Parris Cues 2017

[@TheFlyingdeuces]

I can only imagine how good one of those cues would feel, much respect John Parris!

[@rolandojavier4996]

Filipi

[@death3719]

some of them feel 'dead' so test them first. It's all in the wood.

[@TomCoppell]

Jesus Fish Lish me too. He is a little tad overrated though, only because the majority of the pros use his cues. Try looking into the increasingly renowned Thai cue makers such as Maximus, they make ultimate cues for the fraction of the price John charges. Many of the tour pros use his cues, Luca brecel, Dominic dale, Stephen Maguire, etc...

[@georgericher3996]

Just ordered mine , I cant wait

[@Insectoid_]

Kinky.

[@golfraven5669]

I still have my John Parris snooker cue 25 years later. Went to their shop and got if refurbished and it came out as new. Great history, great guys. Just masterful

[@leemiller19]

As I commented before very happy with my new parris regal cue John did fantastic I always stick with John people say his cues are expensive but they are worth paying and waiting for thanks John top man cheers

[@Spencerlayne]

I want one of these cues. They should make a trophy a cue. And the winner of world championship gets it for the year. It could be really really special with gold on it

[@Stephen_Clarkin_2023]

I bought a cue of John a few years ago which I built on the cue builder part of his website and I paid £2357 for it and I thought I was wasting money at the time however it was and still is the best and most high quality cue I’ve ever owned and I hope it lasts me a lifetime.

[@BartoniGaming]

Amazing craftsmanship.

[@ayupmeducks7609]

Back in the day, late 70s early 80s i used a Burroughes and Watts championship cue that i Borrowed from West street snooker club in sheffield.

[@panyachunnanonda6274]

I love John Parris' s Cue.

[@tomnorton7817]

I have a 1-piece Stirling. I love it

[@shazlanabuhassan9616]

I used a John Parris Exclusive cue which i bought in 1997. The best cue i have ever used in my snooker career.

[@minyakargan1438]

Brapa harga zman tu bro?

[@ChrizRockster]

The veneers just finish off what is already a stunning cue.

[@MarkMiller-zm2th]

That’s some beautiful work

[@colindavid2078]

I have a beautiful John Parris cue, ash and rose wood. 22OZ in weight, hand made to order. Cost over £400 quid. I have to say it is an amazing cue, and I'm so glad I purchased it. the amount of power I can get is unbelievable! Well balanced cue! HOWEVER, I also have to be honest and say the best cue I ever owned, was a Lewis & Wilson cue, which cost half the price (sadly, no longer in production). This is the cue I made my highest break with. The kind of cue anyone lifts and it just feels right! So soft, and such an accurate 8.5 mm tip. It did lack power though, which is why I bought the Parris cue! I wish I could combine the power and strength of the Parris cue, with the feel and accuracy of the Lewis & Wilson! If I could, I may just be on TV!!! :) (P.S. Highly recommend a Parris cue!)

[@LawnBowlerUK]

I'd love a Parris cue, problem is the price. What is your highest break?

[@colindavid2078]

@@LawnBowlerUK They are expensive, but if you believe a cue to suit you would improve your game, it would defo be worth saving up and treating yourself! (however, a cue will not always improve your game, you could end up spending money for nothing) For me, I knew a heavy cue in the style I ordered should help my game, and it did, worth every penny! Unfortunately I am not much of a break builder, my highest is only 92. I average 30-50's usually. Always panic and lose my cool once I get into the 70's/80's! As i said though, I actually made my highest break to date with a Lewis & Wilson cue (cost aprox £180). Since buying the Parris cue, my highest was 89. But I am older now, and starting to get past my best. Certainly for me, the heavier Parris cue makes life a lot easier for me to get breaks. It is all in finding the cue which best suits you! I have a friend who gets 100 breaks on a regular basis, and he is playing with a club cue he bought for £30 about 20 years ago!

