What makes the best pool cue? We are going to start the quality of materials before a cue maker makes his first cut he carefully chooses a peice of aged wood , the reason the wood has to be aged is so that after cutting it does not warp. Then traditonaly a pool cue maker will also carefully look at the piece of wood and decide what direction the grain is going for the best look.

As far as the way pool cues play it has alot to do with quality of materials, weighted and balanced correctly,demensions,shaft quality and the pool cue tip. Now days you can find a great cue at low prices becuase of the introduction of CNC technology which allows percision inlays and cuts in a fraction of the time it used to take by hand. Not only has CNC technology given us the lower prices but importing from other countries has had an a tremendous effect on the USA made cue building business but not all bad news it has pushed american cue builders to create new technologys and build new designs a great example of pool cue brands that have stood the test of time do to there amazing quality and design are Joss cues and Mcdermott cues. The great thing about these US based companies is the quality of the wood that they are able to attain compared to your basic import cue.

When looking to buy the best cue consider our recomendations if you are a begginer to intermediate look at getting a cue with a plastic or phenolic collar for a softer hit we recommend a McDermott pool cues , they carry a lifetime warranty and have all of the features that we see as being a great pool cue very similar to some of the top end custom pool cues. If your looking for a cue just to start playing and for a little less try some of these brands Players cues, 5280 cues and Action cues.