Breaking your cue.

Jodacus

Jodacus

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What level of player were you when
you intentionally broke your first cue?

I ask because I believe that the frustration
level needed in order to break a cue is only
present in "better" players that have higher
higher expectations and greater frustrations
when those expectations are not met.

I don'y think I have ever seen a banger break
intentionally break his own cue.

Does this make sense?
 
Jodacus said:
What level of player were you when
you intentionally broke your first cue?

I ask because I believe that the frustration
level needed in order to break a cue is only
present in "better" players that have higher
higher expectations and greater frustrations
when those expectations are not met.

I don'y think I have ever seen a banger break
intentionally break his own cue.

Does this make sense?
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I have never broken a cue but my player has been abused over the years from throwing etc. I saw a D player snap a cue a couple weeks ago. That was in the middle of a pretty cheap set after he ripped a money ball. I think the situation has more to do with it than the actual skill level of the player.
 
Oh really

I've seen them all break cues. Just 2 weeks ago my opponent lost $100 bet and threw his break cue 30 feet throught the air. That makes sense, it's always the cue's fault for missing :rolleyes:.
 
In 42 years of playing and owning cues, I have NEVER broken or even abused any cue I have owned...including Meuccis & McDermotts to Balabushkas, Ginacues, and Szambotis. It's NEVER the cue's fault! :rolleyes: :D

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
 
The first and only time I broke a cue was maybe 3 years after I started playing. It was in an Army barracks, I had bought a Steve Miz cheap cue from the PX to use on the table they had, missed a shot or something, and hit the butt of the cue against a concrete post, the cue broke in half in my hands. I must have been a C or C- back then. Which made me by far the best player that used that table in the time I was there.
 
nine_ball6970 said:
I have never broken a cue but my player has been abused over the years from throwing etc. I saw a D player snap a cue a couple weeks ago. That was in the middle of a pretty cheap set after he ripped a money ball. I think the situation has more to do with it than the actual skill level of the player.
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Didn't DAZ post a cue for sale a while ago that he broke? And we won't talk about Earl... or will we??? :p
 
Never, though I've been tempted a few times.


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Scott Lee said:
In 42 years of playing and owning cues, I have NEVER broken or even abused any cue I have owned...including Meuccis & McDermotts to Balabushkas, Ginacues, and Szambotis. It's NEVER the cue's fault! :rolleyes: :D

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
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LOL! Your point well made. Spend hard earned $$ on a nice custom, and you're not as likely to break it.
 
I wonder how many times it was the cues fault you missed a shot . I more players would break there cues when they missed a shot it would really help the world economy . Jim
 
Look at ME, I'm a GREAT PLAYER!

One of the funniest things I ever saw was a PO'ed player who went to snap his shaft banging it across a table rail after he was busted. His aim was a little off and a high dollar butt exploded!

My experience is that people who break things are showing off for other people, trying to indicate they are far better players than to play like they just did. Without exception they are wrong.

I have broken a few dozen cues, house cues to get to the door after taking down a bar or the local hero. The surprise of a cue snapping and it in my hand as I headed for the door was usually enough to slow people down and I kept a twenty in my t-shirt pocket to toss to the bar owner on the way out. With bar cues costing $6-12 back then I was usually welcome when I came back a few weeks or months later. I did usually snatch up a junk cue to break anyway.

Hu
 
I've never broken a cue. Everything I buy in life, I buy it with the intention of buying once and buying it the first time right. I treat my things with respect.
I never understood why someone would destroy something they paid good money for?
 
Jodacus said:
I ask because I believe that the frustration level needed in order to break a cue is only present in "better" players that have higher expectations and greater frustrations when those expectations are not met.
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I can picture Efren screaming and smashing his cue against the table, yelling about how someone DARED to move a candy wrapper during his shot and then throwing his earmuffs onto the concrete floor. Oh wait ... that was someone else...

PS: I haven't broken one yet, but I did hurt someone's feelings once...


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Never broke a cue but..
The first or second year when I started playing seriously...
I only did it once when I thew a Lucassi cue down the ground.
I scracthed on the 8 and threw my stick down like an idiot.

What can I say? We all do dumb things and hopefully learn from it.

At that time I just did not know how to deal with my emotions at or away from the table.

After I did that I felt embarrassed and have never done anything like that again.

I chalk it up as a right of passage, it broght my mental toughness into question and worked on it from that day forward.

I actually think I a better now because of that instance some 14 years ago.
 
I hate to admit it, but I'll be honest.

Back when I thought I was a hotshot D player, I had a really short temper.

I've rapped my cue on the rail, Earl-style, many times in the past. I (almost) never really blamed a bad shot on the equipment, but I was pretty hard on myself, and acted out my frustrations on whatever was nearby.

About 12 years ago, I got so upset about losing a set that I walked outside and slapped a support post so hard I broke my thumb. Having to play pool with a cast on my bridge hand for several weeks was a wake-up call to me - I obviously had some pretty serious anger issues.

Over the next few years, as I learned about the game, appreciated its beauty, and worked on my anger issues, I really changed, and I now enjoy pool (and life) WAY more now than I did back then.

Today, it's not an issue at all. I'll still occasionally tap my tip very lightly on the table after a miss, but I don't get angry like I used to. It's almost like I'm just disappointed that I didn't get to see a really delicate shot. I'm much more likely to crack a humble smile after a miss.

Enjoy the game, go easy on yourself, respect your equipment (and others' equipment), and just try to be thankful that you have the opportunity to experience such a beautiful game.

-Blake
 
Jodacus said:
What level of player were you when
you intentionally broke your first cue?

I ask because I believe that the frustration
level needed in order to break a cue is only
present in "better" players that have higher
higher expectations and greater frustrations
when those expectations are not met.

I don'y think I have ever seen a banger break
intentionally break his own cue.

Does this make sense?
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Never, on top of being immature, it's bad sportsmanship and disrespectful to your opponent, the game and anybody else that has to witness it.

Man up and get a hold of your emotions.
 
I've felt like it a few times but I always thought it would be a bad habit to start. My thinking is if I did it once I'd probably do it again. I did accidently break a shaft on an Adam cue once. I just tapped a buddy of mine on the ribs with the cue and the shaft popped right apart. After looking it over the shaft had been drilled to deep when the insert was installed so it had a good sized air pocket in it. My brother filled it an glued it back together and it was as good as ever I actually sold the cue to the guy I broke it on. That was about 35 years ago and I think he still has it.
 
I have never broken or even abused a cue. I have always had nice cues, and have done without a lot, in order to save for them.
I have been known to sit quietly after a missed shot, contemplate the craftsmanship and beauty of the cue, and apologize to it for letting it down. It actually helps me get my attitude right for my next trip up to the table. At that point, I have let the mistake go, and am mentally prepared to play to my ability.
 
I have never intentionally broken
a cue. It just seems the better I get,
the older I get, the more tempting it
becomes.

I was just curios since I have seen better
players break a lot more cues than lower
players.

Just askin'
 
Back in the days I popped the tip down on the slate and crack the shaft at the joint. The only two cues I remember that did crack very easily were the Muecci Sneaky Petes and the Mcdermott Sneaky.

I remember someone that threw a cue across the poolhall like a javelin and it stuck in the sheetrock but was still perfectly sound and undamaged was an old Jim Buss sneaky.
 
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