Do you break down your cues between matches?

Billy_Bob

Billy_Bob

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I've noticed that the better players in my area always break down their cues between matches and put them back in the case.

Why do they do this?
 
Protection! There are only 3 places you will find my cue...in my hands, laying on the table if I am racking, or in my case.
Too many bad things can happen if it is anywhere else.
Steve
 
You never know what will happen in a PHall. Fights, thievery. Better safe than sorry
Also it is a opening and closing ceremony!
 
Tom,

At CCB III one very good player put away his cues between rounds, which frequently was only a period of 3 or 4 minutes. I think it is just force of habit. If I had a Southwest I would probably do the same thing.
 
I always put my cues away. I cringe when I see someone walking around with their cues sticking out of their case. It's an accident waiting to happen.

Barbara
 
Depends on where I'm playing and the people there. At my regular ph, I leave my cue out. My friends are there and they definitely got my back. If I'm at a strange ph and the people there are unfamiliar to me, I case the cue between matches and keep the case in my custody at all times.
 
Billy_Bob said:
I've noticed that the better players in my area always break down their cues between matches and put them back in the case.

Why do they do this?
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Aside from the reasons stated, it's also a mental thing. Putting the cues away signals a break. Putting them together signals you to get ready. A similar routine was seen in The Hustler when Minnesota Fats goes to the bathroom for grooming. He wanted to start anew. It's the same thing.
 
Billy_Bob said:
I've noticed that the better players in my area always break down their cues between matches and put them back in the case.

Why do they do this?
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dont forget the better players many times (but not always) will be playing with a cue that is of higher $$$ value as well
 
Billy_Bob said:
I've noticed that the better players in my area always break down their cues between matches and put them back in the case.

Why do they do this?
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i learned to put mine away the hard way..........not too long ago.

i was playing my first match in a Planet pool event, i was down 8-3 in a race to 9, and i fought back to win 8-9. i was so excited that i wanted to run over an tell the tourney director the score, so i just put my cues in the case still together and swung it over my shoulder.

well as i was briskly walking to the TD table, it seemed that they had moved a pool table at some point and time so a light was still in the place, hanging low. well the light had metal edges and when i walked by, my playing cue's shaft hit the light. well i didn't think anything about it, being too excited with my win.

well the next match on my first shot when stroking the ball, i felt a huge gash in my shaft, and it really screwed with my mind and feel.

since that day, the first thing i do is take my cues apart and put them in the case.

VAP
 
Put'em Away!

I agree folks, the only time my cues are out is when I'm 'Playing', if not they get broken down and stored...I don't how much $$$ the average AZB'er carries around in their case, (Hmm that would be an interesting thread), but suffice it to say that I have a pretty good investment in my gear and want it to last forever , and be safe from harm at as much of the time as possible...
 
Couldn't agree more...!!!

Jude Rosenstock said:
Aside from the reasons stated, it's also a mental thing. Putting the cues away signals a break. Putting them together signals you to get ready. A similar routine was seen in The Hustler when Minnesota Fats goes to the bathroom for grooming. He wanted to start anew. It's the same thing.
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Hello to all! I have lurked for quite some time, then finally registered, and now my first reply/post. Let me start off by saying that the wealth of knowledge and the eagerness to help each other on this forum is simply amazing. I for one hope that will never change. This is truely a unique place to visit.

I have to agree 100% w/ Jude in the act being a mental trigger. It seems to me to be part of a ceremony or ritual of prepartion. Comparable to an artist laying out and preparing his/her brushes, paints, and canvas. A warrior cleaning, sharpening, readying their weapon of choice to do battle.

Right from walking to the table, the pulling of the cues from the case, putting the cues together, wiping them down, making sure the tips are shaped and ready to go, your accessories at the ready (just in case), to the hand shake, the flip, and the game.

From personal experience... if you play really strong your first match and then seem to have a hard time really getting it together for your next match... I would suggest trying to use the assembly and disassembly of your "tools of the trade" as part of your routine. It brought up my consistency conciderably.

Once again Hello to all and I look forward to participating in the future.

"G"
 
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