How many of you own a sneaky pete?

strmanglr scott

strmanglr scott

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And how many of you go out and use that sneaky Pete to try and hide your speed and bet on games?

I always thought when I bought my first decent cue years ago that when I get really good, I'll do just that. Get me a sneaky Pete and go take some money. While my game has been sharper, I'm still playing a decent game and it's getting better, not to the point I was thinking of to buy a sneaky Pete.

I'm thinking of getting the Pro Shaft from Meucci. Shaft is $246, but I can get it w a sneaky Pete butt for about $330 or I can get one of the other cues that I like but has a nice conservative look that I like. Not sure which way to go.

I should just get on FB marketplace and buy a used Pro Shaft, not crazy about FB or their marketplace though.

So do you hustle with your sneaky Pete?
 
pt109

pt109

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By the late 70s, a sneaky pete WAS the sign of a pool hustler.
 
Sunchaser

Sunchaser

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And i wanted one badly...bought a nice adams sneaky thirty years ago...still have it. It didn't make me a hustler. But it made me happy.
 
td873

td873

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Virtually everyone has their own pool cue these days. I don’t think you need a sneaky as some prop for a hustle. Times have changed...friend. Ha!

-td
 
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strmanglr scott

strmanglr scott

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Times have changed, I have pretty much stopped playing games for money. Too many stupid fights over trivial stuff.

I'm not looking to go out and get action with this cue.
 
couldnthinkof01

couldnthinkof01

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I think your idea of hustle is misguided.
If your that interested in making money
on pool games the hustle is in customer
service more than anything else.

Find the guys that like to play for money
who are of a lower skill level than yourself.

Ask them to play some.
You can let them win 20% of the time.
Buy them drinks or dinner now and then.
If they lose several thousand to you,
you might get them a reasonable deal
on a cue or car or something they like.

Treat them with respect.
Get as many as you can.
They are your customers, treat them as such.

Maybe they gamble to get better, the thrill, have
more money than sense, are a degenerate,
they need a friend, people gamble for all kinds of reasons.

Most aren't going to give a rats behind what
you play with.
 
DawgAndy

DawgAndy

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i have a monster sneaky. They're a good way to get into a high dollar makers cues on a budget. Never snuck up on anybody that's for sure. when i was coming up all the "hustlers" had Meuccis not sneaky petes
 
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EddieBme

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strmanglr scott said:
And how many of you go out and use that sneaky Pete to try and hide your speed and bet on games?

I always thought when I bought my first decent cue years ago that when I get really good, I'll do just that. Get me a sneaky Pete and go take some money. While my game has been sharper, I'm still playing a decent game and it's getting better, not to the point I was thinking of to buy a sneaky Pete.

I'm thinking of getting the Pro Shaft from Meucci. Shaft is $246, but I can get it w a sneaky Pete butt for about $330 or I can get one of the other cues that I like but has a nice conservative look that I like. Not sure which way to go.

I should just get on FB marketplace and buy a used Pro Shaft, not crazy about FB or their marketplace though.

So do you hustle with your sneaky Pete?
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My first cue was a late '70's Palmer Sneaky Pete, (my girlfriend bought it new, early '80's)
but i didn't hustle. I played for money, but i'd put it together in front of the players in the bar, or pool room i was in.
 
pt109

pt109

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DawgAndy said:
i have a monster sneaky. They're a good way to get into a high dollar makers cues on a budget. Never snuck up on anybody that's for sure. when i was coming up all the "hustlers" had Meuccis not sneaky petes
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Neither have I.....but I sure tried...:banghead:

:smile:
 
Gunn_Slinger

Gunn_Slinger

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In the 60' & 70', Sneaky's were used mostly in bars where bar cues
Were mostly junk. A road player that knew how to 'hustle' could win
using a house cue. But when they ran into a good local player, they
needed a good shaft and a good tip. Many went to a cuemaker and had
a house cue cut in half, put a pin in it, and had a good shaft and tip put on. They would rub dirt and chalk dust into the cue to make it look old and beat up.
The 'move' was to have your road partner slip in and lean it against a wall.
Then you would 'make the change' and now had a good playing cue & tip.
Once cue makers saw there was money to be made, they produced their own
'sneaky' ! That was the beginning of the end for 'real' sneaky cues.
As for 'hustlin, that has been dead for decades !
Nobody knows how anymore and you can't make the 'nut' on the road.
70' the nut was 10-15 bucks a day. Now its $150-200 bucks a day !
People bet more money in the 70' pool rooms and bars that players off today.
Today, its 'get a stake horse , make a date, and get money 'just to show up' !!
And nobody is rolling their 'sneaky' in the dirt !
 
cuesblues

cuesblues

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I'm playing with a butterfly sneaky tonight.
It will be the first match I've played using a sneaky in 12-years.
 
Johnny Rosato

Johnny Rosato

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couldnthinkof01 said:
I think your idea of hustle is misguided.
If your that interested in making money
on pool games the hustle is in customer
service more than anything else.

Find the guys that like to play for money
who are of a lower skill level than yourself.

Ask them to play some.
You can let them win 20% of the time.
Buy them drinks or dinner now and then.
If they lose several thousand to you,
you might get them a reasonable deal
on a cue or car or something they like.

Treat them with respect.
Get as many as you can.
They are your customers, treat them as such.

Maybe they gamble to get better, the thrill, have
more money than sense, are a degenerate,
they need a friend, people gamble for all kinds of reasons.

Most aren't going to give a rats behind what
you play with.
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Very well put, and true.
 
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deanoc

AzB Silver Member
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I would never play with one to hustle or create an image

The image I prefer to take is that I am someone with money and not afraid to
spend it on a pool cue


I always thought owning fancy cues,nice clothes,cars,watches distanced me
from the herd,

Pool hustlers usuaally could not or would notspendmoney on these things
and usually concluded that people who are succesful in he real world are suckers

Very few pool players wear coat and tie,they conclude that anyone who
does is a stupid working stiff, That is me.

I have owned some plain cues that play good and would not hesitate to use
one in the proper setting.
 
9andout

9andout

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I do. But only cuz I wanted something cheap that I could keep in my truck all year round.
Fiberglass Cue Tech. Just happened to be called a "Sneaky" lol
Put a nice tip on it though.
I ain't sneakin' up on no one.
**Light years better than most bar cues though.
 
logical

logical

Loose Rack
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No matter how well a guy shoots or how developed his ability to move the cue ball around and work a pattern is...if he has a cue that looks (from 45 feet away maybe) like it came off the wall I am completely fooled and just bet away like a madman. Gets me every time...so dang sneeky.

Sent from the future.
 
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9 Ball Fan

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My first ever cue, back in the mid 1990s, was an inexpensive sneaky Pete. I used it for a few months, and then thought I needed to "upgrade".
 
TATE

TATE

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The way it worked for me for a long time is I had a sneaky that was the same specs as my playing cue (with a Predator shaft), same weight, same balance - everything. I used it on trips and it traveled in my suitcase. Took zero adjustment and I didn't have to worry about my expensive playing cue.

If you want to get a game, just get on a practice table. When everybody's looking, miss a couple by a lot. You'll get a game...soon.
 
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Banger

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I have three. Schmelke, Pechauer, and Keith Josey. I never take them (or any cue, for that matter) out of the house, though. I just use them on my home table.
 
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