Buyers Guide: Meucci Originals Inc.

November 30, 2008

Meucci Originals Inc has been around for decades and is one of the most popular cues in the marketplace.  I think their popularity is mainly due to their aggressive marketing, low price point and good value.  They are a high-volume production cue company. I played with a Meucci cue for years when I was in [...]

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Buyers Guide: Predator Cues

September 13, 2008
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Predator Cues Review Predator cues are, truly, unique and innovative. When considering buying a predator cue, you should be considering the technology and performance features that they provide. If your not familiar with predator products and your looking for a cue, then you MUST, at least give one a try before you make a final [...]

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Buyer’s Guide: McDermott Cues

September 15, 2008
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McDermott Cues Since 1975 McDermott Cues have been around for a long time.  The company was started by Jim McDermott.  Jim started doing cue repairs in the mid 60′s and worked with another cue maker up until he started his company in 1975. When I was playing a lot in the 80′s, these cues were [...]

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Buyer’s Guide: J. Pechauer Cues Review

November 11, 2008
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J. pechauer cues are made by Jerry Pechauer and his son Joseph.  Jerry started working on and building cues over 30 years ago.  I’ve heard a lot of good things about Jerry’s choice of wood for his shafts.  He has developed a process for harvesting, grading, drying and turning his shafts. I’ve played with his [...]

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Buyer’s Guide: Schon Cues

November 11, 2008

I’m a huge fan of Schon cues.  I played with a custom Schon cue for several years when I was in college (PSU).  I bought it from Ed Matushonek up in PA.  I really like that cue.  I had “upgraded” from a Meucci, which I didn’t like at the time. Anyhow, enough about me, Schon [...]

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Buyer’s Guide: Joss Cues Ltd.

November 13, 2008
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Joss Cues since 1968, by Dan Janes… I haven’t played with any Joss Cues.  From being around other players, Joss seems to have a good reputation.  Dan Janes and Bill Stroud started the company way back in 1968.  They split-up in 1972.  Since then, Bill Stroud has been making cues under the name of Joss [...]

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Meucci Cues, Still a Player in the Cue Industry

July 28, 2011
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The Fall of Meucci Cues Monopoly For decades, meucci cues were, probably, the most recognized pool cue in the billiards industry.  Of course, the pool cue industry has changed a lot in the last 10 years or so.  There has been an influx of custom and production cue makers in the U.S. and a vast [...]

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The Meucci HP01 Cue Review

January 20, 2012
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The Meucci HP01 cue is one of my all-time favorite meucci cues.   I’m a huge fan of traditional old-school cue designs.  I think this cue looks really cool for the money.  Also, the nickel silver joint makes it different from most Meucci cues and should make it play a little stiffer, which I think would [...]

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The Viking V170 Cue Review

January 15, 2012
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About The Viking V170 Cue The Viking V170 cue is very similar to the Viking V174 model that I just reviewed.  The main difference is that it has less inlays, which is why the price is a bit lower.  This Viking cue features nicely figured birdseye maple throughout the butt of the cue.  It features [...]

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The Viking V174 Cue Review

January 15, 2012
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About The Viking V174 Cue The Viking V174 cue is one of the high-end models viking cues. This pool cue has a lot of inlays. It all starts with nicely-figured birdseye maple in the forearm and butt section. Then they added 24 South American Snakewood points (mirrored, high and low). Add to that, 90 inlays [...]

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The Mezz Z405 Pool Cue Review

January 13, 2012
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About the Mezz Z405 Cue The Mezz Z405 cue is,  predominantly,  made from laminated ebony in the butt and forearm sections.  The forearm features white inlayed floating points.  Each point has turquoise inlays in the center.  The butt features matching floating points that correspond with the forearm.  This Mezz cue has a black Irish linen [...]

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Check Out The Fury TP10 Cue From Fury Cues

January 9, 2012
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The Fury TP10 Cue – Entry Level Elegance “Entry Level Elegance”, that’s what I like to call this Fury Cue.  This cue is a great example of the fine product that Fury Cues is producing these days.  I think their newest line-up of cues is a big step-up in design and function, compared to their [...]

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Check Out Rodney Morris’ Randy Mobley Cue

December 23, 2011
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Check out this nice Randy Mobley Cue A Skippy Cue Club member, Mike, is trying to find out what his Randy Mobley Cue is worth .  According to Mike, this is the actual cue that Rodney Morris played with during the 2006 IPT 8 Ball Championships.  Mike says he has documents to back up this [...]

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Mezz Z802 Pool Cue

December 21, 2011
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Mezz Z802 Cue Description The Mezz Z802 cue is mostly  birdseye maple on the butt and the forearm.   It does have some inlay work, though.  The butt sleeve has a band of cocobolo with micarta diamonds outlined with ebony.  There is a similar band of cocobolo just above the wrap on the forearm.  This band [...]

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Joss JOS02 Cue Reviewed

December 15, 2011
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The Joss Jos02 Cue Description The Joss JOS02 cue is a very basic design with some inlays in the butt section and a very clean forearm, consisting of just nice birdseye maple with no inlays.  The butt section has six sets of ebony circles connected by ebony lines.  Each ebony circle has mother of pearl [...]

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