I have had cues that I have loved but never a cue that others have respected. So, is it really "let your game do the talking". Do you need a sense of approval from your peers? My favorite cue right now has no marking on it to know who made it. Drives me crazy. I usually could care less what others think. When it comes to pool and I see other cues from friends and they have this custom maker and that custom maker. Not sure why it bothers me. I am always looking at cues and will be saving for that one cue that I and others should respect. I am I crazy.
Do you need others to respect your cue???
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I could care less what other people think about my cue. I do like to see what kind of cues other people have, I like to test hit as many different cues as possible.
I've made as many balls with a $2 cue as I have with my RIchard Blacks. As long as the player is COMFORTABLE with the cue and TRUSTS it, who made it or how much it costs is IRRELEVANT.
The cue that I currently play with is a 1950's Titlist that I had Mike Pancerny convert for me, but practically NOBODY, including a lot of the old timers, have a clue what type of cue it is.
As well as it hits, I am sure that there are PLENTY of cues that cost much LESS and much MORE that hit about the same. It is the matter of finding something that hits "BETTER" that drives everyone to keep looking for the "HOLY GRAIL" cue.
I couldn't care LESS if anybody respects my cue as long as I respect it.
Aloha.
The cue that I currently play with is a 1950's Titlist that I had Mike Pancerny convert for me, but practically NOBODY, including a lot of the old timers, have a clue what type of cue it is.
As well as it hits, I am sure that there are PLENTY of cues that cost much LESS and much MORE that hit about the same. It is the matter of finding something that hits "BETTER" that drives everyone to keep looking for the "HOLY GRAIL" cue.
I couldn't care LESS if anybody respects my cue as long as I respect it.
Aloha.
I have a small collection of cues that I've brought around to the hall and have
pride in who made them but I don't care if I get a great reaction from others or even
them dissing the maker or a reaction at all. If it plays right then it plays right. One of
my best playing cues doesn't even have a makers name or mark on it and only the
lovers of these cues would even know who made them. The cue feels right to me and
plays great for me. My game is what I'd much rather have respect for. Of course
there's the other side if you want pride as a collector or cue connoisseur or reseller
then I get the need for cue envy.
If the cue plays right to you(i.e. moves the ball well and consistently gives you an
expected amount of english for your effort) then that's what really counts in my
opinion. I like looking at cues, owning designs I like and playing with them but if that
cue doesn't also feel great it will just be something nice to look at in a case at home
no matter how people might swoon over it at the hall.
Good shooting to you!
Kevin
pride in who made them but I don't care if I get a great reaction from others or even
them dissing the maker or a reaction at all. If it plays right then it plays right. One of
my best playing cues doesn't even have a makers name or mark on it and only the
lovers of these cues would even know who made them. The cue feels right to me and
plays great for me. My game is what I'd much rather have respect for. Of course
there's the other side if you want pride as a collector or cue connoisseur or reseller
then I get the need for cue envy.
If the cue plays right to you(i.e. moves the ball well and consistently gives you an
expected amount of english for your effort) then that's what really counts in my
opinion. I like looking at cues, owning designs I like and playing with them but if that
cue doesn't also feel great it will just be something nice to look at in a case at home
no matter how people might swoon over it at the hall.
Good shooting to you!
Kevin
I think to a point it does matter what others think if that particular cue is to be sold as an investment. I have bought several cues to try them out and to see if I liked the way they played. Some worked out great, some, not so much. The cues that are generally respected sell faster than the ones that are unknowns.
From a strictly player stand point, it makes no difference if others respect the cue. If it gets the job done, it gets the job done. After beating a few people, that unknown cue might become know real fast.
From a strictly player stand point, it makes no difference if others respect the cue. If it gets the job done, it gets the job done. After beating a few people, that unknown cue might become know real fast.
Not always. I have bought and sold a few that I did ok on to allow my to break even over the long haul. I was able to do this without beating anybody up or asking for way too much money.
I had one big loser, paid 750.00 for a cue, had 1700.00 in new shafts and restoration, sold for just over 1400.00. It happens and you just learn from it.
I had one big loser, paid 750.00 for a cue, had 1700.00 in new shafts and restoration, sold for just over 1400.00. It happens and you just learn from it.
Buy a cue and sell it and wind up losing money like most folks, is punishing.
Buy a collectible cue and later sell it for what you paid, or more, is smart & rewarding.
Well, that's a sound investment in my book; you get to enjoy playing with a fabulous cue
for years, or decades, and you can get your money back and probably turn a small profit.
That's a winning combination over selling your cue at a loss. When you buy the right
cue-maker at the right price, then absolutely pool cues are a solid investment. But when
you buy stupid, then obviously bad things are inevitably going to happen like losing money.
Buy a collectible cue and later sell it for what you paid, or more, is smart & rewarding.
Well, that's a sound investment in my book; you get to enjoy playing with a fabulous cue
for years, or decades, and you can get your money back and probably turn a small profit.
That's a winning combination over selling your cue at a loss. When you buy the right
cue-maker at the right price, then absolutely pool cues are a solid investment. But when
you buy stupid, then obviously bad things are inevitably going to happen like losing money.
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Just as I'd have them respect my house or my car or any of my other personal property.
But a gentle reminder isn't out of order sometimes. We were playing league night once several months ago and I got up to go wash my hands (I had just played), when I came back I didn't see my cue, "Where's my cue?" at that moment one of our inexperienced young ladies came back from her match with my player and a bridge on it, "You put a bridge on my player?!?!?!"
She understood immediately that she had done something wrong. Nice girl, it never happened again.
But a gentle reminder isn't out of order sometimes. We were playing league night once several months ago and I got up to go wash my hands (I had just played), when I came back I didn't see my cue, "Where's my cue?" at that moment one of our inexperienced young ladies came back from her match with my player and a bridge on it, "You put a bridge on my player?!?!?!"
She understood immediately that she had done something wrong. Nice girl, it never happened again.
This...Simply put, leave the property of others alone. That's the best respect.
Maybe they thought it was a "house" cue.
That has happened to me three times now. And my cue, while a wrapless veneered full splice...has a SS sleeved big pin joint.
The last time it happened...I walked over to the wall rack, pulled a house stick down, grabbed my cue from the offender...put them both on the table for comparison, and asked....how did you mistake this for a house cue? He made some sort of remark about them looking similar, at which point I told him that if the shaft doesn't feel like a beaver been at it...it's probably not a house cue.
Of course, the fact that it was sitting in a nice cue holder, on a small table with my case and purse on it, along with a drink...wasn't a clue.
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I bought my cues because I like them and they are what I want to play with when I get a chance to play. I won't say I don't care what other people think of my cues, but nobody even notices what you are playing with around here. I have a couple of fancy cues and a couple of cues that just blend in. I get a compliment now and then on one of my cues, but not often. There are only a couple of players around my area who have small cue collections and the rest of them could care less what you have to play with.
My cues have looked good enough to most people for them to ask who made them. I know people who looked down their noses at my Southwests because they didn't like them. Makes no difference to me what people think. When people have played with my cues most want to know not only who made it but where and how soon they can get one. I used to have quite a reputation for having good playing cues. I still do, just not as much because I don't get out as often anymore.