A very strange tendency I can not understand about Pool Players

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TooManyCues

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Last weekend I traveled to what this really large tournament that drew players from many states. The action was great, and the experience was priceless.

But I still do not understand why a Pool Players will spend near a thousand dollars, or more on Cues, and pack em or carry them around in a $59.99 inexpensive vinyl case.

I see this at the BCA in Las Vegas and pretty much every big tournament I go. The majority of players have their good Cue in shall we say so so Cases that in many cases offer poor protection for their investment.
 
cases

u don't play with the case.as long as it keeps my cue somewhat safe i'm cool with it.and i do have a 50$ black vinyl case.
 
I use a case that I just love and it cost me $35 or so...I forget.

It is soft and holds two cues, all my crap and the reason I like it at tourneys, such as those you mentioned, is because it is light weight and provides plenty of protection for those environments. Anything more would be a burden to me much like a truck would not be the best choice for running to the store to get some milk.

Make sense?

Jeff Livingston
 
I use a semi-hard Silver Fox.. a BR-2 I think it is. I took the sleeves out of the main compartment and inserted some tubes from an old hard case. Now I have a really light weight case that holds 2x5 cues, a cue extension and has much bigger pockets for my "stuff" than any hard case on the market.. probably twice as much carrying space total. All for $120 or so.

I can take a small book, a towel, even a sweatshirt, all my cue stuff, about anything I want for a long day at a tournament and it still doesn't weigh a lot. All the pockets and even the main compartment zip clear open so I can get at whatever I'm wanting.

I believe it's just as protective as a "hard" case since I'm using the same tubes.

Lastly.. It does NOT attract thieves.
 
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Does it really matter...

What someone carries their Cues in ? IMO! as long as it protects the cues and the owner is happy ......... :confused:
 
I agree, my case was inexpensive (60) and gives more than enough protection. The more expensive cases look beautiful to me but seem to be a little too over the top for me to bring to the pool hall. I don't see the necessity to have a case that is anywhere as expensive as my cue. Don't play w/ the case, it's job is to protect my cue and as long as it does that i'm happy w/ it.
 
My case is a (27 old) McDermott case, and older and cheap cue cases are less likely to get stolen compared to expensive cue cases.

Glen
 
I think pool players should be required to leave their house with their playing cue, a tip tool, and a rubber band as the case once a month. This reality check would double as a priority check there bye re-focusing their perfect body and raising their skill level by one ball.
If your too anal to try this even once, for the hell of it, then you might consider easing your way into it by adding a nice little piece of sandpaper to your back pocket.

PS...just another step on my mission to destroy billiard supply industry....:)
 
Cases

I have a decent leather case with tubes that I use when carrying a handful of sticks and shafts or when I am likely to be taking in other people's shafts or cues to work on. However, When I want to go bounce around town it sure is nice to put one cue in a half-assed padded soft case and stick a scuffer in my pocket in case I need it and just go play pool.

Earlier posters have mentioned the other issues, a high dollar case is a good way to kill a lot of action and invite theft. A thief knows that they are scoring a case they can sell for a few hundred regardless of the sticks inside when grabbing a nice case. On the other hand if they grab a cheap case without having seen the stick in it they may have taken the same risk to steal something they will have a hard time getting thirty or forty bucks for.

Hu
 
TooManyCues said:
Last weekend I traveled to what this really large tournament that drew players from many states. The action was great, and the experience was priceless.

But I still do not understand why a Pool Players will spend near a thousand dollars, or more on Cues, and pack em or carry them around in a $59.99 inexpensive vinyl case.

I see this at the BCA in Las Vegas and pretty much every big tournament I go. The majority of players have their good Cue in shall we say so so Cases that in many cases offer poor protection for their investment.
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I don't even have a case (except a 12x24) right now. Gave away the last two I had built for me (some custom leather work from some local saddle shops). I see a guy here at the local tournaments who converted a trumpet case into a cue case.
 
When you get to these mini tour stops you get a lot of very fine area players running racks but most are broke pool bums and they are so cheap they squeek. The bum with the dirty white tennis shoes, jeans and T shirt with his hat turned backwards has the $59 case. Go to a big tour event and every one has $500 leather cases and some quite expensive and exotic costing thousands. No jeans, no T shirts.
 
