Tricues - A Review
It's been all quiet on the pool front for a while, however here at Top of the Cue HQ we have been playing away to get to grips with the new Tricues (now available on site).
The Tricue
The cue we were sent over, model 5058 is well finished. It features a dark wood four point veneer on the butt, with a yellow/black decal. The cue is finished to 18oz and is very well weighted, giving you much more control over your shots. It also features a nice dark grain on the shaft, and a 9.5mm tip. A solid brass centre joint and rubber butt disc round it off. The triangular section of the shaft is smooth and unobtrusive, sitting nicely in your bridging hand or rest. We also got sent a rather fine red soft case to keep it shiny and new.
All considered it's a very well made cue for the money, weighted well and finished to a very high standard.
So will it improve your game?
As amateurs (at best) in the world of pool, we found the Tricue a bit strange at first. Being used to a circular cue shaft it feels a little strange on the bridge hand until you get your grip sorted.
After a couple of games getting used to it we found it did make a bit of a difference. It definitely sits better in the 'V' between forefinger and thumb, but it does mean if you twist the cue slightly when shooting you will miscue. This may cause you problems if you do it intentionally, but we agreed it was mainly down to a rather unprofessional cueing style by one of the players.
The weight of the cue helps you getting used to the new design, and if the rest of the range are finished as professionally as this it won't be long before you forget this is any different to an normal cue. Except when you win of course. The only issue we found is that if you bridge very close to the tip of the cue, you find your bridge hand sliding between the triangular section and standard round end. I can only see this being a problem for people playing on smaller tables without a lot of bridge room however, and I'm sure there will be future Tricues to handle this as well.
It's difficult to say whether this new design will be accepted by the professional snooker and pool community, however if it can improve our monkeying around on the TOTC pool table I'd imagine a seasoned pro would be able to work wonders with it...
All in all Tricues are a welcome addition to the Top of the Cue stable, and we would highly recommend giving one a go.
Get yourself a Tricue for gawds sake!
The Tricue
The cue we were sent over, model 5058 is well finished. It features a dark wood four point veneer on the butt, with a yellow/black decal. The cue is finished to 18oz and is very well weighted, giving you much more control over your shots. It also features a nice dark grain on the shaft, and a 9.5mm tip. A solid brass centre joint and rubber butt disc round it off. The triangular section of the shaft is smooth and unobtrusive, sitting nicely in your bridging hand or rest. We also got sent a rather fine red soft case to keep it shiny and new.
All considered it's a very well made cue for the money, weighted well and finished to a very high standard.
So will it improve your game?
As amateurs (at best) in the world of pool, we found the Tricue a bit strange at first. Being used to a circular cue shaft it feels a little strange on the bridge hand until you get your grip sorted.
After a couple of games getting used to it we found it did make a bit of a difference. It definitely sits better in the 'V' between forefinger and thumb, but it does mean if you twist the cue slightly when shooting you will miscue. This may cause you problems if you do it intentionally, but we agreed it was mainly down to a rather unprofessional cueing style by one of the players.
The weight of the cue helps you getting used to the new design, and if the rest of the range are finished as professionally as this it won't be long before you forget this is any different to an normal cue. Except when you win of course. The only issue we found is that if you bridge very close to the tip of the cue, you find your bridge hand sliding between the triangular section and standard round end. I can only see this being a problem for people playing on smaller tables without a lot of bridge room however, and I'm sure there will be future Tricues to handle this as well.
It's difficult to say whether this new design will be accepted by the professional snooker and pool community, however if it can improve our monkeying around on the TOTC pool table I'd imagine a seasoned pro would be able to work wonders with it...
All in all Tricues are a welcome addition to the Top of the Cue stable, and we would highly recommend giving one a go.
Get yourself a Tricue for gawds sake!
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