Pool Cue News and Review

When you spend some time talking to pool players, the conversation that seems to always come up is Chinese cues. There are lots of Chinese cues on the market and the general feeling from pool players is that they don’t hold a candle to domestic cues. From a looks perspective, I’d tend to agree, but from a playability perspective I’m not so sure, especially when you keep in mind that the #1 performance shaft comes with a nice little gold sticker that says “Made in China”.

So if tons of pros swear by the 314 shaft and amateurs everywhere put them on their Joss, Schon, Longoni, etc. butts, isn’t it a bit hypocritical to piss and moan about Chinese cues? I’m not saying that all Chinese cues are good, some are complete garbage. But to make a general statement that “all Chinese cues are bad” seems like nothing more than good old fashioned jingoism. For all the people who complain about Chinese cues, I’d be willing to bet if you went into their house, you’d find all sorts of products made in China/Korea/Taiwan.

I’d love to ramble on more about this topic, but I need to go grab a heaping plate of General Tso’s chicken, drink some Green Tea and then head over to the Lotus Spa for a quick rub ‘n tug.