Buying table or cue? What's best for your game?

twilight

twilight

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Here's a situation. A person has a chance to buy a used 8 foot pool table from a someone who's practically giving it away at $300. It originally cost about $1000 and the table looks decent. On the other hand this person only has $250 to spend and I was wondering if I should tell him to pull together an extra $50 and buy the table or tell him to buy a very respectable pool cue. He is a beginner and owns a cheap $20 cue from some sporting goods store.

He wants to get beter and I think a quality made cue would really help his game but I also think having a pool table at his place would greatly increase his table time. If you only had one choice what would you do?
 
Get the table, a deal like that may not come up again soon. He can get a respectable cue anytime.
 
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Go for the table. I think that too much is placed on the contribution that a cue does for the player.
 
TheBook said:
Go for the table. I think that too much is placed on the contribution that a cue does for the player.
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Couldn't have said it better.. I'd get the table all day long. If your good you can play with any kind of cue, and do alright..

It's not like if you take a B player and hand him a house cue he'll become a D player..

DJ
 
no question

the table. not even close. However, it will cost money to get the table set up let's not forget...
 
Note that the moving and setup of the table will cost about the same as the table itself. Definitely the table will improve his game a lot faster than a cue will.
 
I agree with the others, about getting the table. It's likely not much of a table (if it orginally cost $1000), but it's better than nothing, especially if it has real slate. He can buy a great quality, brand new, one-piece, Valley Supreme house cue, with a quality tip, for $20-$25...and it will work perfectly until he wants to get something better (and will definitely play better than the crummy 'sporting goods' store cue). At least with his own table, he can practice at his leisure, and will probably practice more, than if he had to go to the poolroom to practice...plus practice is FREE! :D

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
 
Buying a table did more for MY game than any other single thing... but then again, that ain't sayin' much. :o
 
Yea this is a NO brainer!!!!!!!

I would totally buy the Table, you can always just buy a 1piece cue to practice with at home and then when you save up enough money you can buy a decent cue to play with.

Plus being able to practice at home is priceless, plus the table will pay its self off in no time. Expecially if you can get someone to come over often to give some lessons n stuff.

dave
 
Echoing most, i'd go with the table.... $20 cues arent always bad. I had an old Crest w/nylon grip that honestly shot as good if not better than most sticks you would buy for $200.
 
I'll agree on the undervalued $30 SP. Put a good tip on it, slick the shaft up nice, and you've got ALOT of cue for the money.
 
Thanks for the imput. I guess I will have to convince him to shell out another $50 (he's not too wealthy).
 
twilight said:
Thanks for the imput. I guess I will have to convince him to shell out another $50 (he's not too wealthy).
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As part of your sales pitch, you might want to show him the responses to this thread.
 
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