{"id":77,"date":"2010-11-19T09:43:32","date_gmt":"2010-11-19T09:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mcdermottcue.com\/blog\/?p=77"},"modified":"2018-12-20T16:00:34","modified_gmt":"2018-12-20T16:00:34","slug":"holiday-gift-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcdermottcue.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/19\/holiday-gift-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Gift Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s almost Thanksgiving which means it&#8217;s time to start your Christmas shopping (if you haven&#8217;t already). I want to use this post to give you a few gift suggestions.<\/p>\n<p>Below are our <a title=\"McDermott Starter Kits\" href=\"http:\/\/mcdermottcue.com\/pool_cue_kits.php\">McDermott Cue Kits<\/a>. They range from $49 to $89 and give you everything you need to get started. 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This training ball is for enhancing your game where it is most important&#8230; the fundamentals. For only $20, any beginning to intermediate player can benefit by learning how to strike the ball more consistently for the perfect shot every time. We also offer <a title=\"McDermott Training Products\" href=\"http:\/\/mcdermottcue.com\/training.php\">other training items<\/a> to enhance every aspect of your game.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mcdermottcue.com\/training.php\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81\" title=\"Elephant EZ Shot Cueball\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mcdermottcue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/t_ebez_practice_set.jpg\" alt=\"Elephant EZ Shot Cueball\" width=\"250\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elephant EZ Shot Cueball<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another special gift idea is our <a title=\"Prodigy Cues\" href=\"http:\/\/mcdermottcue.com\/prodigy_kid_pool_cues.php\">Prodigy cue<\/a>. Our prodigy line is designed to give the same great McDermott quality cue in a size more appropriate for children. They&#8217;re perfect for getting your young pool prodigy started out right. 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