kl cheras got place selling snooker cue ler, 300 can buy quite a good one already lo

I know got .. but im wondering wat kind of cue to buy .. at maluri there got 1 .. same row with the pizza hut...

oh, ya, there got one place selling, im going there later to see see, hehe.

depends ur budget lo, if ur budget is 300, then Omin millenium lo, if 400, then Omin champion.

if budget more than 400, get John Parris la, around 460 i think. maybe u need to go and try and hold the cue, if the feeling is right, then get it lo, no point buy those rm1000 plus cue, but when u hold it the feeling not suitable for u.

last time i bought one cheap cue, Royal brand, Rm120 only, the feeling damn nice, i can play very well with tat. after tat i upgrade, bought another John Parris, Rm700 over, i cant play well with tat......... then again when i study in london, i bought one cue, Peradon Brand, custom made, cost me 160 pounds, tat one really very very nice to play, suit my style and playing habit. but i felt the Royal cue i own previously was almost as good as the Peradon cue.

so sometimes very hard to judge the cue by its value, as long as suit u well, wat brand wat price also can.

just share my little experience, hope it helps

I think Rm300 just can buy a normal cue...

ur normal means? which brand and which model u will consider as good one?? thanks

I dun intend to go pro ere.. so a normal good cue will do ... Just that i kinda of tired everytime go play need to search for a cue that suits me and some time need to adjust myself to the cue .. so it is better to hv my own cue..

then go for CitiBoy, or Omin Champion la, both also very nice cue already, many of my fren using it. definitely within ur budget. i used both before, very nice.

ive been browsing and suddenly saw dis thread well mayb i can giv some opinion

wheter d brand is omin or citiboy(never heard of it btw ) or even parris. i tink u must test d cue. wheter u like it more whimpy or more stiff in ur cue. u see many snooker cues shaft are made of ash wood(pool cues are diffrent) which makes d hit much more stiffer. maple shaft which is quite rare 4 snooker cues giv more control of ur hit such as applying english in it.
beside that the tapper of the shaft do effect d stiffness or whimpyness of the cue too.
ok nw to the join usually snooker cues v see 2day cums with 3/4 joint pool cues is 1/2 (i 4get d name )beside that they r steel join, brass join radial pin join, ivory join flatt face 3/8x10 5/16 X 14.etc
example 3/8x10, steel join do effect d cue performance.
4example a steel joint giv a more stiffer feel of the cue because d weight tends to front bt dis will effect d feel because of d steel joint. in other hand cue with wood 2 wood jont give d player more feel.

the design off d cue is quite personal actually bt usually omin master cues and paris do full spilice witch is quite good too. either is ebony or purple heart or roosewood is up to u. ofcuz additional spilce of wood will made d price increase such as king wood . but d forearm of d cue will oways b maple hard rock maple i guess.(d forearm nt d shaft)



i suck at snooker btw
n pool cues are more nice to look at compare to snooker cues

btw heard from a friend that if u wanna buy a parris cue better check is asian country friendly cues d glue that mister john use mayb wearoff bcuz of the cilmate of our country

This post has been edited by LKW_717: Jun 25 2006, 08:14 AM

1. where do i buy cue in PJ area?
2. what's the price of the cheapest cue?

snooker or pool cue?

er... hw cheap u wan?
jz go 4 a cue that is made of natural wood. dun go 4 cues that is made of fiberglass example cuetech cues is jz my humble opinion fiberglass cue wunt giv d user any feedbck is hit like a dead fish.. n i tink u nid a glove to play wit it..... u will noe wat i mean

i suggest go 4 a cue that is RM500 and above d cheapest u can get i tink is below RM 100 bt i doubt d quality

any cue will do as long u like d feel and it is nt made of fiberglass. start with sumting low do sum experiment i guarantee u will change ur 1st cue in no time so get sumting cheap 1st

jz my 2cent

naw. just want natural wood most basic cue. for snooker wan.

i want to know where to buy cos i would need to get the feel of the cue.

i play at a club, but the cue ah. you know la general public cue. bend here, bend there. the tip also the thing gone already. so on so forth.....

goldfries: well dun the club that u goto sell cues? think alot of snooker halls carry a small selection of cues, can ask them to try im sure if u're serious about buying.

alternatively, can come to my shop at KL, we got a tiny selection of snooker cues ranging from 35 to 190 bux, decent ashwood cues. got snooker balls for u to try on our pool table here

wow u gt a shop at malaysia cool

btw jz ask ive been tinking u guys gt sale sum 2nd hand custom cues such as bob runde(schon cues) denise searing southwest.etc or u guys gt lobang to get 1. i once play my friend custom cue (mike bender) i really like d feel. so i jz ask wheter u guys do have lobang 4 a custom cue. im nt goin to buy nw bt sure in d near future

goldfries: i tink i saw sum snooker cues at XZ near taylor college (tourism)

This post has been edited by LKW_717: Jun 30 2006, 11:05 AM

its not mine per se la...just working here.

we got 2 custom cue brands...dale perry and samsara, starting from few Ks to well...5 figures. others like schon and southwest we might be able to get for u. whos your fren?? dun think many ppl use custom cues here, so chances are i might have heard of/know him.

