The Top Ten Cues You've Played With?

[Master Blaster]

What are the top ten cues you've played with in terms of playability and suitability to your game? I've said 10 as there are some serious cue tarts on here! If less than ten, no probs!

Here's mine:

1. Purist (air-angel ash, late '80s). Woodier than a woody thing, max feel.
2. JPU 1-piece (kiln angel?)
3. Purist centre-split (air-angel, mid '80s)
4. CJ ash
5. Glover maple
6. Powerglide custom ('80s, solid silver nameplate edition, air-angel)
7. Cue Craft Monarch (and it was a 3/4 which goes against everything that makes sense!)
8. Cue Craft Custom
9. Parris trad (not mine, my mate's cue, another 3/4!)
10. Phoenix custom (makes the list only because of how dynamic a cue this is for top power but clunk clunk clunk on the resonance front lol)

Tried hundreds of cues from many makers but these were the ones that stood out. Over to you.

[golferson123]

Can i be the first to congratulate you on your upcoming two thousandth post

[jrc750]

Can i be the first to congratulate you on your upcoming two thousandth post

Little premature ? still 808 short, will be Saturday surely

[Master Blaster]

Can i be the first to congratulate you on your upcoming two thousandth post

Trying to cut back but the numbers run and run. So what are your top ten cues, including those you've made and played?

[Neil Taperell]

Is number one the cue you play with now MB ?

[Neil Taperell]

1- Trevor White 1 piece - best feel of a cue ever and my current playing cue

2- Robert Osborne 3/4 - 4 snake wood splices . The cue I had my only century with and would love to buy it back if I could .

3- Maximus Ultimate - One of the Higgins cues . Not mine but my mates . Awesome feel and if number 1 cue hadn't just come along , I would have bought it .

4- Trevor White 1 piece - Another Higgins cue . Not mine again , really nice feel

5- Tony Glover 3/4 - decent build and feel

6 - Keith Auld 3/4 - controversial this one , but bought this cue about 25 years ago from his shop at the time and was a decent cue for the money .

7- Reg Wright cue - made for Marco Fu . The finish and feel was superb . Never used it as his playing cue though .

That's about it ........the rest would be a struggle for my memory !!!

[fredkite]

The Top Ten Cues You've Played With?

Neil, was number 4 the one with cocobolo splices?

[Master Blaster]

1- Trevor White 1 piece - best feel of a cue ever and my current playing cue

2- Robert Osborne 3/4 - 4 snake wood splices . The cue I had my only century with and would love to buy it back if I could .

3- Maximus Ultimate - One of the Higgins cues . Not mine but my mates . Awesome feel and if number 1 cue hadn't just come along , I would have bought it .

4- Trevor White 1 piece - Another Higgins cue . Not mine again , really nice feel

5- Tony Glover 3/4 - decent build and feel

6 - Keith Auld 3/4 - controversial this one , but bought this cue about 25 years ago from his shop at the time and was a decent cue for the money .

7- Reg Wright cue - made for Marco Fu . The finish and feel was superb . Never used it as his playing cue though .

That's about it ........the rest would be a struggle for my memory !!!

It took me a while, I was sitting on the sofa and my mind drifted to cues! lol
Yes Neil, my number 1. is the cue I mostly use now, the rest are dusting or have been passed on.

Great list from you mate, name droppin them pros - you are a dreadful so and so! he he he. You rate TW highly, I never took to the one I played with. That's my loss I guess.

[Neil Taperell]

Yes , I believe that is correct .

[Neil Taperell]

It took me a while, I was sitting on the sofa and my mind drifted to cues! lol
Yes Neil, my number 1. is the cue I mostly use now, the rest are dusting or have been passed on.

Great list from you mate, name droppin them pros - you are a dreadful so and so! he he he. You rate TW highly, I never took to the one I played with. That's my loss I guess.

Forgot about another TW that I had .....that would have to sit in my top 5 .

I did have another TW .....but couldn't get on with it . Hence not in my top 7 or should that now be 8 !

Name dropping Pro's........memory is coming back now !!!

Tony Meo had an absolute mint H & O that was sitting in his loft for years ! ADR sold it and said it was the best he had ever seen . Only think it was used in Pool Event in Monte Carlo by him !

[Master Blaster]

Forgot about another TW that I had .....that would have to sit in my top 5 .

I did have another TW .....but couldn't get on with it . Hence not in my top 7 or should that now be 8 !

Name dropping Pro's........memory is coming back now !!!

Tony Meo had an absolute mint H & O that was sitting in his loft for years ! ADR sold it and said it was the best he had ever seen . Only think it was used in Pool Event in Monte Carlo by him !

Wow, any pics of the H&O?

[Ramon]

not in a particular order :

Mac cue / Mike wooldridge Cos made / Craftsman / Niche ultimate / maximus ultimate / Ton praram Limited / Tony Glover / JP / // GBL / Robin C /
sum of them w not mine !! just played a few games with it !!

[ADW147CUEMAN]

1 willie smith & george nelson machine splice ash i piece for 7 years then BBC 3/4 for 8 years
2 JP Traditional ash old red glue
3 jason owens 307 ash 1 piece
4 ton praram 37 limited edition ash 1 piece and No 42
5 jd 101 break cue ash 1 piece
6 exquisite early Black Badge ash 1 piece
7 Aeon ash 3/4
8 j Ashcroft ash 3/4
9 Robert Osborne green plate ash 3/4
10 Mike Russell ash 3/4
11 trevor white recent edition traditional style 3/4 ash
very hard to choose the best but they all brilliant players with the rite tip on and i owned the smith n nelson 15 years as a player so tells a story really but had plenty that played well

[Ramon]

Oh yeah,,, I forgot to mantion accurate 147 .which was a total nightmare ,lol !!

[Ramon]

1 willie smith & george nelson machine splice ash i piece for 7 years then BBC 3/4 for 8 years
2 JP Traditional ash old red glue
3 jason owens 307 ash 1 piece
4 ton praram 37 limited edition ash 1 piece
5 jd 101 break cue ash 1 piece
6 exquisite ash 1 piece
7 Aeon ash 3/4
8 j Ashcroft ash 3/4
9 Robert Osborne green plate ash 3/4
10 Mike Russell ash 3/411 trevor white recent edition traditional style 3/4 ash
very hard to choose the best but they all brilliant players with the rite tip on and i owned the smith n nelson 15 years as a player so tells a story really but had plenty that played well

never played whit one of MR cues ,,, but have heard a very good views about them !!