The Meucci Freshman MEF01 pool cue is a great deal for the quality of play it will offer your game. Meucci cues are built with the priority of giving each player more power with less effort. This cue features a black high impact plastic collar with synthetic mother-of-pearl and crimson veneer stitches and crimson points on the gray stained Birdseye maple. With their The Pro shaft, Meucci brings you the best way to keep your easily generated power as consistent as possible. In addition, the proprietary Myth Destroyer testing robot, builds the shaft and butt of this stick to be more flexible, thus causing less cue ball deflection. This professional quality cue stick that will keep your game subtle and consistent is available at a very affordable price.