oic where is d shop izzit time square cuz i saw 1 b4 at 7 floor

dale perry is quite affordable 4 a custom cue actually samsara to pretty 4 my liking loz.. im actually intrest getting a schon (runde era) or a denise searing hear have to wait 8 years 4 that i play d bender is nt from malaysia his my friend frm taiwan stdy there d hit quite stiff.. i dun c any1 having a bender here.. there are many ppl owning a custum cues here? wow thats great... cuz all i c are predators loz

ps 314 is 4 lazy ppl

calvinator, wat are the snooker cue available at ur shop? can email me the picture? thanks.

im thinking of getting cuetue graphite snooker cue, but LKw_717 said tat it is not good, do u mind explain more to me pls? i need to know the comparison between wood and graphite snooker cue. really thanks

serious fiberglass r man made wood u cant expect any feedbck from it... dun care pool or snooker fiberglass is a big no no read dis website ppl hate graphite n fiberglass cue http://www.azbilliards.com/brianmordt/index.html

and personally lar i play bunch of cues fall in luv with custom cues lately
i really cant get any feel frm d man made wood..... i dunno mayb is because natural wood do hav grain n vains so it shoot acording to its characteristics
im still new into cues anyway try sum bunch of cues n really fiber glass cant do d job.
bt if u jz wan shoot here shoot there y not? bt for 600++ for a bloody cuetech i dun tink is worth........ u can buy a cuetech n fit a predator 314 shaft in it bt it will be costly.....

jz my humble opinion get a wooden shaft u wunt get wrong

my shop is along jln sungai besi, opposite the volvo swedish marque showroom, right above maybank.

dunno too much about custom cues, cos really, its not the custom for pool players here in malaysia yet (pun intended haha). unlike in singapore, every tom d*** and harry pool player is into custom cues already - whether they can really play or not is a different matter altogether just about the only ones who use custom cues here are socalled hardcore players (their skills range from decent to of course, the break n runners). DP cues are beautiful and affordable, however some ppl have complained that Mr. Perry has spoilt his brand image by flooding his cues in ebay. samsara is a legend by itself, they're more like collector's cues rather the ones u'd play with simply because they're just so bloody expensive.

to say that 314 is for lazy ppl is overly generalized. in my opinion, different playing preferences would dictate whether a 314 (or any other low deflection shafts) is suitable for u or not. i know of seasoned players who cant play with a 314 at all, yet there are those who swear by it. personally, i can play with or without 314, have no real preference, but have to admit that u do get more spin out of the 314 which is good for ppl with less than perfect strokes like me.

but one thing is true, which is alot of players are so taken in by predator cues that they think its the answer to their pool skillzzz lol. i think alot of it gotta do with peer pressure and also predator's good marketing, and also the stereotype that using a predator would somehow lift your pool image especially among casual/beginning players who are eager but easily influenced. "wow hes using a predator, must be damn good wan" lol.

snooker cues are just the locally made ones, including some omin clones. will send u to the pix when we open on tuesday (if i remember )

i do agree with wat LKW said about graphite cues, personally i wouldnt recommend it to anyone at all. i think 95% of pool players out there use wood cues, but dun quote me on that...

off the top of my head, here are some pros and cons of graphite cues:

Pros:
- suitable for lazy players or ppl who dun wanna take care of the cue. u can leave it boiling inside your car under the hot sun, the cue will maintain its straightness as it wont warp under extreme temperature changes like wood cues will.
- can have alot of different designs and colors, including the shaft portion (which means the whole piece of the cue can come in different colors). wooden cues only have designs in the butt portion, the shaft is just the plain natural wood. i find that alot of casual/new players like the fancy designs on graphite cues, so if u're this kinda ppl it might suit your taste.
- er thats just about it? hahha

Cons:
- the shaft will tend to get rough really quickly. this means u'll have trouble with stroking the cue stick on your bridge hand as the abrasion will make it feel uncomfortable, and on extreme cases, even cause your skin to peel if u keep at it lol. this doesnt mean that wooden shafts dun get rough - just not as bad. aftermarket shaft cleaners/solutions might help but its only temporary. longer term solution would be to use a glove, or just use powder but obviously this could be messy.
- this is my personal opinion, but i suspect im not alone: if u were to use graphite cues in the company of socalled good and/or knowledgeable players, u'd be seen as a newbie, or plain ignorant. yes, even if u're using a cuetec. dun ask me why, it's probably a stigma associated with graphite cues that u'll have to live with. forget about allison fisher or earl strickland endorsing this cue - they're probably paid alot of money for it or simply too good it doesnt matter wat sorta cue they're using.

so whether its graphite or wooden cues, at the end of the day wat really matters is to get a cue that u feel good about owning AND playing. if u have absolutely no problems with playing with a graphite, by all means get one. just know that u'd be in the minority, and i suppose u'll just have to strut your skills on the table to prove 'em wrong

u cant really get a 314 for cuetec cues. u can only get blanks (partial shafts without the joint) and get a cuemaker to fit the joint for u to the butt. cuetec is one of the few cue brands that there're no readily available 314 shafts available for sale. u can however get cuetec's own low deflection shaft called Vortex or something, but i wouldnt imagine it'd be better than the 314, which is regarded more or less the industry standard.

anyhow i think zhumak is talking about cuetec snooker cues, so 314 isnt relevant la