Looking for a place to buy a decently cheap pool cue online, with a question about cues

[CarlKillerMiller]

The local student union charges 5.50 an hour for pool tables with good cues, balls, and tables. I'm a big fan of the game, but paying that much every time I want to go in and play by myself gets a little bit expensive.

However, every residence hall has a table downstairs. The table is decent, the balls are just fine, but their cues are busted to the point of being unuseable. These tables cost a dollar for unlimited play.

Now, my question is, where can I buy a halfway decent (readlayable) cue on a students' budget, keeping in mind the money I would save on the union table. I'm not at all adverse to using eBay.

Thanks, friends!

EDIT:

Are pool cues one of those 'You get what you pay for" sort of things, or would a novice player not really be bothered by a cheap cue?

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Ebay has a vast selection also any sporting goods store should carry a few. I think Target and Wal-Mart also have them.


Big 5 Sporting Goods carries a good selection.

 

[EPCrew]

check out billardswarehouse.com or seyberts.com

it all depends on what you're looking for. you could always go to your local sporting goods store and pick one up as well.

 

[Nithin]

i got mine at walmart for 15 bucks. they're alright.

 

[CraKaJaX]

walmart for teh win!!!!

 

[Drakkon]

walmart has cheapy cues that will work fine for a dorm table...the only reason to buy a good cue is if you are going to be playing on a GOOD table...chances are dorm table has some imperfections so a cheapy cue from walmart/target/kmart/even if you have a spencer gifts in your area would be fine.

 

[Spikesoldier]

youre right, you do get what you pay for, spend an appropriate amount for your skill level.

it sounds like you are unfamiliar with the specifics of the sport so i think something that runs anywhere from $50 - $100 would be nice and will give you room to grow. id suggest the brand "Action", my friend shot with one until he replaced it with a mc dermott, and hes been shooting for 7 years. its a great value and lasted him a long time before he had to upgrade to something better.

it doesnt sound like you want to spend that much, i have had bad luck with cheapie cues before. either the tip or ferrel or both would go bad, and i didnt think that fixing it would be worth it. however this may suit you if you are just a casual player, the walmart special might be for you if youre on a budget.

howver if money is not an object or you are willing to dump some money into this hobby, then the cheapest high performance cue would be a meucci you can score for $200 - a "no frills" all black (no inlays) "demo" cue online, i think from billiardswarehouse. if you play a lot, i would suggest this if you never want to replace your cue ever again, and are serious about getting good at the game.

i myself shoot with a meucci, i could tell a very big difference in play and deflection from any other cue i used.

 

[DingDingDao]

If you think you are going to play far into the future, it may well be worth it to buy a good cue now, instead of having to replace a mediocre cue in the future. I bought a cheap cue ($65) when I was first playing, but a few years ago I purchased a Cuetec cue. It cost me about $165, but I feel like it was worth every penny. Spike is right, though, Meucci's are very good, too.

 

[EPCrew]

just finished designing a cue with a custom cue maker. it's going to run me about $1400. i've been playing with a lucasi and predator shaft for the last 4 years and had a meucci before that. it's time for the upgrade...

 

[TheNinja]

Originally posted by: EPCrew
just finished designing a cue with a custom cue maker. it's going to run me about $1400. i've been playing with a lucasi and predator shaft for the last 4 years and had a meucci before that. it's time for the upgrade...

$1400.........for a piece of wood....yes??

 

[CarlKillerMiller]

Originally posted by: EPCrew
just finished designing a cue with a custom cue maker. it's going to run me about $1400. i've been playing with a lucasi and predator shaft for the last 4 years and had a meucci before that. it's time for the upgrade...

This is eiher shens, you being a millionaire, or you being a pro pool player

 

[RiDE]

Originally posted by: TheNinja

Originally posted by: EPCrew
just finished designing a cue with a custom cue maker. it's going to run me about $1400. i've been playing with a lucasi and predator shaft for the last 4 years and had a meucci before that. it's time for the upgrade...

$1400.........for a piece of wood....yes??

It's all relative.

Some people pay $10,000 for this and you still have to pedal the thing.

 

[RiDE]

Just get those $20-40 "sneaky petes" that look like regular house cues. You don't want to end up looking like an idiot walking in there with some fancy looking two-piece cue and you can't sink balls for sh*t.

Once you're better at it, go get a decent stick or whatever you have your eye on and use your cheap stick as your break cue to complete that "I know what I'm doing" look.

EDIT: I got most of my stuff here before I stopped with this money pit of a hobby.

 

[TheNinja]

Originally posted by: RiDE

Originally posted by: TheNinja

Originally posted by: EPCrew
just finished designing a cue with a custom cue maker. it's going to run me about $1400. i've been playing with a lucasi and predator shaft for the last 4 years and had a meucci before that. it's time for the upgrade...

$1400.........for a piece of wood....yes??

It's all relative.

Some people pay $10,000 for this and you still have to pedal the thing.

Ya, I agree. I can't put anyone down who spends $1400 on a pool cue. I spent $700 on a guitar, $500 on on a bass, and $550 on another acoustic guitar. It's all whatever your hobbies are you spend money on. So if $1400 is your hobby for a pool cue, then good for you