How many cues have you smashed? Discussion inside!
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Never broke one......and the only way I can see me breaking one is in self defense........Hopefully I'll have the presence of mind and the time to grab a house cue......I'd hate to break a nice stick on someone's head......(yeah it can get rough on the weekends where I play) ....... I'm getting too old and feeble to last in a stand up fight, so I'll just put you down quick with the butt of a house cue....... So far it hasn't had to happen and hope it never will.....
Kudo's to the CUE Defenders out there....... bet you guys rescue puppies in your spare time too...... But I happen to agree with you.
You guys who are Cue Killers...... I can relate to the emotion......It's along the lines of "Hit the wall instead of your wife"........ Now I'm not going to tell y'all to take a deep breathe and count to 10 because that sh*t will just piss you off further........I will say however that a walk out to the parking lot followed up with a couple minutes of primal screaming and cursing that would embarass a turrets victim is quite liberating, refreshing. After you finish Then take the deep breath and count to 10 to get the adrenaline in check, and go back to the table......You'll play better for it and your opponent might play worse after witnessing tha display....
McCue Banger McCue
Kudo's to the CUE Defenders out there....... bet you guys rescue puppies in your spare time too...... But I happen to agree with you.
You guys who are Cue Killers...... I can relate to the emotion......It's along the lines of "Hit the wall instead of your wife"........ Now I'm not going to tell y'all to take a deep breathe and count to 10 because that sh*t will just piss you off further........I will say however that a walk out to the parking lot followed up with a couple minutes of primal screaming and cursing that would embarass a turrets victim is quite liberating, refreshing. After you finish Then take the deep breath and count to 10 to get the adrenaline in check, and go back to the table......You'll play better for it and your opponent might play worse after witnessing tha display....
McCue Banger McCue
Saint Mike here...
I'm almost ashamed to admit that I've never broken a cue. Although I once put on a great show during the finals of a monthly tournament when I broke a 9-ball rack and the ferrule of my sneaky pete broke into a gazillion pieces all over the table. The crowd went nuts.
There was a time when BM would come in about once a month and donate a few hundred dollars to me and most every time he broke a pretty expensive cue. One time he threw the cue like a javelin at a wall and it stuck perfectly into the wood paneling right up to the joint. And the cue came out without a scratch. I tempted him to smash it over his knee just to make it official.
I'm almost ashamed to admit that I've never broken a cue. Although I once put on a great show during the finals of a monthly tournament when I broke a 9-ball rack and the ferrule of my sneaky pete broke into a gazillion pieces all over the table. The crowd went nuts.
There was a time when BM would come in about once a month and donate a few hundred dollars to me and most every time he broke a pretty expensive cue. One time he threw the cue like a javelin at a wall and it stuck perfectly into the wood paneling right up to the joint. And the cue came out without a scratch. I tempted him to smash it over his knee just to make it official.
(1). A 'palmer' cue. Around 2months after I really started playing. Was playing some 1p and missed a really easy shot. I was into bending the shaft everytime I got mad [habbit picked up from a friend] and the shaft snapped. I sold the but.
(2). A 4k3 Preditor cue. I was, again, 1-away from the cash in the 16week tournament at one of my local pool halls ($3,000 or so for first). I played JamUp against 3 of the best players in the pool hall, and had some 4-0 / 4-1 matches with these guys. One away from the cash, I play a much lesser player, and I just kept dogging the 8ball (ohh, this was an 8ball tournament). Dogged about 3 easy 8's. I'm convinced I just have some kind of cashing-in-a-tournament phobia. I, again, get one away from the cash and by-by goes the Preditor. 3peices
I've really got to work on my attitude.
(2). A 4k3 Preditor cue. I was, again, 1-away from the cash in the 16week tournament at one of my local pool halls ($3,000 or so for first). I played JamUp against 3 of the best players in the pool hall, and had some 4-0 / 4-1 matches with these guys. One away from the cash, I play a much lesser player, and I just kept dogging the 8ball (ohh, this was an 8ball tournament). Dogged about 3 easy 8's. I'm convinced I just have some kind of cashing-in-a-tournament phobia. I, again, get one away from the cash and by-by goes the Preditor. 3peices
I've really got to work on my attitude.
Voodoo Daddy
One Pocket 101
Varney Cues said:
Maybe not...but I KNOW who broke more Balabushka's than anyone in the history of the world...Gene Nagy. The man had a reputation for running hundreds <not folklore 100's, the real Century's>, anyway he would be running balls and get outta line an inch...or miss a ball and hang it and go into his schtik. "WHY ME LORD, WHY ME, SMASH"!! HE had it so bad the George wouldnt make him anymore cues. He had to pay locals to buy them from George, George hand delivered many cues to the pool room. After he would leave Gene would collect his new would and go back to playing until he went into Chernobyl mode and meltdown!!!
