I have 3 custom cues made by ronnie powell, Que Perfect or QP Cues out of the phillipines. he is an american though not a philipino. absolutely love his work!
I purchased a Al bautista about month and a half ago and I couldn't put it down. I sure love the feel and hit of it.
I played with a predator cue and shafts into all sorts of custom cues I have and owned. Its not very stiff and yet it hit very solid. I owned cues from local cue makers to bluegrass.
You won't regret picking up an Al Bautista. Give it a shot!
Might just be your best purchase.
Shooting cue: Roger Pettit 211 Club Titlist
Break cue: Dave Jones
Jump cue: Roger Pettit up and down butterfly.
Case: 2x4 It's George
Table time: next to none
I have a Audrick 1of1 beautiful cue but shafts don't line up correctly at the joint and both warped within 3 months. I emailed Patrick who was great customer service when I bought, but not when I emailed him about the warped butts, never heard from him again. I can't give this away and will have a nice jump stick one day or a heck of a nice fire...lol
''A man who doesn't make a bet everyday might be walking around lucky and not even know it.'' Jimmy Dean
My very first custom cue was an Audrick, Patrick Hermans cue. It came with nice inlays, ivory ferruls and solid ivory joint. It has a forward balance and has gotten a ton of compliments. Shafts are straight, maybe a little taper roll. My opinion is, if you are going to buy an Audrick cue, buy his "Hi-End" cues. And pay attention to what woods are used and the joint used aswell.
I have an Audrick somewhere in a case, it has a ton of inlays, the butt and both shafts are still straight and it plays jam up, but as mentioned earlier, I wont touch one of these cues anymore for repair. The last time I touched one for repair wind up costing me not the customer, never again.
I was in Manila for 20 days recently and stayed 2 blocks from the famed "One Side". I was fortunate enough to see and hit a few balls with cues from several top Filipino makers. I chose to have two cues made by Tony Bautista, AKA Jazz Cues. Great guy, reasonable prices, fantastic workmanship. You might decide to add a Mezz shaft as I did. Unfortunately, there are very few climate or humidity controlled shops there. Warpage can definitely be a problem.
Dgem and Joyren from this forum can help you contact Tony and they are absolutely trustworthy. They forward a computer generated design of your cue and all specs listed before they accept a deposit to begin work...Tom
