Johnny Archer snaps his cue in half

The whole time I was looking at the video, I was trying to determine if that was a Viking cue or something else. The butt of the cue blended into the background very well that I had a hard time discerning which cue he owns(ed).

Honestly, I can't tell which cue that was.
 
> I'll go ahead and tell you,if that was any of the Schons he won his U.S. Open or 4 World titles with,it wouldn't have broken that easily :cool:. That was more than likely a Scorpion,which is basically a different-looking CueTec. Tommy D.
 
Intentional?

After watching the video multiple times I didn't think it was intentional. It did not look like he used much force at all. It was too much but not like he pulled down really hard. He looked a little surprised that it broke. :confused: :confused:
 
on purpose

It was subtle but on purpose. He put more force on the cue than he showed, pretty tense. I've never seen a pro break a cue before.
 
I know of another one

cuesblues said:
It was subtle but on purpose. He put more force on the cue than he showed, pretty tense. I've never seen a pro break a cue before.
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My dad drew Johnny in the first round of one of the Hard Times tournaments Jay used run. This was in '91 I when Johnny was ranked #1. Anyway my dad was really playing well at the time, he got to the hill on Johnny 8-3 before he broke and didn't make anything. Johnny proceeded to get the game hill-hill before scratching the break case game. After he scratched he slammed the butt of his cue against the deck, and it shattered. My dad ran the rack to win the match, and afterward he found a piece of ivory from Johnn'y butt, he later drilled a hole in it and hung on his case. Archer always seemed pretty level headed to me but I guess he has destroyed a few cues also.
 
Cue breaking

I think that was an accident, but he might have let the full weight of his arms rest on the cue since he missed the shot.

I have never understood why people break things when they are angry, what good does it do? It just causes more trouble or expense for the future, and is , in my opinion, a childish way to deal with your anger. The source of the anger is you usually, so accept responsibility for it, and find a constructive way to deal with it. I have played for 46 years, and have never broken a cue, although I have split a few ferrules when breaking.
 
It was intentional, but out of character for Johnny. This incident is not to be comapred with the unusually poor sportsmanship Sigel exhibited when he intentionally broke his cue during the 2000 BCA Staight Pool championships in his match with John Schmidt.
 
thebigdog said:
he found a piece of ivory from Johnn'y butt, he later drilled a hole in it and hung on his case.
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ahh......nothin' like having somethin' from a pro players butt to cherish. :eek: :D
 
After it breaks, he looks at it, but not in a "WTF?" style fashion - it appears he's not surprised at all that it broke.
 
Johnnie is a strong guy, real strong.

I broke a cue once a McDermott, i set it on the table hard and it rolled away in 2 pieces it was birdseye maple and had a huge mineral deposit right below the joint it wasnt visable outside the cue, it was doomed from the beginning-they gave me a new one.
 
Viking

I was on a team shooting in a game for the match tied 12 -12, 13 wins. I missed the ball on the way out, I was so mad I slammed the butt into the ground. I surprised myself because I'm not impulsive but I was mad because I thought I had lost the match for the team, the stick seemed fine. As it turned out I got another shot and was on the eightball for the win, as I stroked the eight the tip came off on contact and I miscued. We lost the match. I have never abused a cue again. A very good lesson learned. Funny how I thought I had gotten away with it but the pool Gods just wanted to teach me a lesson. :eek:
 
Snapshot9 said:
...I have never understood why people break things when they are angry, what good does it do? It just causes more trouble or expense for the future, and is , in my opinion, a childish way to deal with your anger. The source of the anger is you usually...
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That is why it is so funny when people do it. Please keep telling these types of stories. Its not funny if I have to explain it;) .
 
Snapshot9 said:
I think that was an accident, but he might have let the full weight of his arms rest on the cue since he missed the shot.

I have never understood why people break things when they are angry, what good does it do? It just causes more trouble or expense for the future, and is , in my opinion, a childish way to deal with your anger. The source of the anger is you usually, so accept responsibility for it, and find a constructive way to deal with it. I have played for 46 years, and have never broken a cue, although I have split a few ferrules when breaking.
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Never broken a cue but have broken a few hundered tennis raquets tho. :)

We all know (after) it serves no purpose but at the time . . . it has been the only real good release of tension that works immediately. :D

It also helps when your not the one buying the equitpment. ;)

As for the video , it looks like he fully intended to test the flex of that cue but he does look a bit suprised when it broke. It didn't even 'snap' really , it just kinda folded like the joint screw just pulled out.

Either way , not a major display of anger ,we've seen much better. :p
 
thebigdog said:
My dad drew Johnny in the first round of one of the Hard Times tournaments Jay used run. This was in '91 I when Johnny was ranked #1. Anyway my dad was really playing well at the time, he got to the hill on Johnny 8-3 before he broke and didn't make anything. Johnny proceeded to get the game hill-hill before scratching the break case game. After he scratched he slammed the butt of his cue against the deck, and it shattered. My dad ran the rack to win the match, and afterward he found a piece of ivory from Johnn'y butt, he later drilled a hole in it and hung on his case. Archer always seemed pretty level headed to me but I guess he has destroyed a few cues also.
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great story, I quit the game in the early 70's and didn't get back in it until 01 so I missed a lot. I remember when, if you had a custom Palmer cue it was a big deal in Denver, the wiseguys in the pools halls, tons of action.
 
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