Hi Mirin,

Yesterday night u went to see JH to change cue tip right? we met in his office, hope u remember me.

so hows the tip now? they are pro in changing tip, hehe

I'm not really sure about the budget at the moment. I guess it's around RM200 but i saw in a website, an O'min 3/4 cue cost around RM300.00 and above. John Parris might be more expensive in my opinion. Something for sure is i want to something nice for me (the cue's feeling, design and my pocket oso la cos i'm planning to buy my 1st car soon) which i can keep for a long time..hehe..

don't worry too much about getting a cue at whatever price.. most importantly in every budget range, there will be a cue that would suit you and as you progress you might find yourself wanting to get another cue..

Icic..So do u know any place that sells cue in Penang Island?

nope bro...sorry...am a PJ kia...

Penang players not bad...the current runner up for the just concluded National Under 21 is a 14 year old Penang fella....he made breaks of 60-70s

No problem..maybe i go to various snooker shop to check around on weekend.

Haha...i'm 10 yrs older but i only made a break of less than 20

hey no worries man...those guys started out much earlier has proper training...just don't give up...

I've played John Parris one piece house cues in my hometown snooker centre for a very long time now and man, they feel great...it's heavy enuff and the cue-in is very solid...I was wondering how much the 2 piece ones cost for the mid range models...anyone have a clue?

wow I didn't know John Parris makes house cues...

well the John Parris I'm using is the cheapest one, JP Classic...I got it from my bro..it was flown in directly from UK...its around 221+ pounds...i reckon if you want the mid-range one (John Parris Ambassador, its a Steve Davis replica) it would cost around 236+ pounds...

so if you do the maths it'll be around 1.4k..

btw, where is your hometown? i wanna go and play with them JP house cues!

This post has been edited by jceh83: Jul 9 2008, 02:38 PM

Yaya. Where's your hometown? if they got JP cue..then surely JP cue got sold in malaysia. I might travel to place just to buy the JP cue for collection and of cos playing...

Sorry, but for sure those JP house cues are imitation. Why? First of all, JP doesn't make house cues. Their cheapest machine made 1 piece training cues are priced at 60 pounds. Thats almost 400 ringgit. You think a snooker parlor provides house cues priced like that? Haha.


FYI, plenty of imitation JP in Penang. Asimo, if you're interested, you can purchase them at Vision snooker, taman pekaka penang. 3/4 joint, looks decent and all priced below 200 ringgit.

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Added on July 9, 2008, 5:19 pmBtw, ori John Parris the nearest you can purchase them is over the crossway ( singapore ). Cheapest 3/4 joint also 1K and above. Nothing to be surprised about, because JP has never been affordable. Ha Ha.

This post has been edited by taingonghai: Jul 9 2008, 05:19 PM

Taigonghai.

Thanks for the wonderful info. About the imitation JP, what's the different from the real one? is it everything the same but just not made by JP himself? haha..

Do u use your own cue? and if you do, which brand cue do u use? mind to tell me?

well, 1Snooker in 1U is (i reckon one of..) the authorised distributor of JP in Malaysia fyi...

that's why i wanted to know where his hometown is so i can try the JP house cues for myself since my elder bro and i are using JPs...my bro is using the exclusive while i'm using a classic...seriously..the power from his exclusive is just amazing...

its the materials used to make the cue..in snooker cue or whatever, just remember you're paying for what you're getting...though comparably you can get an o'min for a similar price or lower (foreign exchange rate ma..thai baht obviously lower than uk pound sterling)...

asimo..you can go to jp's website and directly order it from them..but get ur measurement right...

This post has been edited by jceh83: Jul 9 2008, 05:33 PM

jceh83, as far as i remember, an e-mail to JP bout 6 months back, clearly told me that they are no authorised distributor of JP in Malaysia. I reckon the centre in 1U are merely resellers ( purchase to be sold to a third party) which JP has no idea about. It's very difficult to verify that they are authorised distributors as JP themselves don't clearly state who their distributors are at the first place.

I do admit however that I was never aware JP cues could be readily purchased here, as the maker have said there were no retailers or distributors here. Maybe I have not been keeping myself updated on this matter. Sorry for the mix up if I'm wrong



Asimo, no comment about the imitations. My guess is that it's made of inferior wood mostly, have lousy ferrule fitting and the pop joint is not exactly aligned well. Took a look at the joint and it put me off. If you're not crazy about brands. Get a CityBoy personal cue. Less than 300 and is more than a decent beginners cue. Or O'min Millenium.

My old cue was an O'min classic but warped after 2 years of steady service. Waiting for my new O'min Union to arrive in about 3 weeks time from the factory itself.

Asimo, if you want to look for the Cityboy or O'min Millenium, you can head to Kedah Road snooker centre. Hope this helps.

This post has been edited by taingonghai: Jul 9 2008, 05:58 PM

well you could be right too bro..it's been years since i played in 1u actually..hehe...they could be resellers...

i support your suggestion..i had a cityboy...but the original one..not the one by CM1....

Hmm..they look real to me... even have a gold emblem at the butt... Imitation or not, I like it! It looks and feels high quality too..

JP uses white discs with black writings for their brand marking. Not aware of gold though.



jceh83, agreed. The ori CityBoy feels more solid and nicer to cue with. The CM1 manufactured version seems to behave differently.


Asimo, 200 is a little low for a new personal cue. Around 300 sounds more reasonable. Like I said, there's Cityboy and O'min Millenium to choose from.

Hi there Zhumak...
How can i forget... Hehe...
Very2 nervous dat night, suddenly Michael ask me to come inside d office...
Its a pleasure meeting u n JH...
The tip feels great, Michaels a great guy, very frenly n helpful...

Thank a lot to Jceh83 for recommending me to come down to Arena...

helo every 1~ i m glad to hav tis thread~ XD hi every1

Hi, one more question..since there is an imitation for JP cue, will there be any imitation for other brand as well? I'm afraid that i might be getting an imitation while paying for the original price.

Is Mega Cue in Gurney Plaza and Ace Snooker Centre in Sg.Pinang selling cues? If yes, what brand do they sell?

Is it that Omin and CM1 is the most common and most preferred cue(usually used by snooker player with personal cue) in Malaysia?