💡💡I think $300-500 is the MOST that should be spent on a cue!!

AlienObserver said:
Never happened to me yet...
I think that if you take care of your tip you shouldn't have a problem or frear that you could "lose" it... When it's time to change it do it to a reputable repairman and you are good to go. I don't think that you should spend $200-300 on an extra shaft that you have realistic chances of never playing with, because nothing went wrong with your tip...
I can understand it tho maybe if you play big money games, and you wan't to be 1000000% sure you are covered...
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It happened to me. I was wiping my cue down to put away my cue for the night in between matches of a tournament and I popped the damn tip off!! This was 2 AM, I had until 9 AM in the morning to glue it back on. It turned out to be a non-issue but if it was between matches during the day it could have been unneeded stress. Ever since I have been meaning to get a spare shaft, I will follow thru some day. :grin-square:
 
Bigkat said:
I know that there are much more expensive cues with ivory inlays, rare wood and all sorts of bells and whistles. I have shot with a few (not mine but people have let me "try it out". MY POINT IN THIS THREAD IS THAT ONCE A PLAYER HAS DEVELOPED HIS/HER SKILLS THEN ANYTHING OVER $300-500 is overkill. Basically a shortstop, a road player, a pro or whoever that shoots with a $1500 cue would not decrease in skill level if the played with a cue for less, provided that the cue is decent and STRAIGHT!!
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The whole point for higher end cues is the name maker and the details and art that went into it, not how it plays. Same thing for watches or pens or cars or shoes or pants or houses or hair cuts or hi fi equipment or ... well, lots and lots of things. I see players all the time where the best part of their game is the case, cues and patches/logos they stick on their clothing and case LOL Guy shows up to a tournament you'd think he was sponsored by Predator but takes 3 tries to run a rack.

I do enjoy a new round of members though that bring up a few of the re-hashed threads, every 6 months of so we have a new round of price of cues, what tip is best, what chalk is best, can Mosconi's high run be beaten, why it has not been beaten, etc... I wonder how many actual "new" topics there are on here.
 
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A most interesting, and at the same time, a boring conversation.
It needs some spice!
So:
1. Who is most thankful that there is not a Double Blind Study of cues.?
2. Can there be a Double Blind Study of a playing cue?
Dave
PS The worms are over the edges of the cans. (PLURAL)
 
Its the indian and not the arrow? This whole time ive thought if i bought a more expensive cue I would get the game level up cheat code that comes with it.
 
Bigkat said:
I know that there are much more expensive cues with ivory inlays, rare wood and all sorts of bells and whistles. I have shot with a few (not mine but people have let me "try it out". MY POINT IN THIS THREAD IS THAT ONCE A PLAYER HAS DEVELOPED HIS/HER SKILLS THEN ANYTHING OVER $300-500 is overkill. Basically a shortstop, a road player, a pro or whoever that shoots with a $1500 cue would not decrease in skill level if the played with a cue for less, provided that the cue is decent and STRAIGHT!!
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I'm sure you're a pro, that's why you can make such statement? I remember the Earl ad where he got $100k or something for running 11 racks, with a $99 CueTec... Sure it can happen, but that's Earl. I always wonder however, how true that is. You think Tiger Woods played with the same Nike clubs you get at the store? With the same shafts? Do you think Dick Petty races a Mopar right off the show room? Your favorite baseball player using the same mitt as you, because they both say "Rawlings" on the leather? You think your favorite rock star uses the same guitar you can buy in Guitar Center? Even in bowling, they have "tour edition" versions of bowling balls.

Also, not all $500 cues are made the same. You can get a $500 sneaky Pete from a known maker, who hand-selects shaft and butt woods, or you could get a loaded $500 cue from a manufacturer who probably doesn't have much deference to wood selection at that range, with all the costs going to whatever inlay work. The same sneaky Pete from the manufacturer probably costs 1/3 that of the independent builder. You have the right to choose what you want, so does everyone else!
 
