New Posts For Thread: Snooker playing muppet sought on eBay.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30381001/snooker-playing-muppet-sought-on-ebaySomebody trying to sell a John Parris cue for £2,300.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/John-Parris-Ultimate-Set-1-Piece-Cue-/271650957619?pt=UK_SportingGoods_SnookerPool_RL&ha****m3f3fa8a933I find it amazing how many people waste their money on very expensithe way i play snooker, it woudnt matter if i had a £500 cue or a set of chopsticks!but i draw a line at the cues in the snooker hall i frequent most, all bent with the old fashioned pool tips rammed on the tophttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30381001/snooker-playing-muppet-sought-on-ebay?post_id=542189703#542189703the way i play snooker, it woudnt matter if i had a £500 cue or a set of chopsticks!but i draw a line at the cues in the snooker hall i frequent most, all bent with the old fashioned pool tips rammed on the topFri, 07 Nov 2014 12:55:59 -0600That sounds like a nice deal!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30381001/snooker-playing-muppet-sought-on-ebay?post_id=542188065#542188065That sounds like a nice deal!Fri, 07 Nov 2014 10:36:04 -0600a friend I played snooker with was a landscape gardener, and if he came across any useful woods during his work he used to save them for Tony. In return he used to make him a free cue, probably a couple a year, and he then used to sell them to playerhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30381001/snooker-playing-muppet-sought-on-ebay?post_id=542188005#542188005a friend I played snooker with was a landscape gardener, and if he came across any useful woods during his work he used to save them for Tony. In return he used to make him a free cue, probably a couple a year, and he then used to sell them to playerFri, 07 Nov 2014 10:32:20 -0600Good afternoon, BB.I'm of the opinion that if a cue is similar to the sort that suits your style it only takes a day or two to get used to it. I've got a collection of about twenty, all roughly the same weight, tip size etc, and I could pick out anyhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30381001/snooker-playing-muppet-sought-on-ebay?post_id=542187883#542187883Good afternoon, BB.I'm of the opinion that if a cue is similar to the sort that suits your style it only takes a day or two to get used to it. I've got a collection of about twenty, all roughly the same weight, tip size etc, and I could pick out anyFri, 07 Nov 2014 10:24:16 -0600my one piece cue was made by Glover Cues when Tony made them at his house (1986) before moving to the current workshop he now owns. A mate had a lovely old cue which I really got on with, and Tony copied it exactly using a micrometer to measure all thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30381001/snooker-playing-muppet-sought-on-ebay?post_id=542187739#542187739my one piece cue was made by Glover Cues when Tony made them at his house (1986) before moving to the current workshop he now owns. A mate had a lovely old cue which I really got on with, and Tony copied it exactly using a micrometer to measure all tFri, 07 Nov 2014 10:14:35 -0600Unlucky, Jed.I remember some lovely old cues at my local snooker club, too, back in the day. Notable how light they used to be in weight and, conversely, how thick the old-timers used to favour the butt ends.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30381001/snooker-playing-muppet-sought-on-ebay?post_id=542187597#542187597Unlucky, Jed.I remember some lovely old cues at my local snooker club, too, back in the day. Notable how light they used to be in weight and, conversely, how thick the old-timers used to favour the butt ends.Fri, 07 Nov 2014 10:05:45 -0600Mike Wooldridge is a different guy, just looked up his website.You're right about quality and price though, best cue I've used - or at least the one I could miss fewest balls with - cost about £20 and was in the rack of a snooker club I went in whenhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30381001/snooker-playing-muppet-sought-on-ebay?post_id=542187555#542187555Mike Wooldridge is a different guy, just looked up his website.You're right about quality and price though, best cue I've used - or at least the one I could miss fewest balls with - cost about £20 and was in the rack of a snooker club I went in whenFri, 07 Nov 2014 10:01:21 -0600Ah, Gary Taylor, I don't think I know him. I definitely remember the nickname of Cue Doctor, though.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30381001/snooker-playing-muppet-sought-on-ebay?post_id=542187505#542187505Ah, Gary Taylor, I don't think I know him. I definitely remember the nickname of Cue Doctor, though.Fri, 07 Nov 2014 09:58:05 -0600A lot of punters get confused when faced with the choice of machine-spliced or hand-spliced, not helped by the fact many unscruplulous sellers imply that the (invariably more expensive) hand-spliced models are hand-made. This is simply not the case:https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30381001/snooker-playing-muppet-sought-on-ebay?post_id=542187479#542187479A lot of punters get confused when faced with the choice of machine-spliced or hand-spliced, not helped by the fact many unscruplulous sellers imply that the (invariably more expensive) hand-spliced models are hand-made. This is simply not the case:Fri, 07 Nov 2014 09:56:39 -0600I think he's called Gary Taylor, but I wouldn't be sure, not been there myself.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30381001/snooker-playing-muppet-sought-on-ebay?post_id=542187441#542187441I think he's called Gary Taylor, but I wouldn't be sure, not been there myself.Fri, 07 Nov 2014 09:53:04 -0600