budweiser cues and hustling

pete lafond said:
Most of this stuff is about playing on bar tables, use a house cue as is. The only true and proven method to husling is to let your oppenent win. Why not, as stated earlier, just play your best and let people challenge you?
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I don't know if you are referring to my post but I don't mean play your best all the time. Just, you have to have the others guys money in your pocket to manipulate the game. They have to be made to chase their money. If he has your money, he is in charge and may just quit if there is anything he doesn't like about the game. I played a guy in a bar once for $50.00 a game, I thought. As it turned out I was playing not for $50.00 a game but a game for $50.00. He won the game and quit and no convincing could make him play another game. You never let the other guy get ahead if you can help it no matter what. I can't emphasize this strong enough.
 
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couple grand?!?!? ouch! You can do it for less than $300 and come out with a good cue. Most of the really crappy looking cues have a 5/16x18. Get a 5/16x18 universal, tiger, predator, or whatever shaft you like. Goto your local sporting good store or cue retailer with your shaft. Try it on a bunch of the cheapo stick butts.

IMPORTANT: I found that a good deal of the 5/16x18's aren't very uniform - so make sure you at least try screwing on your shaft before you buy anything. You also want to try hitting with the combo. For whatever reason, one of the combinations I tried hit really bad...felt like the shaft didn't screw in quite right or something...the other combinations were fine though.

My budweiser/universal shaft combination hits pretty damn good. And to snapshot9 - it's seen plenty of action. If you hit with it, you'd understand, it's a real-deal player.

Mr. Wilson said:
http://www.proficientbilliards.com/cues/Budweiser/cue.htm

Proficient did one. There are only pics now, but there used to be a story with it. IIRC he did a couple grand worth of mods to it though.

A real sleeper :)

I've thought about trying one of those cues with the fish bowl in the butt sleeve :D
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macguy said:
Your right all that goofiness will not win you a cent. Also if you want to shift gears you can't. You can't go from looking like an idiot to running out. All you have to do is give the guy some extra innings at the table and he will be happy. You should also have a nice cue that says "I like to play, have my own cue and may even play for something". A nice low to mid range McDermott or Meucci is fine for hustling pool and you can play well with the cues. Don't be afraid to give a little weight to get someone to play. It's called "Lamb Killing" and is a lot easier then playing an equal player even. People get all that other crap from TV and the movies not from the experiences of a real road player.
Another ridicules thing you hear is letting the guy win so you can raise the bet and then beating him. You always win from the git-go and let him chase his money. If he pulls up right away you weren't going to win anything anyway. If he doesn't quit and shows some heart, you may bust the guy if you do it right. Let him get you stuck and you will be lucky if he only quits you even and not a few games ahead once he sees you can play.
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From my experiences, that is about the most honest and real post I think I've seen on this board.
 
Luther Lassiter came to Clarksburg once, went off the
wall, banged the shit out of them, and said he would
play one hole if somebody explained the rules to him.
Fats came into the same pool room in coveralls, selling
EGGS, and pretending to be drinking shine.
 
butterflycues said:
I made one once. I put a stainless steel joint on it and made a good shaft and gave it to a friend of mine. He said when he walked in with it, people would stand in line to play him.
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All of you are missing the point. A good player can play with almost anything -and some of the best players I've encountered play with a house cue or a 30 year old Dufferin or Meucci with the tip worn down to 11cms. I have a buddy (one of the best players I know) who plays with a Budweiser ramon wood cue with a brass joint. Alain Martel plays with a 1-piece Dufferin house cue for God's sake.

The best way to make people think you're an easy mark is to pull a perfectly clean $4,000 Tad or Black custom built cue out of your brand new Justis case and start practising banks. To add to the effect play with a glove...

Then people will stand in line.
 
I bought a nice hustlin cue a few weeks ago....$ 7.99 at K mart....Solid canadian maple shaft wrap was falling off, some electricial tape a few minutes later a beauty with cheesey case....I find stupid bridges tend to throw people off your speed or odd choppy or 1 stroke/ no stroke backswings...
 
