Leonard Lares is an up and coming cue maker in the Salinas Valley area of Northern California. His current production output is only about 25 cues per year from his one-man shop, but don't let the small volume fool you, this is not a hobby for Leonard, it's his passion AND his full time job. Leonard builds cues the "old fashion way" without CNC machines, and with a minimum of "frills". For Leonard, it's all about playability, and while his cues are good looking, he tries hard to keep the cost down by keeping them "simple and sweet hitting!"

Leonard has been building cues since 2003 and is self-taught. Although he hasn't been making cues for very long, he's no stranger to custom pool cues and pool halls and has been playing pool competitively since his early teens. Over the years, he had the opportunity to learn and play serious nine-ball with some notable players in Northern CA including Harry Sims who was at one time the House Pro at the old California Billiards Club. He has taken his love of the game and his natural abilities with machinery and combined them into custom cues that local nine-ball players love to play with.

Shannon Custom Cues may not be a "household name" just yet, but the word is beginning to spread that Leonard Lares makes a "Helluva good cue at a decent price".

My goal is to keep as many of Leonard's cues in stock as I can, but he makes very few, so check back often to see if there are any available. The cues below are available for immediate delivery, so just "click" on the thumbnail picture of the cue you're interested in and you will be taken to a page with all the details.

When I'm in the mood to play some hard and fast nine-ball, I can count on this Bacote beauty to "get the job done in style!" I invite you to click on the thumbnail picture below and see it "up close and personal".

If you want to contact Leonard and have him make you a custom cue to your specifications, he can be contacted via email at: QMAKR1@aol.com, but please remember, building custom cues takes time, it can take several months to complete your order depending on Leonard's current backlog.