Rite of passage or just an immature jerk?

Badbeat13 said:
I have been a little ruff on a few of my cheaper cues, but not too bad. I have several expensive cues in which I'm very careful with. As for golf clubs, I've snapped several shafts before, but only a couple on porpose. Moral of the story is that golf can be more frustrating than pool and golf clubs are cheaper than custom cues.
Click to expand...

I had a buddy ruin a club, but the worst is when he took one to the golf cart, knocked a fender clean off and he had to pay to fix it. Think he had to fix it himself actually in addition to paying for the part.

Sometimes I'm glad I never got into golf.
 
Next time you feel the need to break a cue, grab a wallabuska and break it over your head. This will serve as a reminder...
 
This is something I have never done but don't think it hasn't crossed my mind a time or two!:thumbup:. I think if you are mature enough to think about what you did and have regret, then you're not a jerk. You just made a mistake, we all make them so don't be too hard on yourself.
 
Ive broken more than my share. I never felt bad about any of them. I always figured i was a better man than the guy who throws a cue ball or punches a hole in the wall. I have no right to disrespect anyone else's stuff but i had every right to do what i wished with my own.

I never felt bad about it even once. I always looked at it as a fresh beginning, a new chance to start over and learn to play well. It never happened of course. I think its my eyes.
 
C'mon guys, it's NEVER the cues fault. Why take your frustrations out on it? You SHOULD do a Tony Drago and slap sh*t outta yourself a few times if you do something stupid that is YOUR fault.

I, like a few others, have never considered breaking my cue over a boneheaded mistake. The worst thing I have done out of frustration is picked up a mudball and throw it. Unfortunately, it hit he surface of the barbox next to my table, skidded, flew like a rocket through an opening in the wall from one section of the bar to another, hit a piece of mirrored artwork hanging over the bar smashing it to pieces, missing the bartenders head by about a foot. I have never had to apologize so much in my lifetime, before or since then.

Maniac (had an arm like Nolan Ryan's that night)
 
Maniac said:
C'mon guys, it's NEVER the cues fault. Why take your frustrations out on it? You SHOULD do a Tony Drago and slap sh*t outta yourself a few times if you do something stupid that is YOUR fault.

I, like a few others, have never considered breaking my cue over a boneheaded mistake. The worst thing I have done out of frustration is picked up a mudball and throw it. Unfortunately, it hit he surface of the barbox next to my table, skidded, flew like a rocket through an opening in the wall from one section of the bar to another, hit a piece of mirrored artwork hanging over the bar smashing it to pieces, missing the bartenders head by about a foot. I have never had to apologize so much in my lifetime, before or since then.

Maniac (had an arm like Nolan Ryan's that night)
Click to expand...

There ya go-endangering lives but a stick breaker is the skunk right?
That is a very inconsistent post.
 
Nostroke said:
I always figured i was a better man than the guy who throws a cue ball.
Click to expand...

Guilty as charged!!! You're a better man than me.

Funny thing is........I NEVER get upset over a game of pool. But that one time, I was already frustrated about that particular APA league I was playing in (cheaters, sandbaggers, and a sh*tty LO), and was already on the verge of quitting it. Then that night, my opponent cheats me twice in a single game (both times on no-rail calls, he was the shooter both times). It happened so fast. I just snapped from all the previous frustrations and of the opponents actions in that game. It was like I was outside of myself, in a blur so-to-speak.

It'll never happen again. Sorry.

Maniac
 
Nostroke said:
There ya go-endangering lives but a stick breaker is the skunk right?
That is a very inconsistent post.
Click to expand...

Never said anybody was anything (uh-oh, here we go :rolleyes:). I just implied that it is never the cue stick's fault. People make mistakes. Nothing in this thread to concern anybody.

FTR, what I did was completely out of the ordinary for me. I don't know what happened. It must have been a LOT of stuff boiling-up inside of me that I failed to acknowledge. I had remorse, lots of it. I offered to pay for the picture (she refused, as we had always had a good relationship). By nights end, it was all good. Became a standing joke in the place for several months.

Maniac (sorry for whatever inconsistencies may have bothered you)
 
Shermanscs said:
Ok, after well over 20 years of playing pool, for the first time, it finally happened. I got so frustrated with my game that I snapped my cue in half. Here's what I took away from the experience:
1) 3 seconds of pure joy, bliss & satisfaction
2) a second after that, I immediately regretted it
3) a feeling of humiliation and embarrassment
4) I lost my match
5) I'm out a couple of hundred dollars

I consider it a rite of passage. My wife considers me an immature jerk. Hmmm upon reflection, she may be right.
Click to expand...

She's right.

Search for snap cue threads.

Freddie <~~~ it's therapeutical
 
What's worse, breaking your cue(s) out of frustration or giving them away? This was a long time ago and it's really quite funny in retrospect because I really sucked at pool, but I thought I was pretty good. Anyway, at this point everything in my life was beginning to point me in the direction that I had to give the game up. I had to move on, but I really didn't want to. I loved pool from the very beginning. But man it was really starting to screw my life up. So here I was playing this guy that I should have been able to beat. But of course, I was losing. This probably had something to do with the fact that I was a banger and I really had no idea what good pool even was at the point. I could have been playing Johnny Archer and I would have thought I was the favorite. So I turned to my friend and said, "If I lose this I'm done!" He said, "Yeah right!"

