A broomstick actually hits pretty good without a tip. My father used one in exhibitions and chalked the end just like a cue. Probably for looks more than anything, but you get the idea. Center ball, slow stroke it around.
Ever do this?
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I used to gamble with a guy that liked to do weird shit. We played pool with all kind of weird things including playing with the lightweight mops and brooms or just the handles. Found out that you could use spin with just the wood and chalking it did help. There were a few mops and brooms around that bar with a crosshatch cut on the top of the handle with my trusty Buck so it held chalk better.
Hu
Zerksies
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The shaft could be warped like hell. All i care about is the contact point i's hitting the ball at
Well, if you can play, you can play with anything straight with a good tip. What does everyone like to say here? “It’s the Indian, not the arrow”.
Having said that, I’m sure race car drivers can put on a better performance in a Shelby 500 GT than in a Ford Escort.
Having said that, I’m sure race car drivers can put on a better performance in a Shelby 500 GT than in a Ford Escort.
Some people believe equipment is solution to better playing, or playing better.
Same people believe in Santa Claus.
Same people believe in Santa Claus.
Some people believe equipment is solution to better playing, or playing better.
Same people believe in Santa Claus.
The best cue I ever played with was a twelve ounce snooker cue sixty inches long. 11mm at the tip and it had a very early dud on it. I learned a level of cue ball control with it that few would believe. After being able to do it with that cue for six months or so I could do it with almost any cue off the wall. That began my era of near theft. I could make a cue ball do almost anything but sit up and beg. That 12 ounce cue was also the hardest cue to play with I ever touched that wasn't cracked or had a loose weight. Two old guys I respected used that set up so I kept working on it myself.
I started trying to shoot all shots from sixteen to twenty inches, twelve to twenty-four outside, rarely out to thirty inches. At those ranges very few shots are hard including combos and breaking out clusters. Getting lucky when I needed to was my secret.
Hu
Best Cue I ever played with was my friend Lambros.
Second best was a Titlists conversion.
But when I an in the Zone it’s me, not the Cue.
Second best was a Titlists conversion.
But when I an in the Zone it’s me, not the Cue.
Zerksies
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I prefer to have the best equipment available, that way i can just blame me and not the equipment.
But the Shelby will have more power, better suspension, tires, etc. As long as the 2 cues you compare are straight and have similar tips the only thing "better" about the custom cue is the looks, I fail to see how that will help you play better. I have cues that I prefer over others but none that make me shoot better or worse for that matter.
When I play down in my basement I generally play with a Dufferin off the wall. They hit fine. I do have a favorite that is 60 inches and has a 12mm tip. As I am hitting 2 1/8 inch snooker balls. I would have no problem grabbing a house cue off the wall as long as the tip was adequate.. But then my regular shooter is a cuetec so I am not so classy. YMMV.
The Old Jaybird
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I play with a nice Schon with an original Predator 314 shaft, so when I screw up, we all know it's not the equipment.
And some people think they could play exactly the same speed with ANY cue, or even a broomstick. How many world championships were won with a broomstick or a warped house cue? .....Yeah, didn't think so.Some people believe equipment is solution to better playing, or playing better.
Same people believe in Santa Claus.
Mosconi could beat me with a broomstick. So what? Could he beat Irving Crane with a broomstick?
I have played with a broom handle as a money making proposition. A wooden handle that held chalk well and I was able to sweep up when done. 
No Really.
It ain't the arrow it's the Indian.
No Really.It ain't the arrow it's the Indian.
Zerksies
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100% exactly
I have played with a broom handle as a money making proposition. A wooden handle that held chalk well and I was able to sweep up when done.
It ain't the arrow it's the Indian.
I don't think I have lost a match with a broom handle. However, in all fairness the other person was using one too! Then again, I have beaten some of the very best when they were playing with their own cue and I was using one off the wall, slip on tip and all!
I would have to say it is usually a lot more Indian than arrow but a nice straight arrow can make things a little easier.
Hu
Even if the house cue is straight with a decent tip- it is the conical shaft taper on most house cues that Really has a negative affect on the feel of the cue for my game. I just find a minimum 12 inch pro taper as a necessity for me - 15 inch is more ideal. You won’t find this on a house wall cue.
But the Indian will shoot better with a better arrow.I have played with a broom handle as a money making proposition. A wooden handle that held chalk well and I was able to sweep up when done.
It ain't the arrow it's the Indian.
Well for sure. So when Ronnie Allen played one handed off handed with a broom stick was his offer. Prepare to pay for a lesson.
Pinch your wallet and whatever squeeze out play for it.
Oh what lessons.