RAGE pool cue

jdxprs

jdxprs

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I met a guy tonight who was using a cue called RAGE. it was wrapless, had a kind of corny design that said scratch this. that said, the cue had a very nice hit and played very well. he told me he paid $40 for it band new this year.

anyone ever heard of this cue?
 
Besides playing pool with them, they are really good to use when brutally beating a homeless person to death, although not as structurally sound as a cutec, they get the job done!



Joe
 
jdxprs said:
I met a guy tonight who was using a cue called RAGE. it was wrapless, had a kind of corny design that said scratch this. that said, the cue had a very nice hit and played very well. he told me he paid $40 for it band new this year.

anyone ever heard of this cue?
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I chuckle every time this type of thread comes up because of what I'm about to say. It probably tightens the bungholes on more than a few "cue snobs" on this forum.

The Rage line of cues are inexpensive (cheap???), Chinese made decal cues. In the "real" world of pool, they are worthless pieces of sh*t that should never grace a "real" poolplayers hands.

That being said (and here's the part that will surely tighten a few bungholes), I own three of them. I paid $27 apiece for them. They are in the wall rack in my home poolroom. Out of the three, one of them actually has a nice shaft on it with tight grain. The other two are so-so. All three after 3+ years are all perfectly straight. They all three have a rather nice hit (I have Triangle tips on all three). Neither of the three have any quality issues as of today. Here's the kicker: I have run multiple racks with all three of them. I can shoot just as well with them as I can with my most expensive cue, one that cost in excess of $1,000.

It is said "you get what you pay for", but I think I got a "little" more with the Rage cues. If all three were to suddenly fall apart today, I have more than gotten my $81 worth out of them.

That's my story. It's a true one and I'm sticking with it!!!

Maniac
 
Maniac said:
I chuckle every time this type of thread comes up because of what I'm about to say. It probably tightens the bungholes on more than a few "cue snobs" on this forum.

The Rage line of cues are inexpensive (cheap???), Chinese made decal cues. In the "real" world of pool, they are worthless pieces of sh*t that should never grace a "real" poolplayers hands.

That being said (and here's the part that will surely tighten a few bungholes), I own three of them. I paid $27 apiece for them. They are in the wall rack in my home poolroom. Out of the three, one of them actually has a nice shaft on it with tight grain. The other two are so-so. All three after 3+ years are all perfectly straight. They all three have a rather nice hit (I have Triangle tips on all three). Neither of the three have any quality issues as of today. Here's the kicker: I have run multiple racks with all three of them. I can shoot just as well with them as I can with my most expensive cue, one that cost in excess of $1,000.

It is said "you get what you pay for", but I think I got a "little" more with the Rage cues. If all three were to suddenly fall apart today, I have more than gotten my $81 worth out of them.

That's my story. It's a true one and I'm sticking with it!!!

Maniac
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I am curious do they have the original tips on them or did you upgrade.
 
maniac,

the balance point and hit reminded me a lot of a mcdermott. if not for the smaller pin i would have thought it was a cheap stick being made on the side by them.
 
I use a Rage Wood to wood sneaky with a water buffalo tip to break with. Hits nice and solid and splatters the rack nicely. Not a bad cue for the $$$ for my purposes.
 
snipershot said:
Besides playing pool with them, they are really good to use when brutally beating a homeless person to death, although not as structurally sound as a cutec, they get the job done!



Joe
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I know your trying to be cute but that's just not funny.
 
Maniac said:
I chuckle every time this type of thread comes up because of what I'm about to say. It probably tightens the bungholes on more than a few "cue snobs" on this forum.

The Rage line of cues are inexpensive (cheap???), Chinese made decal cues. In the "real" world of pool, they are worthless pieces of sh*t that should never grace a "real" poolplayers hands.

That being said (and here's the part that will surely tighten a few bungholes), I own three of them. I paid $27 apiece for them. They are in the wall rack in my home poolroom. Out of the three, one of them actually has a nice shaft on it with tight grain. The other two are so-so. All three after 3+ years are all perfectly straight. They all three have a rather nice hit (I have Triangle tips on all three). Neither of the three have any quality issues as of today. Here's the kicker: I have run multiple racks with all three of them. I can shoot just as well with them as I can with my most expensive cue, one that cost in excess of $1,000.

It is said "you get what you pay for", but I think I got a "little" more with the Rage cues. If all three were to suddenly fall apart today, I have more than gotten my $81 worth out of them.

That's my story. It's a true one and I'm sticking with it!!!

Maniac
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I bought a new cue on E-bay years ago for $30.it had real inlays and silver rings.I showed it to a prominent CM and he told me it would cost him more just to buy all the parts.
Now saying that i have some really nice cues that may cost 40 Xs that amount i still like collecting and using them.
 
Maniac said:
All three after 3+ years are all perfectly straight. They all three have a rather nice hit (I have Triangle tips on all three). Neither of the three have any quality issues as of today. Here's the kicker: I have run multiple racks with all three of them. I can shoot just as well with them as I can with my most expensive cue, one that cost in excess of $1,000.
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Good to see this kind of comment from someone who actually makes use of a modestly priced cue and judges the results without prejudice. Makes for a pleasant change from the usual snarky "only good for firewood" kind of comments. Great post.
 
They are a Taican Cue lower line then Players/Lucasi distributed by the same company, Cue&Case
 
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