[@LawnBowlerUK]

Colin David thank you for your response! I'm using a £70 3/4 cue at the moment, and get on quite well with it. I would like a slightly heavier cue, but I think it's something you have to experiment with first. I probably will consider it one day. Maybe when I can actually get out to practice once all this has passed. I could probably do with some coaching really, and then go on from there. 92 is an excellent break! And I know what you mean by getting nervous as you get nearer the 100 haha

[@colindavid2078]

@@LawnBowlerUK you are right, you need to experiment with a few heavier cues that are cheaper first, but by the sounds of things you are doing well enough with the cue you have! (although I am certainly no expert).The more you practice and play, the better you will get. When I was playing for a local league, I was practicing around 15 hours per week, and this is when I played my best. Now, just play for fun, with no practice, and I can see the difference not practicing makes! All the best!

[@LawnBowlerUK]

Colin David thanks! Yes, it's surprising how much practise is needed. Especially with something like snooker. I'll be playing again as soon as I can hopefully, I played with gloves on last week haha

[@hookedonlurefishing]

I've sold a few Parris brand new cues and done repair work, tapering and re-tipping when i worked in the trade, you'd be surprised how good they actually feel when playing, feeling them blind you really can tell the difference.

[@trappenweisseguy27]

I have an old Hunt & O’Byrne black plate that was already old when I bought it 30 years ago. There is something about quality that is palpable.

[@taff6987]

​@@trappenweisseguy271000% agree. I find that the older cues have this "feel" to them, no matter the weight etc you can just feel the quality oozing from them. I wonder if it was the quality of the timber used? The craftsmanship? People back in the day took way more pride in their work, especially craftsmen in my opinion! Nearly every half decent cue that was made by one of the top producers and even companies like Riley and powergluid....even those cues from back in the late 70s, 80s and 90s still feel better than the cues that are being sold today! If you can get your hands on a half decent one ofcourse! It's also as if the cue has taken on a life of its own, they have so much character and charm to them I absolutely love it! Picked up a Peradon Joe Davis (re-issue) cue earlier today. Only a few months old, also picked up an old early 80s Riley Burwat and the difference between the shaft on the two cues was palpable. If you got 50 tidy snooker players to shut their eyes and feel both cues I can almost guarantee you that most of them would pick the old Riley Burwat compared to the newer Peradon cues that are being made these days. They just "feel" so different in my opinion and its something you feel immediately as soon as the cue is in your hands.

[@alic4788]

Amazing to see that there is no turning on a lathe, not even in the early stages shaping from square to round.

[@gerv55]

Only Paragon and Ultimate are totally hand planed from start to finish, the rest of the cues are turned to an oversized taper then planed by hand to their final sizes. Realistically it makes no difference to how the cue plays if its fully lathe turned or fully hand planed.

[@alic4788]

@@gerv55 Interesting, thanks.

[@CypAlot]

Also in this very video you can see the marks left behind in the end of the oversized wood early in the video

[@Eurobunneh]

You can spend hundreds on a cue and it’ll be trash. Try loads before buying, do not buy online, go in store and try them. Paid £5 for a cue back in ‘93, made breaks of 80+ in the local league.

[@gerv55]

True.

[@elliefcukof7944]

So clever how it's done

[@leemiller19]

Best cuemaker my new cue coming shortly can't wait John's cues are the best nice one great man I stick with parris

[@KhalidKhan-uo1of]

Stephen the great. Talent is in the player not in the cue.

[@rootykazooty351]

True. If i remember right, he played with a £30 PowerGlide Connoisseur which was warped at the end where a light had been focused on it in the display cabinet. I wonder if he got it straightened or if it was always warped.

[@Badassblacksmith]

Without the cue, he’d only be a spectator!

[@Mikepower1978]

Rooty Kazooty I'm sure I've heard him say it always had a curve. He would simply line it up straight using the palm flat.

[@trevm02]

Khalid Khan you obviously don't know what your talking about

[@DaMaster1983]

The flat part of a cue is important for keeping the same direction of cue always.. Since no cue is 100% perfect

[@fradaja]

Frank Callan the man who put the pause in snooker

[@hocvachoi4350]

why we must do Full Spliced Pool Cues ? i mean : Why we do the step : like this video in 2:30 min video ? What the name of machine you use in each step ? please let me know ?

