Is it bad to use my regular pool playing cue...

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I've always wanted to play cushion billiards as a way to improve my pool game. I went to a place that have these nice Gabriel's tables the other day with a pool buddy of mine and it was great! We were just playing straight rail and having a hard time getting to 10 points but it was definitely a very fun learning experience.

I noticed at the billiards hall that they had these nice glass lockers for players to keep their carom cues in. I know that there are cues made for carom billiards and it looks like they generally have a smaller tip and a conical taper. I was just using my daily player, a McDermott 4 point with a g-core shaft that has a 13mm Moori Med tip with a pro taper.

Now I'm wondering if I shouldn't be using my pool cue and I should get a carom cue...

What are the significant differences between the Carom cue and the Pool Cue?
Am I damaging my pool cue or tip playing cushion billiards with it?
Could I just get a carom specific shaft for my McDermott?

Thanks for reading and I appreciate any information you can contribute.
 
No, it's not bad at all. I know a few people who use pool cue as their main cue for playing 3 cushion and they all came from pocket billiards. And some of them have pretty good average. They said they are so used to pro taper and linen grip, it's so hard for them to get used to conical taper.
 
not bad

gallogg said:
No, it's not bad at all. I know a few people who use pool cue as their main cue for playing 3 cushion and they all came from pocket billiards. And some of them have pretty good average. They said they are so used to pro taper and linen grip, it's so hard for them to get used to conical taper.
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not bad, just not recommended. Once you start hitting with a 3 cushion cue though you will notice the difference.
 
I agree with Hector. Can you use a pool cue for caroms? Yes. Will it be easier at first to play caroms with a pool cue? Yes.In the long run should you wean yourself of this? Yes

Not sure how analogous this example is but....Would you play tennis with a badminton racket? No
 
Dean_H said:
Were you playing in Garden Grove?
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HA! Yes I was playing in Garden Grove :rotflmao:

The glass lockers were at 2000 Points and the Gabriel's were at Thanh Tam Billiards in lil Saigon. The pocket tables at 2000 points were pretty horrible, clean but horrible. Thanh Tam was a great little spot for billiards. They only had 3 not so appealing pocket tables there but the cushion tables are excellent. More importantly though, the Vietnamese sandwiches at this place are CRAZY GOOD!!!

I walked by a place right next to 2000 points, called Hyundai Billiards. The place looked to have been newly built. It looks like they have 4 Gold Crowns in the back and all the felt looks in good condition. I'm not actually sure why I didn't go in to play but I'm definitely gonna head back there soon.

I've never been to King's... How is that place???
 
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