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W E’RE NOT NAMING NAMES, BUT YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. YOUR STICK EITHER LOOKS LIKE A HOUSE CUE OR PLAYS LIKE ONE. ACTUALLY, BOTH. FRANKLY, YOU’RE EMBARRASSED TO TAKE THAT RATTY THING OUT OF THE CASE. AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE GETTING TIRED OF YOU BLAMING MISCUES ON YOUR LESS-THAN-MAGICAL WAND. IT’S TIME TO MAKE AN INVESTMENT IN YOUR GAME AND YOUR LOOK. FOR THE CUE ISSUE, BD ASKED THE TOP PRODUCTION CUEMAKERS AND DISTRIBUTORS TO SHARE THEIR LATEST AND HOTTEST DESIGNS. IN SOME CASES, THAT ALSO MEANT STICKS WITH INNOVATIVE CONSTRUCTION SCHEMES AND MATERIALS. YOU CAN LOOK GOOD, AND PLAY GOOD. NOW THERE’S NO EXCUSE. Model: M85A • MSRP: $469 Make your opponent jump when he sees the poisonous dart frogs inlaid on your cue with box elder burl and green urethane. The “Spalted Dart Frog” model comes with an imported brown Italian leather wrap (or, after Feb. 29, an Irish linen wrap), with exotic spalted maple above and below on the forearm and butt sleeve. More information: 1-800-666-2283 • www.mcdermottcue.com MCDERMOTT HANDCRAFTED CUES Model: LH10 • MSRP: $260 Pool equipment takes the next step toward sport styling with Lucasi’s Hybrid line, integrating some of the same design elements as a golf club, such as an X-Shox Dampening System and G5 textured grip. The result is low deflection and vibration, with extreme traction and stability on every shot. More information: 1-800-835-7665 LUCASI Model: Combat Series • MSRP: $99 Your intentions will be quite clear when you march into the poolhall with this two-piece graphite cue in jungle-green camouflage, part of the new Combat Series from Mr. Billiard. The cue comes with a stainless-steel joint and a pro-tapered shaft with a stainless-steel ferrule. That’s Army strong. Also offered in desert-sand camo. More information: 1-800-661-0106 • www.mrbilliard.com MR. BILLIARD Model: G33 • MSRP: $420 Draw a bead on your opponent with the G33, featuring zebrawood inlays and white pearl dots in the butt sleeve and forearm points, all set in rich rosewood. Silver rings and a walnut-speckled linen wrap add texture to the design. More information: 1-800-397-0122 • www.vikingcue.com VIKING CUE MFG. LTD. Model: KO38 • MSRP: $100 The hot-blooded Purpleheart, among the striking new Kaiser Decal Cues from J&J America, emulates the beauty of fancy inlaid cues without putting a dent in your bank account. The butt is high-quality solid wood, so you retain a firm hit. More information: 1-562-229-9688 • www.jjcue.com J&J AMERICA BILLIARDS BILLIARDS DIGEST March 2008 50 Breaking th e
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WE’RE NOT NAMING NAMES, BUT YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. YOUR STICK EITHER LOOKS LIKE A HOUSE CUE OR PLAYS LIKE ONE. ACTUALLY, BOTH. FRANKLY, YOU’RE EMBARRASSED TO TAKE THAT RATTY THING OUT OF THE CASE. AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE GETTING TIRED OF YOU BLAMING MISCUES ON YOUR LESS-THAN-MAGICAL WAND.
IT’S TIME TO MAKE AN INVESTMENT IN YOUR GAME AND YOUR LOOK. FOR THE CUE ISSUE, BD ASKED THE TOP PRODUCTION CUEMAKERS AND DISTRIBUTORS TO SHARE THEIR LATEST AND HOTTEST DESIGNS. IN SOME CASES, THAT ALSO MEANT STICKS WITH INNOVATIVE CONSTRUCTION SCHEMES AND MATERIALS. YOU CAN LOOK GOOD, AND PLAY GOOD. NOW THERE’S NO EXCUSE.
Model : M85A • MSRP : $469Make your opponent jump when he sees the poisonous dart frogs inlaid on your cue with box elder burl and green urethane. The “Spalted Dart Frog” model comes with an imported brown Italian leather wrap (or, after Feb. 29, an Irish linen wrap), with exotic spalted maple above and below on the forearm and butt sleeve. More information: 1-800-666-2283 • www.mcdermottcue.com
MCDERMOTTHANDCRAFTED CUES
Model : LH10 • MSRP : $ 260Pool equipment takes the next step toward sport styling with Lucasi’s Hybrid line, integrating some of the same design elements as a golf club, such as an X-Shox Dampening System and G5 textured grip. The result is low defl ection and vibration, with extreme traction and stability on every shot.More information: 1-800-835-7665
LUCASI
Model : Combat Ser ies • MSRP : $ 99Your intentions will be quite clear when you march into the poolhall with this two-piece graphite cue in jungle-green camoufl age, part of the new Combat Series from Mr. Billiard. The cue comes with a stainless-steel joint and a pro-tapered shaft with a stainless-steel ferrule. That’s Army strong. Also offered in desert-sand camo.More information: 1-800-661-0106 • www.mrbilliard.com
MR. BILLIARD
Model : G33 • MSRP : $420Draw a bead on your opponent with the G33, featuring zebrawood inlays and white pearl dots in the butt sleeve and forearm points, all set in rich rosewood. Silver rings and a walnut-speckled linen wrap add texture to the design. More information: 1-800-397-0122 • www.vikingcue.com
VIKING CUE MFG. LTD.