[@怀旧电视剧-w5t]

He knows marketing very well

[@ravivarman2020]

I purchased mine in 1996 when on holiday in London! Remember trying à few shots on that small table. I picked an 'ambassador' cue from the shelf. It was slightly bent though. John assured the bend in the cue does not affect your strokes. I love the feel of the cue. It is not like any other. But I never could get over the fact that cue is bent. Does anyone play with à bent in their cue?

[@trappenweisseguy27]

My cue has a slight bend in the shaft. I orient it so it is leaning slightly downward in the same spot every shot. You’ll get used to it.

[@dnbmania]

You can just get the bend removed by a cue maker

[@poolarajpoot761]

I love cues

[@8pool130]

You will be lucky to order a parris cue and have it within 2 years

[@RalphieMuskinyaar]

I am able to order one now but there is a cue at my local club which I always use. It is the perfect cue for me. I wish I could send John the measurements and feel of it and have him replicate it. Because my snooker club owner won’t sell me the cue that I always use lol.

[@taff6987]

Offer him the right money and I bet he will part with it!

[@RalphieMuskinyaar]

@@taff6987 offered him 2k and he said he wouldn’t sell a house cue. I tried lol.

[@dnbmania]

​@@RalphieMuskinyaarwhat make is it?

[@martyflannigan5052]

I always thought they would have one or more back up cues, that were identical encase one was lost or damaged or a tip came off

[@gerv55]

No real thing as an identical cue, they can have the same design, same type of wood etc but they all have their little peculiarities when it comes to how they play.

[@usmanahmad437]

Wooo Can I get this cue of Johan Paris in Pakistan ISLAMABAD?

[@hoeunhong7312]

Wow all cue look nice john parris can i have one please me khmer australia

[@TomCoppell]

The only thing that makes his cues renowned is quality of wood, and characteristics in the wood. The most important thing to look for in a cue as a player isn’t name, but in fact length, weight, tip size, balance point, etc... Maximus cues are very good for making well balanced cues.

[@topbanana8438]

there all hand made bar 1.

[@cameronandy84]

I have just purchased a Maximus Premium and am delighted with it.👍

[@michaelschmidt3334]

Dislikes must be pool players

[@c4lho888]

i had one off these cues the tips keep snapping ended up with a 4ft cue lol

[@goredknight3017]

Still got my old STEVE Davis cue and still looks nice but my son has managed to get it wet and has a slight bend and the cue just sits in the garage and no one is aloud to borrow use or even touch it.

[@gerv55]

Can get warps taken out of cues, might be better to send it to them for a refurb.

[@Jackiemoonpie]

Believe or not i can only play with a rack que, I've bought expensive ques and it for some reason plays on my mind, if i pick up a decent rack que I'm a lot more confident, weird.

[@gerv55]

Don't need to spend a lot of money to get a decent cue, Ken Doherty won the world championship with a rack cue.

[@Jackiemoonpie]

@@gerv55 did he, you know i never actually knew that and I'm so happy i do now, thank you. 🙌

[@Jackiemoonpie]

@@gerv55 kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6OthayAlM-Cbac wow, this just came yesterday hahahaha

[@HeatSeekingMouse]

Why do they wait a month for each step

[@gerv55]

To let the wood settle to reduce the possibility of it warping.

[@ToxicEmperor]

@@gerv55nonsense. The wood is fully seasoned, there's no settling, it's not foundations. The lignin in the wood is already dried. The man hand makes stuff it probably takes a month to get back to each one

[@fishmeister2625]

@@ToxicEmperor The guy has been making high end cues for over a quarter of a century. I'm sure he knows what he's doing.

[@ToxicEmperor]

@@fishmeister2625 I didn't say he doesn't know what he's doing. I was answering the above question about settling. I've been a Craftsman for 25 years myself and I know for a fact that a piece of 2"by2"by 5' Ash isn't going to settle!

[@paulholmes8211]

@@ToxicEmperor 😅 fully seasoned?? To what moisture content? Fully seasoned to one timber merchants will be different too fully seasoned in another. Timber kiln dried to 3% moisture content won't stay at 3%, it will fluctuate with its surroundings, which means it's going to move. Fully seasoned only means it's been sat long enough for the merchants to stick a moisture meter in it and get a reading that says it's stable enough to sell!

