Prrof that the cost of a cue doesn't always matter

RFranklin

RFranklin

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I bought an old Thomas 1/1 case that happened to have and plain Jane Miz Collection wrapless. I know it probably isn't worth $25 bucks but I can't miss. Just beat the ghost 7-3 on my old Brunswick using it for breaking too. The shaft on it is not an LD and I am pretty sure the tip is a lepro or triangle so nothing like my regular playing cue.
 
Nice shooting. I'm getting close to beating the ghost. Might have to go by a pawn shop and find a new cue
 
True, a buddy pulled a house cue off the wall and played out of his mind one night. Still need to have a joint put in that cue.
 
The cost of a cue only matters to small degree, and upwards of a certain cost, it doesn't matter at all.
 
Some ppl can play with anything (Efren comes to mind) and others need "the cue" that fits them. I fit into the latter category.
 
When I was growing up, the best hitting cue in my hometown was some cheap, beat up sneaky pete. Everyone seemed to play noticeably better with it. The owner wouldn't sell it but he would lend it out to whoever was in a big game. Oh, and there were a lot of high dollar big name cues in my hometown. All of us who couldn't afford one of those big name cues could certainly appreciate them, but when the cash was on the line, we were looking to borrow that old sneaky pete.
 
I think most people have those types of results.
You get new equipment and it seems you bear down a bit more than normal to get true results.
 
I think most people have those types of results.
You get new equipment and it seems you bear down a bit more than normal to get true results.
 
Buddy of mine shoots lights out with 20 dollar players lol it's not the arrow it's the Indian
 
I think it was Stephen Hendry that won God knows how many world championships with a crappy £20 snooker cue he had since he was a child. Cues really don't matter IMO. It makes me laugh when I see bad players using a £600 cue because whilst I have nothing against expensive Cues or people who choose to buy them because they appreciate the work that's gone into it... But you just know they bought it because they thought it was going to improve their game.

I play snooker and pool with cues that were over £700, yet I play English pool with a £100 cue. The English pool cue is battered, bent, full of dings and scrapes... But I can't play with anything else.
 
Shooter08 said:
True, a buddy pulled a house cue off the wall and played out of his mind one night. Still need to have a joint put in that cue.
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a few months ago I was in a slump and forgot to bring my $500 cue.
I used a house cue , and ran the first three racks.
I check the weight and balance of the house cue.
When I got home I adjusted my cue.
The next day I played really good.

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It's always easier to find an excuse to upgrade to a new cue (arrow), chalk, racking template, or even a new set of balls than to blame the Indian. Prior to 25 years ago, massed produced limited deflection shaft brands like Predator, laminated tips, and chalk that cost more than a $1 didn't exists. The games of pool that we know it (8-ball, 9-ball, 14.1) have been around over a century. I don't recall Willie Mosconi lamenting he missed ball 527 because of his equipment.

Busboy said:
Buddy of mine shoots lights out with 20 dollar players lol it's not the arrow it's the Indian
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The vast majority of people that play any sports, just cannot resist trying to "buy" a better game.

Those that play golf know. Check the bags of golfers, that could not break 90 in their dreams.

$2000 plus sets are very common.

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I don't see anything wrong with spending $2,000 or more on cues.

It's funny when someone goes in with the expectation that a $2,000 will improve their game 10x better than a $200 cue, then goes complaining when it doesn't meet their perceived notion. From experience, they're also the same folks who thinks paying for lessons is throwing away good money.

sonny_burnett said:
The vast majority of people that play any sports, just cannot resist trying to "buy" a better game.

Those that play golf know. Check the bags of golfers, that could not break 90 in their dreams.

$2000 plus sets are very common.

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gunzby said:
Some ppl can play with anything (Efren comes to mind) and others need "the cue" that fits them. I fit into the latter category.
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seven_7days said:
Efren Reyes
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Once again, you guys like to ignore evidence that doesn't fit your theory.

Efren is VERY particular about his equipment....and a lot of posts have been made about it.
....and he took one shot with an LD shaft and handed it back...he said " I don't like where
the cue ball goes."

....and that four cue that people say he robbed everybody but Buddy Hall with when he
first came over.....I have one made by the same cuemaker...it's a good cue...it just isn't
fancy.
 
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