[The Woim]

Along the lines of what Jack Madden said, I ordered a custom cue from Paul Dayton and spent the first couple of conversations going over the concept of hit and what I wanted my cue to play like. Instead of using exact descriptions, it was largely similes. i.e., take the hit of a Meucci with it's whippy shaft and lack of feel, I want an anti-Meucci. So, the first things we talked about was stiffness of hit.

FWIW, the cue I'm talking about is a Paul Dayton model C00012 purpleheart four points w/four veneers and it hits much stiffer than a pre-prison Mike Tyson.

Also, all this talk of Paul Mottey being a great guy, he's going to be on my list sooner or later.

Another two great cuemakers are Dick Neighbors and Eric Crisp (Sugartree).

Since we have great cuemakers like Jack Madden posting here, does anyone know a cuemaker who would be willing to sell a shaft of grade A or AA maple shaftwood for a cue I'm having made now?

From the Desk of the One-Eyed Jack!

Yours Truly,
The Woim