[@taff6987]

I know Dominic Dale is a bit of a cue geek like myself. I would absolutely love to chat to him about his collection, why he started collecting cues, why he tinkers so much with different cues etc etc. I think it can become a bit of an obsession if I'm being honest with you😳😂some guys in their 40s buy a racecar during their midlife crisis, some of us geek out on old pieces of wood with sometimes very interesting stories attached to them! 🤓🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💯🎱❤

[@Puffdamgcdragon]

I use a Peradon Harlow 3/4th. Am pretty happy with it. Before this one I had a Peradon Eden. Are these John Parris cues really much better than off the shelf ones like mine?

[@shahabsiba8464]

oh

[@collinz5923]

not really, depends on which one you are getting, pretty much other than the ultimate, the paragon, and the special series are hand made by john parris himself, the other ones are made by the employees, so a cue that is at the same price range other brands like Stamford or trevor white are actually a lot better, besides, even your budget allows you to get a ultimate cue, which is the series that Ronnie is using, you have to wait for like 3-4 years, my opinion, not worth your time waiting

[@flomo5473]

Collin Josef I think now only the JPU is made by himself, and it takes years to order them

[@bobbyjaybeaumont]

I use the harlow aswell, real nice cue

[@oldtimer5111]

None of the cues are made by him, he states that in interviews but he says he checks every step, whether that's true or not who knows.

[@theonettleton3042]

Why do they wait a month between sanding sessions on the raw wood?

[@gerv55]

In case any warps develop.

[@SiceloNtetha]

How to make order of this cue

[@gerv55]

www.parriscues.com/

[@josephcrisologo204]

What is the standard weight for billiard cues 9 ball?

[@gerv55]

Joseph Crisologo 9 ball cues are up around 19 20 ounces plus because of the weight of the balls.

[@zwainzfegelein6832]

18.5oz - 21oz

[@stuart4860]

@omer khan send me money and i'll send cue

[@gullraizshahzad5371]

which type of cue is suitable for snooker 1piece,2piece or 3piece??

[@gerv55]

Any of them.

[@mickvinny7291]

Lol the shop is just up my road lucky me 😛

[@whydoyouwantmyname5857]

You’re telling me that these guys plane it into a circular shaft? Why not a lathe?

[@gerv55]

Only their 2 top end cues are done totally by hand, paragon and ultimate. The rest are turned by lathe to an oversize taper and then planed by hand to the final size. It's more about that being the way cues used to be made in the traditional style than it meaning they play any better. Just a selling point really.

[@fernandogarza4115]

What's the price?

[@lockodonis]

Can’t believe this guy weighs his shaft.....

[@gerv55]

Badum Tish!

[@Mryjin88]

i just bought a JPU for $4000. and it really nice

[@ramonicorochadasilva8497]

Meu sonho é comprar um taco desse um dia!

[@f.a3202]

2:22 how is called that thing that that man has in hand

[@gerv55]

? A wood plane

[@f.a3202]

@@gerv55 thank you i found it

[@taff6987]

The only thing I don't like about John Parris cues is that he uses the round badge which I don't like personally. For the money they cost I would ask to have a proper vinatge type plate to be fitted. I think a nice plate with lovely engraving really sets off a nice cue & adds to the overall "high end look" to the cues! It's obviously more time consuming and more cost for him but it would make a big difference to the way his cues look imho! Of I ever get one made I will be requesting a proper plate be fitted! Buying a proper cue isn't "just" about playability and quality....its also about "the look" of the cue to many of us players. Some don't give a shit but a lot do.

[@fitamh4054]

I would love to purchase a John Parris cue. I don't wanna order one! I'd rather wanna tryout cues that already been made and in that way find the cue for me! Unfortunately I don't live in England :(

[@collinz5923]

what is your budget my friend?

[@fitamh4054]

Collin Josef - hi about 400£ ! Why do you ask?

[@muhammadabbasi6375]

Awesome Sir John Parris .. i ordered recently for majestic cue. hope your hand made cue helps me to improve snooker game. Thanks 22288

[@sanjayhariparsad4083]

It wont. Practice will. Listen to what hendry says. His playing cue was a piece of crap but won seven worlds with it.

