about 10 years ago i bought a lucasi sneaky pete low deflection cue $450 but i retired the lucasi lucasi shaft for a jacoby super ultra pro shaft 11.75 mm with kamui SS tip,then i retired that shaft for a lucasi kielwood shaft,im loving the KW shaft with standard tiger everist tip,nice solid hits
I don't like their rubber grip bands at all. After a few years, the rubber becomes all brittle and crumbly. Happened with my Big BeuIah II break cue. I will never buy a Lucasi cue again.
Mine looks similar ... 2004nb hybrid with lizard grip and it plays very well with the slim, radial, and the solid wood shafts... combined with 314-3 and z shafts are comparable .... I would even compare with my p3 vantage shaft. Lucasi spliced shafts ( some are 8 or 10 pieces ) with a variety of different trim rings or whatnot. Still an awesome cue IMO ... stickers are a plenty but must remove. Radial splice pie shape is not a sticker
I had such great service from McDermott, that I replaced my cheap Cuetec house cues with Lucky cues, and they came dead nuts straight. Not a bit of wobble.
Not will consider this cue brand at all. Most people will just screwed by customer service people that does not understand the customers issue or the way warranty works. They will get you with the "authorized dealer" BS. Besides waiting, there is no guarantee they will send a good cue. Seems like they need to train the quality control and customer service people for consistency. Probably high turn over and/or under staffed.
I have to say that I have truly enjoyed this review. I was going to buy this same cue. Now I'm more leaning towards a Peachuer. I would love to see a review of that manufacturing company.
I want to thank you for being the first and only unbiased reviwer of this brand manufacturers' product. It would be nice to see their line of the carbon fiber shaft, which is under the brand named Pinnacle. There has been no reviews of this line of carbon fiber shafts on the current internet.
Glad you enjoyed the Lucasi review! We do have a Rage review (also a Cue & Case brand) coming up, but no plans currently on the Pinnacle. But you never know 👍
I find the experience with Lucasi Saga quite disheartening. I can only imagine the frustration a first time higher end cue buyer would be feeling. I'm also surprised with the amount of wobble the second cue had. My McDermott Lucky series with both the traditional maple and the g core shaft is almost perfectly true. I expect nearly perfect on a flagship cue.
Im a novice pool player. After reviewing your video I bought the Viking Valhalla cue stick. In fact, I upgraded to a 200 series rather that the 100 series in your video. As soon as I removed it from the box I knew I made a mistake. I was so disappointed at how cheap it felt; like a bar cue! Even my instructor commented about how "plasticky" (his exact word) the cue stick felt. I returned it the very next day. I ended up purchasing a well known industry cue instead. I still dont understand why you gave this stick such high ratings.
Thanks for sharing your experiences. The cue we reviewed was the 100 series. The 200 series is a little different as those have the graphic prints rather than the stained wood finish on the 100 series. We should be reviewing the 200 series soon. Often with the graphic print cues can have the plasticky feel you mentioned as the entire butts are often full print on a vinyl layer, and so you are essentially touching 100% vinyl and no actual wood. We'll see if the 200 Series has this when we review it, but we have come across this numerous times for various other budget-orientated brands and so maybe that's the plasticky feel you found on your 200 series? The 100 series is not plasticky in any way, and is an amazing cue for the price. Hope that helps 👍
How do you guys deal with big rises in humidity. Even on a quality Refelt job. Worst case scenario installing the cloth in the dry cold winter then warm wet summer in a garage it gets bunched up and needs to be redone.
If the cloth is fitted properly then changes in humidity should not make a huge difference, and it should not bunch up as you mentioned. It sounds like the cloth may have been fitted a little too loosely to begin with perhaps? Hope that helps 👍
If the slate has cracked through to the rear then that is a big issue. You can get slates repaired, so it may be worth asking a local pool table installation specialist about a slate repair. Hope that helps 👍
Well, I can't really give any more opinion on these that's not covered in-depth within the video review. But other people here reading this comment may have opinions to share on the Continental's? If so, please add!
