Can you play good pool with any Cue?

Lock N Load said:
You leave home and forget your cue, can you play good with any cue? Some people claim they cannot shoot good without their personal cue! Thanks for your input.
Regards,
Lock N Load.
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Hi lock,great thread ,i believe it depends on which kind of player you are,and iam not talking about a great player or a bad player,i am talking about what your style is,as in a finesse or a power player,i think if you are a spinning finess kind of player,you would really need to play with your own personal cue,now on the other hand if you are a power player that hits mostly everything hard and with not much spin,then iam thinking that your choice of cue shouldnt matter as much as it would for a spinning type player,players that use a lot of spin,their cues are usually very very thin at the top of the shaft,as in power player are much more thicker at the top of the shaft,and u will find that mostly all players shafts tend to be 11 to 12 mills,i believe.
 
I like forward weight cue and I don't play good with rear weight cues, I don't feel comfortable.
 
Yes, to a point. I play a lot better with a cue that I've used long enough to know how it reacts and how it feels. It is a fact that some cues do some things better than others just as some players do some things better than others. I need to fully understand what I can do with the cue I play with.
 
If someone says they can only play 'good pool' with their regular playing cue, then they probably can't play 'good pool' at all.
 
I play pretty close to my speed with any cue (within reason). But I am more comfortable playing with my own & seem to do a lil better overall due to consistency. It's built to my spec with everything I like so it feels right, fits well, and this means minimal distraction from it. Playing with cues with soft tips, whippy shafts, dead feel, too heavy or too light, improper balance for me, etc. all feel alien & uncomfortable to me. That knocks a few percentage points off my speed, but not enough to prevent me from running a rack when it's open. The most notable places it affects my game is speed control & spin control, so the finesse shots aren't as easy as they are with the cue I know & am comfortable with.
 
richiebalto said:
Hi lock,great thread ,i believe it depends on which kind of player you are,and iam not talking about a great player or a bad player,i am talking about what your style is,as in a finesse or a power player,i think if you are a spinning finess kind of player,you would really need to play with your own personal cue,now on the other hand if you are a power player that hits mostly everything hard and with not much spin,then iam thinking that your choice of cue shouldnt matter as much as it would for a spinning type player,players that use a lot of spin,their cues are usually very very thin at the top of the shaft,as in power player are much more thicker at the top of the shaft,and u will find that mostly all players shafts tend to be 11 to 12 mills,i believe.
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Hello Richie,
I appreciate your input about the cue. I hope all is going well for you, my friend.
Regards,
Lock N Load.
 
Can I play good? probably... but not confidently.
My cue, I know pretty much what I can do and as importanly, what I can't do.

I don't like playing with a strange cue, unless it is just to see how it hits and shot a few practice drill shots.
 
Thanks, Gbilder.

qbilder said:
I play pretty close to my speed with any cue (within reason). But I am more comfortable playing with my own & seem to do a lil better overall due to consistency. It's built to my spec with everything I like so it feels right, fits well, and this means minimal distraction from it. Playing with cues with soft tips, whippy shafts, dead feel, too heavy or too light, improper balance for me, etc. all feel alien & uncomfortable to me. That knocks a few percentage points off my speed, but not enough to prevent me from running a rack when it's open. The most notable places it affects my game is speed control & spin control, so the finesse shots aren't as easy as they are with the cue I know & am comfortable with.
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Very good input, and comments on the cue. I appreciate it.
Regards,
Lock N Load.
 
Thanks for your input, Sih.

Slh said:
I like forward weight cue and I don't play good with rear weight cues, I don't feel comfortable.
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I appreciate your input very much. What kind of cue do you play with?
Regards,
Lock N Load.
 
Whenever I hear 'it's the Indian and not the arrow'...
..I like to respond....Wyatt Earp didn't go to the OK corral with a
saturday night special.

If two EQUAL players meet....I'll bet on the one with the best cue....
...especially if he has the best tip also
 
Tom In Cincy said:
Can I play good? probably... but not confidently.
My cue, I know pretty much what I can do and as importanly, what I can't do.

I don't like playing with a strange cue, unless it is just to see how it hits and shot a few practice drill shots.
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Hello Tom,
I thank you for your input about the cue.
Regards,
Lock N Load.
 
Hello PT109....

pt109 said:
Whenever I hear 'it's the Indian and not the arrow'...
..I like to respond....Wyatt Earp didn't go to the OK corral with a
saturday night special.

If two EQUAL players meet....I'll bet on the one with the best cue....
...especially if he has the best tip also
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I appreciate your input very much! How are things going for you today?
Regards,
Lock N Load.
 
Thanks SirNoobs....

SirNoobs said:
I wouldn't know for sure because I haven't played with a house cue in a long time. I'd say I can hold my own with it as long as it has a good tip, fairly straight, and it can pass through my fingers nicely.

But I'd prefer my cue because I'm familiar with my playing cue and I have a level of certainty and confidence with it.
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I appreciate your input very much.
Regards,
N Load.
 
Thanks CocoboloCowboy.

CocoboloCowboy said:
I think familiarity with your tools help a little, and a personal Cue is a tool that gives a slight edge. But than you have road players who travel with nothing but sandpaper and a willard shaper. Who will go home with the the victims money most of the time. The victim is the guy who thinks he plays better than the road player.
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I appreciate your input about the cue.
Regards,
Lock N Load.
 
Good, but not my best

I can play pretty well with about anything. But I have played with my personal cues for years. When I am playing with them, I am not thinking about how the cue/tip will influence the shot. I can focus completely on the object ball, the pocket, and where the cue ball ends up. Even on difficult shots, the response of the cue is second nature. It takes me a little while to get in stroke. A familiar cue makes that much easier.
 
Lock N Load said:
You leave home and forget your cue, can you play good with any cue? Some people claim they cannot shoot good without their personal cue! Thanks for your input.
Regards,
Lock N Load.
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No, there is a limit.

If I find a good straight cue with a decent tip on it I can usually shoot pretty well with it after a while of learning the deflection of that particular cue and being able to adjust for siding.

But a very warped cue with a completely flattened and mushroomed tip that is half falling off the ferule? I do not shoot anywhere near my top speed with a cue like that and I don't think anyone else does either. Sure Efren will get out on some tables with a cue like that, but he would not be shooting anywhere near the level he can with his own perfectly straight cue with a proper well shaped tip and the deflection he knows perfectly.

Race to 11 10-ball on a 4.25 pocket 9 foot table,

Efren Reyes with his own private cue in perfect shape
vs
Efren Reyes with a POS very warped cue with a flattened glazed tip that wont hold chalk.

Efren with the good cue can probably spot Efren with the crappy warped cue with a useless tip that cannot be used to play spin shots well about 6 games on the wire or the wild 7 out and win consistently.

Equipment matters when you are looking at competition of equal level players.
 
Thank you very much for your input! Sealegs50.

Sealegs50 said:
I can play pretty well with about anything. But I have played with my personal cues for years. When I am playing with them, I am not thinking about how the cue/tip will influence the shot. I can focus completely on the object ball, the pocket, and where the cue ball ends up. Even on difficult shots, the response of the cue is second nature. It takes me a little while to get in stroke. A familiar cue makes that much easier.
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I like what you said in your reply. I appreciate your time to respond to my thread.
Regards,
Lock N Load.
 
you can either play good pool or you can't.. the cue is irrelevant as long as it meets a bare minimum quality check.
 
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