Do You let Your Opponent Use your Gear?
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Nope... never again.
I've done it twice and both times the player damaged the cue and when I pointed it out, the first thing out of their mouth was "that was there before I used it" ...
Now when someone asks I just say no. It still amazes me how many players feel comfortable asking people they hardly know to borrow a cue.
Getting a new ferrule on my cue from the last player that just picked up my cue when I turned around and he started shooting with it. I didn't realize he was using my cue until I went to look for it.
He just assumed it was OK.
I've done it twice and both times the player damaged the cue and when I pointed it out, the first thing out of their mouth was "that was there before I used it" ...
Now when someone asks I just say no. It still amazes me how many players feel comfortable asking people they hardly know to borrow a cue.
Getting a new ferrule on my cue from the last player that just picked up my cue when I turned around and he started shooting with it. I didn't realize he was using my cue until I went to look for it.
He just assumed it was OK.
Share nothing that will help them win.
I'm a very giving person by nature, but I've lent my equipment out to people that have disrespected it, so no more. Even had a team mate that thought it was a given that my break/jump was a community cue and he put nothing but multple dents in it.
Depends on if I know you or not. I play the same guys alot so if they ask for tip pik or bridge or even my jacoby j/b I dont mind. But nobody touches my shooting stick.
In general, I dont like others using my stuff. Powder they can use, shaper, etc. But not any of my cues. I have made exceptions, but I usually dont. In league they might drop it on the floor of the bar, or get chalk all over it. In a tournament, they might beat me with my own cue. Why risk either because the other guy failed to bring his own stuff? Friendly small action you're sort of obligated, so I would have to allow the use of my jumper or break cue. I do let my friends use my cues, but I secretly dont like that either.
Kinda reminds me of playing softball, and some guy on the other team wants to use my glove. Hell no.
I have no problem with it. As much as people piss and moan about not being able to shoot well without their cue I can only come to the conclusion that using any of my gear is going to throw them off.
MULLY
a lot of sarcasm there because I don't think switching gear matters all that much. Yeah, I'll let someone borrow something, other than my playing cue.
MULLY
a lot of sarcasm there because I don't think switching gear matters all that much. Yeah, I'll let someone borrow something, other than my playing cue.
I usually only carry one cue, but other than that, he is welcome to borrow my scuffer, pick, batwing bridge..... no problem. If loaning him one of these costs me the dough.....I was in big trouble before we ever started.
We have a pretty close ring of players in our weekend tournaments and I do loan out my cues depending on who it is. If it's someone who I know and is a good guy, and he really needs a cue, I will let him use it with the understanding that he would pay for it if anything were to happen to it. The guys who I don't know would never get a crack at my stuff.
One time I even let my opponent borrow my jump cue during a match. He was much better than I was, and it was likely that he was going to beat me. I saw no reason to be shallow over something like that. This guy, though is a good friend of mine. I have many players up there who I am good friends with, and if its during a small tournament or something, that is no big deal to me. If I'm gambling, that is a bit different. There is a different type of vibe altogether. I am normally in the 'beat your a$$ mode', but in those weekend tournaments, I am very casual about it.
One time I even let my opponent borrow my jump cue during a match. He was much better than I was, and it was likely that he was going to beat me. I saw no reason to be shallow over something like that. This guy, though is a good friend of mine. I have many players up there who I am good friends with, and if its during a small tournament or something, that is no big deal to me. If I'm gambling, that is a bit different. There is a different type of vibe altogether. I am normally in the 'beat your a$$ mode', but in those weekend tournaments, I am very casual about it.
Cue Sharing
Im with Grey Ghost to a degree but I will say this.
When I was a kid Cue Sharing is a great hustle. It makes you look like a total putz to other players and they just give you money ha ha. So share a house stick today!!
I dont ever share my playing cue. Its tacky and there are house sticks even if playing for fun. Gambling--No dont ask--and I want paid after each game or set unless I know you then we specify when the payment is made every 10, etc. You can have a decent cue delivered to the door for under $75 and in some cases under $50 before gas went up.
I think there are a lot of considerations within that arena and one of them might be when two players are curious about how the other ones cue hits.
Its courteous to ablige a good player to let him run some balls with a cue he has never hit with. You are giving him a chance to try out some new stuff that he may want to buy and bring him into the fold of a great cue maker. So in that way you are actually helping the sport.
That is so much different than cue sharing. Of course if you dont know the person and youre in a strange place-- maybe not, all depends on the situation at hand, how friendly people are.
My whole thing is lets all be gentleman and make our calls reasonably with respect to the boundaries we feel we have to maintain. Its hard to go wrong that way.
If you say no thankyou and they act up well you were surely right to not to do so.
336robin
Im with Grey Ghost to a degree but I will say this.
When I was a kid Cue Sharing is a great hustle. It makes you look like a total putz to other players and they just give you money ha ha. So share a house stick today!!
I dont ever share my playing cue. Its tacky and there are house sticks even if playing for fun. Gambling--No dont ask--and I want paid after each game or set unless I know you then we specify when the payment is made every 10, etc. You can have a decent cue delivered to the door for under $75 and in some cases under $50 before gas went up.
I think there are a lot of considerations within that arena and one of them might be when two players are curious about how the other ones cue hits.
Its courteous to ablige a good player to let him run some balls with a cue he has never hit with. You are giving him a chance to try out some new stuff that he may want to buy and bring him into the fold of a great cue maker. So in that way you are actually helping the sport.
That is so much different than cue sharing. Of course if you dont know the person and youre in a strange place-- maybe not, all depends on the situation at hand, how friendly people are.
My whole thing is lets all be gentleman and make our calls reasonably with respect to the boundaries we feel we have to maintain. Its hard to go wrong that way.
If you say no thankyou and they act up well you were surely right to not to do so.
336robin
Exactly...
if i'm playing someone i'm on good terms with i'll normally let 'em but if i'm playing someone i don't like i'll just say no
I loaned someone my stroke.......never got it back!!!!!
Yes, but only because I want feedback about my cues. My new hobby is cue making. Afew months back a guy was repeating a shot he missed in a tournament. I insisted he use my cue instead of his. The next week he sold his cue to buy mine. He plays the same tournament every Sat. and only after buying my cue has he finished in the money. Last week I ask about my cut of the prize money. Big mistake, now he wants sponsership money!
Larry
Larry