How Many Cues Are Too Many To Own????
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I can tell you from experience that more than one race car would be too many because there just are not enough hours in a week to keep them both in race ready condition. I can also tell you that 1700 HP is also not enough, I doubt I will ever be able to answer the HP question.
As far as cues I have 8 plus a break cue (jump cues don't really count do they since they are only about half a cue?) I do not own any real expensive cues, the closest thing I have to a custom would be a Titlist conversion. My most expensive is worth about 1k, I just have a hard time even thinking about spending 4k on a piece of wood. I may change my mind if I ever get to hit a Tascarella (I chose Tasc. because I really like conventional Titlist look) or something similar. The day that I do not use all of my cues is the day I have too many, but as long as I have a table at home that will be hard to do.
that is about right, give or take a few. 'course that doesn't take into account the secret "niche" cues nor the cues you have that little "burn" for, like the old ebony rich cues. yep 273 more or l,ess.
you do know that orvis is having abel make the CFO reels now, doncha?
Too many is one more than you can properly store and care for. The minimum one should own is a different question.
I've posted this here before but this formula works well too...
The correct number of cues to posses can be represented by the formula, C + 1 where C is the number of cues currently owned. This formula can be rewritten as C - 1 where C = the number of cues that will result in one being released from the confines of his home by their significant other.
I've posted this here before but this formula works well too...
The correct number of cues to posses can be represented by the formula, C + 1 where C is the number of cues currently owned. This formula can be rewritten as C - 1 where C = the number of cues that will result in one being released from the confines of his home by their significant other.
Being in the business, folks ask me all the time: "How many guns should I own" ?
I always respond with: "You should be asking": 'How much Ammo should I own' ?
There is no such thing as Too Many Cues. In the 90's I owned close to 400
Customs, but have pared them down considerably as "age" catches up with me.
I have (3) favorites for regular play, all of which are 60". The rest are Safe Queens
and will eventually be sold or bequeathed to my heirs, along with all of my other
Collections. "My name is Howard and I'm addicted to Really Cool Stuff".
As many as you feel you have to have. For what ever reason you choose. For as long as you want.
As The Original Thread Author, Let Me Then Ask This....
How often do you actually get to play with your cues?
I'm not talking just 10-20 minutes wherein you basically get to recall how great the cue plays, why you bought it, maybe even wondered how come you don't play with that cue more often. I'm talking about an entire practice session or at least half of one which for me would be 90 mins to 2 hrs and the rest of the session would involve playing with a different cue. Most days I typically stick with the same cue, especially if I'm playing any matches, but otherwise, I'll change cues every couple of practice sessions. I'm still trying to see if I can come up with a favorite.........I thought I had it nailed until I got the Prewitt cue and now it's a dead heat again.......frankly, that's a wonderful predicament to have to when it comes to pool cues.
So how often do you really get to play with your cues? That's why I've been intent on keeping my group of cues relatively small and to be candid, more than 1 or 2 cues seems pretty self-indulgent. Frankly, collections of several dozens of cues makes it seem impractical to get around to playing with all of them, except very sparingly over the course of a year. And I notice some collections co-mingle ivory and steel joints and so I imagine the cue weights will vary, as well as shaft sizes.
My approach has been more narrow and aside from the goal of owning only 1/2 dozen top end cues, all of the cues....except for my Runde Schon which is a sentimental keepsake.......have flat ivory joints, and weigh within 1/10th ounce of each other, except for the EP cue which is 1/2 oz. heavier. So I asked Ed to make me two smaller size shafts than the original 13mm shafts which will bring the cue weight to within 1/10 oz. of all my other cues. My approach is to have a small collection of cues that are really close in specifications and so if and when I switch cues, the change seems miniscule since all the cues have the same approximate weight, ivory ferrules, identical tips, except for one cue, and big pin flat ivory joints. The cue Jerry R, is completing will have the same specs as my other cues. I suppose to some I might appear fussy but if you know what you like, why not stick with it? Sooo let me ask how often do you play with yours?
Matt B.
How often do you actually get to play with your cues?
