Cue advice please!

[GreenBaize]

I'll probably go for a master cue (TD2, to be exact), too. Stu got in touch really quick following my email, and he has been really kind clearing up all the stupid questions I've had. ;-)

cheers, uwe

no worries , i'm only doing my job.

[twiglet]

Sounds like a good choice, and way better than endorsed cues!!

[hoover]

Yeah well, I was a bit hesitant about the price tag at first, also shipping to Germany adds quite a few quid to the tab, but then I remembered that I had been eyeing the endorsed BCE Ronnie queue when I started looking into buying my own cue which comes at around 170 Euros, so it wasn't all bad.

Especially in the light that I'll probably be using the Master TD2 for the rest of my snooker career (however long / short it may be ;-), it's not so bad, plus I am quite happy to support Stu's business as he seems such a nice bloke ;-)

Stu, if you throw in a bit of chalk and maybe one of these tip rougheners (or whatever they are called ;-), we'll be friends for life

all the best, uwe

[mattjgalloway]

Yeh Stu is the man! He's given me a deal which I am likely to take up - just gotta sort my cash out!

Anyone wanting a good cue then definately check out GreenBaize - great stuff there!

[GreenBaize]

Yeah well, I was a bit hesitant about the price tag at first, also shipping to Germany adds quite a few quid to the tab, but then I remembered that I had been eyeing the endorsed BCE Ronnie queue when I started looking into buying my own cue which comes at around 170 Euros, so it wasn't all bad.

Especially in the light that I'll probably be using the Master TD2 for the rest of my snooker career (however long / short it may be ;-), it's not so bad, plus I am quite happy to support Stu's business as he seems such a nice bloke ;-)

Stu, if you throw in a bit of chalk and maybe one of these tip rougheners (or whatever they are called ;-), we'll be friends for life

all the best, uwe

ok you've got e'm

[GreenBaize]

Yeh Stu is the man! He's given me a deal which I am likely to take up - just gotta sort my cash out!

Anyone wanting a good cue then definately check out GreenBaize - great stuff there!

Thanks Matt ,
Its amazing how many people will travel 100's of mile to come down to the shop to try the cues out !!
never had a customer travel without finding what they are looking for though ,so I must be doing something right .

thanks Lads.

[hoover]

ok you've got e'm

Life of Brian plug: "No bargaining, what??? you wanna spol the fun???"

Thanks Stu, much appreciated.

Cheers, uwe

[GreenBaize]

Life of Brian plug: "No bargaining, what??? you wanna spol the fun???"

Thanks Stu, much appreciated.

Cheers, uwe

i'm no good at haggling

life of brian , great film.. very funny the haggling scene .. lol..

[mattjgalloway]

No worries Stu, with your prices you deserve the respect!

Also, anyone got any advice on tip size? The cue you recommended me Stu says it's 9.5mm. Now I just measured my old crappy cue and it seems to be about 10mm and I know I need it smaller. Will the tip on the Master cue be a nice and soft one ready to play with? Also, what sort of ranges are the tip sizes - i.e. is 9.5mm quite big really?

[GreenBaize]

No worries Stu, with your prices you deserve the respect!

Also, anyone got any advice on tip size? The cue you recommended me Stu says it's 9.5mm. Now I just measured my old crappy cue and it seems to be about 10mm and I know I need it smaller. Will the tip on the Master cue be a nice and soft one ready to play with? Also, what sort of ranges are the tip sizes - i.e. is 9.5mm quite big really?

its down to you what you prefer playing with , its a compromise between having a big tip and making it easier to hit the cue ball in a straight line, and having a small tip which is very easy to put a lot of spin onto the white ball , but with a smaller tip you will lose accuracy, as soon as you hit off centre the whites gone !!!
Matt we stock cues with all different tip sizes from 8mm to over 10mm , you don't have to have the standard 9-5mm .
I can also change the tip on the cue for you , Blue Diamond quite soft when first put on but a nice firm hit once bedded in, Elkmaster much harder, not much bedding in time required you can almost play straight away with them.
Or Master or titan tips , if you like a rock hard tip these are the ones to go for.

[mattjgalloway]

Ah nice stuff, if you could retip with a smaller than 9.5 that'd be real nice for me. I've played with I think it was an 8.5 or 9 and is was very nice. I know that accuracy can be lost easily but I think my cueing deserves more spin than I can get with my current tip.

Yeh I think it's an Elkmaster on my current cue, it's nice except it doesn't seem to give me much cue ball control - screw often messes up.

[GreenBaize]

Ah nice stuff, if you could retip with a smaller than 9.5 that'd be real nice for me. I've played with I think it was an 8.5 or 9 and is was very nice. I know that accuracy can be lost easily but I think my cueing deserves more spin than I can get with my current tip.

Yeh I think it's an Elkmaster on my current cue, it's nice except it doesn't seem to give me much cue ball control - screw often messes up.

I have 8-5mm in stock if you wanted one that small, You will be able to get plenty of spin on the white with a 8-5mm , hope your cuing well !!

I use a Blue Diamond tips , once they have bedded in and have been re-shaped they last for ages plus they don't split on the sides like elkmasters.

nothing worse than getting your tip just right and the tip splits !!

[will2k1]

I have noticed that you are looking for places to buy cues. I have found that www.topcue.co.uk are good but are overpriced. www.absolutesnooker.com also have basically the same range but at a cheaper price. Also www.thecuedoctor.co.uk has some good cues and cases etc. Anyway, have fun finding your cue!

[Piseth]

top players's cue

Do u guys know what cue the top playes use? form Parris cue or what??

Piseth

[twiglet]

Have a look through the forum, pretty sure the subject would have been covered.