Recommend Cue (First League)

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Kjackxon

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Someone asked this question on social media - LOL the starting point would be this blog!
There’s many options available to one who might be considering a move from casual to league play. First - Stop looking at all those videos that pitch the next cure. Get an inexpensive cue and put your $$$ into getting a good reliable cue tip - A tip of 80-85 degree hardness is ideal and won’t break down with repeated break shots.
Second - Forget about needing a cue for playing and another for breaking. That’ll come later as you improve.
Third - Make a plan then replicate it.
I started with an inexpensive Players cue and put a Samsara Laminated (M) tip on it. I’ve found that this tip has both the hardness and control once you’ve prepared it for play.
Your own comments are welcome!
 
Start with any cue and get a reference point. From there the player can compare to other cues. After my first cue I’d try/buy different weights, lengths, diameters, wrap, wrap less ….. I must say I still eat shit but have a nice collection. Just play pool. Never mind what cue what tip.
 
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Kjackxon Howdy;

Hopefully when/if this gets moved all the replies do too. That said;

If it were me, I'd get and middle of the road Production cue. A Joss,
a McDermott, a Viking something along those lines. Something that
feels natural or at the least not awkward in your hands. Yea, hold off
on the Break cue till ya know which end is up, figuratively speaking.
If the League thing doesn't work out for ya and ya want to sell it there
will be some folks from the league that may wish to pay ya for it.
All I got.

hank
 
Kjackxon said:
Someone asked this question on social media - LOL the starting point would be this blog!
There’s many options available to one who might be considering a move from casual to league play. First - Stop looking at all those videos that pitch the next cure. Get an inexpensive cue and put your $$$ into getting a good reliable cue tip - A tip of 80-85 degree hardness is ideal and won’t break down with repeated break shots.
Second - Forget about needing a cue for playing and another for breaking. That’ll come later as you improve.
Third - Make a plan then replicate it.
I started with an inexpensive Players cue and put a Samsara Laminated (M) tip on it. I’ve found that this tip has both the hardness and control once you’ve prepared it for play.
Your own comments are welcome!
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Personally, I've never been a fan of breaking with my playing cue, unless I was just playing games in a bar with a house cue. For less than 100 bucks, I bought my J&J break cue, and it breaks just fine. I've owned it for several years, and never had a problem with it. 👍
 
Just buy an entry level Joss in the low $300's and never look back.
 
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