Have You Ever Snapped A Cue ?
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I have to admit embarrassingly....
I've only played serious pool since 07 and I have definitely had my bad days on the table and in those days I would just work it out but recently I was having a byeond horrible day playing. To make it worse I was playing what was supposed to be a fun set with a good friend when I had my moment of rage. Long story short, I swung my cue to the ground with intention to snap the shaft and instead of the shaft snapping, the forearm of the cue was the part that snapped!? ( Poor materials used? ) either or the moment I did it, I realized how foolish of an action that was and how embarassing as well as awkward it was for my friend because he was just there to have fun and here I am breaking a cue. So I didn't want to take away from him having fun playing so I packed up my mess and headed home. Later I hit him up and apologized for my action. He's a good friend and knows how passionate I am with the game and just gave me that positive talk. What sucked the most about it was that it was my favorite cue....As fate ( if you believe in that ) would have it, the same model cue ( which is 10-15 years old ) was posted days later on ebay and long story short, its on it's way to me as we speak. Lesson learned for sure, never again. Some people say that people don't change...I know I did. Over night even..
I've only played serious pool since 07 and I have definitely had my bad days on the table and in those days I would just work it out but recently I was having a byeond horrible day playing. To make it worse I was playing what was supposed to be a fun set with a good friend when I had my moment of rage. Long story short, I swung my cue to the ground with intention to snap the shaft and instead of the shaft snapping, the forearm of the cue was the part that snapped!? ( Poor materials used? ) either or the moment I did it, I realized how foolish of an action that was and how embarassing as well as awkward it was for my friend because he was just there to have fun and here I am breaking a cue. So I didn't want to take away from him having fun playing so I packed up my mess and headed home. Later I hit him up and apologized for my action. He's a good friend and knows how passionate I am with the game and just gave me that positive talk. What sucked the most about it was that it was my favorite cue....As fate ( if you believe in that ) would have it, the same model cue ( which is 10-15 years old ) was posted days later on ebay and long story short, its on it's way to me as we speak. Lesson learned for sure, never again. Some people say that people don't change...I know I did. Over night even..
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I have sure wanted to several times, but my better judgement won out.
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you guys are goofy....cues are shaped like a javelin for a reason!
never snapped one, but have sent her airborne a few times
a cue without battlescars might as well be hanging on a wall somewhere. lol
YOur right, but how many times have you seen a pool player throw it Butt first for maximum distance...:woot: yad' have to be in either Romines in Milwaukee or a Canadian room with fifty tables.
Brickedout
Banned
Had a teammate slam his cue down butt first onto the groud after missing a shot at APA nationals back some 15 years ago. The butt shattered like it was glass. He didnt blink an eye.
Brickedout
Banned
YOur right, but how many times have you seen a pool player throw it Butt first for maximum distance...:woot: yad' have to be in either Romines in Milwaukee or a Canadian room with fifty tables.
A guy i played years about 25 ago took his cue, it was a house cue, and javelin it across the pool room after I beat him for like the 10th time. The guy was nuts, or so i thought. 15 years later he was the best man at my wedding.
Hmmmm banned already ?
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I have never snapped a cue- never even come close to thinking about wanting to. So I was going to come on here and make fun of you guys, saying maybe it's a male thing. I could then feel cheerful self righteousness in our gender.
And then I remembered, long long ago, getting in a heated domestic argument while I was washing dishes. Don't even remember what we were arguing about, but it was big and bad and went on way too long.
In pure anger and frustration, I turned around and threw a soapy plate straight down on the ground, smashing it to pieces all over the kitchen tile. We were both quiet and shocked for a minute, and then he turned around and walked out of the kitchen- argument over. Hah.
What was really stupid though is that I was barefoot and there was no way to get around all of those shards. I was surrounded, alone in the room, and couldn't even reach a broom.
Violence is not an answer, even on inanimate objects. : )
And then I remembered, long long ago, getting in a heated domestic argument while I was washing dishes. Don't even remember what we were arguing about, but it was big and bad and went on way too long.
In pure anger and frustration, I turned around and threw a soapy plate straight down on the ground, smashing it to pieces all over the kitchen tile. We were both quiet and shocked for a minute, and then he turned around and walked out of the kitchen- argument over. Hah.
What was really stupid though is that I was barefoot and there was no way to get around all of those shards. I was surrounded, alone in the room, and couldn't even reach a broom.
Violence is not an answer, even on inanimate objects. : )
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Any time I've ever felt like it the first thought that crossed my mind was what I paid for it, that put an end to that in a hurry. I think we've all felt like it, I either had to much control or I'm just to cheap. However, once while watching a tournament one time, a player in a match missed a shot and wound up and threw a piece of chalk in to the crowd, it hit me in the forehead, that sucked.
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NO Wooden House Cues
Twenty + yrs ago, when I was selling billiard products I contacted a client in New York City. That's where I found out it was against the law for bars with bar tables, too purchase Wooden pool cues. They had to purchase ones made from fiberglass or other materials that one couldn't quickly snap in half to create a weapon. Anyone know if that is still the law?
Twenty + yrs ago, when I was selling billiard products I contacted a client in New York City. That's where I found out it was against the law for bars with bar tables, too purchase Wooden pool cues. They had to purchase ones made from fiberglass or other materials that one couldn't quickly snap in half to create a weapon. Anyone know if that is still the law?
Back in the 60,s at the original Golden Q in Queens NY, before it moved down the block, my father and a bunch of other bookmakers were playing 9 ball $500 a game and the guy who he was playing had a bad temper. My Pop beat him 3 in a row and the guy snapped his own cue over his knee. I dont think he ever even got to shoot, lol.
That was a lot of money for back then but these guys had so much business back then with the horses it wasnt even funny.
My Pop was a hell of a straight pool player in his time, he almost beat a guy they called "The masked marvel" in the late 40,s. This guy according to him used to travel to pool rooms to play the local talent and was usually some champ or ex champ, something like that.
One of my Pops friends named Beefy, did beat the guy.
Anyone know any stories about this Masked Marvel ?
That was a lot of money for back then but these guys had so much business back then with the horses it wasnt even funny.
My Pop was a hell of a straight pool player in his time, he almost beat a guy they called "The masked marvel" in the late 40,s. This guy according to him used to travel to pool rooms to play the local talent and was usually some champ or ex champ, something like that.
One of my Pops friends named Beefy, did beat the guy.
Anyone know any stories about this Masked Marvel ?
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Yep... I lost an all night match, by a miscue in the final match. On my way to the car, I walked past a parking meter. In the blink of an eye, I calmly broke that Rambo into several pieces. That was 1960. I've broken 2 more since then. I finally learned my lesson after my Pechauer was scattered across the Pool Room in 2002.
If I had broken me across that parking meter, I'd still have that Rambo & wouldn't have busted any cues.
If I had broken me across that parking meter, I'd still have that Rambo & wouldn't have busted any cues.
I've never broken a cue out of anger. Tho I had a Norwela cue years back and broke a rack of 9 ball with it and snapped it in half about 3" below the joint
TOTALLY FREAKED ME OUT lol.
Then there was a guy with a half broken shaft and we were trying to power break and finish breaking the shaft lol.....we couldn't break it. So I smacked it on the rail and shattered the shaft into a bunch of pieces, one of which flew and got stuck in the ceiling lol. Was pretty funny.
TOTALLY FREAKED ME OUT lol.Then there was a guy with a half broken shaft and we were trying to power break and finish breaking the shaft lol.....we couldn't break it. So I smacked it on the rail and shattered the shaft into a bunch of pieces, one of which flew and got stuck in the ceiling lol. Was pretty funny.