?? Steve Klapp ? Tom Coker ? Ariel Carmeli ??

Dirtbmw20

Dirtbmw20

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Need some professional opinions or at least some opinions from "experienced" players, pfofessional or not, that have played with any of the following cues.

I will be in the market for a new cue in the next week or two, and had these three makers in mind, BUT, not limited to just these cue makers, I am open to all suggestions.

Out of the three cues listed above, which one would make the best "player" ??? I am looking to make this my main playing cue.

I PREFER a wrapless and so far have found a nice Coker wrapless that I have my eye on but it is a couple hundred more than I WANT to spend. I have seen some of Steve Klapp's wrappless cues here on the forum that I fell in love with but didn't have the funds at the time, so a Klapp cue is high on my consideration list. I also found a nice Carmeli on Ebay, although not a wrapless, it is a nice used Carmeli.

Can any of the experienced players give me their opinions on the above cues ??? Also, as mentioned, I am open to other cue makers if anyone wants to recommend a different cue than what I have listed above.

Thanks in advance for any and all opinions/suggestions.


Other makers/cues I have looked at and/or considered are below (not in any official order). Also, STILL open to any suggestions......

Phillippi
Tony Sauer
Joe Porper
Mike Erwin
 
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Dirtbmw20 said:
Need some professional opinions or at least some opinions from "experienced" players, pfofessional or not, that have played with any of the following cues.

I will be in the market for a new cue in the next week or two, and had these three makers in mind, BUT, not limited to just these cue makers, I am open to all suggestions.

Out of the three cues listed above, which one would make the best "player" ??? I am looking to make this my main playing cue.

I PREFER a wrapless and so far have found a nice Coker wrapless that I have my eye on but it is a couple hundred more than I WANT to spend. I have seen some of Steve Klapp's wrappless cues here on the forum that I fell in love with but didn't have the funds at the time, so a Klapp cue is high on my consideration list. I also found a nice Carmeli on Ebay, although not a wrapless, it is a nice used Carmeli.

Can any of the experienced players give me their opinions on the above cues ??? Also, as mentioned, I am open to other cue makers if anyone wants to recommend a different cue than what I have listed above.

Thanks in advance for any and all opinions/suggestions.
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Those are all great cuemakers you have listed. I have had personal experience with Joe Baker, and Bryan Mordt. Both would be excellent choices. For the dough, I have rarely hit with a cue that was more solidly constructed than Joe's. He is here at azb under the jbcustomcues moniker. I have also owned a Leon Sly sneaky that was converted from a Predator blank, and while I never did get to shoot with it, it did have a wonderful feel in the hand. BHQ (Brent Hartman) is also lurking around here at azb as well. I have also heard alot of good things about Kevin Varney's cues, in terms of playability, and there is this Keith Josey fellow I have heard a thing or two about. ;) I am a wrapless junkie myself so I do understand. Glad I could complicate this for you...:smile: Good luck with your search. All the best. :cool:
j2
 
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I'll put what $0.02 that have in...

Coker: Very solid hitting cue! Very well made. Look for any of his cues with the "old-growth" shafts as they play very very solid...not "stiff" per se, but very solid!
Klapp: Great guy to deal with! See my review of Klapp's cues here in the review section.
Phillippi: Haven't played.
Tony Sauer: Haven't played.
Joe Porper: Haven't played.
Mike Erwin: I've had and played with one of Mike's cues...for me, I didn't care for it with regards to the playability. The only way I can think to describe it is that it seemed "dead" to me.

I don't think you could go wrong with either Coker or Klapp in my opinion...Klapp's wrapless cues are absolutely BEAUTIFUL by the way!

Jason

Jason
 
j2pac said:
Those are all great cuemakers you have listed. I have had personal experience with Joe Baker, and Bryan Mordt. Both would be excellent choices. For the dough, I have rarely hit with a cue that was more solidly constructed than Joe's. He is here at azb under the jbcustomcues moniker. I have also owned a Leon Sly sneaky that was converted from a Predator blank, and while I never did get to shoot with it, it did have a wonderful feel in the hand. BHQ (Brent Hartman) is also lurking around here at azb as well. I have also heard alot of good things about Kevin Varney's cues, in terms of playability, and there is this Keith Josey fellow I have heard a thing or two about. ;) I am a wrapless junkie myself so I do understand. Glad I could complicate this for you...:smile: Good luck with your search. All the best. :cool:
j2
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Thanks so much for the helpful review j2. You've given me a few more cue makers to look into. Most of the keith Josey's I've seen are pretty much out of my price range, however, I haven't really seen THAT many for sale.
 
JAMSGOLF said:
I'll put what $0.02 that have in...

Coker: Very solid hitting cue! Very well made. Look for any of his cues with the "old-growth" shafts as they play very very solid...not "stiff" per se, but very solid!
Klapp: Great guy to deal with! See my review of Klapp's cues here in the review section.
Phillippi: Haven't played.
Tony Sauer: Haven't played.
Joe Porper: Haven't played.
Mike Erwin: I've had and played with one of Mike's cues...for me, I didn't care for it with regards to the playability. The only way I can think to describe it is that it seemed "dead" to me.

I don't think you could go wrong with either Coker or Klapp in my opinion...Klapp's wrapless cues are absolutely BEAUTIFUL by the way!

Jason

Jason
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Thanks Jason, I was hoping you would chime in. I read your full review on Steve's cues, I was actually wanting one of the Klapp wrapless cues that davescuerepairs had out on Ebay but I was about a week too late and they are both sold. The Coker I am looking at is on Ebay right now, a beautiful NEW wrapless, so it's not one of his older ones, but it's also a couple hundred more than I WANT to spend, although if I find the exact right cue I want, I WILL spend the extra money on one if it's what I want. There IS an older Coker out on Ebay right now but it's not a wrapless and if I'm gonna spend that kind of money, I REALLY want a wrapless.

Keep your eyes and ears open for a wrapless Klapp cue if you know anybody that has one for sale. Thanks for your input and for chiming in. :)
 
Coker makes a great player. Real solid hit and lots of action on the ball. Not too pricey either. I've had mine for almost 7 years and wouldn't think about selling it. Still play with it from time to time.
 
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