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Hey Joe. I think I didn't hit enter when I tried to comment. I just did this test with CPBA tournament blue cloth, and could only get 1 5/16" stretch. I'm 200 plus pounds, and pulled with all my might. Does a calculated stretch index of 9/16" sound correct?
No, that does sound too short. Typically you should get 1 3/4" - 2 3/4" on worsted cloths. Then minus the 3/4". You didn't mention which CPBA cloth you have, and they do vary quite a bit on wool content. Their richest blend is the Royal with 85% wool, then competition with 70% wool, and then the MG-700 at just 50% wool. It could be that the cloth is not pulling back from its stretch point (so you pull, mark the cloth, but when you release it does not go back very far). Either that or maybe the cloth was not fully secured on the opposite side and was able to pull free just a touch? It's definitely worth running that test again from scratch and seeing if you get an identical result the second time. Best of luck 👍
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It can be a tough job, but definitely turpentine and old rags is the way to go. Change the rags regularly as the wax starts to collect on the rag (otherwise you end up moving it around rather than removing it. Hope that helps! 👍
I realize this is an older video, but I just saw it. The "feature presentation" music at the beginning is totally brilliant and I wish I'd thought of it first. To get back on topic, I used Master chalk for almost four decades, but I cannot deny that some of the new chalks made by Taom are so clean and so long-lasting that I can't ignore them. I eagerly await Tweeten unveiling a clean, but grippy chalk. That would be the best of both worlds.
Glad you enjoyed it, especially our feature presentation! Yes, if Tweeten were to come out with a cheap super-clean chalk that would definitely stir things up quite a bit 👍
I'd go with the standard 1/4" for plywood. In our Amazon links in the video description we link to a cheap T50 multi pack that contains all three sizes commonly used for pool table installation, and more than enough of each one to do a full table. Just in case you want the option to change to 3/8" if you're not happy with the hold on the 1/4". But I think you'll be good provided the plywood is in decent shape. Hope that helps! 👍
@@AverageJoesPool Thanks for the quick response. I already have staples, but just ordered the Irwin pliers and the tailor's shears. Hopefully I'll be playing by Sunday. Thanks for the video. I've looked at a LOT of them, but yours was the easiest to understand, and had great close up videos. I used your cushion videos to replace the rubber and cloth on the rails, and they came out great. The wife is happy, I saved a bunch of money.
Does the design allow for a screw in extension, presumably needing a female thread part to be installed too, or is it limited to the bulkier push on type? I've recently changed from mostly playing on 7ft (8ball) to 9ft tables (and 9ball) and want to buy a replacement to my 30yr old cue which I don't want to modify to allow for an extension. Any advice greatly appreciated!
You have a few options for cue extensions for Valhalla cues. Viking produce a centre extension, but this DOES NOT fit Valhalla (only Viking quick release). But they also produce a rear (butt) extension in 6" and 12" and those are available with a Valhalla adapter (see their website for more info). But if you want a centre (joint) extension rather than rear (butt) then there are options out there including Balance Rite who do a 5/16-18 joint extension (4"). Hope that helps 👍
I bought this cue because of this review. I'm used to shooting with a 650 dollar cue but the pin got damaged and body is warped so I want to see how this one compares
The standard specs for a North American Pool Cue is 13mm tip, 58" length, and 19oz weight. Snooker cue tips have a much smaller diameter than North American Pool Cues. Hope that helps! 👍
I would recommend against that actually because the paper may pull out of place. Whereas with stickers they stay put, and you can set them precisely as you need them, and be confident they won't move, before dropping the Bondo over the top. They don't have to be fancy stickers, any cheap sticker available from any supermarket of dollar store will be perfect. Hope that helps! 👍
How do you remove and prep a previous pre beeswax slate waxed slate table for bondo? I need bondo because it will be installed in a non air control garage a hot garage in North US? How to prep slate for bondo if previous slate was beeswax and needs bondo due to hot temptures in garage?
Jumping has become a big part of the modern game, and unfortunately another skill to add to the list to learn. Jump shots can be a lot of fun though! 👍
I was waiting for some time for the Lucky playing cue , I ended buying the star cue the previous Star review was very Important , for double the price,its a good cue for a low level player like me
