1. Home
  2. Sports
  3. Pool / Billiards

This Could Be a Stickup!

Save money on multiple cues for your home

By Matthew Sherman, About.com

Just one special cue or two should go with the rest

Photo (c) Shreveport Faces
A detailed, in-depth look at buying personal cues and custom cuestick appears elsewhere on this Guide site. For your home, suffice it to say that buying four or five custom cues for family and guests can be expensive.

The least costly way to provide enough sticks for everyone is to buy several cheap “house cues” from a dealer or pool hall. House cues run less than $10 each and give far more satisfaction than the more costly rip-offs passing for values found in department stores.

Explore Pool / Billiards

About.com Special Features

Learn to Pitch

Strike out the competition with these step-by-step pictorials. More >

Introduction to Pilates

Learning Pilates fundamentals can help you get the most out of your exercise regime. More >

  1. Home
  2. Sports
  3. Pool / Billiards
  4. Equipment
  5. Creating a Home Pool Room
  6. Buying Cues for Your Home - Pool & Billiards Equipment at Home - Tables, Cues & Accessories>

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.