Mcdermott Billiard Pool
What are your experiences with pool cues?
I am in the market for a billiard cue to use for local level competition. I have a fiberglass Xcaliber that I bought about 10 years ago. After a hiatus for back surgery, I am back in the game but I want a really good cue that I will shoot with for many years to come. I am looking at McDermott, Viking, Lucasi or, on the off chance a Meucci. What tips do you recommend? What is Moori....etc. Thanks in advance.
Quality wise, McDermott and Viking are pretty much the same. Both even have warranties against warpage, which is nice in that price range. I personally prefer the feel of McDermott between the two, but to each his own.
The only Lucasi I ever had much experience with wasn't put together particularly well, and didn't have a hit I liked. It may have just been that one, but it was enough to sour me on the brand.
Meucci has had quite a reputation as having gone down in quality over the last 10 years or so. Take it for what it's worth, but this is from the mouth of professional cuemakers I know, not just players. Plus, just about everything that comes out of Bob Meucci's mouth is hogwash. Somehow he rigged his machine and/or data that he uses to proclaim his shafts are the best, despite the fact that pretty much everyone else who has tested his cues totally contradicts him. That alone is enough for me to never even consider a Meucci.
I would also consider Joss in that type of price range. I'd put them a notch about Viking and McDermott in quality, but they are a bit more expensive.
If you're serious about keep your cue for a very long time, I'd suggest you consider upping your budget a bit and looking into custom cues. There are a lot of great cuemakers out there, and you can probably find something in the $300-400 range that will last practically a lifetime, will be unique and of much higher quality than just about any off the rack cue out there. If you're having a hard time finding something, email me and I'll try and point you in the right direction.
I don't know why Loriann would recommend LePro tips. They are inferior to just about any name brand tip out there. They put then on everything because they're cheap. I know If you want a one piece leather tip, Sumo is 100 times better than LePro.
Moori is a great tip, but the most expensive one out there. If you don't mind spending the money, you'll probably like them, but there are other layered tips that are much cheaper and are as good, or nearly as good as Moori. I use Hercules tips and they work very well and last forever.
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