needed not really
but it sure is fun buying shit aint it?
but it sure is fun buying shit aint it?
Are cue joint protectors really necessary?
- Thread starter jviss
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Protectors:Yes or No? ..........Better Question: Why Not?
Plastic protectors and even custom versions simply offer a layer of protection that's worth considering.
As earlier pointed, cue retrieval and general handling of the cue also becomes easier & more secure too.
The shaft openings remains lint free which is important since I use a dab of vaseline inside the shafts.
The threads on my cues are all big pins & flat faced so the vaseline makes it easier to screw it together.
Custom protectors also add a touch of real style to a cue as anyone that's viewed Alton's work will concur.
Plastic protectors and even custom versions simply offer a layer of protection that's worth considering.
As earlier pointed, cue retrieval and general handling of the cue also becomes easier & more secure too.
The shaft openings remains lint free which is important since I use a dab of vaseline inside the shafts.
The threads on my cues are all big pins & flat faced so the vaseline makes it easier to screw it together.
Custom protectors also add a touch of real style to a cue as anyone that's viewed Alton's work will concur.
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JP owners play better 1pocket. :nanner::nanner::nanner:
I only wish I could resemble that remark. :sorry:
I may have told this story before here......don't remember so here goes:
It was 1991 and I worked in a local pool hall part time for extra cash and free table time. I saved up that money and bought a new JF Southwest. It hit great and played just as good. It was neat owning a cue that was probably one of a hundred in my area.
The cue had an alvis nose, ebony points, the upgraded rings, and, two shafts with micarta ferrules. I believe the points had a single white veneer, maybe a black one on the outside. Anyways, you get the picture, a super nice cue worth probably 5-6 K today.
I had been knocking balls around before my shift started. I finished late and threw the butt and shafts into my case. I then sat the case behind the bar and started my shift.
When it was time to leave, I grabbed my case and walked out the front door, around the corner to my car. It was 3-3:30 am with little light to see much. I bent over to better see the door lock. Both shafts slid out of my case and hit the concrete. I was able to keep the butt from falling out of the case.
The impact chipped a large 2 mm x 10 mm of finish off of one shaft. It made me sick when I thought about all of those hours I had worked to buy this cue.
You don't need joint protectors until you do.
It was 1991 and I worked in a local pool hall part time for extra cash and free table time. I saved up that money and bought a new JF Southwest. It hit great and played just as good. It was neat owning a cue that was probably one of a hundred in my area.
The cue had an alvis nose, ebony points, the upgraded rings, and, two shafts with micarta ferrules. I believe the points had a single white veneer, maybe a black one on the outside. Anyways, you get the picture, a super nice cue worth probably 5-6 K today.
I had been knocking balls around before my shift started. I finished late and threw the butt and shafts into my case. I then sat the case behind the bar and started my shift.
When it was time to leave, I grabbed my case and walked out the front door, around the corner to my car. It was 3-3:30 am with little light to see much. I bent over to better see the door lock. Both shafts slid out of my case and hit the concrete. I was able to keep the butt from falling out of the case.
The impact chipped a large 2 mm x 10 mm of finish off of one shaft. It made me sick when I thought about all of those hours I had worked to buy this cue.
You don't need joint protectors until you do.
Yeah, but Ive had one slip out of my hands once out of my JB... my own dumb fault.
It, like most everything in life..... depends.
99% of the time they are a complete waste of money. It's that 1% of the time that is extremely dangerous.
Your right!
You make a very good point and for those like me who travel a lot, the airlines dont care about your bags, I have a $1100 Ron Thomas case and I don't want a hole in the top of it because some dumbo threw it in the bottom of the baggage area.
You make a very good point and for those like me who travel a lot, the airlines dont care about your bags, I have a $1100 Ron Thomas case and I don't want a hole in the top of it because some dumbo threw it in the bottom of the baggage area.
You broke the code. :thumbup:
I never had a house burn down, but I keep getting insurance on them every year.
I can play with a $100 cue if I need to
Do you wear a seat belt ?
I’ve never needed one.
But I still use them.
I’ve never needed one.
But I still use them.
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You can also replace a pool cue a lot easier than you can a house or someone. If not it doesn’t come out of the case often enough to get much damage
Yeah, k.... You've gotten rid of your prots on your Searing(s) and wont ever have them on you future one(s) so I guess your right...
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joint protectors cured my aids