Different cue for different game

Scott Lee said:
When I was an APA LO, one guy in my league used to bring a 10" PVC pipe, filled with 10-12 cues, to league each week. He would screw one together, and shoot until he missed (usually 2-3 shots), then put it away and take another one out and do the same thing. By the end of the match, he would have gone through every cue, at least once. He was the butt of every joke in the place. Moral: Use one cue for your player, as DogsPlayingPool suggested. Switch out every once in awhile, if you want to play with all of your cues.

The analogy of golf clubs to pool cues is totally irrelevant. Different clubs are built for different things. Pool cues are basically all built the same, for the same purpose.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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Why did you allow him to break the rules?:confused:
Or was there not a one cue plus break cue rule back then?
 
I only know one (world class player) who s playing straight-pool with another shaft than the other games. If this makes sense.....-if this helps him, it s good. But imo not a secret you should care about. In my opinion play always with same shaft, and i personally would recommend that the 2nd shaft is prepared with same type of tip and same shape (Murphy s Law is watching you everywhere^^).

lg
Ingo
 
I use different cues for different games. I love one hole, and I prefer my softer hitting Scruggs with the ivory ferrule, but in 8,9 and 10 ball, I prefer a cue like my stiff hitting Scruggs. Of course, at times, I may switch those around and just play with what feels right. All my playing cues play very similar, but have subtle differences. It also depends on what table Im playing on. A 9' gold crown lets me use english more to move the cue ball, where a 7' valley seems more dependent on speed. Then you have the 7' Diamond which is a whole new puzzle to solve! lol! Point is, use what feels right.


Joe
 
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