I broke the shaft of my new beloved McDermott D-16 about 2 months after I purchased it, ca. 1987.
I was gambling with a guy and I missed an easy straight in 9 ball and I "chased" it into the pocket with my cue wherein it caught the back of the pocket, bowed about 4 inches and a perceptible crack was heard.
Interesting note: I sent the cue and shaft to McDermott to get another one (not even sure why I sent the shaft) and they sent me back THREE shafts - the one I had broken (repaired somehow), and two brand new ones (one to replace the broken one under WARRANTY and one that I paid for thinking I was buying a new replacement for the borken one).
I have always been a fan of McDermott since then and I have even recently begun playing with one again after a long layoff.
I was gambling with a guy and I missed an easy straight in 9 ball and I "chased" it into the pocket with my cue wherein it caught the back of the pocket, bowed about 4 inches and a perceptible crack was heard.
Interesting note: I sent the cue and shaft to McDermott to get another one (not even sure why I sent the shaft) and they sent me back THREE shafts - the one I had broken (repaired somehow), and two brand new ones (one to replace the broken one under WARRANTY and one that I paid for thinking I was buying a new replacement for the borken one).
I have always been a fan of McDermott since then and I have even recently begun playing with one again after a long layoff.
iusedtoberich said:
I'll never let you touch my Boar again!!
I heard you where making break away pins for awhile
after reading this thread i think you ought to market them
Where's El Nino's post on this thread? come on Glenn fess
up, tell everybody how you've modified
your Scrugg's
That is why after the Scruggs, I've never had another nice playing cue. I occasionally buy really nice cues that I like, but I am forced to sell them, because I can't trust myself with them.
The breakaway joint was funny. THat must have been 6 or 7 years ago. I came up with a few screw designs, where if the player (me) smashed the cue on the table, the joint screw would shear in a strategic location. The screw was the weakest part of the system, so it would break instead of the butt or shaft. THe system would include a few backup screws, that the player would be able to replace on the spot. It worked very well, and was easy for the player to replace. The only problem was it made the most horrible sound when playing with it.
Glen can't do anything right, including breaking his cue. If he could, he would have broken his Scruggs in 5 pieces, instead of only 2.
The breakaway joint was funny. THat must have been 6 or 7 years ago. I came up with a few screw designs, where if the player (me) smashed the cue on the table, the joint screw would shear in a strategic location. The screw was the weakest part of the system, so it would break instead of the butt or shaft. THe system would include a few backup screws, that the player would be able to replace on the spot. It worked very well, and was easy for the player to replace. The only problem was it made the most horrible sound when playing with it.
Glen can't do anything right, including breaking his cue. If he could, he would have broken his Scruggs in 5 pieces, instead of only 2.
I luckily havent broken any cues yet (not to say that i havent come extremely close before), but one night my buddy, who worked at the pool hall, and i were playing after hours after we had thrown everyone out. We were back on the snooker table playing golf. After beating him to the 6 hole, especially since he was still on the 1, he launched his cue like a javalin about 8 tables down. The cue hit the overhead light which shattered the shaft and then slammed on the edge of the table which broke his joint. To say the least he wasnt happy. Whats sad it was for only $10. lol.
People do stupid things when they get angry. Breaking cues is just one sympton. Anyone who never gets angry has my admiration, but lets face it, "to err is human, to forgive divine" as the old saying goes.
I had a short fuse when young, but have learned to control it pretty well. A lot of good players seem to have started as the short tempered type. When the torment of losing hits hard, it often provides the motivation to practice hard.
I broke a couple of cues. Once when playing kelly pool with a couple of mates who later told me they had been secretly checking my number and setting each other up to pot my ball. After playing for about 2 hours and not winning a game I lost the plot and whacked my cue onto the floor...not meaning to break it, but I cracked the shaft of my custom made cue pretty badly.
Another time playing with one of those same guys (some people have a knack for pressing your buttons) I threw the cue on the floor in anger and accidently cracked the shaft. This annoyed me further and I picked it up and tossed it half discus half javelin style across the room. It shattered into a thousand pieces and vaporized...hehe, well not quite
I've lost my temper plenty of times and am not proud of it. Life's a lot more enjoyable if one can just accept the difficulties and bad turns in life as part of the challenge.
Colin <~ Rarely spits the dummy these days.
I had a short fuse when young, but have learned to control it pretty well. A lot of good players seem to have started as the short tempered type. When the torment of losing hits hard, it often provides the motivation to practice hard.
