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Cues, Balls and More - Outfitting Your Billiard Room

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010


Cues, Balls and More - Outfitting Your Billiard Room

By Jimmy Mathews

Outfitting your billiard room can be an exciting endeavor. There are so many options on the market for cues, balls and more that narrowing your choices down may prove frustrating.

Where to Purchase Cues, Balls

Outfitting your billiard room should not have to break the bank. With a little ingenuity and perseverance the items to outfit your room can be purchased reasonably. There are great online stores on the internet where you can purchase items to outfit your room at a cut rate.

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There are also online auction houses where you can bid on the supplies for your room at relatively low cost. There are discount warehouses that sell cues, balls and more at discount rates. Cues, balls and more, outfitting your room can be an activity that is adventuresome if approached in the right manner.

There is no reason to spend more than is wanted to outfit the room; the time should be put in to investigate all options. There maybe some of these items available in second hand or thrift shops. A great place to look for these items is the classified section of the news paper.

This should not be a decision that is made over night, keeping in mind that these items are a luxury item, meaning that they are not required for day to day living. To wait a day for a better deal will be well worth the effort. Jumping on the first deal that comes along is never a good idea unless the items are being purchased second hand with the possibility of the seller having another buyer waiting in the wings.

How Much will it Cost?

Prices will vary greatly for new equipment. Top of the line equipment can run into the thousands. Lower end equipment can be a few hundred, either way it will cost.

Designing and decorating the perfect billiard room can be very expensive and certain considerations should be taken. How often will the room be used and how skilled are the users? If this is the first time anyone has any experience with a billiard room spending too much money on the equipment is not a wise choice.

If the users are experienced and will use the equipment regularly than spending a bit more may be warranted. It is entirely up to the users as to what type of equipment to buy. Breaking the budget for recreational purposes is probably not the best option though, good inexpensive equipment can be had.

Styles

When outfitting your billiard room, you will need to concentrate on your personal tastes and the style of the billiard room that you have envisioned. There are many styles of cues, balls and other equipment for a billiard room on the market and the style of these items should match the billiard room.

If the billiard room is done in wood with an ornate billiard table, a traditional look, then the equipment should have a traditional style to it. You can also choose more modern accessories in your room - so it all “boils” down to your personal preferences. Take a good look around and make sure the styles match.

Moreover, you should have fun when decorating your billiard room - which is the best way to end up with a billiard/game room that you can be proud of!

Jimmy Mathews is a pool enthusiast that loves talking about billiards and ways to improve your game! You can find Jimmy over at http://www.Corner Pocket Pool.com where he and his team review the top pool table covers. Shop online with Confidence!

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Custom Pool Cue - Do You Have One?

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008


Custom Pool Cue - Do You Have One?
By Geoff Arnold

What is a Custom Pool Cue?

If you don’t know, or think that you do, then read on.

Many people are going to already know what it is. More importantly, they know what it is not!

It is not a cue that you bought in Sport Mart from a rack of another 100 identical cues. It is not a cue which has the signature of the most recent World Champion up the side…and it is not a cue that you chopped the end off because it was too long to play with in your little games room at home, although this is actually closer to being a Custom Pool Cue than the others.

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Custom Pool Cues are built by Master Tradesmen who learned their trade, like a musician or sculptor, creating works of art they can be proud of. The cues are built one at a time, not on a production line. Custom pool cues are of the highest quality. The cues are cut from exotic woods, ivory and other inlay materials are used, making a truly beautiful object to hold and to use while you master your game. Any faults found during production or after completion will cause the cue to be discarded and will never make it out of the workshop.

When should you get a Custom Pool Cue?

If you play at the pool hall and are:

  • tired of using a different cue every time you play.
  • tired of using cues that when you roll them along the table, the tip nods up and down like those little dogs in the car.
  • your technique doesn’t seem to improve any more.

You know when the time has come for you to get your own cue, just be sure the cue you are getting, the cue that you will be using from now on suits your needs. Test out as many as possible to be sure that the cue is going to suit your dimensions, your technique, your strengths and your weaknesses…well these should start to diminish. This of course is advice for those of you that are going to buy a cue of your own from the shelf.

Now for those of you who are going to get a Custom Pool Cue. Well you also should know which dimensions suit you best, which type of tip you like, how heavy your cue should be. Your cue is going to be special. Your cue will be made to your specifications (length, width and weight) and if you want, even with your own artistic design, making it a true Custom Pool Cue.

Your Custom Pool Cue will be one of a kind. Totally original and possibly collectible making not only an improvement to your game, but a real investment for the future.

Geoff Arnold

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The Custom Pool Cue Blog.

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