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Originally Posted by jonny66 View PostI have 3 Chinese made clonkers, chonkers. I have one that I really like, a Grand cue, but the weight is far too far back, 16 inch balance point. It just feels too heavy in the hand and too easy to hit the ball too hard with it. I'm considering some DIY alterations, but I don't want to destroy it, the shaft is nice and I like the splice work on it. I also have a Robin Scott one, which is too long, but nice enough. And I have another Grand cue which is all ash with a little front splice, this one is a 3/4 split and all the grain on the ash lines up perfectly at the joint, which I like, but it's too heavy in the hand, seems to be a theme with Grand cues, if they sorted that out they'd be brilliant value.
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The Chinese will catch up and weight their cues accordingly, we just know this. They'll be making cues as well as the Thais soon enough. So once again, the traders will put another nail into British cue making. You've got a video on this site of Cue Craft making cues really well in the UK at excellent value. But no, let's go Thai. No wonder our balance of payments is a flippin mess. No wonder unemployment is unacceptably high. But hey, profit not people.
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Originally Posted by Big Splash! View PostThe Chinese will catch up and weight their cues accordingly, we just know this. They'll be making cues as well as the Thais soon enough. So once again, the traders will put another nail into British cue making. You've got a video on this site of Cue Craft making cues really well in the UK at excellent value. But no, let's go Thai. No wonder our balance of payments is a flippin mess. No wonder unemployment is unacceptably high. But hey, profit not people.
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Originally Posted by Cue crafty View PostDom - apologies for the post last night. Didn't realise until too late you are newer than me. What Chinese cue did you start with, an LP or Jian Ying job?
How did you find your experience with a woods cue?
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Originally Posted by dom979 View PostNo problems. I started with a WL sports cue, it came with some really thick lacquer but once I removed that it was very nice other than the grain fill rubbing off and leaving my hands black. I took a few pictures of it, you can see them here: https://imgur.com/a/CcPB7.
How did you find your experience with a woods cue?This is how you play darts ,MVG two nines in the same match!
https://youtu.be/yqTGtwOpHu8
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[QUOTE=dom979;907065]No problems. I started with a WL sports cue, it came with some really thick lacquer but once I removed that it was very nice other than the grain fill rubbing off and leaving my hands black. I took a few pictures of it, you can see them here: https://imgur.com/a/CcPB7.
How did you find your experience with a woods cue?[/QUO. Yes similar experience. Had a Jian Ying 57" 18oz and surprisingly it was very nicely weighted. It was the painted darts that did my head in eventually. The varnish felt as thick as shalack so that had to go. you can't knock them too much for the money and extensions combined in the price.⚪ 🔴🟡🟢🟤🔵💗⚫🕳️😎
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[QUOTE=Cue crafty;907076]Originally Posted by dom979 View PostNo problems. I started with a WL sports cue, it came with some really thick lacquer but once I removed that it was very nice other than the grain fill rubbing off and leaving my hands black. I took a few pictures of it, you can see them here: https://imgur.com/a/CcPB7.
How did you find your experience with a woods cue?[/QUO. Yes similar experience. Had a Jian Ying 57" 18oz and surprisingly it was very nicely weighted. It was the painted darts that did my head in eventually. The varnish felt as thick as shalack so that had to go. you can't knock them too much for the money and extensions combined in the price.
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Originally Posted by itsnoteasy View PostThat's what I started with Dom, I still have one( well it's my sons) ours came with a heavily varnished butt and a very lightly oiled shaft, they might have been dirt cheap but I love those cues ,two of the best playing shafts I have used, ( wish I had kept mine )right up there with my Omin and my playing cue now.
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Originally Posted by Big Splash! View PostINE: one of the best players in our league uses a Conny Woods cue, 3 star. Faultless for £120 and he's the one hitting the numbers, not the JPS owner. lol
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That's silly money isn't it. I agree though, well worth the effort to strip it down and put a proper finish on. I might do the same as I could do with a second playing cue that I can store down my club and use on those occasions when I'm out for the evening, and don't want to drag a cue case around with me. There are however many temptations on this forum for a second bat. Hmmmmm🤔⚪ 🔴🟡🟢🟤🔵💗⚫🕳️😎
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Originally Posted by Cue crafty View PostThat's silly money isn't it. I agree though, well worth the effort to strip it down and put a proper finish on. I might do the same as I could do with a second playing cue that I can store down my club and use on those occasions when I'm out for the evening, and don't want to drag a cue case around with me. There are however many temptations on this forum for a second bat. Hmmmmm
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