Expensive Cue Shooter

bbb said:
I think the case brings you too much attention 😂😂
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I had a beautiful Scruggs at one time. I’ve posted pics. Like nothing you see from him. All ebony . 6 point. Loaded with ivory. F&*^&%$%& masterpiece.. paired that with a justis case. At some point I decided I just didn’t want to be noticed. Not that I’m a hustler or anything. Just a good amateur but I just didn’t want to walk into tournaments as hey look at me so I went to plain cues and cases.
 
Took this one out, all ivy inlaid. Impossible to make a new one like this. It's on Tascarella website sample gallery. Ran out three rack with it.
 

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Rusty in Montana said:
Lepine , I could learn to play pool with that cue also ! How many shafts were made to go with it I'm a curious .
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From the looks of things, I assume you can easily teach me a thing or two about the game :)

It has two shafts that were specifically made for it. The butt is 29 inches, the shafts are 29 inches and I think 12.75mm, but the previous owner put Elkmasters on the shafts which I hate. Nothing plays as dead as an Elkmaster in my experience. I have another 30 inch 13mm long pro taper Tascarella shaft that I use regulary on this and other similar Balabushka/TASC cues. That shaft has a hard water buffallo tip which plays great. I will get the Elkmasters tips off the matching shafts once I find someone I trust with the orginal shafts.

The cue also has the options for screwing in a cue extension into the butt, but I don't have the extension.

The cue plays amazing, one of my top playing cues. I still prefer my TADs a little more for the feel, but the TASC is very even in terms of playability.
 
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This is my fun little cue that I break with. And every time I turn around and look for it to break another rack, someone has walked off with it at least two times a night.

Probably because they see me break with it, people assume it's a house cue. People don't ask, it just walks off, I will never buy another one of these again unless it is blue, or lime green, or some other color that clearly is not a house cue.

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Lepine said:
This is my fun little cue that I break with. And every time I turn around and look for it to break another rack, someone has walked off with it at least two times a night.

Probably because they see me break with it, people assume it's a house cue. People don't ask, it just walks off, I will never buy another one of these again unless it is blue, or lime green, or some other color that clearly is not a house cue.

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Pm me if you'd like to get rid of it.
We can find you something in neon green or thereabouts.😉
 
Lepine said:
It's funny but the less expensive looking cues seem to cause me more of a problem than the very exotic looking ones in public places.
The cheap looking cues I have keep getting picked up by casual people walking to the tables next to me who think the cues are
house cues. The people don't check and just pickup any cue leaning next to a chair that looks like a sneaky pete of some sort.
I don't have this problem with cues that are ornate. I think other people must have experienced this several times too. I see my friends
on occasions looking for their cues after getting their beers from the bar. A cue like HawaiianEye is displaying is the exact kind that
I end up looking around the entire pool hall for if I don't pay attention and am text messaging on my phone. It will grow legs and just
walk to the other end of the pool hall or bar.
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I had a gal come in, walk up and grab my cue and started to play on the table next to mine. When I politely went over and took it back, explaining myself in the process, she looked at me like I was crazy when I told her how much it was worth.😉
 
Reed , I'm with you on how you feel about playing pool with someone who has a fancy cue , now I'm very happy to play with a plain Jane cue that hits a ball lights out a sleeper cue if you will a step above a sneaky Pete .
 
I guess I would ask this question...

Does wearing a nice, fresh-pressed suit and new tie (Hermes of course) to an interview vs a pair of shorts, a Maui & Sons t-shirt and flip flops give you a mental edge or change your demeanor?

I mean, you're the same person in either outfit, right?

This is how I would rate the impact of playing with one of my high-end cues vs one of my cheap throw-aways. It makes me take what I'm doing more seriously; my subconscious understands this because of the ritual of selecting that stick, prepping the bag, and then the assembly and break down at the PR.

It mattered more in that moment because it mattered enough for me to bring that stick out in the first place.

I 100% believe in the oft-repeated mantra around here of "It's the Indian, Not the Arrow". But "Clothes Maketh The Man" is just as much as a truism because of how we influence our own performance and behaviors.

So here is our new mantra: "High-end shooter means less of a pooter."
 
