Precision is everything.
One cue uses carbon in both shaft and butt. The other keeps maple in the handle and $104 in your pocket. Here is the smarter buy for each player.
Cue News
The World Nineball Tour is thrilled to announce Roobet as the title sponsor of the 2026 Reyes Cup and Philippines Open Pool Championship, further strengthening…
Reviews
Our full review of the Predator P3 Racer with REVO 12.4 carbon shaft — still the benchmark production playing cue.
Review: the Cuetec Cynergy SVB Gen 2 brings flagship carbon performance to $749.
Review: Mezz's Ignite 12.2 carbon shaft delivers wood-like feedback with carbon consistency.
Brand Index
Comparisons
At nearly the same price, Viking’s eX101 and Pure X’s HXTC14 split on shaft detail, joint, grip and sale pricing. See which setup fits your game.
Compare price transparency, construction, deposits and lead times before ordering a Richard Black Four Point or Tascarella Standard Basic cue.
Equipment
Custom Cues
A look inside Jacoby Custom Cues — how an American custom cue gets built, from aged maple to hand-cut inlays.
Buying Guides
Guide
Pool Cue Wood Types: Maple, Ash, and What the Exotics Do
Maple rules the shaft, ash owns snooker, and ebony, cocobolo and rosewood dress the butt. What cue woods actually change — and what is decoration.
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Guide
Pool Table Cloth Compared: Simonis vs Gorina vs Andy
Worsted vs napped construction explained, where Simonis, Gorina and Andy cloth is actually made, what the wool/nylon blends do to speed and durability, and what a set costs at public retail.
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Guide
How to Refelt a Pool Table: Steps, Costs, and the Logo Rule
What refelting actually involves — staple vs glue, the stretch sequence, rail wrapping, where the maker's logo really goes, and what a pro charges.
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