Powerglide???

[stevensp]

Powerglide is good. It's not about how much the cue cost, but rather, are you comfortable playing with it

[jaffa.johnson]

Take a look at the old cues Mike has for sale.

http://www.oldcues.co.uk/index.php?id=for_sale

Or speak to ADR147 on here, he has some unbadged machine spliced cues.

Just ask them for the stiffest one they have and put a decent tip on it.

[inevermissblue]

I brought a powerglide Executive off Ebay a couple of years ago, to replace my old one. its a 1 piece, 17oz, machine spliced with a 10mm ferrule. it cost me £18 plus postage! It has a very firm to stiff shaft and is 99.9% straight! It's fair to say that i would struggle to find a handmade cue to replace it!
After all it's not the cue, it's the player holding it! I believe that everyone should start off basic and cheap. Although there are a few things you need to make sure the cue is, and they are;
1. Relatively straight, no more than 5mm out!
2. Fairly stiff shaft, as whippy cues tend to throw too much for sidespin and this makes it harder for a newbie to adjust!
3. 17oz in weight at least (each to their own on this one).
4. Completely free of varnish!
5. Finally, the cue should have a good balance point!(in other words not too back heavy).

Once the player has developed their game to a decent standard. They will be in a better position to choose a handmade cue, and would also be better equipped to favour specific aspects from the above! This way it would be money well spent!