the good the bad and the ugly.

[jdgsunclose]

Having never used a expensive quality cue, i'd like to know what advatages one gives. If i was to compare a £30 BCE o'sullivan cue to a £400 John Paris cue, what differences would i find? is the impact on the cue-ball more solid? better balanced? aesthetics?
Although my talent on the table doesn't warrant me to splash out £400 on a cue, i'd still love to own a John Paris or something.
Thanks for any contributions.
o, and those american 9-ball cues that can cost $2000, they must be pretty great? anyone every used such an expensive cue?

[sunny3909]

I just wanted to make one thing clear that it is not necessary that u will play well with an expensive cue than with a cheap one.It just depends on what suits u.Peter Ebdon uses a cheap cue and so does Alan Macmanus.The key thing is to find a cue which suits ur game and if u find those aspects in cheap cue it's priceless for u.But having said that there are a lot of advantages of a decent cue over a cheap one- it is made better,it feels better,it will last longer.

[sunny3909]

o, and those american 9-ball cues that can cost $2000, they must be pretty great? anyone every used such an expensive cue?

I own a Mcdemott cue[cost me around $2400].They are very good cues the quality of the maple,the finish ,looks,feel, is very good.

[lbs]

a good cue, a bad cue, an expensive cue and a cheap cue are 4 different issues altogether!

[jdgsunclose]

I own a Mcdemott cue[cost me around $2400].They are very good cues the quality of the maple,the finish ,looks,feel, is very good.

I was telling my uncle recently, who's curname is Mcdermott (mothers brother), that some of the most expensive cues around are Mcdermott cues; he was rather chuffed about it. I went through a phase of playing only 9-ball for about 2 months, now i can't use a snooker cue anymore, haha. Made a 59 break with my 9-ball cue on the snooker table so it suits me. I'm sure your Mcdermott cue is a really beautiful cue mate, i'm jealous!

[Nott]

Regarding poolcue prices You usually pay those huge prices for the decorative stuff on the butt and/or for who builds it. Playing wise you will get a similar McDermott (as in this threads example) buying a much cheaper one because the shafts doesn't differ much and thats where most of the feel is anyway.

The poolcue scene is much larger and have much more varied decorative designs that snookercues. Theres loads of smallshop cuemakers who only fork out a limited number of cues a year and can sell them at what seem like outragous prices for most of us (even $10.000+). Some have (like southwest cues 7 year wait) a waitinglist on 1+ year to get what you order.

I've wondered about that sometimes. Why do all snookercues look excactly the same?

Personally I actually prefer the classic plain style, but isn't there a market for some flamboyant stuff in snooker? :-)

[Mellow Yellow]

Regarding poolcue prices You usually pay those huge prices for the decorative stuff on the butt and/or for who builds it. Playing wise you will get a similar McDermott (as in this threads example) buying a much cheaper one because the shafts doesn't differ much and thats where most of the feel is anyway.

The poolcue scene is much larger and have much more varied decorative designs that snookercues. Theres loads of smallshop cuemakers who only fork out a limited number of cues a year and can sell them at what seem like outragous prices for most of us (even $10.000+). Some have (like southwest cues 7 year wait) a waitinglist on 1+ year to get what you order.

I've wondered about that sometimes. Why do all snookercues look excactly the same?

Personally I actually prefer the classic plain style, but isn't there a market for some flamboyant stuff in snooker? :-)

Flamboyant and Snooker in the same sentence................ thats a first! lol