Ton praram cues or O'min cues?

[dheepanshusukhija]

I've been hearing alot about ton praram cues from Thailand, are they better than O'min ? Does anyone have any past experience in using them?

[DeanH]

not really a matter of being better than any other make, but whether it works for you better than any other cue :biggrin:

a friend has a Ton Praram cue for over a year now and it is a lovely cue, he loves it, I have player with it and it has a nice solid hit about it

[anish147]

Beautiful wood and beautifully made. Ton is a great carftsman

[jamesg19851]

Greenbaize sell a lot of Ton Praram cues, Stu is a great guy. If you can I'd recommend going up to try cues out there.

[jamesg19851]

Sorry, I've just seen that you live in India. You might be best ordering one direct from Ton Praram. Good luck with getting a cue.

[fkhan]

I've been hearing alot about ton praram cues from Thailand, are they better than O'min ? Does anyone have any past experience in using them?

Both are good quality cues. Every cue plays different even of the same spec/brand. Get one that suits your game.

[bolty]

I recently got my hands on a Ton Praram Series 1. It plays very nicely and I have been preferring it above my other cue when playing pool, despite it only being 57inch (im 6 foot2 and usually play with a 58inch cue). Gives some really good action.

[anish147]

Yes, I fully agree. The feel of the TP cues is just awesome. Obviously this will vary somewhat from cue to cue, but I have 4 and none of them are poor. I have a TP pool cue with Amboyna burl splice if anyone interested - not playing pool so surplus to requirements.

PM me if interested

[dheepanshusukhija]

Is Ton praram series 1 decent enough?

[Mark187187]

Is Ton praram series 1 decent enough?

I tried out a bunch of Ton Praram's a few months ago. In all honesty, in terms of how they played, I didn't think there was much difference between the series 1 and 2 shafts. It seemed to be more of an appearance thing.

[dheepanshusukhija]

Thinking of ordering it as my prime cue, worth it?
Never seen anyone in India using a tp but heard alot on the forum so a bit confused. The wood they use is good right? Because here all I hear is O'min

[fkhan]

Thinking of ordering it as my prime cue, worth it?
Never seen anyone in India using a tp but heard alot on the forum so a bit confused. The wood they use is good right? Because here all I hear is O'min

It’s a good cue.

[anish147]

There is no difference in playability between any of Ton's cues - he says so in his video with Nick Barrow on YouTube - watch all the episodes and you will not be disapointed after you order one.

He is very clear - it's purely aesthetics.

Also, I was in John Parris' shop last week - my friend picked up his Ultimate. John was not there as I think he was probably in Sheffield, but his colleague also said the same thing - minimal difference in playability - all down to the look of the cue.

You will definitely be happy with your cue

[babhishek]

this helps as I am sourcing a TP cue in India, thanks!

[hasan.rashid14]

I currently have 5 Ton Cues with me. 4 1 pc and 1 3/4th.
The cues are excellent. Super smooth finish and a very solid hit.... Very Solid.

They are at par with some top-of-the-range cues like Maximus and Phoenix.

From personal experience, i can say that omin can no longer be trusted as the quality of their cues has deteriorated a lot. Also so many fake omins are around that its difficult to authenticate the cues all the times. I fell sad to see the poor kids and the amateur players spending a few thousand rupees on chinese duplicate omins.

My opinion is that wood, especially good quality wood is scarce now and a good cue with good quality will cost a wee bit more so its better to make a larger investment and buy a good quality cue.

Currently i have 27 cues out of which my 2 favourite cue are my John Parris Traditionals. I would also strongly recommend Phoenix and Maximus cues. Their craftsmanship and solid hit is at par with some of the best English cue makers.