Not Cueless - Wooldridge Shark

[Stupree]

After a few cueless years I am now the proud owner of a One Piece 2007 Mike Wooldridge Shark. This is my first step in trying to find the feel of my ideal cue to replace one that was stolen 6 years ago without me ever knowing the exact specs.

I have weighed, measured and balanced the cue and these are it's vital statistics:

Length - 58"
Weight - 18oz
Tip Size - 9.5mm
Butt Dia - 30mm
Balance at 17.5"

I have arranged a few frames for tomorrow evening to see how it feels.

Picture to follow....

[jaffa.johnson]

No doubt will be good cue. Enjoy ur frames and good luck with the cue

[Acrowot]

Hope you enjoy your cue, Stupree. May you get on well with it and have many happy games with it.

Get yourself to the TSF game in June.
:snooker:

[Bigmeek]

stupree Sounds nice. Fairly standard spec. Nothing too extreme. Would be lots of interest if you wanted to sell I think.

[Stick]

After a few cueless years I am now the proud owner of a One Piece 2007 Mike Wooldridge Shark. This is my first step in trying to find the feel of my ideal cue to replace one that was stolen 6 years ago without me ever knowing the exact specs.

I have weighed, measured and balanced the cue and these are it's vital statistics:

Length - 58"
Weight - 18oz
Tip Size - 9.5mm
Butt Dia - 30mm
Balance at 17.5"

I have arranged a few frames for tomorrow evening to see how it feels.

Picture to follow....

You wont be able to fault that cue, it is just a question of whether it's specs will be to your liking. Enjoy:snooker:

[Stupree]

You're right Stick the cue is very nicely made I can't fault that. From first impressions the butt feels a little bigger than my previous cue and it is possibly a little heavier, I do like the taper of the shaft it feels nice and lean not chunky like some cues.

The proof is in the potting!

[Stupree]

stupree Sounds nice. Fairly standard spec. Nothing too extreme. Would be lots of interest if you wanted to sell I think.

I will be letting the cue go eventually so watch this space!

[Stupree]

Pics and Thoughts

Just back from trying to pot a few balls with the Shark and it plays very well, unlike me. It didn't take long for me to be cueing like we were old pals.

I managed to take a few pictures of the Shark in it's natural habitat

[Stupree]

B&W Billiards Phantom

With the Mike Wooldridge Shark Cue sold I was awaiting the delivery of another cue, this being a B&W Billiards Phantom Cue. Yep they were a new name to me too and nothing to do with Burroughes & Watts.

The cue arrived a little worse for wear and showed a few years of neglect so I gave it a bit of a clean and oil to get it playable and playable it was. It felt very well balanced and I soon felt very comfortable playing shots

1 Piece Ash Shaft
58 1/4" long
9mm Tip
17 1/2 oz
29mm Butt Diameter

It has a stunning golden shaft with good chevrons, a nice Indian Rosewood butt with 4 Splices of Thuya Burr with Dark Blue Veneers. It looks stunning!

This is a keeper!

[Stupree]

pics added

[jrc750]

Looks nice

[Stupree]

Looks nice

Thanks mate, it looks nice and more importantly feels very well balanced and I feel that I am playing very naturally with it. I think I have actually got lucky with finding this cue and have really enjoyed restoring it. It even came with a bent 1pc Alu case that I have managed to bend back to straight again. It was a real fixer-upper