Todays Sneaky Pete cues

trob said:
maybe your young lol but the first sneaky Pete’s were exactly that. They looked like a 1 piece . I have one that I could put in a rack and you’ll never know. at some point they got fancy. If you put a collar and a butt cap on it it’s no longer sneaky just a wrap less cue. To me there is a difference. I don’t have a problem with it.. it’s just not a sneaky.

Who cares what an apa 2 carry’s in their case. They are supporting the game if they can afford it let them buy it. Pool always seems to get in their feelings about that. In golf a 20 handicap buys a new $1k driver and no cares. Lol we just ask to hit a ball with it to check it out.
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Golf is a great analogy here. Especially since it has exploded after the pandemic. Sure, let people buy whatever they want and can afford, but the reality is that something like 2-5% of people that play are actually decent golfers.

So you see someone that looks like Instagram threw up on them, with a $500 outfit and 3k in the latest gear and you roll your eyes when they slice their drive off the first into the next fairway, or pull out a wood for a 160yd par 3 or miss a putt by 5ft with their Cameron.
They are into the idea playing golf more than they are being a player. It’s a stigma same as with pool.
 
Schmelke makes a SP that looks like a house cue. I know because I own one and someone mistook it for a house cue.
They put it in the house rack. It took 15 mins to find it searching the wall racks looking and this cue is inexpensive too.
 
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i usually told people watch out im really good at pool. this way i can also say i told you so. then they want to play you.

what they bet and how much they lose depends on how you are beating them not on your cue or how you are shooting.

then you can stall and play anyway you want.

if you are trying to hustle drunks for two dollars a game you need more than a sneaky pete to survive for long.
 
lakeman77 said:
The only sneaky pete that looks like a house cue is a house cue. Nobody that can play is fooled by "sneaky petes". If you want to look like you don't know what you are doing get a purple Cuetec or gaudy Walmart cue. And after a rack or two you aren't fooling anybody :)
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I grew up in Racine during the Sailor period and many were buying his sneakys that were really hard to tell from a house cue at 1st glance. You had to look really close to find the joint. Being in Racine, they were a really popular item and many of my friends had them. You had to keep a real close eye on them when you were out shooting as they were always getting confused with the house cues. I never bought one for this very reason.
 
the only real reason for true sneakys is they are cheaper and if you lose it or it gets warped in your car or something it isnt such a loss.

your not going to fool someone with one.
 
maha said:
the only real reason for true sneakys is they are cheaper and if you lose it or it gets warped in your car or something it isnt such a loss.

your not going to fool someone with one.
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you can get cheaper cues than a Sneaky Pete for that purpose
 
oh i didn't know, makers or companies had cheaper cues than a sneaky which is the plainest cue in anyone's line.

you got me on that one skor. i think?
 
maha said:
oh i didn't know, makers or companies had cheaper cues than a sneaky which is the plainest cue in anyone's line.

you got me on that one skor. i think?
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SP is a full splice cue, 4 points. Cheapest that I found was $120
You can get a decent plain jane for a $100, you can get a CF cue for a $100 that will last longer in the car
 
skor said:
SP is a full splice cue, 4 points. Cheapest that I found was $120
You can get a decent plain jane for a $100, you can get a CF cue for a $100 that will last longer in the car
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I forgot I have one of these stashed in the closet.

Not a bad cue.

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Very few cuemakers these days make true sneaky pete cues as there's no money in them for the amount of labor involved to do it well. The "deluxe sneaky" which has joint collar (and often deco rings) and some kind of buttcap is more common. I bought a few Scruggs sneakies in the late 70's and they looked the part and played nicely. I also made several nice ones when I worked in Ariel's shop from 2006-1010. Today there is often a difference between the color of the maple used to construct the house cue or blank front prong and the maple shaftwood--this defeats the true sneaky look.
Schmelke can deliver the look as they can use the same type of kiln dried maple in the blank prong as in the shaft. They are an amazing USA resource. But, at the price level they serve, I don't think they can focus on how the cue might balance. If I was to order one, I would offer to pay extra for a straight grained heavy shaft. And then I would expect to take the stiff shaft taper down gradually to get it to my liking. Fargo and Internet, the people who will wager on pool aren't going to be influenced or care much about your cue. For tavern pool or traveling, I usually prefer to use a basic merry widow cue with a simple case.
 
Seems like a lot of bars and halls have change their "house" cues to a black carbon fiber look alike. So, the new sneaky is something like a crical cue or the likes...just my $.02
 
seems that way but if your cue looks just or close to the bars you will not get out with it as they will think you are stealing their cue.
and many times getting out quickly is the smart thing.
 
sciarco said:
Stephen Hendry won 7 world championships with a 60 dollar cue old saying it's the Archer .
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Roger Petit made great cues from broken bar cues. Not trying to be sneaker as he put a collar of red composite material on both sides of the joint. It did make for a great cue with a hit similar to a McDermott. He sold them for $60. Mine was a real money maker. 🤷‍♂️
 
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