anyone had or have played with a tiger cue??? dont see much about them anywhere!!!!
thoughts on tiger cues
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christopher3222:
Tiger Products' cues are actually made by Jacoby. These are FANTASTIC cues! I personally own a Tiger TPC-3 and it's one of my favorite players. It's also the cue that sold me on the Tiger stack leather wrap (I'm normally a wrapless cue aficionado, but the Tiger stack leather is one wrap that I really like).
You won't go wrong with their products. Made in the USA, and top-notch quality.
-Sean
I thought this thread was about a golfer turned pool player...
I've never shot with a Tiger cue either...curious to see some responses.
I have numerous Tiger shafts that I like better than any other aftermarket shaft...for me, they feel like they play "stiffer" than the OB's or the Predators that I've had...
Jason
I've never shot with a Tiger cue either...curious to see some responses.
I have numerous Tiger shafts that I like better than any other aftermarket shaft...for me, they feel like they play "stiffer" than the OB's or the Predators that I've had...
Jason
They get an A from me
I just bought a TC-4 from an AZ seller (hookmehorns) and like it very much. The cue looks great and is as solid as any cue I have owned. And I've owned a lot of cues. Knowing that these cues are made by Jacoby was definitely a selling point for me.
I just bought a TC-4 from an AZ seller (hookmehorns) and like it very much. The cue looks great and is as solid as any cue I have owned. And I've owned a lot of cues. Knowing that these cues are made by Jacoby was definitely a selling point for me.
thanks guys!!!! i didnt kno they were made by jacoby i used to have a jacoby and it played as well as any!!!!
Actually, Tiger cues are now made 100% in-house by Tiger Products in Burbank, CA - I visit there often.
As far as an American made production cue, they are comparable with any other IMO.
...and yes, I am the most informed Tiger dealer anywhere :thumbup:
As far as an American made production cue, they are comparable with any other IMO.
...and yes, I am the most informed Tiger dealer anywhere :thumbup:
TheThaiger
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Corey:
Thanks for chiming in. Question -- when did Tiger switch from Jacoby? I know, for example, the TPC-3 is a Jacoby through-and-through (tell-tale signs all over the cue). When did they stand-up their own cue manufacturing, and what models were the first to roll off their own production line?
I think it's fantastic they're "rolling their own" so-to-speak, and the quality of their product (as well as Tiger's experienced marketing team) will determine its own destiny.
Let us know,
-Sean
Case closed!
If their shafts are so good, why do i see loads in the for sale section?
TheThaiger:
Ah, coming from the snooker camp, let me guess...
Ah but had you got familiar playing with a proper snooker cue you'd be eating them words now.
The typical pool cue....Laminated maple chopsticks attatched to a butt inlaid with bits of coloured plastic by robots wrapped in an irish womans knickers. The whole lot then covered with layer upon layer of thick varnish.
No wonder the pool players wear poncy whacko jacko gloves and use bucketfulls of talc.
-Sean
i like the plane bem model they used to offer. everytime someone makes a good looking playing PJ cue they always change it so they can charge more money for it.
TheThaiger
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TheThaiger:
Ah, coming from the snooker camp, let me guess...
-Sean
Like it. Inexplicably, I've recently started wearing one of those jacko gloves, so there's hope for me yet. The knickers are a comfort thing, and I don't just mean on the wrap.
Tony is a great guy and they are a great company, tiger sponsor me with my cues, and i know this my seem biased, but i'd never use another cue again, plays awesome and hits better than any other cue ive ever used.
would recommend to anyone, they play greaaaat,
would recommend to anyone, they play greaaaat,
The TPC's and TSP's were somewhat outsourced (Jacoby), I say somewhat because much of the work (shafts, tips, weights, and finish work) was still done at the Tiger factory. At that time, Tiger did also make 100% Tiger Custom Cues, but the number of them was very low (maybe 5 a year).
The newer TC line was started in the same manner as above; however somewhere later last year, this started moving 100% in house.
I've hit balls with everything, and the finish work was always great on the 100% Tiger's; however they were lacking a little in the hit & construction. Not any more... The new ones are built damn tough and hit really nice!
They wanted to wait until they had it down before they put them into production. We'll they have it down.
Add Tiger to the list of in-house American Made Cue Factories: Samsara, Jacoby, Joss, Schon, Viking, McDermott, J. Pechauer, Etc...
They will only get more and more sophisticated with regard to inlay work as time goes on.
If anyone is looking to buy one, PM me for great deals and hand picked product!
Case closed!
If their shafts are so good, why do i see loads in the for sale section?
Tiger shafts are the best built shafts of all the aftermarket in my opinion. Fewer pieces, best maple, consistent with fewest defects, sturdiest ferrule, less possibility of de-lamination. I play with a Pro X and am glued to it.
Here's what I found out from my demo program, where I let over 50 enthusiasts on AZ try Tiger shafts and report back their findings to me: Shafts are like flavors of ice cream, it's all a matter of what flavor someone prefers, and reprogramming to a new shaft can take many, many hours of practice before a player feels comfortable with it.
Chris
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