How many cues have you smashed? Discussion inside!

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Intentional damage, Bert Schrager made me a shaft for this old, brass jointed cue, it wiggled soooooo much during cue ball contact, I felt like I was fly fishing. Got sick at a tourney (Miller Light/World Series of Pool late 70's), was playing good, till the final 16, then couldn't make a ball in the ocean. Went back to my room, spent 5 days trying to recover. To feel better, I took the cue and myself, went to the back side of the casino/outside, and beat the cue into many splinters on the corner of the bldg. I wouldn't of sold this POS vibrator to someone I didn't like. Proceeded to hook up with a player, for some $50-$100 sets, I broke my fever/jacked the bet, he had a pocket full of money, and I won $3,600 from one of my favorite boys from the NW. He still wants the 8 ;).
 
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I have never smashed one, but have caused 3 players to smash theirs. My favorite was a AA player who threw his cue at the wall and it hit flush, stuck for a half a second and then slid down to the floor. A very nice Phillippi, now with several dings:wink:.
 
Winner! hahaha!! To some extent, I do this at the pool hall too, my team gets a kick out of it.

Varney Cues said:
Funny...I use to have this real bad habit of screaming..."get in the hole you whore" when I'd miss a ball when practicing. Then I wondered if the people living next door thought I had hole in the basement that I made my wife stay in!!! I can hear them discussing it now..."poor girl...she doesn't seem like a whore...honey call the po-lice and get her outta that hole"!!!
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I broke a predator 314 a week ago in league because I had missed a shot to close out a match:angry: and last night I almost broke my spare shaft because I played like a guy with 2 broken wrist and two bad eyes.
 
This thread should be renamed "Who has anger issues that they take out on cues?"

You guys should do some Ooo-sahs and learn to relax a little. I saw two guys almost get in a fight over a ball spot the other night. Too much anger and hostility.

Carry on with the smashing stories. Sorry for the interruption.
 
catscradle said:
None, I don't abuse my equipment when I screw up.
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I didn't used too, but lately I have had a bad time with my temper and pool:( my wife says I may need some medication for my problem:D I told her no this stick and I have played together long enough It knows I don't like to miss:thumbup:
 
I broke a bunch of Abe Rich sneaky petes when I was a teenager. The last one I broke I can remember it like yesterday. I was playing a race to 9 for $50. All my buddies and their girlfriends show up in the middle of the set because we were all going out together after I was done. Im winning 8-0 and I proceed to dog it badly and lose 9-8. I thought the top of my head was going to explode i was so hot. I walked out of Pegs Pocket, screwed my cue together and did the Babe Ruth on the brick posts there. I remember my best friend saw me screwing together and he said...oh no Dave ....dont....uuugghh.

Boy I did alot of dumb things when I was younger. Still doing dumb things at 44 but at least im more protective of my cue.
 
Great thread.... I learned my lesson after missing my out ball three times in a row in straight pool. I slammed the butt end of my color of money Joss into the ground and the butt cracked right in half (Joss' are notorious for that). tThat was like $600-700 down the drain for a $20 bet.

After that I have learned that when I am shooting really bad to put my cue away and start playing with a house cue. The PH owner was cool and only charged $20 for a snapped house cue, went through 2 of those. I have cooled off since that...

..but watch out I had someone call me out, saying I forfeited the match by taking apart my cue. I knew the rule, did not dispute it, payed up, but never played him again.
 
Yeah I smashed a cue worth about $2k while playing some $5/game 9 ball or 10 ball, can't remember now. It was a POS anyway. What was even funnier was after I broke it, the guy I was playing (I was down 4 games fyi) actually asked for the cue so he could have it put back together. I threw it in the trash at home lol.
 
I have never broken a cue.....but I had a guy break one during a tournament.

It was about 5-6 years ago and I was playing an all-night tourney. I draw a guy in the semi-finals who is considered a top shooter. He looks at me and says, "Well, it must be my lucky day to draw a bye this late." Our race was 13-9 with me going to 9.

I beat him 9-4 and the guy on the table behind us asked him if he loses byes often. He was sitting in his chair and just bent his cue, which was a Searing, until it snapped.

The funny part was, a piece of the shaft broke off and hit him in the forehead hard enough to leave a mark. The front part of the shaft flew out of his hand and landed on a table that was 2 tables down from us, where the other semi-final match was going on.
 
I have been playing pool since 1963....how many years is that? I have never broken a cue. Why would I? My dumbass playing is not the cue's fault.

Joe
 
I've never broken a cue or even came close. I've seen many a cue bite the dust though. One player I knew was good for at least one a month. It was scary playing him. You never knew when it was coming.
 
Here's a solution for all the cue smashers:

Master's chalk can be had for about $25 a gross. (144 pieces)

Grab a few extras and put them in your case. The next time you feel the need to destroy something, calmly place your cue on the table, grab your chalk and head outside.

Find a wall with no windows and obliterate said piece of chalk. Just as vindicating and stress relieving at a fraction of the cost.

There, I just saved you guys some money. :D
 
Sometimes the cue must pay. (not the chalk)

I have judge/ juried a few of Mr. Scruggs' shafts, sorry to say.

That said, been a loooong time.
 
the420trooper said:
Here's a solution for all the cue smashers:

Master's chalk can be had for about $25 a gross. (144 pieces)

Grab a few extras and put them in your case. The next time you feel the need to destroy something, calmly place your cue on the table, grab your chalk and head outside.

Find a wall with no windows and obliterate said piece of chalk. Just as vindicating and stress relieving at a fraction of the cost.

There, I just saved you guys some money. :D
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Haha...I saw a guy do this, but the wall was actually a very large man.

I've broken two cues. The first was out of anger (McDermott POS). The second was on a break shot (my beloved Jack Michaely shaft): splinters of shaft everywhere.
 
I do not know if it counts.

Like the title says... Once I bit my cue. It was a bad day for me. I was up all night, then worked 9 hours, then decided to go and play some pool. A real bright idea... A guy that normally cannot touch me, let alone beat me, was up 10 - 0. I just could not run 2 balls. Long story short... It did not taste good. I did not break any teeth, but did leave a bite mark (softer wood + shellac finish vs. automotive clear coat). Then I reflected on what I just did (bite marks and my sore jaw helped), and calmed down. I finished out the set and went home. Then I had to sand down the cue and refinish because I did not want a constant reminder of the fact that I am a raging lunatic. I do not bite them anymore, because I started using a lot of ebony in my cues, and dentists are somewhat expensive. :D

There has got to be a way to calm down and to avoid pool rage, except long hours of practice and getting to be good again. I just do not have time for that. Sometimes I get so angry and I just hate myself so much, that I could off myself at that particular moment.
 
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