( 
)
McDermott Cue Buyers Guide
Why McDermott Cues?
Let's face it - there are a lot of companies out there making pool cues. Why should you buy a McDermott? There are many reasons. The Lifetime Warranty is a big one. The warranty even covers warpage for the life of the cue. McDermott also recently announced that they now include a Free Lifetime Maintenance service with each cue. McDermott also offers many customization options. Of course, the best reason to buy a McDermott cue is the way they shoot - perfectly!
Let's talk a bit about how McDermott cues are contructed, and what makes them different from the other cue companies out there.
Wood
McDermott Hand Selects only the finest woods from around the globe (North America, South America, Central America, West Africa). The wood is aged for 18 to 24 months by alternately storing and machining each piece three times allowing the maximum amount of moisture to escape, thus ensuring absolute straightness.
Shaft
Our North American Hard Rock maple shafts are Hand Selected for straightness of grain, optimum moisture content, and white color. Each shaft is machined, bored, and CNC-thread cut to achieve perfect consistency and concentricity and then turned 11 times to ensure straightness and a "true roll."
Ferrule
Our Fine Weave Linen-based Ivorine 3 ferrules are both Hand-glued and Hand-screwed onto a wood tenon, resulting in direct contact between the shaft and tip, which maximizes feedback at the point of contact.
Tip
McDermott cues feature Medium Hard Triangle tips made from special Water Buffalo, Chrome Tanned leather. These specially treated tips provide the ultimate in cue ball control and require less reshaping than most standard tips.
Joint
McDermott's signature wood-to-wood joint provides consistent surface contact throughout the cue, thus delivering maximum feel, and the most solid hit in the industry.
Pin
Heavy gauge stainless steel joint pin with rolled threads for strength prolongs thread life and is rust-resistant.
Collar
McDermott utilizes our exclusive Impact Control Ring, which is made from a Polymer Matrix Composite that was originally developed by NASA.
Construction
McDermott's "Tri-Core" butt construction promotes straightness over the life of the cue. Inlays and rings are precision milled to within .001" and Hand Glued to ensure the perfect fit.
Wrap
Our Genuine Imported Irish linen wrap is tightly wound, double-pressed, and polished for a perfect fit and smooth feel, thus protecting the cue from the elements and absorbing hand moisture for a "Sure Grip."
Finish
McDermott cues are Hand-stained with our exclusive imported European "Organic-Pigment" stain, which is made from the finest pigments in the world. McDermott stain is clearly superior to the synthetic stains generally used in the industry, and is notable for its uniform saturation of the wood and exacting consistency of color. The cues are completed with five coats of Ultra High-luster urethane, which make each McDermott cue extremely scratch-resistant. Uniform Hand-application results in the clearest finish in the industry.
Bumper
Our patented McDermott Soft Durometer Polymer Composite bumper gives maximum protection to your cue and is double-bonded by an interchangeable weight bolt system, allowing the fine tuning of the balance point and weight.
One of the great reasons to buy a McDermott Cue is the excellent Lifetime Warranty.
Lifetime Warranty
Note that McDermott will not warranty any cues sold by a dealer who is advertising below 20% off of MSRP. See this guide for details.When it comes to a quality product and superior customer service, McDermott sets the standard with the McDermott New Cue Lifetime Warranty, the premier warranty in the industry. The McDermott Lifetime Warranty provides unparalleled coverage, and demonstrates not only our confidence in McDermott cues, but also our ongoing commitment to every McDermott customer.
The only warranty to cover warpage!
McDermott Handcrafted Cues warrants its pool cues purchased from an authorized McDermott Cue retailer or distributor to be free of defects in material and workmanship, including warpage, for the lifetime of the product. McDermott will, without charge to the consumer, repair or replace your cue, provided that the claim is accompanied by a copy of the original sales receipt from an authorized McDermott dealer. McDermott does not warrant its product against damage caused by third parties. This warranty does not cover replaceable items such as tip, finish, and wrap. McDermott will fix such items, however, for a fee. In addition, McDermott, at its sole discretion, may void this warranty if there is evidence of abuse or mishandling. To obtain warranty service on a McDermott product, return the product to an authorized McDermott dealer or directly to McDermott.
McDermott recently added this Free Lifetime Maintenance Plan!
Lifetime Maintenance Plan
Twice a year. Every year, for life. Really. Maintenance is one of many hidden costs to consider when you're looking at a cue's price. For most cues, that is. Fortunately, McDermott offers the MOST comprehensive maintenance program ever. Not that our cues require maintenance often. Just about anything your McDermott cue might need replaced, checked or cleaned- tips, shafts, wraps, bumpers, ferrules- is fully covered under our exclusive Lifetime Maintenance program... for life. This will save you money. McDermott's total commitment to your satisfaction doesn't end when you take your new McDermott home. It only begins there. You pay only the freight to ship it to McDermott, and for the return freight (around $15). You'll have your cue back and good as new in 5-7 days!
10 Point Inspection ProcessMcDermott craftsmen check for details even the most careful player may not notice. Joints are checked, cosmetics evaluated, weights adjusted, and every minor detail inspected. The 10 Point Inspection Process:
- Check structural integrity
- Resand shaft
- Clean Shaft
- Refinish Shaft
- Replace Tip
- Clean ferrule
- Adjust weight
- Clean butt
- Redress Wrap
- Overall cosmetic Evaluation
Thank you for voting. If your vote meets our 