I broke a couple of cues. Once when playing kelly pool with a couple of mates who later told me they had been secretly checking my number and setting each other up to pot my ball. After playing for about 2 hours and not winning a game I lost the plot and whacked my cue onto the floor...not meaning to break it, but I cracked the shaft of my custom made cue pretty badly.
Another time playing with one of those same guys (some people have a knack for pressing your buttons) I threw the cue on the floor in anger and accidently cracked the shaft. This annoyed me further and I picked it up and tossed it half discus half javelin style across the room. It shattered into a thousand pieces and vaporized...hehe, well not quite
I've lost my temper plenty of times and am not proud of it. Life's a lot more enjoyable if one can just accept the difficulties and bad turns in life as part of the challenge.
Colin <~ Rarely spits the dummy these days.
Only broke 3 butts before. But...........countless shafts. Sad to admit that at least 5 or so were Southwest shafts. I glued quite a few back together only to re-break them at some point. It was nice back in the day to break McDermott shafts due to the $55 cost and quick turnaround on replacement.
Broke And Broke
I got soooo pissed of Friday night - I was playing someone under my level and they beat me 5 - 11 - I have NEVER seem so many lucky rolls and let me TELL YOU that no matter what he shot at he got shape for something. and I got so pissed I smashed my cue, my break cue and STOMPED my jump cue and said ILL NEVER PLAY THIS GAME AGAIN, IM DONE. Can I just tell you that I have lost EVERY match I have played in the past month.
FRUSTRATED & PISSED
I got soooo pissed of Friday night - I was playing someone under my level and they beat me 5 - 11 - I have NEVER seem so many lucky rolls and let me TELL YOU that no matter what he shot at he got shape for something. and I got so pissed I smashed my cue, my break cue and STOMPED my jump cue and said ILL NEVER PLAY THIS GAME AGAIN, IM DONE. Can I just tell you that I have lost EVERY match I have played in the past month.
FRUSTRATED & PISSED
Gregg, I haven't smashed any. I let the airlines take care of that for me.Gregg said:
I had never seen anyone break or throw a cue until Monday when someone javelined one that landed at my feet.Big Bad Bern said:
Also, I've never even been tempted to break or throw a cue, since I know I'm playing with a great stick and if the "whore doesn't go in the hole" (thanks Kevin), it's because I couldn't convince her. On the other hand, it might have something to do with age - as a teen-ager I was notorious for throwing tennis rackets and for banging them into the court. Later I realized that I had been playing with left-handed rackets, so problem solved.
I think the Breaking-of-the-cue that i found MOST entertaining, was this particular individual from upstate PA.
I will just call him GOOFBALL to spare his name from this forum.
Reason i say goofball, is cause he is just flat out whacked in the head.
This is a guy, who after winning one particular match, went outside, and stood on the hood of his car with his cue and held it up to the sky with both hands, and was screaming "I AM THE GREATEST!"
Well, i had gone to a tournament where this guy was from, had gotten knocked out, and he had asked me to play some sets for $100 bucks. So in the first set, he beat me 9-6, and in the second set, he had me 8-2, and was running out a CAKE rack, and after every shot, he'd have some comment.
When he shot the 6 in, he said "must suck to be sitting there with no chance to win"
When he shot the 7 , he turned to me and said, "what english do you think i need on this shot?" (straight in 6 inch putt) and laughed as he fired it in.
and when he was getting ready to shoot the 8, he turned to me and said, "HOW DO YOU LIKE IT BABY!!! HOW DOES IT FEEL!!!" and he proceeded to chow the 8 and jaw it in the pocket. To which i LEAPED out of my seat, won that game and then as luck would have it, amist a bunch of hardcore slug racks, ran a 6-pack and out.
On the CASE game, i had gotten down to the 8 and 9, and i couldn't resist, and i was like..."HOW DO YOU LIKE IT BABY!!! HOW DOES IT FEEL!!!!!" and i fired in both balls and all his buddies were laughing at him. So i went to flip the coin again, and he broke down his cue in disgust.
He then lectured me that if i was gonna come up there and play him, we were gonna have to bet thousands, when he was the one who asked me to play, and borrowed the money to bet in the first place.
SO, i was talking to a couple of guys before i left, and as i was walking in the parking lot, there was goofball, who had pulled his car along a straightaway.
He got out of the car while it was running, and put his cue (butt and shaft) underneath his back tire, got back in the car, and PEELED OUT ON IT!
The cue pieces shot out from underneath the backside of the car bouncing and ricocheting off of other cars and a wall, and he stopped the car, backed up, went and picked up the pieces, and did it all over again about 5 times total.
All his buddies were standing at the doorway to the poolhall shaking their heads and smiling, and i just started laughing.
It is one of the funniest things i've ever seen in all my time playing pool.
I was in tears laughing the whole way home.
I will just call him GOOFBALL to spare his name from this forum.
