House Cue - This is a one-piece billiard
stick commonly found in billiard parlors as
complementary sticks for those who don't bother to bring
their own. Don't get me wrong but they actually
handle quite well also. It is made commonly from
hard rock maple wood, and they follow the same design
regardless of the brands. They cost around or
below 20 bucks. Obviously, this type of billiard cue is
meant for staying in one place and not for carrying
around.
Two-piece Designer Cue - As name implies,
this type of billiard cue is assembled from two
different parts of the cue - the shaft and the butt.
Therefore, when you're done with it you can disassemble
it and put in a case. This is a good starter cue if you
plan to do some billiard parlor hopping. They are
good-looking cues at affordable price ( around 50
bucks), and play well too. The picture to right
shows the joint section of a two-piece billiard cue.
Production Cues - When you decide to take
billiards to the next level, then this is the stick that
you need to have. This is the type of cue produced
by popular manufacturers/ brands. They will run
quite expensive for you pay for the quality, proprietary
process, craftsmanship, and warranty of the stick.
Depending on the model, it will cost you at least a good
100 bucks. But it will be ok, because they will
handle very very well. Not only that, from these
billiard sticks, you would find designs that are
attractive and complex and you know some good amount of
time has been spent on. So someone got to pay it,
right? When you start to handle this type of
billiard stick, you don't want to go back to you start
cue, because you will feel the difference.
Custom Cues - This is the cues for big
timers. Those either have plenty of money to begin
with or those who make enough money in billiards.
This type of billiard sticks are produced by
well-respected, renown cue makers. Most often the
designs of custom cue are unique that you can't find
something similar to it, only the signature that make
them recognized. The signature is also unique from
craftsman to craftsman. They also put up some
common models that ready for grabs on the shelf for
those who can't wait. You will find this type of
billiard stick to have a lot of expensive components
especially the wood.
The bottom line is when it comes to
being good at billiard, it has nothing to do with how
expensive your billiard cue is. It, of course,
only depends on how much you dedicate yourself in
practicing. A good billiard cue is there only to
bring the best out of your game.
Good luck!
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