What would you use?

StormHotRod300

StormHotRod300

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OK, i know alot of people use custom cues, with them either being paid for, or given to use for sponsorship, or whatever it maybe. But if you didnt have the option of using a custom cue or if nobody ever started to make customs, what kinda production cue would you use?

Personally i would go with a Schon, because they do make the best Production cue available, and probably play just as good if not better than some custom cues.

dave
 
Not trying to be mean...

You question is a loaded one. Anyone on this message board will confirm that their first cue (no matter what it is/was) is the best starter cue.

Reason being, it got them to start playing pool and observing all the nuances of the game.

But, I'll try to be productive to your question.

A good starter cue will have should have a nice center. I.E. from butt to ferrul, there will Not be a curvature (you're buying a cue, not a Samuri sword). It'll have a smooth joint (this day and age it all comes down to the wood work).

Most of us learned what we like in a cue by trying various cues. Showing respect to the one who ownes(d) it, and showing respect to the maker of the cue.

A well made cue will "sing" to you when you hit a cue ball. You'll know it when it happens.

I don't like to be long winded, and I left out a lot of my thoughts purposefuly. You need to find what's right for you. I wish you well.
 
Ronoh

I didnt really mean it to be like a what is the best starter cue thread, but more like, If you didnt have a custom cue, what kind of production cue would you be using?

I guess its more just curiousity, cuz i know alot of people use custom cues.

So if there was no custom cues to choose from, what would you use.


dave
 
I personally consider Mezz to be the best production cue out there. I've spent the past 16 years living in Japan and learning the ways and the culture, and most importantly the almost impossible to attain manufacturing standard tolerances that most Japanese maintain in a wide array of manufacturing sectors, and although I don't use them personally, Adam and Mezz cues are made to standards that I doubt many other production cue makers couldn't possibly rival.
Take the butt cap off a Mezz and look inside..........................you won't find wood dust, rust, or any exposed wood like you might with others. They pay attention even to places that don't count!!!.
As far as myself, I've never owned one, and probably neve will, but I've played with several, and I'm always amazed at how well they're made as compared to other production cues. (a little pricey though)
dave
 
I agree, a Predator SP is probably the best buy in a pool cue possible.

LWW
 
StormHotRod300 said:
OK, i know alot of people use custom cues, with them either being paid for, or given to use for sponsorship, or whatever it maybe. But if you didnt have the option of using a custom cue or if nobody ever started to make customs, what kinda production cue would you use?

Personally i would go with a Schon, because they do make the best Production cue available, and probably play just as good if not better than some custom cues.

dave
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I have 2 I really like. I have a new McDermott " Sierra"
and I have a 20 year old Meucci " Diamond". Both
give me a lot of confidence when I play with them.
 
Sing To You????

Ronoh said:
Not trying to be mean...

You question is a loaded one. Anyone on this message board will confirm that their first cue (no matter what it is/was) is the best starter cue.

Reason being, it got them to start playing pool and observing all the nuances of the game.

But, I'll try to be productive to your question.

A good starter cue will have should have a nice center. I.E. from butt to ferrul, there will Not be a curvature (you're buying a cue, not a Samuri sword). It'll have a smooth joint (this day and age it all comes down to the wood work).

Most of us learned what we like in a cue by trying various cues. Showing respect to the one who ownes(d) it, and showing respect to the maker of the cue.

A well made cue will "sing" to you when you hit a cue ball. You'll know it when it happens.

I don't like to be long winded, and I left out a lot of my thoughts purposefuly. You need to find what's right for you. I wish you well.
Click to expand...

SING TO YOU???
 
I think Doc woke up on the philosophical side of bed this morning!

I would probably go with a Joss, Coker, or Pechauer (my God, how do you spell that???).

Actually, one of the best hitting sticks I ever played with was a one-piece Duffrin house cue. I managed the pool hall and kept it in the back. Wish I had bought it and made it a two piece.
 
Of the major brands of production cues, I'd look for:

C or D model McDermott, even if it had no points.
Schon
Pechauer
Huebler
 
If money were no object, that would be one thing. If it is, that's another. And since the quality of hit is a very subjective thing, before I'd buy any cue costing more than fifty or sixty bucks, I'd like to try out the actual cue first, to see how it feels when hitting the cue ball at various speeds and with english and so on. For that reason, the aesthetics of the cue are somewhat irrelevant, unless of course, you simply want to look cool.

I confess to liking striking cues, flashy cues with exotic, colorful wood and dramatic streaks in them. From what I've seen, those kinds of cues are basically only custom made cues. Although Schon sure does have some awesome looking cues available. But how will the cue itself hit is still the question...

Sorry for the rambling answer, but I don't really have one, at least for now...

By the way, my favorite hitting cue so far is an el cheapo sneaky pete made by excalibur... I had Ed Young make a custom shaft for it, plays awesomely and the hit is sweet. I suppose I could find a spectacular butt to go with it, but if I did, after a few weeks of play, it would already be dinged up somewhat. And it might just grow two legs, if you know what I mean. So for now, I'll just play with my lowly sneaky... Would I buy another one? In a heartbeat!

Flex
 
StormHotRod300 said:
OK, i know alot of people use custom cues, with them either being paid for, or given to use for sponsorship, or whatever it maybe. But if you didnt have the option of using a custom cue or if nobody ever started to make customs, what kinda production cue would you use?

Personally i would go with a Schon, because they do make the best Production cue available, and probably play just as good if not better than some custom cues.

dave
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Think I'd go with a plane jane Joss or Schon as an everyday player. I'm not a believer in the Predator low-deflection bunk. I learned to play with deflection and see little value in changing the way I naturally play. Of course, that's just coming from a recreational player. :)

Sean
 
cueaddicts said:
... I'm not a believer in the Predator low-deflection bunk. ...

Sean
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Low squirt shafts do certain things so much better than regular squirt shafts. It isn't a question in believing but in playing certain shots. Even if you are used to playing with regular shafts, and I had a custom shaft made for my regular cue that is almost as stiff as a masse cue and that I use over 99% of the time, there's no denying the fact that for some extreme english table length shots that a super low squirt cue is often the way to go.

To each his own.

Flex
 
I AM using a McDermott...primary considerations in order were reputation, LIFETIME WARRANTY , price and american made.
Had I not gone with the McD, I'd look very closely at any company which is sponsoring a tour (Viking,Joss,Pechaur,etc).

Terry
 
BillYards said:
I think Doc woke up on the philosophical side of bed this morning!

I would probably go with a Joss, Coker, or Pechauer (my God, how do you spell that???).

Actually, one of the best hitting sticks I ever played with was a one-piece Duffrin house cue. I managed the pool hall and kept it in the back. Wish I had bought it and made it a two piece.
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Of those 3 I like Coker the best but aren't they considered
custom? If we include Coker , we'd have to include
Jacoby, Jackson & Espiritu. All of a sudden the
parameters get pretty large.
 
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