Question about cues

[9balldiva]

I compete at a pool hall that houses many ametuer/ pro players. Some of our in house players include Neil Fujiwara, Larry Gayle, etc. We have had a few pass through that were pros like, Buddy Hall, and Stoney Stone. I hear different thing from different people about which cue is best. My cue is a Predator with a Mouri tip. Personally I love the way it shoots. Some of the guys there swear that there are better cues out there. What is your personal opinion about which cues are best?

 

[Buddha Jones]

There is no best cue, its all based on your opinion and opinions are not fact. Some people would rather play with a mop handle than a Szamboti, I don't know who those people are but I am sure they are out there.

 

[pooltablemech]

We have had a few pass through that were pros like, Buddy Hall, and Stoney Stone.
LOL!
I got some choice words about The Stone Man! Me and 2 other guys picked Stone up in Tallahasse and were gonna take him thru Jax about 5 years ago! But the little punk couldn't keep his mouth shut long enough for us to make it from Tally to Jax. I turned around half way there and took him back to Tally! He is a good player, but not a great player by any means! There is more to my story, but I am sure Stoney will be happy with me leaving out what I have!

 

[pooltablemech]

I compete at a pool hall that houses many ametuer/ pro players. Some of our in house players include Neil Fujiwara, Larry Gayle, etc. We have had a few pass through that were pros like, Buddy Hall, and Stoney Stone. I hear different thing from different people about which cue is best. My cue is a Predator with a Mouri tip. Personally I love the way it shoots. Some of the guys there swear that there are better cues out there. What is your personal opinion about which cues are best?

Oh I forgot there was a question here...lol!
Hard to say any cue is better than any other. Some of the ones you listed above are good and some are bad.........But it is all what you like. If you have a Predator, those are as good a cue as you listed. Don't worry about what someone else thinks is good. Hit some balls with some other cues and see if you can notice the differences......but like you said....you have a predator and if you like it.....Don't worry!

Lots of action over in Jax. You ever hear of the old guy that use to hang at Blanding? Wayne Skillern?

Or Morty!!!! He is in and outta town there.

 

[fxskater]

I use a Falcon right now, but i will be having Doug Foster build me a cue soon. His designs are simple but i have never hit with anything that hits em sweeter, and i have hit with quite a few cues. BTW, if there is anyone here that doesn't know, Falcon builds all Predator CUES!! Actually i was talking to John Horsfall and he told me that falcon finishes the 314 shafts, putting ferels and joints on them.

 

[9balldiva]

Oh I forgot there was a question here...lol!
Hard to say any cue is better than any other. Some of the ones you listed above are good and some are bad.........But it is all what you like. If you have a Predator, those are as good a cue as you listed. Don't worry about what someone else thinks is good. Hit some balls with some other cues and see if you can notice the differences......but like you said....you have a predator and if you like it.....Don't worry!

Lots of action over in Jax. You ever hear of the old guy that use to hang at Blanding? Wayne Skillern?

Or Morty!!!! He is in and outta town there.

What you said is exactly what I try to tell everyone. It's opinion based. We have some pretty close minded guys, who think they play best. I just wanted to reassure myself that only my opinion counts with what I shoot with.

Wayne Skillern...LOL!! What a unique character. Skillern runs around with my boyfriend and I sometimes. And Morty has known my boyfriend for about 10 years...in fact, he was just in town about two weeks ago. Small world huh?

 

[9balldiva]

Okay pooltablemech...I found some history on you. It seems you jump on this forum and make stories up about pool players. You could have only been one of 3 people talking about Stoney. None of those 3 people work on pool tables. I talked to two of the guys that went with him on that trip, and one of the two told me who you were and that you had done the same thing to him on forums before. A man who leads a life to destroy other people, is a man who has no morals or values! Get a clue man...

 

[Williebetmore]

9balldiva,
If you are of a scientific bent, pick up the Jack Koehler book on the physics of pocket billiards. Read the section on deflection and ask yourself why anyone would want to waste the time learning to play with a high deflection cue (though certainly it can be done, my teacher could beat most people opposite handed with a broomstick). There is just no percentage in using one , there is more room for error the more deflection the cue delivers. Get a low deflection cue, practice your @#$% off with inside and outside English, and you will be a better player than someone who does the same amount of work with a high deflection cue. Pool is an ultra-precise game, and every small advantage you can get in reducing variability will serve you well. Hopefully "the Silencer" will not see this post (he of the "anti-Predator" opinion suppression thread), then you can spot him the seven with your Predator. If you first started playing with a high deflection cue, then it will probably take you longer to learn to love the low deflection cue; but if you practice (not play!!) diligently you can not help but beat the high deflection cue afficionado's.

 

[9balldiva]

9balldiva,
If you are of a scientific bent, pick up the Jack Koehler book on the physics of pocket billiards. Read the section on deflection and ask yourself why anyone would want to waste the time learning to play with a high deflection cue (though certainly it can be done, my teacher could beat most people opposite handed with a broomstick). There is just no percentage in using one , there is more room for error the more deflection the cue delivers. Get a low deflection cue, practice your @#$% off with inside and outside English, and you will be a better player than someone who does the same amount of work with a high deflection cue. Pool is an ultra-precise game, and every small advantage you can get in reducing variability will serve you well. Hopefully "the Silencer" will not see this post (he of the "anti-Predator" opinion suppression thread), then you can spot him the seven with your Predator. If you first started playing with a high deflection cue, then it will probably take you longer to learn to love the low deflection cue; but if you practice (not play!!) diligently you can not help but beat the high deflection cue afficionado's.

Williebetmore

Thank you! I have been told most of those same words before. I am a pool player in the making, so for me, now would be the time to switch.

Thanks again
9balldiva