What are the most perfect rolling (straight) cues that you have ever had?

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justinb386

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I wonder how rare it is for a cue to roll adsolutely perfect (without any roll out whatsoever in any part of the cue)?

I have not had many high end cues in my life (mostly just mid range production cues), and the only cue that I have ever owned that rolled perfectly straight in all areas was a Scruggs I had, and this unknown Birdseye maple custom cue shaft.

I just wonder if most of the very high end shafts out there roll adsolutely perfectly straight, or is it rare even for the most high end of cues?

One other thing I should point out, is that most of the cues that I ever owned were used cues, so the shafts were were down most of the time (to give them taper roll outs).

Thanks for any thoughts about this.
 
All of them, and none of them is high end.

Cuetec both with R360 or Fusion shafts.
Universal with Smart8 or with Tiger LD.

All new and non-modified.
 
OB, Tiger shafts. got 'em straight, stayed straight. more than I can say for any other, including lots of custom cues.
 
Really the only way to really know is to spin the cue in a lathe.

There are reasons a cue will roll off even if the shaft and handle are straight.



justinb386 said:
I wonder how rare it is for a cue to roll adsolutely perfect (without any roll out whatsoever in any part of the cue)?

I have not had many high end cues in my life (mostly just mid range production cues), and the only cue that I have ever owned that rolled perfectly straight in all areas was a Scruggs I had, and this unknown Birdseye maple custom cue shaft.

I just wonder if most of the very high end shafts out there roll adsolutely perfectly straight, or is it rare even for the most high end of cues?

One other thing I should point out, is that most of the cues that I ever owned were used cues, so the shafts were were down most of the time (to give them taper roll outs).

Thanks for any thoughts about this.
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ghost ball said:
and a slightly less perfectly straight affects your game how?
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I did not say anything about the roll of the cue affecting a player's game, but when you sell a cue online or even locally, many players like to roll the cue on a table to look for any roll outs, so it does affect resale value. My only point was that I have rarely ever seen a perfectly straight rolling cue.
 
lakeman77 said:
OB, Tiger shafts. got 'em straight, stayed straight. more than I can say for any other, including lots of custom cues.
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I would be willing to bet that none of them roll 100% perfect. Roll them together and apart very slowly on a pool table, and then tell me that you do not see any light at all underneath any part of the shafts. I may be completely wrong, but it is something that I have rarely ever seen.
 
I've had a Black, an Ingram, a Lucasi, a Huebler,, a Pechauer & now an Orlandi... straight as straight can be, no matter how you roll 'em...
 
justinb386 said:
I would be willing to bet that none of them roll 100% perfect. Roll them together and apart very slowly on a pool table, and then tell me that you do not see any light at all underneath any part of the shafts. I may be completely wrong, but it is something that I have rarely ever seen.
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Unless it has a straight taper you're always going to see light under the shaft, that doesn't mean it isn't straight. You have to look for variance in the amount of light that shows. No variance = straight.
 
justinb386 said:
I wonder how rare it is for a cue to roll adsolutely perfect (without any roll out whatsoever in any part of the cue)?

I have not had many high end cues in my life (mostly just mid range production cues), and the only cue that I have ever owned that rolled perfectly straight in all areas was a Scruggs I had, and this unknown Birdseye maple custom cue shaft.

I just wonder if most of the very high end shafts out there roll adsolutely perfectly straight, or is it rare even for the most high end of cues?

One other thing I should point out, is that most of the cues that I ever owned were used cues, so the shafts were were down most of the time (to give them taper roll outs).

Thanks for any thoughts about this.
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Gilbert, Lambros, Capone, Haley, Scruggs, Bender, DALE PERRY, Runde, Rick Howard, Durbin, Omen, ALOT MORE-Showman, Phillippi, South West-
All rolled nice and straight- together and apart
 
slide13 said:
Unless it has a straight taper you're always going to see light under the shaft, that doesn't mean it isn't straight. You have to look for variance in the amount of light that shows. No variance = straight.
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He's not going to like rolling SW, DPK, BENDER or Searing.
They have curved tapers.
He's not going to like rolling compound taper shafts either.
You will see light between them and the cloth.
 
First I think we get too hung up on straightness at the very minute level...it doesn't make any difference how a cue plays.

Knowing that....I still obsess over checking the straightness of my cue, so go figure.

To check a cue I always roll the butt and shaft on a hard surface that I know to be flat (cloth on a table hides small movements). Then I roll them together with the shaft hanging off the table and watch for movement at the tip. If the shaft and butt roll dead straight apart but there is movement in the tip together then it's a facing issue.

I also think people have different opinions on straight. For some people rolling it on the pool table looking down at it and seeing it not flop around means it's straight. I get down so the cue is at eye level and look close. When people say all their cues are straight, I just don't think they're looking as closely as I do.

As far as straight cues go, I've had a few but certainly not all. My current playing cue with my main playing shaft is truly dead straight though...just one of the reasons I love it.
 
Had loads of cues over the years and several predator. Straightest was my vantage shaft. My 314-2s were pretty straight but I went to the cue shop and roll tested until I found the Straightest one.......kudos to the sales guy for putting up with me lol

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Duane Remick said:
Gilbert, Lambros, Capone, Haley, Scruggs, Bender, DALE PERRY, Runde, Rick Howard, Durbin, Omen, ALOT MORE-Showman, Phillippi, South West-
All rolled nice and straight- together and apart
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Wow, you ha e had a lot of nice cues. Durbin cues were my favorite when I was a kid. They were actually affordable back then (in the 90s). Still hard to believe all of those cues rolled 100% perfect.
 
Tim Scruggs had a special one that he used to clean shafts and finish tips. The shaft was locked in at the joint, and the rest was floating free.

You would see if the shaft spun straight on it or not.



justinb386 said:
But how can you tell by spinning the shafts on a laith? Just curious.
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For cues that are a few years old, absolutely dns (dead nuts straight) is rare for sure.
Maybe one in 20 to 50. I have had more then a few obviously (sold thousands of cues).
Of the new cues, nowadays most of them are perfect when they arrive.

Mezz are usually dns, Predator, espescially gen 2 almost always had a small roll, straight
from the factory.

gr. Dave
 
I have a couple predator shafts that are dead nuts straight. The straightest cue I've ever owned is a Layani. Had the butt on the lathe and even my cue guy was impressed that the cue was literally 100%. They hit damn fine too!!!
 
Two

1. Black Boars
2. Hercek's

Any Black Boar or Hercek cue I have ever owned no matter how old rolled dead straight.
 
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