Who is your top 5 cue makers?

[leehayes]

Only listing cues that I have played with, not just test hit.

Mike Stacey
Jensen
Paul Summral S&S cues
Richard Hsu
Andy Gilbert

 

[deanoc]

favorites with cnc milled points.round points
1 gina,for beautiful designs
2 schon,for all around consistency and playability
3mezz,for nice play
4joss east,for nice shafts and affordability
5 stroud tie with mali

 

[GADawg]

Here's my next cue....
KF Cues LE005

http://www.poolcues.com.tw/service/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=311

Terry -

You are smart man. I am playing with a KF S6-02 that I had made with maple handle because I like no wrap cue. It is DYNAMITE and everyone who sees it says "WOW, what is that?".

I have a Sniper tip on it and it is really sweet.

 

[jasonlaus]

Searing
Manzino
Showman
Szamboti
Big Daddy

I'll take a Big Daddy too.:thumbup:

 

[jtompilot]

Bert Schrager. I havent heard that name in 20 years. I still have one of his cues from 1978.

 

[Mowem down]

His cues are crap,=) (trust me I have 9 or 10) hes one of the meanest SOB's you'd ever want to meet =). But his wife well she's like a ANGEL =), so I'll gladly give all my votes to the "Jack Madden little shop of horrors"

 

[dlabout]

What??? NOT one Bender???
Hmmm

 

[The Beginner]

1. Paul Mottey
2. Dennis Searing
3. John Showman
4. Pete Tascarella
5. Schon made by Evan Clarke :thumbup:

 

[2rgrbn]

What??? NOT one Bender???
Hmmm

So few people have experience with them they have to be pretty good, if I am not mistaken he has spent significant time with Kersonbrock.

 

[leehayes]

I don't have a lot of experience with one but I did get to play with a Bender for a few hours. I didn't personally like it but I've been told by many people they are great players.

 

[FSutton]

Searing
Hercek
Black Boar
Kersenbrock
Ginacue

others to think of Schick, Haley, Showman, Manzino, TAD. i'm sure i'm missing a few too

 

[RiverCity]

1. Scruggs
2. Old Joss East
3. Joss West
4. Runde
5. Schon

Chuck

 

[pookster]

1 for the money JOSEY is the best!!!!
2 black boar cause of his craftmanship
3 jacoby is the best production cue
4 ???
5 ???

 

[J. Learned Hand]

1.) Sterling
2.) Mali
3.) Fury
4.) Lucassi
5.) Falcon

Nice list! :thumbup:

My list:
Black
Schon
Scruggs
Early Palmer
Espritu

 

[Dagwoodz]

Biased list...well at least as far as #1 on my list goes...

1. Barry Cameron (been playing with them for 8+ years now and wouldn't consider changing)
2. Dennis Searing
3. Billy Schick
4. Jerry Franklin era Southwest
5. Gus Szamboti

 

[Fatboy]

szam, szam, boar, bushka, sugartree. but thats not fair cause there are others like SW that are right there too so there really isnt a top 5, there is a top 2!

 

[rburgoyne]

My Picks

Here are the cues I would buy that I have not played with yet... I hear they all play great...

Keith Josey
Jeff Olney
Alex Brick
Darrin Hill
Bryan Fisher

 

[Voodoo Daddy]

Searing {Dennis}
Szamboti {GUS}
Soutwest {Jerry Franklin}
OMEN {Pete Ohman}
Manzino {Capt. Bob}

Honorable mention;
Runde {Bob}
Baer {Mark}
Tillis {Rocky}
Horn {Verl}
Richards {Harry}

 

[PistolPat]

As far as looks go........

1. Black Boar
2. Ginacue
3. Ed Prewitt
4. Manzino
5. Judd

 

[Nine Ball]

Ok, so your great great great great someone leaves you some cash but the rules to spend the $$ is you have to buy one cue from each of your top 5 favorite cue makers!

List them out.....

My buy would have to obviously be an investment buy since "I had" to spend it on cues.

Searing (Only because of the resale value)

Mottey (They hit good)

South West (Hit good and resale value)

Gus Szamboti (Resale value)

Gina