[@codyturner4595]

High Quality Cues Dont Make High Quality Players...

[@heathmorrison221]

I wonder if they can do that in a 13mm shaft

[@gerv55]

Yes

[@leemillar4775]

great cues thanks john I use one of his cues

[@rjr1227]

Hummmm......nice cue. Wonder how $$ they are....?

[@wierdalien1]

What is this $ you speak of

[@rjr1227]

Wonder how expensive these are

[@rjr1227]

@@wierdalien1 how expensive

[@tjfree04]

@@rjr1227 300+ to over 1000+

[@bbbustedflush]

One of the best hustlers I have ever played with or watched play never used anything but a house cue. I watched many a player take out a custom inlaid $2000 stick and walk away broke after playing Rusty with a warped house cue.

[@ZeitdiebX]

John Last Yeah that has psychological reasons. Of course one needs to be a great player but a great player doesn‘t necessarily need a fancy cue. Instead, the guys entering with their flashy cues, they’re usually not the very best players.. but they do have the money to afford these cues. Pool legend and hustler Minnesota Fats used the very same strategy in the green rooms he hustled in.

[@elkiemart4132]

Nothing wrong with pub wood! In my local i used to stay on the table all night using them

[@simatbirch]

That’s pool. A game for those that can’t hack it with the big boys.

[@simatbirch]

Comment section full of Americans talking about pool. 😆

[@plzitzjustmahcheezits909]

Like every pool comment section is fill with pretentious Europeans talking about snooker? Cue sports is cue sports, fuck face.

[@shaynerism]

Kevin DeRoo in Canada makes cues at least as good as Parris, and that's saying something.

[@W7.W7]

Deroo's cue is actually one of the best internationally, but Maple in general is unstable compared to Ash.

[@sergiocheung5102]

Marco Fu uses DeRoo!!!

[@stoolpigeon4285]

Interesting that Stephen had a rubbish cue and used it his whole career, and got so much success with it. Sadly, I now think I can't use the excuse my breaks are short and positional play is terrible because I have a 3rd rate cue

[@stehairy]

I think that cue is the Ronnie O’Sullivan replica cue. I’ll stand corrected if I’m wrong

[@gerv55]

Stephen O'Connor nope, Ronnie's cue is based on the old burwat champion design that's over 100 years old. His cue has a thick maple veneer and a face splice of ovangkol. This cue is a similar design but has 3 veneers and a different face splice wood.

[@zwainzfegelein6832]

even tho it's not a joint-lock cue, it's a very good gue with a reasonable price

[@leeredford1028]

The best cues are what your happy with... a £500 cue doesnt make you any better...

[@dislecsyk991]

Depends what you mean by better. I got a Parris cue about 18 months ago, and my range of shots increased almost immediately. It's obviously not going to make you a better potter, but a better build quality does wonders for your cue power.

[@leeredford1028]

@@dislecsyk991 i mean, it doesnt make you any better player having a top price cue... but yeh, different cues, allow you too play a range of shots, diffetently, better... ive just bought a new cue, not used it yet tho...

[@ChickenBoo1989]

true but when you can get a cue that is 100% personalised and tailored to you. Makes you feel awesome!

[@PatrickRyan147]

Strong wood.. Deep screw.. Bigger tip.. That's it! I'm offended! I'm reporting this channel for smut🍆

[@JIMMYSAFC1]

does Mark Selby use a Parris cue?

[@gerv55]

Bravo six Zero Selby uses a Stamford cue.

[@JIMMYSAFC1]

gerv55 so no parris cue winning at sheffield again this year

[@wierdalien1]

@@JIMMYSAFC1 how stupid do you feel?

[@JIMMYSAFC1]

@@wierdalien1 not at all

[@Bloxdio_God]

Nice cues but well overpriced. Get one from china and stick with it. Decent ash or maple shaft good distribution of weight. Right length and stick with it.

[@怀旧电视剧-w5t]

品质大不如前了

[@bob733333]

Or just stick a Kamui on a broom handle.

[@thuyamin5621]

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[@chshoukatabrar7007]

I can only imagine how good one of those cues would feel, much respect John Parris!

[@IcedDragon420]

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