£200 to find myself a cue.

[1blonde]

Save up a bit more and get something good.

[deant1982]

Save up a bit more and get something good.

More expensive doesn't always mean better.......

£200 should be sufficient to get him a good cue. It is what works for the player, not the cost that is important. (see Stephen Hendry and his original Connie).

[andy carson]

More expensive doesn't always mean better.......

£200 should be sufficient to get him a good cue. It is what works for the player, not the cost that is important. (see Stephen Hendry and his original Connie).

agreed,

got my new cue a few months ago and actually only paid 80 quid for the one i bought when i went in with around 150 to buy a cue with.

[ADR147]

More expensive doesn't always mean better.......

£200 should be sufficient to get him a good cue. It is what works for the player, not the cost that is important. (see Stephen Hendry and his original Connie).

this hendry's cheap cue crap drives me mental - it cost £40 in 1970. ie £484.40 today - its not a cheap cue! http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/b...nged-1900.html

[jaffa.johnson]

this hendry's cheap cue crap drives me mental - it cost £40 in 1970. ie £484.40 today - its not a cheap cue! http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/b...nged-1900.html

Lol, nice statement. I know it was bent but that dont make it a bad cue. Like I have said before, its the right cue for the person playing. Good players can play with anything.

A good quality consistent hitting cue certainly helps and its not a coincidence, all the pros using top crafted cues. But none of the names mentioned so far on this forum are going to sell you a bad cue, if you dont play very well with, its cos your crap or it just dont feel right for you.

When I went to see a local cue dealer to me, company is called mastercue (not mastercue the actually cuemakers). I was looking at his cues and he said no point in spending big money or getting a nice quality built cue unless your making century breaks.

When he told me that, I thought is this a reverse sales pitch? Now I just think he was being honest.

I am in love with buying cues and trying new things/specs, but lets be honest, the only thing to really improve my game is to improve my technique and concentration.

1potato; I strongly advise, you buy a cue you like, get playing with it and do the best you can to improve.

[sootyvrs]

this hendry's cheap cue crap drives me mental - it cost £40 in 1970. ie £484.40 today - its not a cheap cue! http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/b...nged-1900.html

I remember going into my local sports shop circa 1980 and drooling over the PowerGlide cues and eventually buying the PowerGlide Mannock. I remember seeing the "Hendry" style cue and it was the most expensive in the rack and that I couldn't quite afford it.

[deant1982]

this hendry's cheap cue crap drives me mental - it cost £40 in 1970. ie £484.40 today - its not a cheap cue! http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/b...nged-1900.html

Hendry got his cue at 11, which made the year 1980, making its up to date value of £133.77 (http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/educa...lash/index.htm) which in todays market, £133.77 for a cue isn't expensive compared to a lot of cues.

Thats irrespective though, the point I was making was you don't need a £500+ cue to be a good player, and a cue that costs £100 might be perfect for one person even though someone else thinks its crap. I know for a fact the cues you sell are worth their money, as the mastercue I brought is a very good cue, I just can't get used to maple and the lighter weight. The cue itself is brilliantly made, and in the hands of the right person, worth a lot more than I paid for it.
My (Aeon) cue cost me £150 10 years ago, but I wouldn't sell it for £500 now because it is perfect for me.

[sootyvrs]

I'm pretty sure the "Hendry" cue was around £60-65 in 1980 as I paid around £40 for my PowerGlide Mannock in 1980.

£65 is now equivalent to £217 using that inflation calculator.

[clive alive]

hi ring me if you have not got fixed up 07771 647702

[the nugget]

Hendry got his cue at 11, which made the year 1980, making its up to date value of £133.77 (http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/educa...lash/index.htm) which in todays market, £133.77 for a cue isn't expensive compared to a lot of cues.

Thats irrespective though, the point I was making was you don't need a £500+ cue to be a good player, and a cue that costs £100 might be perfect for one person even though someone else thinks its crap. I know for a fact the cues you sell are worth their money, as the mastercue I brought is a very good cue, I just can't get used to maple and the lighter weight. The cue itself is brilliantly made, and in the hands of the right person, worth a lot more than I paid for it.
My (Aeon) cue cost me £150 10 years ago, but I wouldn't sell it for £500 now because it is perfect for me.

hi dean ive got the powerglide catalogue from 1986 and hendrys connoisseur was 3rd from the most expensive in the standard range which was £78 although it was only available in white ash at this point will get a few pics up soon as forum allows

[Freddie Ng]

Go for Trevor White Classic model ~~ worth your every penny ~

[Chanter27]

I would recommend you have a look at Exquisite cues . Hand made in Scotland , myself and another member of the club i play in have recently bought one and we are both delighted !

[Bigmeek]

hi dean ive got the powerglide catalogue from 1986 and hendrys connoisseur was 3rd from the most expensive in the standard range which was £78 although it was only available in white ash at this point will get a few pics up soon as forum allows

Hello mate. Is "The Purist" in your catalogue? I bought one in the early 1980's and think I paid £42 for it.

[Bigmeek]

this hendry's cheap cue crap drives me mental - it cost £40 in 1970. ie £484.40 today - its not a cheap cue! http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/b...nged-1900.html

Think Hendry was about 1 year old in 1970. lol.

[Deepscrew]

Ring Dave at Mastercraft and he will sort you out! 4 Secondary splices with mini butt and extention for £200.