Reason i say goofball, is cause he is just flat out whacked in the head.
This is a guy, who after winning one particular match, went outside, and stood on the hood of his car with his cue and held it up to the sky with both hands, and was screaming "I AM THE GREATEST!"
Well, i had gone to a tournament where this guy was from, had gotten knocked out, and he had asked me to play some sets for $100 bucks. So in the first set, he beat me 9-6, and in the second set, he had me 8-2, and was running out a CAKE rack, and after every shot, he'd have some comment.
When he shot the 6 in, he said "must suck to be sitting there with no chance to win"
When he shot the 7 , he turned to me and said, "what english do you think i need on this shot?" (straight in 6 inch putt) and laughed as he fired it in.
and when he was getting ready to shoot the 8, he turned to me and said, "HOW DO YOU LIKE IT BABY!!! HOW DOES IT FEEL!!!" and he proceeded to chow the 8 and jaw it in the pocket. To which i LEAPED out of my seat, won that game and then as luck would have it, amist a bunch of hardcore slug racks, ran a 6-pack and out.
On the CASE game, i had gotten down to the 8 and 9, and i couldn't resist, and i was like..."HOW DO YOU LIKE IT BABY!!! HOW DOES IT FEEL!!!!!" and i fired in both balls and all his buddies were laughing at him. So i went to flip the coin again, and he broke down his cue in disgust.
He then lectured me that if i was gonna come up there and play him, we were gonna have to bet thousands, when he was the one who asked me to play, and borrowed the money to bet in the first place.
SO, i was talking to a couple of guys before i left, and as i was walking in the parking lot, there was goofball, who had pulled his car along a straightaway.
He got out of the car while it was running, and put his cue (butt and shaft) underneath his back tire, got back in the car, and PEELED OUT ON IT!
The cue pieces shot out from underneath the backside of the car bouncing and ricocheting off of other cars and a wall, and he stopped the car, backed up, went and picked up the pieces, and did it all over again about 5 times total.
All his buddies were standing at the doorway to the poolhall shaking their heads and smiling, and i just started laughing.
It is one of the funniest things i've ever seen in all my time playing pool.
I was in tears laughing the whole way home.
This thread reminds me of an episode of Faulty Towers where John Cleese tries to repair his car by himself only to have it break down at a crucial moment. He goes and gets a branch off a tree and thrashes the daylights out of the car.
My wife still hasn't gotten over the fact that I spent $400 on a pool cue, if I broke it she would go psycho on me
. At the pool hall last week a kid wanted to play me and asked if he could use my cue so he wouldn't have to use a house cue. Yea right, and I'll loan you $400 so you will have some money to pay me for it if you break it.
I will admit I've tossed it on the table in frustration a couple times, but I quit doing that and started saying "sheissen" instead which accomplishes the same thing without damaging the cue.
My wife still hasn't gotten over the fact that I spent $400 on a pool cue, if I broke it she would go psycho on me
. At the pool hall last week a kid wanted to play me and asked if he could use my cue so he wouldn't have to use a house cue. Yea right, and I'll loan you $400 so you will have some money to pay me for it if you break it.I will admit I've tossed it on the table in frustration a couple times, but I quit doing that and started saying "sheissen" instead which accomplishes the same thing without damaging the cue.
I saw a guy break his shaft in a ceiling fan....Made a shot to win and raised his stick up over his head right into a ceiling fan Guy was a jackass so it was twice as funny...
I have never broken a stick, took out a over head light banking a 9 ball once
Guy was a jackass so it was twice as funny...I have never broken a stick, took out a over head light banking a 9 ball once
I will admit ....the color of money was the worst movie i could have ever seen..."On The Snap Vicent"....shhhess..what was i thinking..i can still see it..i was at Qmasters in Norfolk Virginia home of the US open...I was shooting with a Meucie Sneaky Peek (loved that cue) anyway i was with my cusin ..i was much better than him so i started showing off..i went up to the table to break...i thought it was so neat how when Vicent Broke the balls he would hit them with so much force that the shaft would bow on the table from lifting up on the but and forcing the shaft down ward..well i damn near tried to make the cuestick into a circle, i mean i tried to make the ass end of the stick touch the tip...and crack..the shaft just exploded in sawdust and splinters of wood..Everyone just looked at me like i had just pissed my britches and had no place to hid...i just threw my hand up and said ..well there went 70 bucks...im sure some one called me a Puttz ..hh ah ha ha..i still have the butt in my closet back home..
ken johnson
Registered
One broken buttcap on a Josswest. He really should put much bigger bumpers on his cues!
IF YOU DONT NEED THAT BUMPER FOR THAT WEST I DO,IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR ONE A COUPLE MONTHS NOW.LOL