Born in 1912, George Balabushka is a legend in the pool and billiards industry.  As a longtime pool enthusiast and woodworker, Mr. Balabushka is best known for the pool cues that carry his name. Unlike so many of the cues that were being mass produced at the time, George Balabushka hand crafted each cue and autograph each cue he made.  The level of precision and quality Balabushka put out in creating each cue made them “must haves” for pool players around the world.

Known as the highest quality cue, Balabushka cues represent the pinnacle of prestige in the world of pool cues and billiards.  An original Balabushka pool cue is extremely rare and can only be found through collectors and auctions.  Typically, an original Balabushka cue will sell in the tens of thousands of dollars. These Balabushka replicas continue to be in high demand by players and collectors alike. While these cues are replicas, they continue to carry the high quality standards of the original Balabushka cues.

Balabushka replicas typically feature:

• Irish Linen Wraps
• 13mm Pro Taper Shafts
• Birdseye Maple Forearms
• Stainless Steel Joints
• A Replica George Balabushka Signature

While the name Balabushka has been commonplace in the pool and billiards industry for years, it wasn’t until 1986 that his name became synonymous with pool.  In 1986, the world was re-introduced to the world of billiards by Martin Scorsese, Paul Newman and Tom Cruise in the movie “The Color of Money”, a sequel to “The Hustler”. All it took was Tom Cruise’s character Vincent Lauria excitedly asking “Is that a Balabushka?” for the world to take notice of the pool cues.  Ironically, the cue being represented as a Balabushka was actually a JOSS pool cue.