Expensive Cue Shooter

I played an entire APA session with my 72 Balabushka and that cue took me to the regional 8-ball finals.

No one ever asked what it was and nobody really cared. This session I'm playing with a 7k Treadway that just feels and hits amazing.

Not as good as the Bushka but really damn close!

Why buy them if your not going to play them, that's the whole point!
 
I’ve always preferred classic four-pointer players cue with no inlays. So they’ve never garnered much attention. My current cue is a custom Titlist conversion with a brass joint collar, rambow butt cap, and no bumper. So to 99% of people it just looks like a boring old cue 😋
 
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These guys usually get an audience quickly. Hundreds of inlays per cue ($5500 per cue including extra shafts)
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Take something mismatched and relatively plain looking and people won't notice your cue so much.

This one is my Dennis Searing shaft on my Murray Tucker butt.

It is one of the first five cues Murray Tucker ever made.

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Xdecemberguy said:
Do you play with an expensive cue out in the open or are you more reserved about what you bring to the pool hall? I have a few expensive cues and mid-level cost cues and I was just wondering if you use your really expensive cue at the hall? Do you think it's too flashy or risky? What's your opinion?
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I've lived all over, from FL, to DC, to STL, and never felt scared of having a cue stolen. I did get robbed when I played a stranger for money in Alexandria, VA 20+ years ago. I won the 9 ball set, but lost the money. I sensed the kind of character he was when he asked me to play (sketchy and potentially dangerous). I also knew he thought HE was stealing. My ego made me want to "show" him...but even after he lost the set he "showed" me. It was a valuable lesson that I never forgot....and only cost me $100.
 
Matt_24 said:
I've lived all over, from FL, to DC, to STL, and never felt scared of having a cue stolen. I did get robbed when I played a stranger for money in Alexandria, VA 20+ years ago. I won the 9 ball set, but lost the money. I sensed the kind of character he was when he asked me to play (sketchy and potentially dangerous). I also knew he thought HE was stealing. My ego made me want to "show" him...but even after he lost the set he "showed" me. It was a valuable lesson that I never forgot....and only cost me $100.
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Got away cheap for the experience.
 
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