What Cue do you have?

[Wity]

Okay maybe there's a third type of londoner then.. one who aint got a sense of humor.

[Gramayr]

I used to have an old Powerglide Panther cue (bought about 20 years ago for £30 when I was at school) it was half ash with the butt end being fully covered with a walnut veneer - looked more like a pool cue I guess. Anyways, got it nicked from the wmc where I play. Asked about powerglide cues on here and the consensus is they aren't what they used to be. I sent an email to Powerglide asking about their pro series and Tournament series of cues.

Got an email back saying..

Sorry to hear about your cue. If you give Dean a ring at B&W Billards they
have been doing the making and selling of powerglide cues for some time now
and should be able to give the advice required. 01384 ******

Kind Regards
Richard Harris
Unicorn Products

If that's the case, how can you get a Pro cue for £45?. Call me cynical but I haven't a clue about cue quality etc. I'm tempted but will be waiting till I can get to see a couple of places that sell cues first (advised to go to craftsmen which isn't too far away from me)

[cueman]

Hopefully this will work!







Not the best of pics but that is my cue!

[cueman]

seeing as though that worked, why don't we use this thread as an opportunity to show off the cues that we have?

It would be nice to see and show off the quality for potential new cue buyers to see what is out there.

[snookerandy]

Mike Wooldridge 2007 All The Way

[craigslater]

The luckiest thing happened to me at work on wednesday, the lads at work know im a cue collector and when clearing out one of the old store cupboards found three old cues, two of them were crappy pub cues, but one was a handspliced burroughes and watts square badged mascot cue, one of the splices is damaged on the butt and its quite bend but im going to get it restored to its former glory, i felt like it deserved to be restored after apparently never seeing daylight for 20 years.

Ive applied 5 coats of wooldridge cue oil to it and its sucked ever coat right up so it must havve been very dry.

Looks great now thought, especially the stripey ebony butt.

[Qubit]

Very lucky! Glad its found a good home. Things like that never happen to me! Guy i know who plays at my local found a nice joe davis cue when clearing out a local club last year. Gems still turn up every now and then.

[Son of Cliff]

My Cue Parris Elite

Hi the cue that I have just bought is a Parris Elite the spec is as follows:

58.5 inches long

10mm ferrule

18.3/4 ozs

Its a nice cue but I have only had it a couple of weeks and it is so different from my last cue which was a Dragon cue made by Dragon Cues in Neath.
The Dragon cue was 19.5 ozs and the balance point was at 16 inches where the Parris cue is at 17 inches, and I find the balance better with the Parris but I am struggling a bit with a lack of power in distance screw shots.
Just need a bit more time with the cue.

Mike

[mattyuk]

I had an Edwardian two piece, but I decided to go to a 3/4 cue.

Its a Peradon Ascot.
Length: 58''
Tip: 9.5mm Elkmaster

[wilbs]

I use an old handspliced plain ebony butt with a new 3/4 ash shaft. The butt is very old and 32.5mm wide across the badge. It is just under 58.5" long, 17.5 oz, with a 9.4mm. The cue is joined at 17.5" and balances at 17". Plays really well and is very responsive.

[huangruqi]

John Parris "Champion"

[jack_dougles]

robert osborne black plate

i had a riley tombstone ash shaft that i used for years but like a numpty i got it but jointed,totally diffirent cue after that,tried the following.
craftsman 147 made centuries but always blamed cue when i had a bad game.
parris champion.elite,paragon,traditional but apart from paragon found them too whippy.
the paragon was a beauty but got an s.d. joint put in and as i only use a 17 ounce cue the balence was badly thrown off by having a brass weight clagged on end which is what the joint amounted to. thing was being bought up in the club before telescopic stick on things came into fashion was always canny with the half butt.
after that came a omin,burwat champion,two tony ions(like playing with a metal bar and i do like stiff cues),a wooldridge,and then got offered a osborne from former pro richy macdonald.

but jointed 57 and a quarter inches long,just over 17 ounces 9.1 mil tip ash shaft only 4 arrows up shaft gave it a try and have never really looked back apart from still having a desire to go back to a once piece cue(old git see stuck in the past).
anyway wife payed for this one so have to stick with it i suppose

[jack_dougles]

I probably have the cheapest cue outta everyone on this site , its a club cue off the rack from a snooker club in Belfast , bought it about 10 years ago and was £16 , have hit about 140 ton breaks with it so musnt be 2 bad..

my old tombstone cost £5 of an old guy in the club 24 years ago now thats a bargain

[the hustler]

My cue is a BCE, Alex Higgins, Heavy.

I bought it 20 years ago for about 40 pounds. Even in those days that was considered to be pretty cheap for a cue. It's just a simple two-piece, but I wouldn't miss it for the world. It had more tips than a headwaitress, I must confess, but as long as I'm able to hit a couple of centuries now and then with it, that's good enough for me.

[The Doctor]

i had a riley tombstone ash shaft that i used for years but like a numpty i got it but jointed,totally diffirent cue after that,tried the following.
craftsman 147 made centuries but always blamed cue when i had a bad game.
parris champion.elite,paragon,traditional but apart from paragon found them too whippy.
the paragon was a beauty but got an s.d. joint put in and as i only use a 17 ounce cue the balence was badly thrown off by having a brass weight clagged on end which is what the joint amounted to. thing was being bought up in the club before telescopic stick on things came into fashion was always canny with the half butt.
after that came a omin,burwat champion,two tony ions(like playing with a metal bar and i do like stiff cues),a wooldridge,and then got offered a osborne from former pro richy macdonald.

but jointed 57 and a quarter inches long,just over 17 ounces 9.1 mil tip ash shaft only 4 arrows up shaft gave it a try and have never really looked back apart from still having a desire to go back to a once piece cue(old git see stuck in the past).
anyway wife payed for this one so have to stick with it i suppose

Hi there Jack. Glad to hear you are still using the Ozzy. it is a great cue. 1 of the best cues i have ever seen or used. i have recently got one made that is very similar. do you still have that 1 piece craftsman cue or do you have any others my mate is looking for a cue?