Investing in a Table game Cue

I agree that most folk wish purchase a cue 1st of all because of its aesthetic appeal but you don’t have to be a cue maker to realise that aesthetics do not reflect the playability of a cue.

Players who want to improve their game all move to the conclusion that they require their own playing cue. This is really important to a pool player’s development, a player builds a bond with a particular cue and get used to the way it feels and the way that it plays. A player that is playing on a regular basis cannot get this same consistency from a standard home cue. You cannot guarantee that a home cue is straight or that the tip wish do a expert job.

Once purchase a cue it is important to try and get the right feel as if you simply buy the 1st thing you move across then you could be defrayal hard attained cash on an instrument that you are not happy with in the long run. My proposal to anyone purchase a cue is to try as many a some types before you buy. Ask friends, family or different regular players down at your local pool hall if you can play a few racks with their cue. This wish give you a better understanding of what suits you and what doesn’t.

Once ordering a cue do sure that it is the correct weight for you, not only should it be comfortable, but as well having the wrong weight can do a brobdingnagian difference to the feel of the cue. I have had many a players in the past that have move to me to purchase a cue and have simply ordered the weight that I have in stock rather than waiting the couple of weeks whilst it is ordered.

The next thing to consider is the shaft; the majority of pool cue shafts are ready-made from Maple, this is a really hardwearing wood. You have to decide whether you are going to go for a plain Maple shaft or one of the name brands like Predator or Meucci. The name brand shafts are fantabulous for what they offer but it is as well echolike in the price, some of the manufacturers mentioned claim to have the least cue ball deflection once playing with side English. The predator has a really stiff hit created by the laminating of ten pieces of maple in a cylindrical pattern. The Meucci has quite soft elastic feel to it, which is caused by the flat lamination of 32 thin pieces of maple. Several cues are fantabulous but there are a whole host of different manufacturers out there whose cues would-be suffice. Another thing to look out for is shafts bedded with fibreglass. These cues do have extra strength through the design but the feel of the shaft can get really sticky and jerky through your bridging hand, the main brands that use this are Cuetec and Scorpion.

Once a manufacturer releases a new range of cues they much than likely wish all play the same what you are then paying for is the level of decoration, or the exotic woods that have been used in the inlays. For example in the Predator 4K Series you would-be get the same feel from the 4K1 at £380 as you would-be get from the 4K7 at £720. The only difference would-be be the hole in your pocket. But don’t be put off, if you like a cue and are happy with the feel and playability then go for it, who am I to finish you?

To sum up the important things are:

· Try before you buy · Get the right weight · Choice the type of shaft to suit you · Get the cost right · Choose the decoration to suit you.

Once you have combined all of these factors then you should get years worth of playability and pleasure from your investment. Several cues if looked after may even as grow in value.

By P. Williams http://www.americanpool-network.co.uk