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Cue Makers

Vintage Collectible Meucci Cue

June 9, 2009

Recently, I was contacted by someone who has a rare Jim Rempe series cue.  We discussed the cue and were trying to determine it’s history and value.  This cue is pretty cool.   The first thing you notice is the extra insert that splits up the wrap area.
I’ve never seen a Meucci cue quite like it [...]

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Cues the Pros Use: Ralf Souquet

May 24, 2009

In this video, Ralf Souquet opens up his cue case and reveals all of his secret pool gadgets and the other necessities of a traveling billiards-superstar.
Ralf Souquet (aka “The Kaiser”) is a truely legendary player from Germany. He has been playing competitive pool for over 2 decades at a very high level. He [...]

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Cues the Pros Use: Landon Shuffet

May 23, 2009

In this video, future Pro Player, Landon Shuffet, reveals what he keeps in his cue case.
Landon Shuffet is an up-and-coming young player.  He has a lot of talent and experience for someone his age.  I think he was 14 at the time of this video.  Listening to him, you might not realize that he is [...]

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Cues the Pros Use: Johnny Archer

May 23, 2009

In the video below, professional player and pool playing legend, Johnny Archer, reveals what he keeps inside his pool case.
Johnny Archer, aka “The Scorpion”, is one of the most successful professional players of the last couple of decades. He is about the same age as me, so I have enjoyed watching him play many [...]

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Cuetec Cues: Buyer’s Guide

May 10, 2009

Cuetec cues are different than most of the cues on the market today. Their shafts are not solid maple like most cues out there. They are made of a wood core coated with a “power-bonded” hi-tech synthetic material. The idea being to create a shell that protects the cue from dings and [...]

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Learn how to Master the Jump Shot

April 27, 2009

If you own a jump cue and have used one for some time, you probably have developed some basic jumping skills.  This video does a good job of explaining some basic techniques for jump shots.  If you’ve never seen a jump cue in action, you might be surprised at how little clearance you need to [...]

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Cues the Pros use: Jasmin Ouschan

April 20, 2009

Do you want to play with the same pool cue that Jasmin Ouschan uses? Well, now you know. She plays with a Mezz Cue with a Predator 314 shaft. She has a beautiful case made by Jack Justis. Justis makes here a new case every year. The Mezz cue is [...]

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Tim Scruggs cue collection – video

April 20, 2009

This is a quick video of someone that is, obviously, proud of their Tim Scruggs cue collection.  I thought it was pretty cool.  Personally, I love Tim’s style of cue building and his cues play great.  I’m a huge fan of Gus and Barry Szamboti style cues.  In my opinion, a lot of Tim’s cues [...]

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