That’s cool and a nice looking cue. What weight you like? I’m comfortable with a 19oz. I’ll grab a nice 21oz off the rack t break with. (Breaking cues didn’t exist when I used to play, great idea for saving tips.)
Yo Zen thanks much. Those square inlays are silver. That is a 1 of 1 Sierra that likely when brand new could fetch a pretty penny upwards of $2500ish. Luckily he didn't pay a dime other than his time.
As for weight, I'm not exactly sure what my Predator playing cue is but I'd reckon it is in the 19oz range. I change shafts every once in a while due to my brother making one and saying "here just try this a few shots" and then I abandon prior shaft. I bring this up because shafts account for a bit of wiggle room in weight due to tapper.
Breaking cues however can be a bit misleading. We've kinda been sold on that you need a heavier cue to break with. Turns out that isn't so true and I'd bet 90%+ of all pro players use break cues in the 16-19oz range. I believe the mechanics behind it has to do with the power that comes from the faster strokes with lighter cues. Many new cues have carbon fiber shafts like the Predator BK Rush. Those frikkin monsters are very light and break with the power of what feels like a 30oz cue. Only problem is new they are like 600-800ish and hold their value like whoa
Sounds like you’d be a great resource or guy to know for pool gear and information. But we’re up in Canada. I tried to send half dozen 3D printed figures, all would fit in your hand, and they wanted $50 to mail and then duties and tariffs. And that was the cheaper option using UPS!
Pandora Box I'd say and I'm confident that I can be of help. One of my best friends Chris has some sort of wholesale license for all things pool and likely darts and the like. Couple that with that I've been shipping with UPS down here in the states for like 15 years for my work and have shipped up north many times. Yeah the tariffs and BS customs/duties racket sucks but when we use our UPS account AND control the S&H of it, there can be little to no suprises. Due to stupid cost increases, the plan would be to consider buying what you want and have shipped to my office in Chicago(I live in AZ) and then when everything is there we send it up together
All our stores for darts and billiards have dried up. The only thing to suffer more is bowling. It’s almost gone. They’ve ripped down the last two in the area for condos. One of my nephews got into it and even bought a ball. I prefer darts or pool.
This is sad to hear man. Yall gotta find a way to keep pool alive and I'm here to help. There are no coincidences.
One thing I was wondering about is the gloves. That’s new, to me at least. Is it a gimmick or does it help? I assume it’s the glide it helps with. Old places used to have a huge white cone chalk on the counter with a hole in the middle. You stuck your finger or thumb in the hole and rubbed it like you were going to cliff climb. If that wasn’t available you’d just use a chalk to rub on your webbing between fingers. So a glove might be a handy addition.
Great question and simple answer is yeah they work bigtime. I'd guess that 90%+ of all professional pool players in the world wear them and it isn't just because of sponsorships. Since so many pros use carbon fiber shafts, you kind of have to wear a glove. They have a diffent feel then wood shafts. It is almost like if you took your wood shaft and made it "matte/dull" finish so wasn't so smooth. Thats what carbon fiber shafts are like and gloves are a must
Hah yeah I for sure remember those chalk things and may have had one in our basement in the late 80s. Eventually they pretty much all have been removed because they would just leave chalk dust on the table that was tough to get out
I’d like a new cue but I don’t really need one. The Dufferin is in good shape and still has its original tip. My older cue is only 17oz and I gave it to my son. It needs a new tip. No one does that anymore so I’ll have to do it myself. Covid and the stupidity after killed the small shops with old guys fixing stuff like this. Same with small engine repairs.
Wish I had a solid cue to send ya. I have a Tim Scruggs sneaky pete butt that is slightly warped. The shaft it came with isn't a TS shaft and is bent. If both were straight it would be $1000+ easily but was given to me so eh wth. I have a "Varney" jump break cue that seems more like a playing cue but it is like from 2004, I won it in a online raffle, and it sucks. What doesn't suck is the shaft it oddly had on it. It is an old Ob1 Classic like
HERE and you they don't make them anymore. It is likely still worth $150 but is only as good as the way it connects to the butt. My cue looks like
HERE but I have a Kielwood shaft on it that my brother made.
Your advice and opinions will be handy I’m sure. Stoney noted they have polishing cloths now to help with glide while playing. So I’m looking for that when we go out. My sons looking at $200-$400 cues now, as was I, Players and Dufferin and a few Action. He’s into purple while I’m either natural wood or something with green/black.
ehhh yall might not like what have to say here lol So I too used to use that thing you insert your cue into. I literally used it for decades but it was because I didn't know. The reason they seem to work is because you are literally reducing your taper my removing a small bit of wood. The grit inside that puppy is quite low. Over time you'd eventually need new shaft because it got too thin. I used to use it like crazy and then literally blow into it and a poof would come out. Not knowing that was another small layer of my shaft lol
Best advice would be to use like 4000 or 2000 grit sandpaper and it will be super smooth. Then dont' touch it or put anything on it and just start wearing a glove.
I called my boy Chris and asked him where to send yall to look for whatever you need. He said anywhere on the internet lol So I would check Omega and Seyberts first or any site you know of that has pool and dart gear.
As for tips, what matters 1st is if like Soft, Medium, or Hard. Personally I always just go in the middle with Medium. This
HERE is what I am using right now. You just want to avoid any off brand names and stick with top named ones
Let me know what yall need and how I can help. You might enjoy following "Donkey Pool Productions LLC" on FB. Evry Friday Night there are "Friday Night Fights" where 2 people play for 1, 2, 4K in the middle and it is streamed.
HERE is alink to it
but they brushed it off. Dang your ladies are tall. I can never get them to grow nearly that tall even if try.
