Breaking your cue; A right of passage?

[crawfish]

Oh hell yeah, I've thrown one in the woods ( a Josey that the ferrule was never "supposed to crack"), I've slammed a Scruggs on the floor, shattering the buttcap after missing a straight in six ball. I have shattered a "It's George" worth about $1500 after I lost two sets in a row, then won a set and the guy told me he quit and didn't have any cash. His backer had already left. Damn, was I hot.

I once beat the owner of a poolroom out of a small chunk in Johnson City, TN. He crushes his Joss. He goes home, brings back another one. He loses another six games and grabs one off the wall and takes it outside and breaks the sh#% out of it. I thought I was going to die. His response, "You didn't think I was gonna break another new cue, did ya?"

 

[Gregg]

I disagree. While I broke my sledgehammer (not Chinese made by the way), I was in my basement by myself. I would never do this in public. Breaking a cue releases frustration and allows you to advance to a new level. It's almost like exhaling a deep breath of bad pool. After all, who doesn't play good with a brand new cue? That's my story and I'm sticking with it.

Oh, well, that changes things. Any Sledgehammer not made in China would be a sweet addition to any collection, IMO. I guess you are well aware, but those not in the know, the Chinese Sledgehammer was poorly constructed, where I've heard of butt caps falling off, and I personally had two Chinese shafts warp way out of true to the point it was silly. I had one guy tell me he had a similar story as mine, and he simply place the cue in the garbage, and got a Predator BK (new at that time).

 

[cubc]

Yes please shatter your cues. It's all the cues fault all you pro players you