Yet another "I need help selecting a cue" thread from a 1st time poster here
First off, LOVE the site and thanks to the entire community! Now to my dilemma. I'm 48 and I've never owned my own stick, basically lived in a pool hall in my teens but haven't shot much in the last 20-25 years. A friend at work wants me to join a league so we shot some after work the other night. I was actually amazed at how well I could still move the ball around at will, I'm now very inconsistent of course but I know that will change with repetition.
I always played great with "house sticks" but the quality isn't what I remember. The other night I was only able to find one decently straight stick with a decent tip so I need to buy a stick. I tried gathering as much info here, and from other sites, before posting and it seems that a lot of people are raving about the Players HXT line. My question basically pertains to the Players line, shafts and tips, but if there's something better then by all means please tell me. I don't want to put more than $150.00 into a stick and have been looking at the cheapest Players HXT or a Players cue with the standard maple shaft.
The HXT has the Kamui black soft tip, the standard shafted sticks have the Le Pro tips. I don't know the difference or what difference it would make, other than I would simply have to adapt and get used to either one. I would be perfectly fine with a "Pete" but the Players line only comes with the standard shaft.
Would I be better served paying roughly $50 more dollars and getting the HXT LD shafted cue, or save the $50 and get the standard shafted cue? I don't need, nor necessarily want, a nice looking stick but I do want a solid and consistent stick with a great tip. Sorry for the length of my post but any help will be greatly appreciated.
First off, LOVE the site and thanks to the entire community! Now to my dilemma. I'm 48 and I've never owned my own stick, basically lived in a pool hall in my teens but haven't shot much in the last 20-25 years. A friend at work wants me to join a league so we shot some after work the other night. I was actually amazed at how well I could still move the ball around at will, I'm now very inconsistent of course but I know that will change with repetition.
I always played great with "house sticks" but the quality isn't what I remember. The other night I was only able to find one decently straight stick with a decent tip so I need to buy a stick. I tried gathering as much info here, and from other sites, before posting and it seems that a lot of people are raving about the Players HXT line. My question basically pertains to the Players line, shafts and tips, but if there's something better then by all means please tell me. I don't want to put more than $150.00 into a stick and have been looking at the cheapest Players HXT or a Players cue with the standard maple shaft.
The HXT has the Kamui black soft tip, the standard shafted sticks have the Le Pro tips. I don't know the difference or what difference it would make, other than I would simply have to adapt and get used to either one. I would be perfectly fine with a "Pete" but the Players line only comes with the standard shaft.
Would I be better served paying roughly $50 more dollars and getting the HXT LD shafted cue, or save the $50 and get the standard shafted cue? I don't need, nor necessarily want, a nice looking stick but I do want a solid and consistent stick with a great tip. Sorry for the length of my post but any help will be greatly appreciated.