The Hamster said:
Alain Martel plays with a 1-piece Dufferin house cue for God's sake.
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Erik Hjorlefson plays with a one piece house cue as well. And if you know him you know he can play some pool. Truth is if a person is carrying a one piece house cue around with him in a case that person is likely no mooch. A good house cue with a good tip and proper taper can be one hell of a great hitting cue. Most cue makers try to recreate the feel of a one piece.
 
The Hamster said:
All of you are missing the point. A good player can play with almost anything -and some of the best players I've encountered play with a house cue or a 30 year old Dufferin or Meucci with the tip worn down to 11cms. I have a buddy (one of the best players I know) who plays with a Budweiser ramon wood cue with a brass joint. Alain Martel plays with a 1-piece Dufferin house cue for God's sake.

The best way to make people think you're an easy mark is to pull a perfectly clean $4,000 Tad or Black custom built cue out of your brand new Justis case and start practising banks. To add to the effect play with a glove...

Then people will stand in line.
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Yes, and those are the ones that will gamble with you too and keep playing. I played a guy in Ohio and another in Indiana as examples. They both played in leagues and thought they were it. I played with sticky crappy bar sticks and had no problems at all. The only time I play in bars is usually when I'm out of town now. Pockets are huge and table is small. You are too smart.
 
Egg McDogit said:
couple grand?!?!? ouch! You can do it for less than $300 and come out with a good cue. Most of the really crappy looking cues have a 5/16x18. Get a 5/16x18 universal, tiger, predator, or whatever shaft you like. Goto your local sporting good store or cue retailer with your shaft. Try it on a bunch of the cheapo stick butts.

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My budweiser/universal shaft combination hits pretty damn good. And to snapshot9 - it's seen plenty of action. If you hit with it, you'd understand, it's a real-deal player.
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You ever play at Fast Eddies in Fairfax? They have a couple of 9-ball tournaments each week...

Flex
 
Flex said:
You ever play at Fast Eddies in Fairfax? They have a couple of 9-ball tournaments each week...

Flex
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are you in the VA area? I've played in it before...but rarely play in their tournaments...too much work and low payout
 
hondo said:
Luther Lassiter came to Clarksburg once, went off the
wall, banged the shit out of them, and said he would
play one hole if somebody explained the rules to him.
Fats came into the same pool room in coveralls, selling
EGGS, and pretending to be drinking shine.
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This just made me think of a funny story. My friend Vic plays daily at our pool room. He is an older man and always bring a big bottle of water with him..but the bottle is an empty liquor bottle with the label pealed off. Been doing it for years.

So, a new guy comes in..and walks over to Vic, looks at the bottle and with a big smile whispers, "Hey..you mind if I have a little cup of that?". Vic says..."Ok" (thinking, you can go to the bar and get a cup of water, but what the hell).

The guy takes the cup over to his chair and just lets it sit there as he smokes and watches Vic play one hole against whoever. Vic occassionally looks over at him, and the guy just looks at the cup with a big smile on his face..not yet having even taken a sip. Finally, after about 20 minutes the guy pics of the cup and takes a very small sip..and then gets a disgusted look on his face. He semi-yells, "WATER?? I thought this was moonshine." Vic couldn't stop laughing for about 10 minutes..and I laughed for about 5 hearing Vic tell it.
 
Egg McDogit said:
are you in the VA area? I've played in it before...but rarely play in their tournaments...too much work and low payout
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I play there from time to time. Funny thing is I know this guy who has a Budweiser cue with one of those universal shafts on it who plays there from time to time. Thought it might be you...

Flex
 
Flex said:
I play there from time to time. Funny thing is I know this guy who has a Budweiser cue with one of those universal shafts on it who plays there from time to time. Thought it might be you...

Flex
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oh really? is he the biggest fish in the dc metro area? If so, it must be me. Who are you btw?
 
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