TooManyCues said:
Last weekend I traveled to what this really large tournament that drew players from many states. The action was great, and the experience was priceless.

But I still do not understand why a Pool Players will spend near a thousand dollars, or more on Cues, and pack em or carry them around in a $59.99 inexpensive vinyl case.

I see this at the BCA in Las Vegas and pretty much every big tournament I go. The majority of players have their good Cue in shall we say so so Cases that in many cases offer poor protection for their investment.
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Hell I can't afford a nice case. I spent near $1500 for this dam cue. Next, you will want me to insure it when flying!?
 
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Many times your cheaper cases as you refer to them offer more protection. Some of yor high dollar custom leather case weigh 47'000 lbs. (atleast they feel that way after packing for a week) an they scuff easy my favorite cases are Porper they offer excellent protection lots of storage
an don't cost $450 to $700. If you put 20'000 miles in a year on your case like some of the pros do an that is if you don't travel abroad leather can look pretty schabby fast. There are also many other cheap cases that offer excellent protection. So its just like every thing else its up to the individual. My choice for a leather case is Justis Pro Lite.
Pinocchio
 
About three years before had to start using a riding cart in golf (which was about two year before the doctor told me "No more golf") I bought a remote control golf bag cart. It was great. Carried the remote in my pocket. After getting it I bought a real big bag since I wouldn't have to be pulling it around the coarse. I could carry two six packs of beer!


I've got a nice big 3x5 pool case, maybe I'll get a remote control carrier for it, for the next big pool tournament I go to. I could use the remote to have it caddie my beer and jump stick from shot to shot!:D
 
Instroke Buffalo 3x5 for me. I like having a decent case for my cues.
 
gpeezy said:
u don't play with the case.as long as it keeps my cue somewhat safe i'm cool with it.and i do have a 50$ black vinyl case.
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I could buy just about any case in the world, but since I'm the one that's usually lugging it around, I truly enjoy the light-weight vinyl case.

At some pool tournaments, I see many pro players with fancy leather cases, with a variety of tooled-in designs, but they are so heavy.

At tournaments in pool rooms, I like the case to be easy on my shoulder, so that I can take it with me everywhere. I see so many players not lug their cases around because they are heavy. So they eventually have to set the cases down, and poof, they're gone with the wind.

I've seen Earl Strickland walk in some venues with three cases in tow! :D

I bought a black vinyl case, a 2-by-4, 'bout 4 years ago at Derby City Classic for 50 bucks, and it lasted a good long time. I loved that case. It was plain, simple, and so light. The strap eventually showed some fraying. So I had to retire it.

Last year, I purchased a brown vinyl case, a 3-by-6, and it has a spring in the bottom which prevents shock. It cost 80 bucks, and it's a perfect fit when I am on the road playing caddy! :o :( :mad: :p ;)

JAM
 
CaptainJR said:
About three years before had to start using a riding cart in golf (which was about two year before the doctor told me "No more golf") I bought a remote control golf bag cart. It was great. Carried the remote in my pocket. After getting it I bought a real big bag since I wouldn't have to be pulling it around the coarse. I could carry two six packs of beer!


I've got a nice big 3x5 pool case, maybe I'll get a remote control carrier for it, for the next big pool tournament I go to. I could use the remote to have it caddie my beer and jump stick from shot to shot!:D
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I have seen those remote control golf bag cart in action at the golf course - something else:D --- they manufacture them about 50 miles away from me - which blew me away.

:D :D Maybe we could get them to outfit you with a case:D :D
 
I think many players really and truly don't need a top end case because most don't hold on to any one particular cue for any real length of time. I think over time the cheaper cases will scuff the finish from a cue, and I have heard horror stories about putting a nice cue in a cheap case that has glue or something else running in the tube, and it scratches the cue every time you put it in or take it out. I like the Porpers and Guiseppes on the lower end in terms of price. Both afford decent protection, although I have had a couple of Porpers over the years that the foam in the top cracks or folds in on itself. Higher end, just about anything will do, as they afford much the same protection and are all made pretty well. I put It's George, Engles, Thomas, Instroke, Justis, Murnak, Whitten, etc. in this category.
 
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