything else. There is a small pocket near the top for glove, chalk, etc. There is also a narrow pocket on the side for a cue extension. Most important for me is the inside, which has cloth dividers that protect the cues from scratches but are not too snug. It's not fancy, but it's also not expensive. The only down sides are:
(1) The case is heavy--much heavier than my It's George case.
(2) It is often "sold out." As far as I know, Seyberts is the only retailer to carry the case.
If you can get it, it's a great case for the money.
Holly Monochrome Stitched Black Pool Cue Case - HSMBK
Holly Monochrome Cue Cases are made out of durable synthetic leather that is both water-resistant and lightweight. Adjustable carrying handles and shoulder
seyberts.com
Cheaper the Gym Membership, but the Negative is when you get robbed in Pool Room Parking lot the Thieves has good stuff to peddle, or place on eBay for sale.
35 years of playing daily and I’ve never seen anyone do that who could play a lick but you do you. Lol
Well, to each their own... but for a while I was playing a guy who would turn up at the PR with a different CF shaft every time we played.
His game was all over the place from session to session. A one day after after another session during which he struggled I just told him, "Pick one that you like and stick with it. You are doing yourself no favors by constantly switching tips, tapers, balance, and weights." He finally agreed I was right and began to settle down.
Lou Figueroa
probably cost me, lol
I don't think butterfly cases should be allowed in the pool room. Too many people park them on a table for their entire match leaving very little room for maybe a drink or god forbid, something to eat.
Edit: I'll amend that, maybe allow them but require that once you unload your cues you close them and hang them on a chair. Been my experience that no one does.
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He is one of the few I’ve seen that still uses tubes instead of that awful JB style interior that everyone seems to love for whatever reason I can’t figure out.
Uses full grain Italian leathers and exotics like my Ostrich skin here. Everything is hand saddle stitched, leathers are hand dyed. Old world craftsmanship and quality which is like a breath of fresh air in a world full of JB Rugged’s.
something always rubbed me the wrong way about padding being somewhat tight around a shaft. Figure it can't be all that bad, everybody loves them but it does keep me from buying one.
I have one of the Ghost Pro Lines as well. Definitely my favorite soft case. I could do without Cuetec being stitched all over it, as I own nothing else Cuetec. But an excellent case.
The Old Jaybird
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2x4 oval Porper, everybody had one or more, I have 3. also a 4x8 porper butterfly and some smaller cheaper ones for storage and quick trips.