new Robin cook cue

[trigger666]

stunning. i guess you will be bringing it to TSF day out?

how long did you wait if you dont mind me asking?

oh yes need to get a little practice with it now

ordered it mid march

[trigger666]

Did you ask for a pattern in the shaft like that or are you one of these people like me that just wants the best cue they can give you.

I quite like that actually.

And Robins badges rock!

all i told robin is that i dont like to many chevrons

[trigger666]

I think I am going to order a Robin cue in the coming months. Just wondering how much extra it was for the fancy work?

it was £305 + postage

spec - 57.75 - 18oz - 9.7mm - 30mm butt

[justfofo]

305 for the cue ? did you order mini butt or extension? do you think a standard extension can get anywhere can match robin's cue?

[trigger666]

£305 just for the cue .. it has the joint in the butt robin told me its a spiral lock joint .i think robert osbourne uses it too.

[justfofo]

hnnn, a mike wooldridge shark series cue will cost 295 pounds with a telescope mini butt and quality case. i can't decide then.....

[gettingbetter]

omin or mastercraft which is better, what is your budget for an omin cue?
so this peter hanley sells cues even more expensive than robin, then there is no point of seeing his cue...

No budget really. I've worked enough to save up for a top range cue so money really isn't an issue. I was intending on getting something from T. White, but he hasn't contacted me for almost 5 weeks. I got in touch with Omin and the bloke is really helpful.

Its costing me 560 US all up, so I think just over 600 Aus.

Save up, I'm a uni student and I've managed. No point in getting something low quality from overseas, might as well get something local with all the shipping costs.

[gettingbetter]

Also with Peter Hanley, you get the mini, telscopic extension, case with the $1100.

[neptar]

it was £305 + postage

spec - 57.75 - 18oz - 9.7mm - 30mm butt

Tbh I think you got a bargain, as that looks a really nice cue. I have started saving and will hopefully have one before the new season starts.

[trigger666]

will let everybody know how it plays tommorow night

[RGCirencester]

will let everybody know how it plays tommorow night

Its past tomorrow

why there are backward chervon on the top side, shouldn't all good cues have forward chervon on the top ? need a lesson.

As the ash is not really in your eyeline there are people that do not care what the shaft particularly looks like. Even if you use the chevrons to sight, all that matters are the few nearest the tip.

Wood is a natural material and the best playing piece of ash a cuemaker may have will not neccesarily have the exact pattern of chevrons some people request.

Personally I think non "standard" patterns give a cue character. I know a lot of people have very specific requirements on what they want a shaft to look like, but as trigger has done personally I would leave it up to the cuemaker to pick whatever wood he feels best out for me.

[karkit1028]

stunning cue!!!
gd for u mate!
i think i am going to get one from him soon!

[gettingbetter]

How long did it take to make, from order to delivery?

[trigger666]

i ordered it in the middle of march and recieved it tues just gone

[eaoin11]

gettingbetter, did you go through JH at original omin or just omin direct? I got in contact with JH early this year and he seems very professional.