random questions that have been on my mind thread.

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9ballprodigy

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hey guys. with all the experience and stories on this forum i figure that i might get to know each one of you a little better. so feel free to answer and maybe we can find out some stuff about one another that we didn't know before.

1. most expensive cue you ever shot with?
2. most money you ever lost to a single player in a single session?
3. how long have you been playing?
4. first cue you owned?
5. ever hit someone else with the cue ball off the break? how'd that turn out?
6. curly or BEM?
7. ever broken you cue out of anger?
8. type of tip you use?
9. linen, leather or no wrap?
10. most exciting pro match you've seen?

ok. i guess i'll go first.
1. a billy shick
2. 175 bucks
3. about 6 years on and off
4. a 25 dollar "harvard" from sports authority
5. no but my friend has launched 2 consecutive cueballs into my groin before i took the break away from him for all time.
6. BEM
7. no but i have chipped the finish
8. right now, a kamui med. but i want to switch to a sniper
9. i am using linen right now. want leather
10. fong pang chao vs bustamante in the international challenge of champions on espn. final match was amazing.
 
hey guys. with all the experience and stories on this forum i figure that i might get to know each one of you a little better. so feel free to answer and maybe we can find out some stuff about one another that we didn't know before.

1. most expensive cue you ever shot with?
> $2500
2. most money you ever lost to a single player in a single session?
> less than a grand.
3. how long have you been playing?
> 30 years on n off.
4. first cue you owned?
> 80's Meucci plain jane...sweet cue.
5. ever hit someone else with the cue ball off the break? how'd that turn out?
> nope, but I did hit my Black Boar.....no damage :D
6. curly or BEM?
> straight grain all the way.
7. ever broken you cue out of anger?
> just the buttcap, and I felt like the biggest dik in the world!
8. type of tip you use?
> LePro, or Triangle.
9. linen, leather or no wrap?
> Linen, or cork.
10. most exciting pro match you've seen?
> Sigels 150, John Schmidt at the Open, the last few years of Efren at the Derby....pick a finals match!.

Gerry
 
1. most expensive cue you ever shot with?
Szamboti.

2. most money you ever lost to a single player in a single session?
$5K

3. how long have you been playing?
35+ yrs

4. first cue you owned?
Adams

5. ever hit someone else with the cue ball off the break? how'd that turn out?
A couple of times. I've lived to talk about it.;)

6. curly or BEM?
BEM

7. ever broken you cue out of anger?
I don't mix anger with pool.

8. type of tip you use?
Right now, a Triangle.

9. linen, leather or no wrap?
Linen.

10. most exciting pro match you've seen?
Watch this.... Rempe Vs Reyes 1996 Legends of 9 Ball...
 
Fer shits & giggles

9ballprodigy said:
hey guys. with all the experience and stories on this forum i figure that i might get to know each one of you a little better. so feel free to answer and maybe we can find out some stuff about one another that we didn't know before.

1. most expensive cue you ever shot with?
2. most money you ever lost to a single player in a single session?
3. how long have you been playing?
4. first cue you owned?
5. ever hit someone else with the cue ball off the break? how'd that turn out?
6. curly or BEM?
7. ever broken you cue out of anger?
8. type of tip you use?
9. linen, leather or no wrap?
10. most exciting pro match you've seen?
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1. Probably a $4500 Balabushka (15 years ago, today it would be over 10k I am sure. Oh yeah and maybe a 10k plus Ginacue)
2. 1200-1500 bucks
3. Almost 21 years
4. Probably a McDermott or Meucci
5. Yup, I split a guys eyebrow. Blood and all. I felt horrible.
6. Curly Maple
7. I have broken a shaft but not the handle
8. I alternate depending on the cue between an Everest and a Sniper
9. No wrap is preferred for me
10. Efren vs. Earl in the Sand Regency Open Finals (the shot heard round the world)
 
