letting friends use your cue

do you TRUST your friends ?

I guess this all depends on how you pick your friends .
I'd let any of my "friends" use ANY of my cues .
My friends have enough respect for me that if they damaged it , they'd send it to the original maker for repair . (or shaft replacement , as necessary) . :cool:

now , "letting ACQUAINTANCES use your cue" could be a whole different thread ! ;)
 
I was told that some of the old time cuemakers would feel insulted if you asked to make a separate break cue because you felt their regular shaft wouldn't hold up to a break shot.

Williebetmore said:
S-man,
I let a top pro player use my cue (a Predator at that time) during a lesson. He decided to break the balls with it (incredibly powerful break) and cracked the ferrule.

When I sent the cue to Predator to replace the ferrule; they sent it back to me with a C-shaped shaft...end of the line for that cue (Predator would NOT replace it, and when I bought another one, it came new with a fair warp to it...which they also would not replace).

My thought is that it is probably bad to lend your cue to anyone of any skill level. Expensive lesson learned.

P.S. - and also buy OB-1, they stand behind their product.
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I let certain people hit a few balls with my cues. To lend one out, no way.
I have had a couple of bad experiences. Exactly how others explained it.
Very few people will respect your equipment. My friends would, but they carry their own cues so thats not an issue. If I absolutely had to lend one to a team mate or a friend, I suppose I would in dire circumstances but I would be nervous the entire game.
 
ctyhntr said:
I was told that some of the old time cuemakers would feel insulted if you asked to make a separate break cue because you felt their regular shaft wouldn't hold up to a break shot.
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CT,
Very true. I have 2 friends with Balabushka's that report they use it for bar league 8-ball, and break with it too. George felt a cue should be able to hold up to the break (Predator makes a cue at least a notch or two below the Balabushka:)).
 
I've had 5-cues dinged badly letting people use them.
The problem is that you don't notice what an idiot someone is, until you let them borrow a cue.
You could talk to someone everyday for 20-years, watch them play 1000-times, and never notice anything.
But loan em a cue for 20-minutes and he's a dumb **** forever.
 
Drew said:
I let everyone use my cue. It's meant to be played. If it was worth that much to me, I'd put it in a glass case.

You can use my girlfriend too....but I have a strict no-return policy. You want her? You keep her.

I don't have a motorcycle so that's a non-issue. But everyone in the world has driven my cars at some point.
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yeah, uh, Drew, the last time I borrowed your car, uh, there was a little, uh, incident, anyway, no big deal, but the authorities in Chicago may just be contacting you. As for your girl, NO WAY, 1 girl is sometimes too many, 2 and I'd start aging a year a week...

I let my buddy borrow my cue occasionally (he leaves his case/cues places all the time, and then comes to league or a tourney without 'em). He does anything to my cue, I get to do double to his - it's understood, and his is worth more than mine. :P
 
cuesblues said:
The problem is that you don't notice what an idiot someone is, until you let them borrow a cue.
You could talk to someone everyday for 20-years, watch them play 1000-times, and never notice anything.
But loan em a cue for 20-minutes and he's a dumb **** forever.
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That describes what happened to me. Cost me a refinish on a Blackcreek.
 
rheester said:
hey guys,

so this comes up every so often for me.

i'm shooting pool w/ friends who don't normally shoot often. i bring my case which contains 3 cues. my friends want to see what custom cues look like.

now, when it comes time to play, i don't want to make things weird and put 2 of em away and only use my personal player, so i offer them to use them and give them a cautionary note to be careful.

lo and behold what happens, BANG, mishit due to not chalking appropriately, knocking the shaft on the rails, and the list goes on and on.

i try to be a low key guy and not be too possessive, at least outright, but deep inside i can't help but shake my head at them and myself for letting this happen.

after the session, a quick survey of the cues reveals a few new small dents on the shafts and one big on on the butt cap.

good thing they weren't $$ cues, but still.

just wondering if others have had their own experiences and if they have learned anything from it.
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I loaned a cue to a guy on my team once and he slammed the shaft against the edge of the table when he missed a shot. That's when I figured out why he always played with a house cue.
 
I did it twice, and twice they were returned to me with dinged shafts...never again! Sadly, they both own custom cues, but seemed to have less respect for mine than their own.

Lisa
 
rheester said:
hey guys,

so this comes up every so often for me.

i'm shooting pool w/ friends who don't normally shoot often. i bring my case which contains 3 cues. my friends want to see what custom cues look like.

now, when it comes time to play, i don't want to make things weird and put 2 of em away and only use my personal player, so i offer them to use them and give them a cautionary note to be careful.

lo and behold what happens, BANG, mishit due to not chalking appropriately, knocking the shaft on the rails, and the list goes on and on.

i try to be a low key guy and not be too possessive, at least outright, but deep inside i can't help but shake my head at them and myself for letting this happen.

after the session, a quick survey of the cues reveals a few new small dents on the shafts and one big on on the butt cap.

good thing they weren't $$ cues, but still.

just wondering if others have had their own experiences and if they have learned anything from it.
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Do you swallow Pills that you find lying in the street, do you Pee against the wind, if you set yourself on fire do you put out the fire with an Ice Pick???:yikes:

Disclaimer, if you let others use your cue you most likely also have done something listed above or something equally as destructive or embarrasing, so in the end the results will be the same and life will be very interesting.!!!!!:grin-devilish:

JIMO
 
Good friends are harder to find and more valuable than good cues.

Don't let them borrow your playing cue (or any other good cues). Their TINY gain of using your cue is not worth your aggrivation and the resulting strain on your relationship if they abuse it.
 
I only allow friends that I have seen shoot, are cool tempered, and hold their alcohol. I know which ones that take care of their equipment and those whom don't.

I am really anal about dents, so I always carry an inexpensive cue or two setup just like my shooter. Drunks get a drunk stick, not a shooter.
 
Only 3 or 4 people have used my cue and they are all players themselves who understand the value of a cue since they own expensive ones as well. I don't mind letting people use my BK2 o break thought because I bought it used and it had dings already on it but nowhere where I put my hands for the actual stroke so it never bothered me.
 
Jump or Break cue. No worries. Have at it. They are banged up quite a bit and take the everyday abuse. I own a cue lathe so I can fix any issues that may arise, but will never let anyone hit with my player unless they are a seasoned player and want to see what it hits like for comparison.
Mark
 
I don't mind letting people use my J/B cue, but I don't let anyone use my playing cue. It cost too much and i'm too particular with my cues. Refinish jobs cost a lot so I take extra care with my cues.......

James
 
At most, I'll let someone who can actually play and owns a cue already to shoot a couple of balls. I do that grudgingly. If someone wants to play pool, they should buy their own cue or go over to the rack.
 
I would let them shoot with my cue , I would also tell them " don't shoot with it like it's yours..shoot with it like it's mine ". If they can not value those words of wisdom , then the answer is no.
 
Just to ppl where i m sure they respect my cue and furthermore can shoot without causing an accident :p
Not many ppl who re allowed to use it.

lg
Ingo
 
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