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return to snooker after 15 years
Hi,
a friend of mine suggested my return to playing snooker after 15 years away from the sport so i dug out my old cue that had sat in the loft all that time and gave it a go.
My first few games were obviously low standard and very frustrating but after a few weeks things started coming back so much so that i was asked to play for my local club in the local league. i then realised it was time for a new cue as this old beast of mine had more bends than the thames but after 15 years in a loft and the different temperatures it had been through i couldnt have expected much better.
Living london i thought i would take a trip down to edgware and pop into thurstons imagine my surprise that the shop was long gone and even worse apart from parris cues there was very little option for a new cue locally.
So trawling through the net i came upon this site and promptly joined. the wealth of information was astounding and after checking a few posts i duly ordered a cue from craftsman cues. The cue was from the classic range as i couldnt afford to wait too long as my league debut was imminent . i gave them a shortlist of the 3 different cue styles i liked and the spec i wanted. craftsman rang me back in 15 minutes with the options they had nearest to my ideal cue and i duly ordered a legend cue with 9.7 tip and a telescopic extesion. the cue arrived within 2 days and for the money is superb. one thing puzzles me though? the extension supplied screws to the 3/4 joint of the shaft and not the butt joint ? when i queried this with craftsman they said that they could make me an extension to fit but would not then guarantee the cue?? as it would be problematic and weak on that joint. i am therefore wondering why they do not use the same joint as their standard cue range
across the board or is it a case of inferior quality material used in the classic range. any one help with this as its puzzling me why they use 2 different joints for cues made by the same company.
regards
Mart
a friend of mine suggested my return to playing snooker after 15 years away from the sport so i dug out my old cue that had sat in the loft all that time and gave it a go.
My first few games were obviously low standard and very frustrating but after a few weeks things started coming back so much so that i was asked to play for my local club in the local league. i then realised it was time for a new cue as this old beast of mine had more bends than the thames but after 15 years in a loft and the different temperatures it had been through i couldnt have expected much better.
Living london i thought i would take a trip down to edgware and pop into thurstons imagine my surprise that the shop was long gone and even worse apart from parris cues there was very little option for a new cue locally.
So trawling through the net i came upon this site and promptly joined. the wealth of information was astounding and after checking a few posts i duly ordered a cue from craftsman cues. The cue was from the classic range as i couldnt afford to wait too long as my league debut was imminent . i gave them a shortlist of the 3 different cue styles i liked and the spec i wanted. craftsman rang me back in 15 minutes with the options they had nearest to my ideal cue and i duly ordered a legend cue with 9.7 tip and a telescopic extesion. the cue arrived within 2 days and for the money is superb. one thing puzzles me though? the extension supplied screws to the 3/4 joint of the shaft and not the butt joint ? when i queried this with craftsman they said that they could make me an extension to fit but would not then guarantee the cue?? as it would be problematic and weak on that joint. i am therefore wondering why they do not use the same joint as their standard cue range
across the board or is it a case of inferior quality material used in the classic range. any one help with this as its puzzling me why they use 2 different joints for cues made by the same company.
regards
Mart
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