Your most inexpensive cues

[JohnPT]

What is your most inexpensive cue and how does it play compared to it's more expensive comrades? I retired my Scruggs for a $99 Dufferin. It's not as alive as the Scruggs but my overall game is just about the same. And I think it makes me try harder to play better with it too and we all know a lot of it is mental too.

some of my cues...topmost is the Scrugss, bottomost is the Dufferin.

 

[Kevin Lindstrom]

nice dufferin for sure

Thats a darn nice looking 99 dollar dufferin. If you like I could relieve you of the Scruggs so that you are not tempted to go back to using it.

 

[ChrisOnline]

the forearm of your scruggs looks beautiful... what is the second cue down?

chris

 

[Addicted2CuesRU]

the forearm of your scruggs looks beautiful... what is the second cue down?

chris

I was wondering the same thing, I think that cue would probably be my player if I had those and was saving the Scruggs...

 

[Unknown]

the forearm of your scruggs looks beautiful... what is the second cue down?

chris

I think its a Frey sneaky pete

 

[pawnmon]

cheapie

My most inexpensive cue is a Mali I got in the early 80's for $68.00. It's a veneered 4 point cue with a McDermott type joint and linen wrap, 19 oz. It hits very nice and has remained perfectly straight. I would compare the hit to an older McDermott. It's an all around good cue - hard to beat for the price.

 

[chris2669]

My most inexpensive cue is a Mali I got in the early 80's for $68.00. It's a veneered 4 point cue with a McDermott type joint and linen wrap, 19 oz. It hits very nice and has remained perfectly straight. I would compare the hit to an older McDermott. It's an all around good cue - hard to beat for the price.

oh I got that one beat by a mile!! Budweiser cue!! $$$$$FREE$$$$$$$ the suprise is it is straight and extremely stiff!! the dow2n side is the shaft feels like you are running your fingers on a pine tree

 

[Unknown]

oh I got that one beat by a mile!! Budweiser cue!! $$$$$FREE$$$$$$$ the suprise is it is straight and extremely stiff!! the dow2n side is the shaft feels like you are running your fingers on a pine tree

and i think i got you beat, the least i have paid for a cue was 25 dollars for a dufferin sp at a pawn shop but what beats your free budweiser cue are my 2 free dufferins both given to me by older players who liked the way i play.

 

[Baker(6x6)]

K-Mart Cue

Here's my old Brunswick that was purchased in 1974 from K-Mart for a whopping $14.95. It was produced for several years, and many variations used this basic chevron design.A really fancy one came up on eBay recently.

I had it refinished recently (a bit more than $14.95 ) , and (2) new shafts built (13mm w/Moori M). The original shaft had split at the joint- but was glued and still playable. This cue is now my son's (10 yrs old).

21oz, 13mm, Forward balanced (heavy joint). It always played well. Very solid. I always kept Brunswick Blue Diamond tips installed. The inlays were pretty poorly done (still are) as the pockets were cut too large for the inlays- so you can see glue and gaps. I did NOT want that changed during the refinish (cuemaker thought I was nuts).. I wanted the cue pretty much "as-bought"- for sentimental reasons. About the only real change was the quality of the finish (I think the original was very thin laquer- glossy but no "depth"), and during the sanding/finishing, the ringwork is no longer uneven.

I retired the cue in 1983 when I won enough money ($600+) with it one evening. That night I ordered a Huebler H-14 from the Poolhall's owner. It was the Top-of-the-line from Huebler's Catalog ($285 list IIRC).

I still take it out and play with it ocassionally. Not quite up to Cog standards.... but it hits consistantly enough to play very well.

 

[i_maycotte]

A white Earl Strickland Cuetec...great bar cue...stays straight and doubles as a weapon if needed in a bar fight.

 

[Jeffrey Gale]

My most inexpensive cue is an Action Elite $200, it plays ok. Next is a Jacoby, which I like the way it feels & hits $500 SS joint. I enjoy shooting with this cue, otherwise I shoot with a Bender, which has a whole different feel to it, This cue is $4,550. 4k difference, Both shoot great, just a different feel.

 

[zeeder]

My least expensive cue is my latest Kevin Varney Sneaky Pete for $250. It plays really well. That being said, I think all my cues play well! Even my Gilbert J/B and my ER BJX hit 'em sweet! I look forward to getting the next round of cues which are currently on order, which are Mike Webb, Jim White (JMW) and Kerry Zeiler (Zylr).

 

[JohnPT]

the forearm of your scruggs looks beautiful... what is the second cue down?
chris

Thank you. "Unknown" is correct it is a Frey sneaky. The shaft is kinda fat though and I have a hard time playing with it. I will have it retapered someday.

I was wondering the same thing, I think that cue would probably be my player if I had those and was saving the Scruggs...

it was my player but I was just getting tired cleaning the wrap. The white+green linen is so high maintenance. I bought the Dufferin seeing as it might be a full splice and I had ideas of having it prettied up but decided to keep it as it is. I still play with the Scruggs every now and then. In my hands it just feels like an old friend and would never sell it.

 

[PoolSleuth]

Wife's Dufferin, it was 50% when I bought it. Like 65.00 BUCKS, and is a GREAT Cue for the $$$$$

Also had a Player that I snagged at a Estate Sale for 25 Buck with Case, Sold it for 60 BUCKS to another Player in a BAR....

 

[ScottR]

How about a McDermott B-1, bought in 1977 for about $40 (IIRC). The butt is still straight, but, it's funny, that shaft has bent and straightened on its own about 5 times since I bought it. It's in the crooked stage at the moment.

I also have Meucci plain sneaky that I bought from Mike Templeton. It plays very nicely, thank you very much!