Well, needless to say I lost. I paid up and just turned and walked away. This guy that just ruined my hopes of becoming a professional pool player yells at me as I'm walking away "What about your cues?" To which I replied, "You can have um, I quit!"

My buddy at the time thought I was losing my mind, but it was quite liberating. I didn't play for a couple of years after that. Looking back, I wish I would have just broken one of the damn things and kept working on my game! I could have been somebody.:thumbup:
 
Last edited:
Maniac said:
Never said anybody was anything (uh-oh, here we go :rolleyes:). I just implied that it is never the cue stick's fault. People make mistakes. Nothing in this thread to concern anybody.

FTR, what I did was completely out of the ordinary for me. I don't know what happened. It must have been a LOT of stuff boiling-up inside of me that I failed to acknowledge. I had remorse, lots of it. I offered to pay for the picture (she refused, as we had always had a good relationship). By nights end, it was all good. Became a standing joke in the place for several months.

Maniac (sorry for whatever inconsistencies may have bothered you)
Click to expand...

you've always been a good dude- it's over my friend- i just wanted to say my piece.
 
I don't know if this makes me an ass or a better person but...

When someone I'm playing snaps a cue, slings chalk or a ball, it just tells me I have done my job well. :grin-square:
 
tank69 said:
I threw a piece a chalk the other night...no where near anyone or anything...I felt like a hugh a$$ afterwards. I've never been mad enough to break a cue...I've always wanted to have a couple cheapo 2 piece cues on hand, get made, break one, grab another, break it, grab another...just for the theatrics! :D
Click to expand...

Winner winner chicken dinner!
 
It's a rite of passage and can be therapeutic. My playing cue is currently on the DL (see signature) due to a missed 7-ball and a surprisingly hard floor.

It's YOUR cue and you can break it if you want to. Where I draw the line is reckless behavior that may cause harm to others (e.g., throwing cues or cue balls). That's going too far. What do you do if it hits someone??
 
KoolKat9Lives said:
I don't know if this makes me an ass or a better person but...

When someone I'm playing snaps a cue, slings chalk or a ball, it just tells me I have done my job well. :grin-square:
Click to expand...

Hey Kool one,

Reminds me of last years SBE. The guy I was playing the round before the money kicked the chair after missing a ball. Did it again a few racks later. Just to help him out, I played a dead nuts safe with a "relatively" open rack. He missed the kick and nearly knocked the table over. His wife/girlfriend wasn't impressed. Sure made it easy to win!

Lyn
 
Here is a story you might like about breaking a cue. I was there when this happened and it may very well be the reason why I have never broken a cue in anger. I posted this a while back and thought you might enjoy it.

"Here is one of my favorite stories from my past, although it really doesn't involve me. This story is about Mel and Jack.

These two guys would play sets for around a grand for a race to whatever in 9 ball (in the early 90's). Their skill was about the same so they went back and forth quite a bit. They were also two of the most mouthy players I have ever dealt with. They constantly berated each other during play, it was kind of comical to watch.
They were both past their prime by maybe 20 years although neither would ever admit that except when trying to match up of course! And they both had very exquisite, very expensive cues.

One evening they decided to lock horns. Now, you know when you have an off day playing pool, and nothing seems to go right? Well Jack was having one of those days. His game was horrible and Mel's smart remarks really had him on tilt. Even Jacks wit had failed him and all he could do was mumble under his breath.

So Mel keeps tormenting him on and off the table and Jack is down at least 5 sets that I knew of. Finally Jack could take no more. As Mel went to the bathroom laughing all the way, Jack said " I've had enough of this F'ing game" as he grabbed his cue and walked out the back door. All of the sudden we hear this loud, hollow crash. Like somebody threw a bag of trash into an empty dumpster.

Mel came back out of the bathroom and asked "Hey, Where's Jack?" Someone answered "He's out back, I think he just threw his cue away."

Mel said " No he didn't. His cue is right here."

There was a moment of silence as Jack came back in with the broken pieces of a cue. Mels cue. Jack grabbed the wrong cue by accident!

A few seconds later everyone in the room explodes with laughter, everyone except Mel of course!"
 
To the op . . .

Steve;

You're my friend and I know you to be very level-headed and a really good sport.

With that said, I am very suspicious of the timing of this unfortunate incident.

See you next week at SBE where thousands upon thousands of beautiful replacement cues will be available for sale. :thumbup: :grin-square: :wink: :cool: :p

best,
brian kc <------ who has strongly considered 'snapping one' but didn't do it - yet. :grin:
 
Quesports said:
The sure fire cure for this behavior is to buy a REALLY expensive cue.
Click to expand...

No it doesn't.....
..I've seen a Szamboti (Gus) broken over a $50 game of one-pocket.
..I've seen a top-of-the-line ivory-jointed Joss broken over a $5 game of 1-hole.

Some people feel the cue just deserves it...:angry:
 
you are now a pool player!! lol

I have broken my fair share of cues....funny all of them were Meucci cues...the last one I speared from the front of the pool room to the back wall, which was made of bricks, and watched it shatter into a thousand little pieces. Never felt better. Now when I see one of my buddies who loves to bend cues I tell him to break it I need more work from him! I have had to rebuild a couple of cues for him that he broke in funzzy games!! Now when I get mad at a cue because I am play like crap I change cues.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top