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1. most expensive cue you ever shot with?
Black Boar
2. most money you ever lost to a single player in a single session?
0. I don't gamble at pool.
3. how long have you been playing?
29yrs
4. first cue you owned?
Meucci
5. ever hit someone else with the cue ball off the break? how'd that turn out?
Yes. Funny, but OK.
6. curly or BEM?
BEM
7. ever broken you cue out of anger?
No way.
8. type of tip you use?
Moori Q and Kamui M
9. linen, leather or no wrap?
leather and lizard
10. most exciting pro match you've seen?
Reyes vs. Strickland in the Color of Money match in Tokyo
:p
 
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9ballprodigy said:
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1. most expensive cue you ever shot with?
2. most money you ever lost to a single player in a single session?
3. how long have you been playing?
4. first cue you owned?
5. ever hit someone else with the cue ball off the break? how'd that turn out?
6. curly or BEM?
7. ever broken you cue out of anger?
8. type of tip you use?
9. linen, leather or no wrap?
10. most exciting pro match you've seen?
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1. south west
2. 150
3. 6 years
4. brunswick jimmy caras edition
5. yes, non one hurt so we all laughed
6. BEM
7. nope, but wanted to many times
8. just switched from moori to sniper, not sure yet about it.
9. linen or nothing
10. never seen one play in person, only on tv.
 
1. most expensive cue you ever shot with?
My player.. Samsara $3k
2. most money you ever lost to a single player in a single session?
Cost of a beer at the time
3. how long have you been playing?
Off and on for 15 years
4. first cue you owned?
One of those 90 piece flea market cues with green wrap, but first custom was a Dennis Kepley
5. ever hit someone else with the cue ball off the break? how'd that turn out?
No, almost nailed Earl though a couple weeks ago..
6. curly or BEM?
Curly
7. ever broken you cue out of anger?
No
8. type of tip you use?
Moori-Medium
9. linen, leather or no wrap?
Leather (calf)
10. most exciting pro match you've seen?
Don't remember
 
1. most expensive cue you ever shot with? Schon that a buddy of mine ordered.
2. most money you ever lost to a single player in a single session? $40, but I think I have lost more than that in beer in a single session. LOL
3. how long have you been playing? 10 years with a 2 year break in 2003 - 2005
4. first cue you owned? Bud light cue I bought from Spencers!
5. ever hit someone else with the cue ball off the break? how'd that turn out? Nope can't say I have, had one hit me though!
6. curly or BEM? What? I have seen good pieces of both Curly and Bird's eye maple. I don't think I have a preference.
7. ever broken you cue out of anger? Never!
8. type of tip you use? Sniper
9. linen, leather or no wrap? linen, or leather
10. most exciting pro match you've seen? This weekend I watched Vivian get beat by Danny Lee in person! That was pretty interesting!
 
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1. most expensive cue you ever shot with?
I shot a little with a friend's Scruggs once.

2. most money you ever lost to a single player in a single session?
Never played for money. haha I'm 0-0

3. how long have you been playing?
This december it will be 2 years.

4. first cue you owned?
A cue Mr. Varney made for me to shoot with and I still have it and love it.

5. ever hit someone else with the cue ball off the break? how'd that turn out?
No, but I got hit once while I was shooting by a banger friend who was breaking on the table across from mine... right in back and almost the back of my neck.

6. curly or BEM?
Sadly I don't know the difference :( They are both nice looking.

7. ever broken you cue out of anger?
Never ever and I never will. I'd rather break my own arm.

8. type of tip you use?
Moori

9. linen, leather or no wrap?
They are all nice. I play wrapless currently

10. most exciting pro match you've seen?
I don't know what constitutes a pro, but I saw Jeremy Jones and Sylver Ochoa play at Embassy this weekend and I liked both of those matches.
 
