Powerglide Cues; great value?

[Master Blaster]

All made in China no doubt but for £35 you can have a hand spliced 3/4 cue:

http://www.powerglide-cues.com/snook...Coppa%E2%84%A2

And up at £80, you get a nice hand spliced cue with veneers and mini butt and soft case:

http://www.powerglide-cues.com/snook...lomat%E2%84%A2


A lot of no-name/crap name cues flying around second hand at silly prices at the moment yet Powerglide are dropping cues that look incredible value but rarely get mentioned. If members have experienced their Heritage, Professional or Tournament cues, let us know. Parrot says the Purist is the best off the rack cue that can be bought. High praise indeed.

It seems to me that they've got the sub-£100 market nailed down. These are NEW cues remember and you get UK consumer protection built in.

[jrc750]

...A lot of no-name/crap name cues flying around second hand at silly prices at the moment...

Which cues are you referring to ???

[jonny66]

What makes a Powerglide cue made in China any better than any other Chinese made cue for the same price?

[Master Blaster]

What makes a Powerglide cue made in China any better than any other Chinese made cue for the same price?

Exactly, that's what I'm after, are they any good. Have folk tried them. They look great value but................
This company used to have a good reputation, has it been maintained?

[jrc750]

I'll ask again ehh
Which cues are you referring to ???

[Master Blaster]

I'll ask again ehh
Which cues are you referring to ???

eh? ebay, FB etc, all over the place.

[Master Blaster]

All made in China no doubt but for £35 you can have a hand spliced 3/4 cue:

http://www.powerglide-cues.com/snook...Coppa%E2%84%A2

And up at £80, you get a nice hand spliced cue with veneers and mini butt and soft case:

http://www.powerglide-cues.com/snook...lomat%E2%84%A2


A lot of no-name/crap name cues flying around second hand at silly prices at the moment yet Powerglide are dropping cues that look incredible value but rarely get mentioned. If members have experienced their Heritage, Professional or Tournament cues, let us know. Parrot says the Purist is the best off the rack cue that can be bought. High praise indeed.

It seems to me that they've got the sub-£100 market nailed down. These are NEW cues remember and you get UK consumer protection built in.

Bing thread!

[jrc750]

eh? ebay, FB etc, all over the place.

Thought you might give some examples, never mind

Bing thread!

What does this mean then ?

[Master Blaster]

So has anyone tried these cues, are they any good for the money or a bit Yian-Ying? The market seems to be moving on at a hell of a pace.

[jonny66]

Bing thread!

I think you may have made a boo boo there.

[golferson123]

No issue with powerglide in the 80s apart from painted butts good cues,no idea who or where they are made now,but if £80 buys you a hand made cue dont expect a lot

[Master Blaster]

No issue with powerglide in the 80s apart from painted butts good cues,no idea who or where they are made now,but if £80 buys you a hand made cue dont expect a lot

Golf, check this out, the 'Diplomat' (a name they've used for decades) features a Bakelite joint. I've never seen that before. Has anyone else? Back in the day Powerglide did a single plastic ring centre joint with brass thread and socket hidden inside which helped to maintain feel, a forerunner of the invisible joint we see on Aurora/MW today. But bakelite, why that material I wonder?

http://www.powerglide-cues.com/snook...lomat%E2%84%A2

[garysnooker]

you do like a Powerglide cue mb have you seen this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQV8...1Wmf0kd_KYWShg

[golferson123]

I used to use ali male and female pins with white nylon collars lovely quite hit but everything had to be threaded on the lathe ball aching but fab joints

[Master Blaster]

I used to use ali male and female pins with white nylon collars lovely quite hit but everything had to be threaded on the lathe ball aching but fab joints

Yeah, the hit from a 'plastic' collar jointed cue is really nice, takes all that brass hammer out of the equation. Even though I'm now anti-joint. lol