Model : KO38 • MSRP : $100The hot-blooded Purpleheart, among the striking new Kaiser Decal Cues from J&J America, emulates the beauty of fancy inlaid cues without putting a dent in your bank account. The butt is high-quality solid wood, so you retain a fi rm hit.More information: 1-562-229-9688 • www.jjcue.com
J&J AMERICA BILLIARDS
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STERLING GAMING
Model : Tr ibal Dragon • MSRP : $ 95Sterling asked renowned tattoo artist John Rainey to imbue some rock ‘n’ roll mojo in the Tribal Dragon graphic cue. Look closely to see the red accents in the eyes of this dragon, designed by Rainey, refl ected in the red-and-black pressed Irish linen wrap. More information: 1-877-283-7444 • www.sterling-gaming.com
Model : W0722 • MSRP : $300Forget for a moment the exotic hardwoods featured in Cuetec’s new Revolutionary R-360 cues. Check out the innovations: The air-cushion ferrule provides optimum tip-to-ball contact time, minimizing defl ection; and the pro-taper shaft has a tubular composite core surrounded by four computer-cut wood sections for maximum radial consistency.More information: 1-201-288-9199
CUETEC-IMPERIAL
Model : SHP1 • MSRP : $ 995Tiger is offering two limited edition cues in the Shawn Putnam Signature Series (100 of each). The stately SHP1 sets off its intense cocobolo forearm and butt sleeve with fl oating holly spears with turquoise inlays. The bull leather wrap fi nishes off this bold and confi dent stick.More information: 1-800-5-TIGER-5 • www.tigerproducts.com
TIGER PRODUCTS
Model : NV-LTD -01 • MSRP : $1,995Nicknamed “White Lightning,” this stunner was made in a limited-edition run of 100. Designed by Varner himself, the stick integrates a cornucopia of high-contrast woods, including ebony, bone ivory, moose horn and bird’s-eye maple.More information: 1-800-626-8408 • www.nickvarner.com
NICK VARNER CUES & CASES
Model : Custom Star • MSRP : $ 695Here’s a top-of-the-line Sneaky Pete that isn’t hiding anything. The Custom Star Cue by Schmelke takes full advantage of the handsome, organic feel of its bird’s-eye maple forearm and tulipwood points, spangled with 56 ebony inlays of stars and points. The joint collar also is tulipwood, and the butt cap repeats the bird's-eye maple.More information: 1-800-850-8832 • E-mail: [email protected]
SCHMELKE CUES
Model : OL07 • MSRP : $145You might be tempted to snarl “Draw!” just as you whip one of CueStix’s Outlaw cues from your case. Recalling the Old West with a modern twist, the tattoo-style designs on the Outlaw cues are literally burned onto the high-quality maple with a blowtorch. The brown wrap is — what else? — stacked saddlebag leather. More information: 1-800-645-9803 • www.cuestix.com
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Model : HDL-19902 • MSRP : $ 349Whether or not you’re playing in your favorite biker bar, the Harley-Davidson 105th Anniversary Cue will command respect for its H-D logo and illustration of an early model motorcycle. A black-and-copper Irish linen wrap completes the classic look.More information: 1-800-294-9007 ext. 129 • www.brandedproducts.com
ACE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
POISON
Model : AR6 • MSRP : $479The brand is Poison, but the AR6 is nothing but good for your image and your game. The cue has the solid heft of brown woods, enhanced with Art Deco-style inlays. Other sophisticated touches include the genuine leather wrap and gleaming chrome-barstool butt cap.More information: www.poisonbilliards.com
Model : P y thon • MSRP : $162Now available through e-tailer Solid Citizen Ltd., the Peradon line — direct from Liverpool, England — brings time-tested craftsmanship to modern design. The Python is a two-piece cue (a six-inch mini-butt included) with an English Ash shaft, a four-point rosewood butt, red and blue veneers and a rosewood front splice.More information: www.solidcitizenltd.com
PERADON
Model : T i tanium Cue • MSRP : $40There’s no fooling around with the elegantly simple, one-piece Titanium Cue, crafted with a fi ber-glass core wrapped in maple wood veneer. The titanium ferrule and fi berglass core act together to make an exceptionally durable cue, designed to never warp, break or split with normal use.More information: E-mail [email protected] • www.thelevelbest.com
THE LEVEL BEST
MALI & CO.
Model : V8 • MSRP : $ 250The V8 in Mali’s Vintage Series makes a serious impression, with classic elements like Ivorylite spearheads and checked “Bushka rings,” matched with more modern touches such as high-con-trast black-red-orange veneers. The effect is timeless.More information: 1-800-223-6468 • www.malicloth.com
Model : HCS10 • MSRP : $190The Hydrogel has a modern, sporty look that testifi es to its high-tech materials — a contouring sys-tem in the wrap, made of dual-density silicone material that uniformly distributes shock, displaces energy and eliminates vibration. The material also conforms to your hand for a sure grip.More information: 1-800-835-7665
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