There's no romance in the old brands like there used to be. Oh a Balabushka for $3K? What's the point, it's not that intricate and it's not even LD. If you weren't alive during TCOM era or accustats VHS era those old known brands don't mean a thing. Many collector cues aren't LD, younger people under 40 want LD. You can get a JFlowers cue that is better than most customs out there for $300-400. You can get a top of the line production cue that will rival or plain spank any cue of the past. You can get an SVB edition for $600-700 and it should do anything you will ever need done with a cue.

Young folks don't really want collector cues. They will not be going backwards to wood.Ĭlick to expand.Inflation. The younger generations have grown up playing other sports with new materials, they don't have the wood bias ingrained in them. Just look at al the sports that are much more dynamic that have ditched wood over the years. But, we are not going to be playing with wood in the future. There is a rare beauty to a good custom that just appeals to my eye. I love custom cues and will continue to collect them when I can afford to. You just get the same hit every time you use it. It is consistent, doesn't ding or warp easily. It plays good and will only get better as more R&D is put into the product. A few good players have used it and all say the same thing. It plays good, as good as my customs, honestly. If you have a lathe and can read a caliper you can build it. I now play with a full carbon cue I built. I have a few customs that I don't play with anymore. That will make them less desirable and therefore less valuable.

But you will not see them being played with out in the public. Our high end cues of the past will be collected and hidden away by wealthy folks to display in their homes for their friends to admire. There is no going back and in time the custom cues will become less desirable and I think that time is now. They are the future of pool and like hickory shafts in golf pool has now embraced carbon fiber. They realize there is no need for ivory or fancy inlays to play pool. The younger folks already know they can screw one onto any butt and have a high performance cue. Go to any league or pool tournament and the majority of players are using carbon fiber shafts. In part due to the economy but more so because of carbon fiber cues. There is a market for the very elite cue makers but I honestly believe it may have peaked. I would add that the advent of carbon fiber has had a bigger effect on custom cues than some are willing to admit.

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