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Advice: Cheap yet decent hand spliced cue for Snooker/8 Ball Pool (pub tables)
Hi All
Asking on behalf of a friend who is looking for something suitable to play snooker once or twice a week with and then 8 ball pool (pub league) once a week. He said ideally he doesn't want something which is painted on, he'd like something where you can actually see the splices and feel that its actually a half decent cue unlike his current one.
He's been looking but seems to keep coming back to the Jian Ying cues (as expected) for about £60 which do seem great value, but i've personally read they aren't the best and many have issues with them. Also correct me if i'm wrong but aren't they painted ? He's also sent me a few other "sets" from eBay which seem to go in auction for about £45 delivered although they look pretty ropey to me.
I realise every cue is different and that even the cheapest cue might suit him more than an expensive one but he wants a change. He's currently playing with a shop bought BCE Shockwave cue (which is in pretty poor shape) and borrowing a friends telescopic push on extension.
Any advice or recommendations on some alternatives or do you think he should perhaps push ahead with a Jian Ying ?
Asking on behalf of a friend who is looking for something suitable to play snooker once or twice a week with and then 8 ball pool (pub league) once a week. He said ideally he doesn't want something which is painted on, he'd like something where you can actually see the splices and feel that its actually a half decent cue unlike his current one.
He's been looking but seems to keep coming back to the Jian Ying cues (as expected) for about £60 which do seem great value, but i've personally read they aren't the best and many have issues with them. Also correct me if i'm wrong but aren't they painted ? He's also sent me a few other "sets" from eBay which seem to go in auction for about £45 delivered although they look pretty ropey to me.
I realise every cue is different and that even the cheapest cue might suit him more than an expensive one but he wants a change. He's currently playing with a shop bought BCE Shockwave cue (which is in pretty poor shape) and borrowing a friends telescopic push on extension.
Any advice or recommendations on some alternatives or do you think he should perhaps push ahead with a Jian Ying ?
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