1. most expensive cue you ever shot with?
two fancy Josey's made for Bruce Berrong and Brian White
2. most money you ever lost to a single player in a single session?
$1000
3. how long have you been playing?
8-9 years
4. first cue you owned?
Schon CX24
5. ever hit someone else with the cue ball off the break? how'd that turn out?
no
6. curly or BEM?
BEM
7. ever broken you cue out of anger?
yes, the Schon CX24 and the replacement CX24 that Schon sent, one of them was in Atlanta around 2000 at MR. CUES 2 and watching my match was Shannon Daulton, Jose Parica, Johnny Archer, and other pros there for the tourney. I was drunk as hell and hit the stick on the floor, the joint went flying up and hit the ceiling. My friends told me the next day that I had broken it.
8. type of tip you use?
whatever
9. linen, leather or no wrap?
again, whatever, they all feel ok
10. most exciting pro match you've seen?
Johnny Archer vs. Bruce Berrong in the finals of a huge Southeast Open tour event
 
1. most expensive cue you ever shot with? [B said:
My new Scruggs[/B]
2. most money you ever lost to a single player in a single session?
About $80 bucks in a 1-2 ring game. Cheap lesson that taught me I have NO business gambling at pool.
3. how long have you been playing?
6 years
4. first cue you owned?
Schon STL-13 bought off of ebay
5. ever hit someone else with the cue ball off the break? how'd that turn out?
No, but it's been close a few times.
6. curly or BEM?
Curly, but both can be nice.
7. ever broken you cue out of anger?
No, but that's been close MORE than a few times.
8. type of tip you use?
Talisman M or Moori M
9. linen, leather or no wrap?
Leather or no wrap - I don't like linen.
10. most exciting pro match you've seen?
Strickland vs Deuel at the Open in '02 or '03. The room was electric and the play was terrific.
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Great thread BTW.

MM
 
1. most expensive cue you ever shot with?
Josey
2. most money you ever lost to a single player in a single session?
$1500
3. how long have you been playing?
12yrs
4. first cue you owned?
Pechauer
5. ever hit someone else with the cue ball off the break? how'd that turn out?
No
6. curly or BEM?
BEM
7. ever broken you cue out of anger?
Yes
8. type of tip you use?
Triangle (w/ a break pad)
9. linen, leather or no wrap?
Linen
10. most exciting pro match you've seen?
Corey giving SVB the 8 on a triple shimmed Diamond in Atlanta. (8 ahead for 4k)
 
1. most expensive cue you ever shot with?
~2k (a few, JW, scruggs, dpk, SW)
2. most money you ever lost to a single player in a single session?
200 or so
3. how long have you been playing?
16 yrs, with no stopping in sight
4. first cue you owned?
McDermott, sold it after 10 years
5. ever hit someone else with the cue ball off the break? how'd that turn out?
multiple times. never got punched...
6. curly or BEM?
BEM all day
7. ever broken you cue out of anger?
no, but I've seen lots of people do it when playing me :D
8. type of tip you use?
Talisman H
9. linen, leather or no wrap?
No wrap.
10. most exciting pro match you've seen?
haven't seen much live, 2007 DCC Efren vs Busta 1P, was over in half an hour

-s
 
1. most expensive cue you ever shot with? $5K Josswest
2. most money you ever lost to a single player in a single session? $600ish?
3. how long have you been playing? ~15yrs
4. first cue you owned?cuetec
5. ever hit someone else with the cue ball off the break? how'd that turn out? Yes, and it was intentional.. she shouldn't have taken my seat!
6. curly or BEM? BEM
7. ever broken you cue out of anger? yes, see question #4
8. type of tip you use? sniper
9. linen, leather or no wrap? leather
10. most exciting pro match you've seen? no clue...
 
1. most expensive cue you ever shot with?
Current player $1600 Jerry Olivier
2. most money you ever lost to a single player in a single session?
$250
3. how long have you been playing?
17 yrs
4. first cue you owned?
Meucci (2 pt)
5. ever hit someone else with the cue ball off the break? how'd that turn out?
Yup, bought them drinks all night.
6. curly or BEM?
BEM
7. ever broken you cue out of anger?
Broke a shaft once. Never again.
8. type of tip you use?
Tiger Sniper
9. linen, leather or no wrap?
Leather
10. most exciting pro match you've seen?
Cory and Mika at Turning Stone. (live)
Efren and Jason Miller DCC one pocket (tape)
 
