The price points reminds me. Back in the day
when I could play. My observation was that the people that came into the room with top dollar instruments and All the gear were the least likely to know how to use it. The guy that had his 2 piece cue in a plastic bag with rubber band to seal it was likely to be a handful on the pool tables.
The flip side of that observation was that more often than not the one with the high dollar equipment wouldn't bet a dollar that water was wet. While the low budget gear guys had no qualms about putting it all on the line. Shrug