Do you need others to respect your cue???
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Yea I keep telling myself that I'm only going to take the sneaky pete to league so these things don't bother me but hell; after you hit with the Lambros you don't want to play without it !
No. I buy my cues because I like them, not because I want others too. That isnt even a consideration.
I know and appreciate good cues when I see them, but rarely do I EVER notice a cue unless the person using it KNOWS HOW TO PLAY.
If I am playing I am concentrating on what I am doing and seldom pay any attention to anything else, but when I see or hear a player CONSISTENTLY pocketing balls then I pay a bit more attention. At that point, I may notice that they have a "nice" cue.
Crazy.
You should purchase things that reflect your own tastes,desires and needs. If people want to judge you on these things that is on them,not you! This isn't just a "pool thing" either! It pretty much covers all purchases.
I don't respect the cue, I respect the player, and their abilities. Cues come and go. If I notice a player has an above average cue...I chalk it up to having a love for the game, and not necessarily their playing skills...that has to be proven on the table.
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Nope, don't need anyone to know about my cue. In fact I kind of hope they don't ask.
"It's just a Brunswick with an OB shaft." ...I can't really say much about it because I don't know much.
I just consider it a tool.
I'll take 1 compliment about a nice shot, over 500 compliments about my brand of cue.
"It's just a Brunswick with an OB shaft." ...I can't really say much about it because I don't know much.
I just consider it a tool.
I'll take 1 compliment about a nice shot, over 500 compliments about my brand of cue.
I like the last part Creedo, nice post.
To the OP, please post a pic. Maybe someone here can identify it for you. I've had a couple unknowns and i've liked them as much or more than cues made by prevalent makers.
However, if you are a cuemaker, and someone compliments your cue, then you should be happy!
Guess I over think it. I mean don't get me wrong. I don't ultimately care. My favorite hitting cues are my cheapest cues. I even traded down for them. I rarely even notice my opponents cue. However there are some nice cues that just stand out from across the table.
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come to ohio and put it on the light punk!!!!
Nope I don't need anyone to respect my cue, honestly I'm not sure if a cue can be respected. I have one expensive, beautifully executed cue that gets so much attention that it became ridiculous. People playing 20 feet away would be looking at it and then want to see it up close, finally I realized it was better to take it out on special occasions only. So I had to get another player and Joe Gold made me one special merry widow that still gets more attention than I would like. I hope that the folks seeing these cues respect the builders for being the master craftsmen they are. They are the ones that should be respected not the cue.. jmo, fwiw...
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Yeah...I can't even comprehend showing 'respect' to a cue.
I presume the op meant appreciation? Envy? Awe?
But I look a a cue much the way I look at another's shoes. I might like them, but I really don't experience any positive or negative because i am not the owner.
To respect an inanimate object, like a cue, or a house, or a car, well, perhaps respect is the wrong word. You don't have to compliment it, or fawn and awe over it, you may not not even like it, but it's mine and I like it. So I guess in general you shouldn't be malicious toward it, either physically or verbally. Be conscious of it, don't stagger over to my table and crash into it like some drunken Shreck. Just be aware that it is personal property and someone had to work and pay for it. The same way you wouldn't want me to rub your car leaving the parking lot or ding your car with my door when I park and get out or in. Maybe respect is the wrong word, but maybe not.
All the cues that I have decided to keep make me feel good about playing with them.
But, you respect the player, not what he is holding in his hand. I know several players that can play off the wall and make you look like a little jizz monkey, standing there with an 800 dollar cue in hand.
But, you respect the player, not what he is holding in his hand. I know several players that can play off the wall and make you look like a little jizz monkey, standing there with an 800 dollar cue in hand.