Anyone here bought a cue off amazon/ebay etc? Has it turned out alright or would you recommend going into an actual cue shop and sucking up the extra cost?
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Know two people that have got cues from Amazon and both were good for the money.For that one you've always wanted...
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Originally Posted by frazz View PostGo to greenbaize or buy a gbl cue online but tell stu wat u want and he will find a cue u will like, best range of cues, best value, cues as good as you'll find anywhere else
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Originally Posted by magicman View PostI'd never buy a cue I've not hit a ball with. The feel of a cue is the be all and end all
Funnily enough had a few shots with a GBL a little while ago.. nice cue, 1 piece..about 18.5oz with lovely grain.. but did not feel right for me.
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I don't understand players buying cues online, or ordering this look, that splice etc. Unless they're collecting cues, fair enough, but for themselves, as their own playing cue, very odd imo.
I've had tons with rack cues and barely been able to pot a ball with a Parris Ultimate. A good friend of mine won the World Amateur with a rack cue he'd taken up using. Hendry won title after title with a piece of driftwood.I often use large words I don't really understand in an attempt to appear more photosynthesis.
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Originally Posted by magicman View PostI don't understand players buying cues online, or ordering this look, that splice etc. Unless they're collecting cues, fair enough, but for themselves, as their own playing cue, very odd imo.
I've had tons with rack cues and barely been able to pot a ball with a Parris Ultimate. A good friend of mine won the World Amateur with a rack cue he'd taken up using. Hendry won title after title with a piece of driftwood.
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I've got a fleabay special 3/4 jointed rosewood and ash that I play with and I got for the princely sum of £35. And yeah, it's not perfect but I put an ADR147 calfskin tip on it and it plays ok. A bit light for club tables, but it's a perfect size for me (which I neasured and selected beforehand)
I refinished mine with a few light coats of boiled linsseed oil so it's shiny, but it doesn't stick like laquer on my bridge and feels smooth. It's reasonably straight (I'm convinced it's got a very minor bend but it could just be the taper, and being an Engineer by trade I can be very pedantic about these things). The ash isn't the nicest being a bit uneven grained, but the hand splices are straight with no cracks, and I do think it was hand spliced.
The butt section and the shaft are different bits of wood, though it'd be hard to tell unless close inspection of the grain and really you couldn't tell if it was ebony. The mini butt is again a different bit of wood, but given the joint that's not a big deal. It has a few dings and a couple of flat spots (but again I an very sensitive to these things, most normal people would not notice). Because of the difference in the grain between the shaft and the but I'm going to change it but that only because I'm a pedant and i want the grain to line up.
One thing I am absolutley sure of is that it's much better than any club cue that's been used and abused and gives me a little bit of consistency where I can start to build technique on. I think its perfectly good for what I paid
I'm also pretty sure if I played Hendry with us both using my cue he'd still absolutley thash me and the cue would have little to do with it.
So, if you are looking for something spesific, buy off the shelf. If you are just looking for a
half decent cue and you are willing to fettle it a bit, with a little care can get a sight unseen off Amazon or fleabay for not much money. Probably technique matters much more At least if you are a beginner.
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I can add to the Green Baize recommendations. I’ve just started playing recently and am lucky enough to have Green Baize as my local shop. I got a great deal there for my budget. Great staff, very welcoming to a newbie. I had no idea it existed until a few weeks ago but and obviously I didn’t have to blind buy. But knowing the shop now, a little bit, and given it’s reputation in the forum, if I was gonna blind buy, I’d be giving them a call.
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