1. most expensive cue you ever shot with?
Espiritu
2. most money you ever lost to a single player in a single session?
about 100$
3. how long have you been playing?
15 years
4. first cue you owned?
An used Mcdermott EK-2
5. ever hit someone else with the cue ball off the break? how'd that turn out?
Nobody hopefully but Once I broke the luminar on the break
6. curly or BEM?
I've got the two and love them equally
7. ever broken you cue out of anger?
Only the buttcap of my old Joss
8. type of tip you use?
Le Pro or Tweeten triumph, will try the Sniper
9. linen, leather or no wrap?
Linen
10. most exciting pro match you've seen?
Marlon Manalo vs Sandor Tot (Manalo won 11-10) in 1/2 final of a tounament in Switzerland
 
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1. most expensive cue you ever shot with?
2. most money you ever lost to a single player in a single session?
3. how long have you been playing?
4. first cue you owned?
5. ever hit someone else with the cue ball off the break? how'd that turn out?
6. curly or BEM?
7. ever broken you cue out of anger?
8. type of tip you use?
9. linen, leather or no wrap?
10. most exciting pro match you've seen?

1.Szamboti

2.$600

3.11years

4.92 plain jane russ espirtu (still have it)

5.Yes and it was a friend so it was no big deal

6.BEM

7.I slammed the butt of 2 break cues and broke both (mottey jump break and Glibert jump break)

8.all kinds but prefer taliman mediums moori med and le pro

9.no wrap

10.Many but a great accustats match i have at the sands in 92 i think with Rempe and Archer regarded as one of the best played and exciting matches of all time. score is 13 to 12 and both players shoot over 950 wow oh and the commentary is great... Buddy and Keith
 
1. most expensive cue you ever shot with? Crown Cue
2. most money you ever lost to a single player in a single session? $0. I don't gamble.
3. how long have you been playing? Off and on for 28 years (big gap of almost no pool when the kids were growing up)
4. first cue you owned? J&J
5. ever hit someone else with the cue ball off the break? how'd that turn out? No
6. curly or BEM? Curly
7. ever broken you cue out of anger? No
8. type of tip you use? Karomi for playing; WB Water Buffalo for breaking
9. linen, leather or no wrap? No wrap
10. most exciting pro match you've seen? Shane & Corey
 
1. most expensive cue you ever shot with?

My current cue ~$250.

2. most money you ever lost to a single player in a single session?

I don't gamble.

3. how long have you been playing?

Regularly around 4 years - seriously around a year.

4. first cue you owned?

Walmart Graphite. Use the butt as part of my break cue.

5. ever hit someone else with the cue ball off the break? how'd that turn
out?

No.

6. curly or BEM?

No preference.

7. ever broken you cue out of anger?

That would upset me even more than whatever would have caused me to break it in the first place, so no.

8. type of tip you use?

Tiger Sniper.

9. linen, leather or no wrap?

Tightly pressed linen.

10. most exciting pro match you've seen?

Couldn't say.
 
1. most expensive cue you ever shot with?
A Richard Black that he had priced a little over $100,000 as I recall. It was all ivory and mother of pearl. It was at a trade show. My standard playing cue, a Balabushka, would probably sell for $15-25,000 if I wanted to sell it. I paid $175 for it.
2. most money you ever lost to a single player in a single session?
More than I could really afford to use. I don't do that any more.
3. how long have you been playing?
Since 1963.
4. first cue you owned?
A made-for-me Zimmerman with an ivory joint and butt plate, leather wrap and two shafts. BEM. I went over to his shop and discussed the cue with him before he started on it. $65.
5. ever hit someone else with the cue ball off the break? how'd that turn out?
No.
6. curly or BEM?
Either is fine by me. I think points are pointless, though.
7. ever broken you cue out of anger?
Not exactly.
8. type of tip you use?
Triangle right now. Mooris did not work well for me.
9. linen, leather or no wrap?
Rubber currently.
10. most exciting pro match you've seen?
Too many memorable ones to pick just one. Lassiter against Mizerak in the 1969 Open -- Rico against Ceulemans in the 1984 World Championships -- Davis against Reyes in the 2000 World Championships.
 
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