I'm not talking just 10-20 minutes wherein you basically get to recall how great the cue plays, why you bought it, maybe even wondered how come you don't play with that cue more often. I'm talking about an entire practice session or at least half of one which for me would be 90 mins to 2 hrs and the rest of the session would involve playing with a different cue. Most days I typically stick with the same cue, especially if I'm playing any matches, but otherwise, I'll change cues every couple of practice sessions. I'm still trying to see if I can come up with a favorite.........I thought I had it nailed until I got the Prewitt cue and now it's a dead heat again.......frankly, that's a wonderful predicament to have to when it comes to pool cues.
So how often do you really get to play with your cues? That's why I've been intent on keeping my group of cues relatively small and to be candid, more than 1 or 2 cues seems pretty self-indulgent. Frankly, collections of several dozens of cues makes it seem impractical to get around to playing with all of them, except very sparingly over the course of a year. And I notice some collections co-mingle ivory and steel joints and so I imagine the cue weights will vary, as well as shaft sizes.
My approach has been more narrow and aside from the goal of owning only 1/2 dozen top end cues, all of the cues....except for my Runde Schon which is a sentimental keepsake.......have flat ivory joints, and weigh within 1/10th ounce of each other, except for the EP cue which is 1/2 oz. heavier. So I asked Ed to make me two smaller size shafts than the original 13mm shafts which will bring the cue weight to within 1/10 oz. of all my other cues. My approach is to have a small collection of cues that are really close in specifications and so if and when I switch cues, the change seems miniscule since all the cues have the same approximate weight, ivory ferrules, identical tips, except for one cue, and big pin flat ivory joints. The cue Jerry R, is completing will have the same specs as my other cues. I suppose to some I might appear fussy but if you know what you like, why not stick with it? Sooo let me ask how often do you play with yours?
Matt B.
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The answer to this is probably different for everyone. I own several, regular player, jump/break & 2 others that were once my regular players that I can't bear to part with although they have been replaced as far as being my regular player goes. I guess it depends on why you own cues. Some play, some collect, some do both, some have more dollars than sense, it takes all kinds.
Coming from a guy who can't afford to buy cues but has been lucky to have some nice ones at considerable expense and sacrifice...switching cues and trying new ones I've found to be a detriment to my game. I'm sticking with the Josey's I have and like them very much. Owning more than my Josey player and break cue won't make one bit of sense...unless it's another Josey of course.
Okay so a player, a breaker , and a jumper...should do the trick. Fishing gear, now that's a different animal and these rules don't apply Ha!
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I think anyone that has more than 2 cues is stupid....
(Notice I am stupid)
LOL
Ken
So what are you, if you have over 20, 60, or 200 ?????
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I think anyone that has more than 2 cues is stupid....
(Notice I am stupid)
LOL
Ken
Ken makes a point, albeit rather brash & blunt, that I also brought up......more than 1-2 cues seems to be an extravagance of a sort and someone also pointed out that when you find a cue you like, why not just stick with it. Both of the aforementioned outlooks are merit worthy and sometimes I wonder why I continue to add more cues to my small collection which is already way more than 1-2 cues.
I guess I really don't have a point to this reply other than when you really mull it over, after you locate a great playing cue....the one better than any others you've tried......why do so many of us continue looking for something better? It's like an addiction, or so it seems at least for me. Functionally, one does not require more than a single, solitary cue to play pool really well. Okay, throw in a break/jump cue and that 2 cues.....and let's even go further and toss in a back-up cue....that's 3 cues.
Like I said, I think I have an addiction but thank goodness I recognize and admit this condition makes me highly susceptible to buying pool cues. Otherwise, I'd wind up with dozens of cues in my collection and probably never become satisfied either. There's hardly a day goes by where I don't spot a cue I'd like to add to my collection but like I said, I have a plan and I'm sticking to it.......1/2 dozen ivory joint cues with symmetrical cue specifications. I realize this is overkill because as I wrote and as others have also chimed in, 1-2 cues sure seems like a reasonable number of cues to own and more than that isn't really needed. But let's face it, there has to be a lot of us with this addiction based upon what I see occurring on the Forum. So I chalk some of this up as my admiration for pool cues as an art form. I'm in absolute awe of how some cues get made and the amount of time for the different phases of construction.....and the sheer beauty of the finished product......Yup, I have an addiction but then so do many of you.....might as well just admit it.
Matt B.
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