Can we be honest about cues?
- Thread starter Mike81
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If the objective is to drive 30mph to the corner store to pick up some milk, the Kia is just as good as the Porsche. If you're going to actually drive both cars to their potential, a Kia is a Kia. A Porsche is a Porsche. They're both cars. But they are not even remotely close to equal.
I've had a lot of cues & trimmed my herd down to 4 that I won't sell. R. Howard, Pechauer Pro-H, McDermott D-3, and a Schmelke true sneaky. I assure y'all I can play just as bad with ary one of 'em !!!
Man, THAT was DEEP. Profound beyond belief. I feel better about my cue choice now for sure.
You've changed it, since the days at Hanks.
When you were playing with the Lucasi everyday, it was the "Mighty Lucasi" and now that the Mighty Lucasi is retired, it just the poor old "Humble Lucasi"
I don't think you imported production electronic store cue experts are in this for the sport
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Play a few years. You may change your mind. It's a fact that some people can do some things better with some cues than others. Has a lot to do with tip preference, shaft flex, joint/ferrule material. I remember a guy who started out with a medium priced Adam and proudly told everybody he'd never need another cue. It was gone in less than a year.
Same ferrule? Same Tip? Same shaft taper? Same dia tips? Then I'd say yes, otherwise no. At least close enough it wouldn't matter.
I heard that you have to hold that production stuff for at least a full year before it can exposed to the general cue buying public.
It's hard to believe that someone would buy an imported production cue, and flip it in less than a year.
Measureman might know some people that will not be pleased to hear this
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If you can only draw the ball two inches to begin with, there can't be that much difference, even from a percentage standpoint.
Just thinking out loud again
Golfers and Bowlers get fit for the equipment they use (I play both as well as drill balls.)
Yes, there can be an obsession with it. But it's our passion as well.
It's akin to the newbie guitarist that says his $150 big box store acoustic guitar plays and sounds just fine. But once his skills get better he finds that the a tion is a little too high, the guitar doesn't into ate correctly, the timing keys have backlash, the Plywood sounds pretty dead. Did anything change with the guitar? No. He got better and was able to hear and feel the subtleties that separate better guitars from basic ones (I build guitars as well..... )
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I haven't read anything like this. Today.
Have fun with the Schmelke. You should have a great time with it.
Freddie <~~~ we get it
JC
Coos Cues
I feel all cues could potentially draw the same amount, though some take more adjusting. I prefer hard tips, trimmed down. So I really need to ease my stroke with medium/soft tips.
Well, that's not very nice.
Why did you buy a cue?
I think cue discussions are fun! :grin:
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B-4
I have written this in a similar thread. A top Pro played a big money match vs. another
top pro. He lost in a very close match, when talking about it afterwards he said" if I was
playing with my cue I would have won" . He was playing with a cue by the company who
sponsored him at that time.
Did he play good? Yes he played excellent but a cue that feels right to you can give you
That extra bit of confidence you may need on a tough shot, and that can be the difference between winning and losing. The bottom line is play with what you are comfortable with and with what you can afford .
I have written this in a similar thread. A top Pro played a big money match vs. another
top pro. He lost in a very close match, when talking about it afterwards he said" if I was
playing with my cue I would have won" . He was playing with a cue by the company who
sponsored him at that time.
Did he play good? Yes he played excellent but a cue that feels right to you can give you
That extra bit of confidence you may need on a tough shot, and that can be the difference between winning and losing. The bottom line is play with what you are comfortable with and with what you can afford .
Nice post ... If you are a new or relatively new player, you will not have the ability to know the differences between cues, tips, shafts or chalk -- so no -- it does not matter.
The longer you play and the better you get, will result in the development of preferences. These preferences are important to each individual player in that he will play better because he is more comfortable with his equipment.
My first car was a 1965 Pontiac Tempest -- it was an old used up roach -- but to my ignorant understanding it was the only car that any one would ever really need. I mean it took me from point A to point B - for a short while - just like all the other cars.
Now, considerably later in life, I drive a Mercedes Benz and own a truck that costs over Fifty Thousand dollars -- my current vehicles are all worth the money to me because I now know, through experience, what makes them different, and more importantly - why they are more suitable to my personal preferences.
I'm afraid that I am no longer able to drink the cheap stuff and feel comfortable about it.
Good rolls.
Originally Posted by Mike81
"I just think everyone here focuses on cues so much it's ridiculous."
It seems likely that Mike81 never played golf at any country clubs........before,
during & even after a round, it is pretty common for golf equipment in general,
and new equipment in particular, to get discussed and debated. Everyone is
looking for a competitive edge when it comes to their equipment.
Pool cues are different in some respects but not entirely......people want to play
better so they try new equipment to see how much it helps......LD shafts are the
perfect example. You don't need a LD to play great and in fact, it can even throw
your game off if you've played awhile with maple shafts.
People on the Forum discuss cues for a variety of reasons. It's been my experience
that the naysayers who doubt or scorn expensive custom cues are either ignorant
about the anatomy and construction of a cue or just envious of those that can afford
these cues. Let me the first to admit I am envious of some of the cues in the collection
of Vinnie Babarooch, Phil Dade, West Wing, Skins, Martin Bick, Jimmy Ray, and a few
others. They own cues that are equivalent to fine artwork and the cue-makers are just
revered names too. There isn't any Schmelke cue made that's equivalent to the cues in
the collections of the aforementioned Azers......I am small potatoes compared to those
fellows & I am not reluctant or embarrassed to admit I wish I owned cues like those guys.
Custom cues do not make you play any better but I've yet to see a player using a $5k cue
play like a beginner or even intermediate. Everyone I encounter that owns a expensive
custom from a famous cue-maker plays very strong. It doesn't mean they would not play
strong using a run of the mill production cue but I bet they play better with what they own.
It's been said many times, "Play with what you like." but try to at least figure out why you like it.
"I just think everyone here focuses on cues so much it's ridiculous."
It seems likely that Mike81 never played golf at any country clubs........before,
during & even after a round, it is pretty common for golf equipment in general,
and new equipment in particular, to get discussed and debated. Everyone is
looking for a competitive edge when it comes to their equipment.
Pool cues are different in some respects but not entirely......people want to play
better so they try new equipment to see how much it helps......LD shafts are the
perfect example. You don't need a LD to play great and in fact, it can even throw
your game off if you've played awhile with maple shafts.
People on the Forum discuss cues for a variety of reasons. It's been my experience
that the naysayers who doubt or scorn expensive custom cues are either ignorant
about the anatomy and construction of a cue or just envious of those that can afford
these cues. Let me the first to admit I am envious of some of the cues in the collection
of Vinnie Babarooch, Phil Dade, West Wing, Skins, Martin Bick, Jimmy Ray, and a few
others. They own cues that are equivalent to fine artwork and the cue-makers are just
revered names too. There isn't any Schmelke cue made that's equivalent to the cues in
the collections of the aforementioned Azers......I am small potatoes compared to those
fellows & I am not reluctant or embarrassed to admit I wish I owned cues like those guys.
Custom cues do not make you play any better but I've yet to see a player using a $5k cue
play like a beginner or even intermediate. Everyone I encounter that owns a expensive
custom from a famous cue-maker plays very strong. It doesn't mean they would not play
strong using a run of the mill production cue but I bet they play better with what they own.
It's been said many times, "Play with what you like." but try to at least figure out why you like it.