Does the cue make the player?
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I can't say whether a cue can make you play better or not, but i seem to remember someone mentioning in the monster stroke thread that Larry Nevel could not perform one of his standard super draw shots because he didn't have his own cue with him and was using someone elses cue.
I also would like to see Cory shoot that super looping draw shot from the 4 to the 5 without a preadator shaft to see if that make a difference, or if he can even still perform it. Then we would know for sure whether it was his stroke or stroke plus equipment.
Bern
I also would like to see Cory shoot that super looping draw shot from the 4 to the 5 without a preadator shaft to see if that make a difference, or if he can even still perform it. Then we would know for sure whether it was his stroke or stroke plus equipment.
Bern
I have been playing pool since 1988 and have used many different brands of cue and was rarely happy with any of them. I bought my Predator in 1999 and other than a custom shaft I use for snooker, I have used nothing else since. In fact I am going to buy a Z shaft to play snooker with because I played with one last Sunday and ran 46 points just trying it out!!
> I've always thought that a cue CAN make a difference,positive or negative,all depending on whether or not the player LIKES/DISLIKES the cue. I have a video of a PBT match between Jimmy Wetch and Kim Davenport where both had recently signed with Meucci after playing with steel jointed cues for years. In Kim's case,he had been using the same Szamboti for years,Jimmy a variety of Schons. They both missed an average of a ball a piece every game in a race to 11,probably the worst match I've ever seen played by either of them,and almost certainly one of the worst-played matches by men ever seen on tv. Tommy D.
Maybe we should call Bugs Rucker for his opinion.
Man I hope not, or I am really going to suck for a while. Seriously, I have never hit a cue over $150. I have 2 $100 cues, and a walmart cue. I have run numerous 9 ball racks (only because I have played a lot of them) with the walmart cue. I think people get way too into equipment at times. People make 100 plus ball runs in straight pool with house cues. I am sure a good cues helps some with deflection and comfort, but I believe the vast majority of the game lies in the holder of the cue, and not the cue itself.
Thats A Nail Hit On The Head
Bugs used whatever was handy and just kept on making balls.
However, its hard not to believe that, since pool and many other individual sports require a certain mindset or lack of mindset to perform at the highest possible level, that equipment does not come into play. If a certain cue (bow, bowling ball, golf club shooting rifle, etc etc) adds just a little bit more confidence it has to help.
A co-worker told me a story about having to take a customer out to play golf when he was out of town, using a set of rented clubs and having one of the better rounds of his life.
Intellectually speaking, equipment shouldn't make a difference but its not intellect that pockets balls.
Tennesseejoe said:
Bugs used whatever was handy and just kept on making balls.
However, its hard not to believe that, since pool and many other individual sports require a certain mindset or lack of mindset to perform at the highest possible level, that equipment does not come into play. If a certain cue (bow, bowling ball, golf club shooting rifle, etc etc) adds just a little bit more confidence it has to help.
A co-worker told me a story about having to take a customer out to play golf when he was out of town, using a set of rented clubs and having one of the better rounds of his life.
Intellectually speaking, equipment shouldn't make a difference but its not intellect that pockets balls.
ratcues said:
Then can I have your cue?
I played pretty sporty at one time and then was away from the game for almost 10 years. When I became involved with it again, it seemed as if "it" were all gone. I struggled and struggled along and got pretty depressed.
One day There was a ring game in the pool room and I decided to play. I had though left home without my cue. A friend lent me his cue and Just like that, I was back. Not where I was 10 years earlier, but something had happened. That was 6 years ago and I'm still using his cue, and he uses mine.
I'm 55 now and there is no cue on this planet which would make me play like I'm 35 again, but sometimes, a certain cue for some, just has a magical feel. Just like a glove which fits.
Bugs IMO was a great exception. He could have beaten most of us with a broom. Just doesn't seem fair, but who can explain.
One day There was a ring game in the pool room and I decided to play. I had though left home without my cue. A friend lent me his cue and Just like that, I was back. Not where I was 10 years earlier, but something had happened. That was 6 years ago and I'm still using his cue, and he uses mine.
I'm 55 now and there is no cue on this planet which would make me play like I'm 35 again, but sometimes, a certain cue for some, just has a magical feel. Just like a glove which fits.
Bugs IMO was a great exception. He could have beaten most of us with a broom. Just doesn't seem fair, but who can explain.
alstl said:
I am more than certain that if everyone who played Efren Reyes for $10,000 a set insisted he use a Dufferin when he shoots, he'd list it as his playing cue.
Well I'm far from being new, but like everyone else I do have an opinion. I believe a cue can make you make you play better.
If the cue matches your stroke, amount of english used, aiming methods, etc. it will make you play better than a one that doesn't. For example if your playing style matches that of a forward weighted stiff cue vs that of a rear weighted softer cue, it will for sure make a difference. Doesn't matter the cost of the cue, as long as it matches their style of play.
I believe this is true for all but the top level players. They can normally automatically adjust for all types of equipment and playing conditions, since this is one of the things that make them top level players.
Jim
If the cue matches your stroke, amount of english used, aiming methods, etc. it will make you play better than a one that doesn't. For example if your playing style matches that of a forward weighted stiff cue vs that of a rear weighted softer cue, it will for sure make a difference. Doesn't matter the cost of the cue, as long as it matches their style of play.
I believe this is true for all but the top level players. They can normally automatically adjust for all types of equipment and playing conditions, since this is one of the things that make them top level players.
Jim