Cue vanity...

Would it become your regular player?

  • Yes

    Votes: 112 76.7%

  • No

    Votes: 34 23.3%
  • Total voters
    146
Bob Callahan

Bob Callahan

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If an ugly, $25, used, banged up, no-name cue you bought at a flea market played better than your custom, $2k cue, would it become your regular playing cue?
 
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I voted no. Chances are that I wouldn't even pay any mind to a 25 dollar flea market cue considering I have a couple 2k+ that play as good as I want them.

Plus I enjoy playing with a nicer looking cue, wouldn't have dropped the cash on them otherwise.
 
Bob Callahan said:
If an ugly, $25, used, banged up, no-name cue you bought at a flea market played better than your custom, $2k cue, would it become your regular playing cue?
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The truth is that most people would psychologically PROHIBIT THEMSELVES from generating the feeling that such a cue is a great playing cue--so the question you pose would never actually come up.
 
I would and I did.

I have sold a few of my high end cues because my playing cue is a simple sneaky that plays better. ($5,000 Carmeli, $5500 Scruggs).

My Varney was made to my preferences and plays perfect.
 
Performance over looks any day.. although, I find most of the performance part comes from the tip.
 
Icon of Sin said:
yeah, but you don't run a marathon in flipflops either.
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Umm.. you would if they performed better than your wing-tips. :cool:

Of course, unless you're one of those people that goes to the gym just so you can dress up in your little outfit and make a whole bunch of noise to get noticed, instead of actually going there to get something done. :rolleyes:
 
Banks said:
Umm.. you would if they performed better than your wing-tips. :cool:

Of course, unless you're one of those people that goes to the gym just so you can dress up in your little outfit and make a whole bunch of noise to get noticed, instead of actually going there to get something done. :rolleyes:
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I think that if you go to the gym just to wear a certain outfit and draw attention to yourself, you shouldnt be in the gym in the first place...

Similar to how you dont really see any bangers with 2k+ cues at a pool hall trying to be the center of attention. Chances are, if someone dropped that much cash on a cue, you can probably expect them to make a couple balls.

Naturally though, in the pool world, you would have to be leary of the guy playing with the beater though...
 
Icon of Sin said:
I think that if you go to the gym just to wear a certain outfit and draw attention to yourself, you shouldnt be in the gym in the first place...

Similar to how you dont really see any bangers with 2k+ cues at a pool hall trying to be the center of attention. Chances are, if someone dropped that much cash on a cue, you can probably expect them to make a couple balls.

Naturally though, in the pool world, you would have to be leary of the guy playing with the beater though...
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Not necessarily.. I've seen plenty of people with costly cues that love to yuck it up with whoever they can and seem to talk more than they play (they usually know more than everybody else, too). And like the gym, some of those guys shouldn't be in there either. :wink:

As far as the guy with the beater, I think this goes back to.. hustlers - sometimes they'll have a nice stick, sometimes they'll have a bad stick. :grin:
 
Vanity is practically my middle name. What can I say.... I grew up in "The Valley" north of LA.... I'm a Valley Girl refugee. As far as I'm concerned, if something is worth doing, then it's worth looking fabulous while I do it. Generally speaking, that's kind of why I wear dresses, skirts and high heels when I play. (I smell good too!)

Honestly, I don't think I would buy a stick unless it was pretty damn girly. As a matter of fact, I've been looking around quite a bit lately for a stick that's of a fairly nice quality, plays well, and is as girly as girly gets. I'm a little frustrated that I'm just not finding much out there. So in the mean time, I'll just be over here knockin' 'em around with my hot pink McDermott. A scruffy, scuffed up beater in a flea market is definitely not going to draw my attention.... unless it's pink with Hello Kitty images all over it.... If I found that stick in a flea market, and it played to my satisfaction, then I'd have to change my answer to "yes!"
 
Hmmm

Bob Callahan said:
If an ugly, $25, used, banged up, no-name cue you bought at a flea market played better than your custom, $2k cue, would it become your regular playing cue?
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Sure, then I would bring it to a good cue maker (lots in Chicago area) and have him refinish it for me, put on a tip I like, and maybe even throw in a Hoppe Ring in the butt.....then it would be good to go. It's win / win / win. The flea market guy is happy, the cue maker is happy, and I'm happy with a new good looking cue.

No difference than a car really. I've found great cars that were cheap (or at least cheaper than other cars) but once you slap a few new parts and a paint job, then she is good to go too. I'm just not going to drive around town with a rusted sh*t box, and no hubcaps, just because it rides better than my current ride!


Life is too short to play with ugly cues !!!
 
Katie Girl said:
Vanity is practically my middle name. What can I say.... I grew up in "The Valley" north of LA.... I'm a Valley Girl refugee. As far as I'm concerned, if something is worth doing, then it's worth looking fabulous while I do it. Generally speaking, that's kind of why I wear dresses, skirts and high heels when I play. (I smell good too!)

Honestly, I don't think I would buy a stick unless it was pretty damn girly. As a matter of fact, I've been looking around quite a bit lately for a stick that's of a fairly nice quality, plays well, and is as girly as girly gets. I'm a littlfrustrated that I'm just not finding much out there. So in the mean time, I'll just be over here knockin' 'em around with my hot pink McDermott. A scruffy, scuffed up beater in a flea market is definitely not going to draw my attention.... unless it's pink with Hello Kitty images all over it.... If I found that stick in a flea market, and it played to my satisfaction, then I'd have to change my answer to "yes!"
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I have a cue that I had made for my wife. It is
an Uncle Larry, cue maker in SF bay area. White rosewood, leather wrap, slim
white rings over tan rings. Butt has dark mahogany with white rosewood
boxes. If your interested send private message and I will respond.
 
I would rather look for a better custom player.....

I doubt I'd play with the beater on a regular basis.
 
Voted yes. If the cue shoots to my liking, that's all that matters. I am the same way with my fishing equipment, why spend $350 on a rod that doesn't do anything you can't do with a $50 Ugly Stik.
 
Of course most including me say give me the player but how about this. Wife or husband that's a 3 in looks but a 10 in personality etc. Or 10 in looks and 3 in personality. Be honest now.
 
As long as the shaft isn't dented no problem. I've had a 40$ sneaky wood to wood joint that played fine. Used it for about a year before i got a predator.
 
That cheap, beat up, ugly beater used to be somebody's expensive, pretty player. It was used & not cared for so it got ugly & wound up at a flea market. But there's no reason why it won't play as well as it did when it looked good.
 
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