will it fit??

trustyrusty

trustyrusty

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I have an original (read: from the 80's) It's George case that is 2x4. I currently have my playing cue with 1 shaft and my break cue with 1 shaft in it. I already (with just these 4 total pieces) have to be careful when putting the cues and shafts in....always the butts first and then the shafts. Does anyone use one of these cases filled to capacity (4 shafts)??? I did try putting in my jump shaft and it had to be put in tip UP, with the other two tip DOWN. Reason for my question is I have a new low deflection shaft coming from Jacoby, and wonder if I should get a different 2x4 case????
 
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I have an old It's George 2x4. It was the thing back when I ordered it, and I didn't think much about parts touching then. It's only old cue storage now.
I have a GTF case, and I'm frankly not impressed. I think it's just too tight. If you need a video to show you how to load a case to avoid potential cue damage - you need a different case. They're sleek, they're classy, they're too damn small inside.
I have a custom JB w/ natural re-bound interior, and I think you'd have to try real hard to hurt anything loading or unloading it - in any order. No instructions required.
 
mdavis228 said:
I have an old It's George 2x4. It was the thing back when I ordered it, and I didn't think much about parts touching then. It's only old cue storage now.
I have a GTF case, and I'm frankly not impressed. I think it's just too tight. If you need a video to show you how to load a case to avoid potential cue damage - you need a different case. They're sleek, they're classy, they're too damn small inside.
I have a custom JB w/ natural re-bound interior, and I think you'd have to try real hard to hurt anything loading or unloading it - in any order. No instructions required.
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I'm thinking that in a tourney the last thing I want to have to do is THINK about how to put my cues away, so you may be right - something with a little more room may be what I have to have. I had the cheapo vinyl Instroke (Premier) 3x5 before this case when I used to carry 3 cues. When I decided to stop carrying an extra cue I wanted something much less suitcase-ish. But now that I have a break cue instead of a jump/break (read more than 2 shafts if I carry my jump cue) I may have to go bigger once again...
 
I have the same Its George 2x4 case. I carry inside it 2 buts and 2 shafts as my daily gear. It seems almost full to me with this much gear. I personally have never filled it to the claimed capacity of 2x4. However, others on here have, and they state you have to do it in a very specific sequence and orientation of the shaft/butts.
 
I have used my George case with 4 shafts and 2 butts. It is like doing a puzzle, they have to be alternated up and down and put in and removed in a certain order. It is a pain. The case is now used for storage only.

Buy a tube case. There is a reason most cases are made that way today and there are a lot of good ones.
 
mdavis228 said:
I have an old It's George 2x4. It was the thing back when I ordered it, and I didn't think much about parts touching then. It's only old cue storage now.
I have a GTF case, and I'm frankly not impressed. I think it's just too tight. If you need a video to show you how to load a case to avoid potential cue damage - you need a different case. They're sleek, they're classy, they're too damn small inside.
I have a custom JB w/ natural re-bound interior, and I think you'd have to try real hard to hurt anything loading or unloading it - in any order. No instructions required.
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The reason I had to make the video is because It's George cases have been effectively absent from the market for 15 years and many people who were ordering the GTF 2x4 cases didn't know how to load them.

In fact the GTF cases will fit the normal way, with bumpers down and all four tips down.

The GTF isn't too tight. There is enough room in them for the parts with no problems.

BUT there is a certain order to putting things in and taking them out and it's been that way for 30 years of using this size case.

Your case is the size that most people know these days and are comfortable with.
 
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