DMM4342 said:
... 1. Who is most thankful that there is not a Double Blind Study of cues.?
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John McChesney did a single-blind study (I suppose it could have been double-blind, but I doubt it) of joint type. Duct tape over the joints.
 
yea and we don't need a 50 thousand dollar car to get back and fourth to work but bmw, mercedes etc. are still selling cars for that plus more because people have money and like nice things. You put the title in capital letters like your teaching us something...lol
 
As far as the OP goes...he/she should leave here and start his own forum. NJMO~

Scott Lee
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I tried to tell him in a nice way!
💡💡Tournament SHENANIGANS!! Smh
"That wasn't very nice. Join Date: May 2016 not that that matters but who's the troll here.
Do you have any idea who's on this site. The caliber of players and instructors. Maybe you should just sit back for a while and learn instead of trying to teach.
I'm not saying to go away, really. Just take it down a notch.
You're right about it just being the internet. Treat it as such."
 
Cornerman said:
... Freddie <~~~ drinker of fine Two Buck Chuck
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Around here it has turned into Two and a Half Buck Chuck which is still a heckuva deal if the batch is good. I see from this site that it is Three Buck Chuck in some places. My strategy, suggested by my department manager, is to get a bottle, try it that night and if it's tasty, go back and get a case. Not great wine but usually very drinkable. And a case costs less than a bottle of Grgich Hills.
 
as you guys know
i have had some very nice expensive cues

i played with them if i liked the hit

right now i have 4 cues in the 500 to $1000 range that all play
as good as any cues i have seen

they are forsale right now as i just got a custom bob owen that i fell in love with

no kidding i have 5 beautiful high quality cues that play and look dood too
call dean
214 477 7323
 
Bigkat said:
I know that there are much more expensive cues with ivory inlays, rare wood and all sorts of bells and whistles. I have shot with a few (not mine but people have let me "try it out". MY POINT IN THIS THREAD IS THAT ONCE A PLAYER HAS DEVELOPED HIS/HER SKILLS THEN ANYTHING OVER $300-500 is overkill. Basically a shortstop, a road player, a pro or whoever that shoots with a $1500 cue would not decrease in skill level if the played with a cue for less, provided that the cue is decent and STRAIGHT!!
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Well I just made yet another really expensive mistake last year i guess.
 
If you can afford it, spend what ever you like. Your view is I should buy an Escort when I can afford a 4runner. Yes the Escort will get me where I want to go, but I don't like the looks of the Escort and love the look of the 4runner. If I can afford it, why would I buy and Escort and be disappointed a week later, only to trade in the Escort on what I should have bought in the first place. :rolleyes:
 
onepocketron said:
If you can afford it, spend what ever you like. Your view is I should buy an Escort when I can afford a 4runner. Yes the Escort will get me where I want to go, but I don't like the looks of the Escort and love the look of the 4runner. If I can afford it, why would I buy and Escort and be disappointed a week later, only to trade in the Escort on what I should have bought in the first place. :rolleyes:
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Good analogy. Pretty well sums it up. Hey, i like good scotch. Hell, the cheap stuff brings about same results(inebriation!!) but i enjoy the process much more with the good stuff.:)
 
Bigkat said:
I know that there are much more expensive cues with ivory inlays, rare wood and all sorts of bells and whistles. I have shot with a few (not mine but people have let me "try it out". MY POINT IN THIS THREAD IS THAT ONCE A PLAYER HAS DEVELOPED HIS/HER SKILLS THEN ANYTHING OVER $300-500 is overkill. Basically a shortstop, a road player, a pro or whoever that shoots with a $1500 cue would not decrease in skill level if the played with a cue for less, provided that the cue is decent and STRAIGHT!!
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Not for nothing, but you think pool should be the game of affluent people, yet they should only buy a $500 cue? Whaaaaaaaa? Maybe it's your lack of certain skills that prevents you from taking advantage of the performance of a more expensive cue? Or maybe, it's the reason you are still seeking that elusive run-out?!:smile:
 
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