Three 3 Best Cue Makers in the World

Tadaimarlon said:
What am I looking at? Looks like a broomstick. Don't tell me the guy is playing with a broomstick.😅
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I have no idea!

I do know it is only the shaft in the pic and the holder is a pro 3 cushion player.

Here's are better pix of what I presume is the same type.
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$TAKE HOR$E said:
I could never say who’s the best even after having at least one cue from most of the well known builders over the years. That being said, I had an old beat up Predator SP that played the 7-8 and the break better than a Richard Harris I owned. I had a late 90s Mottey that played better than a Gina and Tascarella and the latest cue I got from Rick Howard plays as good as any SW I’ve personally owned. If anyone has heard of Ray Mutter, from the Indianapolis area, one of the best playing cues I ever owned was a maple plain jane he made. Could Ray make a cue with as much bling or precision as Dennis, Capt Bob or a handful of other guys, nope, could his cues play just as good, absolutely. It’s all relative to the wood as well, you can take two identical looking shafts from the same builder and one plays like a million bucks and the other plays like Monopoly money.

Best, is like rehabilitation, it’s just a made up word…😎
- Ellis Boyd Redding
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Same.

Didn’t know who this Jim Griffin guy from Louisiana was. Didn’t care. Liked how a plain Jane of his played and bought it right out of a display case.
 
shooter_Hans said:
Steve Titus, a self-made engineer, founder of Predator 1994.

This man is the best and there is no comparison. From what he developed in the early 90's to what it is now is amazing. It's equivalent to someone just fixing golf clubs to becoming Titelist.

I am sure he could make very beautiful and elaborate cues if he wanted to but that is 'ifs' and 'what if'. Even with that said he is the best.

Predator is the standard today.
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I have a Titus 3 piece CF cue and a diamond wood cue. I won’t ever sell them.
 
ChrisSjoblom said:
I'm a little surprised that we're 48 posts into this thread and I haven't seen Southwest mentioned. With a waiting list that seems to be getting close to multi-generational, I would have thought someone here would have thought they were among the best.
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I hated my SW cue. Traded it for a Joss West, best thing I ever traded for.
 
Coos Cues said:
When I hit the powerball I plan to produce a video series where I purchase a cue from all the finest builders and band saw them end to end to inspect the build. Cut them up every way from sunday to see how they are internally.

I will do one a week.

I think this would be very interesting and there would be many surprises. Good and bad.
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I enjoy playing with your cue. Thanks
 
I haven’t played with everything, but of the cues I’ve been able to try/own, I’ll say

Ed Prewitt
Pete Tascarella
Richard Harris (Bluegrass)

Those are my three favorites, and all very different in terms of aesthetic and hit. Bluegrass and Tascarella are both quite stiff, while Prewitt's hit is a lot softer. I also should note: Tascarella's finish is insane. It's damned near bulletproof. I'm currently playing with a Prewitt, but I played with a 60" full splice from the Petes for years. I no longer drink, but boy did I used to and that cue got dropped and banged around quite a lot and it still looks fantastic. It has two very small dings in the butt, and that's basically it.

Honorable mention to Lambros and Bobby Hunter for playability, but I’m not a big fan of their aesthetics (or customer service, in the case of Lambros). Same goes for Pat Diveney's cues - absolutely fantastic players, but my goodness their shafts are rough.
 
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