Bavafongoul said:
I happen to have some custom cues i carry everywhere in 6x12 case.This requires having a separate insurance rider on my homeowner’s policy. Like with most insurance coverages, there’s a stipulated maximum value for any one item unless I wanted to obtain actual replacement value which is more expensive. I don’t mind the shortfall coverage since it only involves two cues that exceed my policy’s limit but the overall policy coverage more than covers all my cues. This is the same type coverage I have for my gun collection. My take is you insure what you have that is relatively valuable or expensive.

Having said this, my cues go wherever I play pool, except at a bar. Then I have a SP cue for that environment but pool
halls, absolutely. Why else own these cues only then to wonder I wish it was here with me now. That’s why I have a big
cue case. I want what I want when I want it so if I wanted to switch cues, it’s so simple to do. And I do use all my cues.
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What do you do with the cues when you need to use the bathroom..?
 
I often play in strange places with expensive cues, and I try not to worry about it. If the worst happens, so be it, I can't live my life fearing what might happen. What really worries me is that someone might wonder why a dogshit player like me is using an expensive cue!
 
What's expensive?

That's very relative.

Typically I have anywhere from $1,500 to $10,000 worth of cues with me at the pool hall.

I used to commonly play with a $1,000 cue in dive bars.

I look at it this way:

You know that guy that went apeshit turning over his fancy car to a valet? He can't actually afford that car.

Many years ago I was a valet. We could always tell who really couldn't afford their car by how they acted when they handed over the keys.

There are "museum pieces", I get that.

And I am fussy about my cues.

But seriously, it's just a cue.
 
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What do you do with the cues when you need to use the bathroom..?
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I am usually playing on a reserved table for members in front of the counter but regardless, I only have two cues out at any one time. My break cue, which is an original McDermott Stinger break/jump cue and one of my cues from my case. I don’t mind leaving my break cue near the table I am playing on and any regular at the pool halls knows who I am and that my collection is always with me.

Anyway, I simply leave my case a with the counter person at the pool hall and all of them know me since I was the first member to join. I carry the custom cue with me to the bathroom leaving my break cue in the middle of the table I was playing on. And I’ll mention to the players to my right and left, if there were any, that I’ll be back in a minute so If you see anyone near my table, don’t let them use my cue or pool balls. I don’t play with house pool balls.

I always play Centennials which is why I have 3 sets. I don’t want a missing Centennial pool ball to happen either since replacement with tax and shipping is like $75 per pool ball. Up until a couple months ago, I always wore a gun but the CCW law now forbids wearing a concealed weapon anywhere alcohol is served even if I don’t consume any. So now I carry two pocket knives & a collapsible baton. If I’m in a questionable area and had to play pool, I’d only take mu Schmelke SP cue but I’d likely wear my Kabar Sheath knife or Linder Kentucky Bowie knife. Sheathed knives are legal at any length in CA. Heck, I could wear a samurai sword and go food shopping and it’s legal as long as it is sheathed, visible and not concealed.
 
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Bavafongoul said:
I am usually playing on a reserved table for members in front of the counter but regardless, I only have two cues out at any one time. My break cue, which is an original McDermott Stinger break/jump cue and one of my cues from my case. I don’t mind leaving my break cue near the table I am playing on and any regular at the pool halls knows who I am and that my collection is always with me.

Anyway, I simply leave my case a with the counter person at the pool hall and all of them know me since I was the first member to join. I carry the custom cue with me to the bathroom leaving my break cue in the middle of the table I was playing on. And I’ll mention to the players to my right and left, if there were any, that I’ll be back in a minute so If you see anyone near my table, don’t let them use my cue or pool balls. I don’t play with house pool balls.

I always play Centennials which is why I have 3 sets. I don’t want a missing Centennial pool ball to happen either since replacement with tax and shipping is like $75 per pool ball. Up until a couple months ago, I always wore a gun but the CCW law now forbids wearing a concealed weapon anywhere alcohol is served even if I don’t consume any. So now I carry two pocket knives & a collapsible baton. If I’m in a questionable area and had to play pool, I’d only take mu Schmelke SP cue but I’d likely wear my Kabar Sheath knife or Linder Kentucky Bowie knife. Sheathed knives are legal at any length in CA. Heck, I could wear a samurai sword and go food shopping and it’s legal as long as it is sheathed, visible and not concealed.
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Okay, okay, you convinced me, I won't nick any of your stuff! ;)
 
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