1st place:
Greg Hearns widowmaker
-tied with
Tim Scruggs sneaky
3rd place:
Sugartree
Greg Hearns widowmaker
-tied with
Tim Scruggs sneaky
3rd place:
Sugartree
Top 3 best playing cues you have played.
- Thread starter Bill Yerd
- Start date
well, if I go with my "heart" I pick my Burton Spain everday and twice on Sunday, and after 34 years, the shaft is straight as an arrow. And sounds and feels great when you stroke the ball.
But if I'm going with my "head", then it is my OB Classic Pro SP cue. It does everything you need from a cue, and more. So good that I've now added the same shaft to my Carmeli.
I won't add an OB to my Spain just on general principle.... I still like to knock balls around with it in my basement or when shooting with friends... but it gets no more league or tourney play...... she's semi-retired, (recently refinished by Hercek) and soon to be put in a glass case to hang in the basement........
But if I'm going with my "head", then it is my OB Classic Pro SP cue. It does everything you need from a cue, and more. So good that I've now added the same shaft to my Carmeli.
I won't add an OB to my Spain just on general principle.... I still like to knock balls around with it in my basement or when shooting with friends... but it gets no more league or tourney play...... she's semi-retired, (recently refinished by Hercek) and soon to be put in a glass case to hang in the basement........
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Kersenbrock
Omega DPK
McDermott C-1
Omega DPK
McDermott C-1
Interested to hear the five...how 'bout it?
I can't answer because you only ask for 3 cues, but if I did answer here would be my top six in no particular order:
1) Bert Schrager - 57" six floating points, a great pigskin leather wrap. Made for me in 1992. (I also have a Schrager sneaky that's great, too).
2) Judd - curly maple w/cocobolo handle (no longer have
). This cue was made for me by Judd in 2004.
3) 1986 Franklin Southwest that Billy Steele owned & used
4) Cory Barnhart purpleheart 26 1/2 conversion
5) My "Mutt" cue - davis blank that guido orlandi made wrapless; Barnahart added the matching buttsleeve, ivory hoppe ring, black linen wrap & his finish; Ernie Martinez made a shaft for it to my specs. (current playing cue kept in my locker)
6 & 6a) I have two Sugartrees I love: one wrapless full-spliced made to my specs; & a wrapless plainjane w/curly mayple and rosewood handle (one shaft 12.5, the other closer to 13mm)
All of the above cues have shafts around 12.5/12.6mm & are flat-face big pins. None are ivory joints or ivory ferrules.
Some cues I love but don't use because the shafts are around 13 mm and would need to be cut down to use regularly, but I don't have the guts to do so or are collectable:
1) JMW wrapless purpleheart full-spliced made from scratch w/sleeved ivory flat-faced joint w/big pin.
2) Steve Klein Southwest style cue w/leather wrap & two great shafts w/phenolic flat-faced big pin joint.
3) 8-point Kikel w/leather wrap, 3/16-14 phenolic joint
4) Harvey Martin that I just own because I always wanted one, but I could definitely play with it, I just don't.
5) 2000 Josswest w/stainless collar flat-face radial pin (just had refinished w/smooth black leather wrap. Two original Stroud shafts. Love the cue but the butt is a little heavy for every day use for me and I'm not a fan of ivory ferrules - but the cue hits really nice & crisp.
I also own a Schon shaft that was made in the mid 80's (Runde era) that I will not sell - it's 12.5mm and weighs 4.7oz.
Sorry that I couldn't do this in only 3 cues. I have trimmed this down from about 20+ cues I currently own. Only the Judd I no longer have.
Dave
1) Bert Schrager - 57" six floating points, a great pigskin leather wrap. Made for me in 1992. (I also have a Schrager sneaky that's great, too).
2) Judd - curly maple w/cocobolo handle (no longer have
). This cue was made for me by Judd in 2004.3) 1986 Franklin Southwest that Billy Steele owned & used
4) Cory Barnhart purpleheart 26 1/2 conversion
5) My "Mutt" cue - davis blank that guido orlandi made wrapless; Barnahart added the matching buttsleeve, ivory hoppe ring, black linen wrap & his finish; Ernie Martinez made a shaft for it to my specs. (current playing cue kept in my locker)
6 & 6a) I have two Sugartrees I love: one wrapless full-spliced made to my specs; & a wrapless plainjane w/curly mayple and rosewood handle (one shaft 12.5, the other closer to 13mm)
All of the above cues have shafts around 12.5/12.6mm & are flat-face big pins. None are ivory joints or ivory ferrules.
Some cues I love but don't use because the shafts are around 13 mm and would need to be cut down to use regularly, but I don't have the guts to do so or are collectable:
1) JMW wrapless purpleheart full-spliced made from scratch w/sleeved ivory flat-faced joint w/big pin.
2) Steve Klein Southwest style cue w/leather wrap & two great shafts w/phenolic flat-faced big pin joint.
3) 8-point Kikel w/leather wrap, 3/16-14 phenolic joint
4) Harvey Martin that I just own because I always wanted one, but I could definitely play with it, I just don't.
5) 2000 Josswest w/stainless collar flat-face radial pin (just had refinished w/smooth black leather wrap. Two original Stroud shafts. Love the cue but the butt is a little heavy for every day use for me and I'm not a fan of ivory ferrules - but the cue hits really nice & crisp.
I also own a Schon shaft that was made in the mid 80's (Runde era) that I will not sell - it's 12.5mm and weighs 4.7oz.
Sorry that I couldn't do this in only 3 cues. I have trimmed this down from about 20+ cues I currently own. Only the Judd I no longer have.
Dave
SUgartrees.....MObley......Barnhart......TOP 3:grin: cues
Original Balabushka, purchased from George 2 months before he died.
Custom JossWest, stolen in '95
Cognoscenti & Samsara tie for 3rd.
Looking forward to my new Kent Davis custom.
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Custom JossWest, stolen in '95
Cognoscenti & Samsara tie for 3rd.
Looking forward to my new Kent Davis custom.
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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Tascarella
mottey
josswest
Tascarella
mottey
josswest