Snapping cues

Pushout said:
I don't think there is a pool player alive who hasn't thought about busting a cue. Some have, some haven't. I've known one or two who did. The first time I was at Tim Scrugg's shop, he showed me a cue with a skull and crossbones in the butt sleeve that he had made for a guy long before Viking or whoever came across the idea. The guy missed a money ball playing $20 9 ball and slammed the forearm across the rail. Tim fixed it up for him.
Some people have anger issues or other life problems and don't deal with them well. Some people can't stand losing. Others hate it when they don't play anywhere near their potential. Most of us understand this, but don't think it's exactly funny, which the original poster apparently did. Shows a lot about your attitude, especially from some of the sniping replys back and forth.
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Ok bro I will bite! I wanted to let this thread go but, guess not. Most of us? Who are us? And most of all who are u ? For as many guys on here that dont feel its funny as many think its funny! As much as that might bother u to hear that! IMO I feel thats the truth!

I do not respect the posts that decided to pass judgment on the individual person for breaking a cue and calling him a clown, me a clown etc. For all u know he donates all his money to charity, u do not know the person I posted about, I do. Now I told whom ever that he is a good guy that just got pissed and lost it for about 3 seconds an snapped his cue that should have been the end of the personal attacks! Maybe he had a bad day, week, and month? I dun no? I dont pry into people heads unless invited in.

The situation was kept under control with humour and he was calm after a few minutes. Not a single person that was playing or watching said one bad thing about him or his actions during or after the breaking of the cue! Yep, I guess we are all bad people and of bad character for not saying anything to him and talking behind his back when he left or kicking him off the team.

I guess u bible thumpers on here never look back at some stupid things u have done in the past u regretted and now laugh it off as one of those things that just happened? Bro when I have a problem I try and set it free as soon as I can! Thats my attitude, dont think u will understand that anyway! I also would take my buddy that snapped his cue just for the simple fact he missed a shot over all the negative posters any day of the week as my teammate! I am here to learn, pass time and be amused, why are U here for?

And one last thing and im sorry if this offends u all but I have to say it!
9 on the snap, SDFU already try and contribute something useful other than ur grade 5 one liners u tool!! Again I am sorry guys but I had to do that.
 
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Firecracker said:
I've seen many strong players break their cues in frustration. It's normally not due to one shot or one game, but a collective frustration of their performance in a match or tournament. I agree that it shows weakness in the mental game, but it does not mean that a player cannot make it. I personally have never broken a cue, but I can tell you that there have been matches that I wanted to. It's learning to play through the frustration and get back mentally in the game, match, etc, that makes a champion.
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I'd be willing to bet that none of those top players broke their equipment after they won. Perhaps the attitude that led them to break their cue is partly responsible for their poor play which caused them to lose.
 
I've never snapped a cue.. even when I had cheap ones. I personally think it is not a classy move either.

I almost broke my break cue the other night though without thinking. I was getting some really tough rolls.. finally got a break the game before, ran it out, broke and the cueball sat perfectly, made 2 balls, 9 hanging, and a ball knocks the cue ball in and I scratch. I just.. "whack" hit my break cue tip first down on the table and realized a little more bend and I bet it would've broke.

So I have to pay more attention to that.

That is the first time I ever even came close to that. I normally just go sit down as I dont get mad when playing pool since most of the mistakes and bad rolls are ones own fault anyway.
 
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When my wife was a bartender, she was working alone one day and some drunk dude got pissed, snapped a bar cue in half, and proceeded to threaten my wife with the jagged ends. When the cops arrived, he was yelling and threatening them from inside the bar... until they came through the door, weapons drawn. This is just one of the reasons my wife does not tend anymore. Sad cause she was the best bartender in town.
 
how come its funny when a baseball player breaks his bat over his knee after he strikes out and we laugh about it watching it over and over again on SportsCenter, but when its a pool player breaking a cue its totally different? You have to be passionate about what your doing to be the best at it and occasionally it boils over to frustration when you arent performing as well as you know you can. Is breaking your cue a smart idea? No. Is it as dispicable as some people on here have made it out to be? No. As long as its your cue, who cares what you do with it.

Ben
 
railfirst said:
how come its funny when a baseball player breaks his bat over his knee after he strikes out and we laugh about it watching it over and over again on SportsCenter, but when its a pool player breaking a cue its totally different? You have to be passionate about what your doing to be the best at it and occasionally it boils over to frustration when you arent performing as well as you know you can. Is breaking your cue a smart idea? No. Is it as dispicable as some people on here have made it out to be? No. As long as its your cue, who cares what you do with it.

Ben
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The difference is in baseball the other players may use that bat and since it was CLEARLY the bats fault the baseball player essentially rescued the rest of the team from having that very same bat affect them! :D
 
It shows a lack of control...quite likely the same lack of control that caused them to shoot poorly to begin with. In other words....they were already out of control prior to them snapping a cue.

Beyond control and/or sportmanship issues...it's just plain dangerous, as one poster has already alluded to. The force it takes to break a cue to begin with, is enough to cause pieces of what was previously known as a cue, to begin juggernauting in various directions...and can cause serious injury to anyone who may be unfortunate enough to be within range of the flying shrapnel.

I, myself, have never witnessed a cue being snapped. Players in my area do not have the disposable income that others may enjoy in other parts of the country, and so, they treat their equipment with the utmost respect. It is, afterall, a necessary tool of the game.

Lisa
 
alstl said:
I'd be willing to bet that none of those top players broke their equipment after they won. Perhaps the attitude that led them to break their cue is partly responsible for their poor play which caused them to lose.
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Possibly.

There is one player I have seen break his stick that is kinda funny to me. He is one of the best players in region, winning numerous events. The funny thing is, I've never seen him get really rattled at a major event, even when he has played bad and lost to a "lesser" player. The time I saw him break his stick was in a weekly $10 entry tournament.
 
I snapped a cue once. I had my pool table in the garage, so I was working on my truck in the driveway in front of the garage. I forget what I was doing, but I needed something to pry with and figured one of my cheap house cues would do the trick. It snapped with barely any effort. The grain ran through the butt of that thing in about 5-6 inches.
For me, my most frustrating moments come when I'm working on a car. I don't remember breaking anything, but I've thrown things, hit things, dented things, and cussed at the top of my lungs over the bone headed way some cars are engineered.
 
champ2107 said:
I was playing league last night and one of my teammates missed a shot and then proceeded to snap his cue and toss it about 20 feet lol, last week I missed a shot and came very close to breaking mine over the rail, I hit the rail with my cue but at last second eased up, thought I dented it but didn't whew, my teammate who snapped his last night tells me "don't snap ur playing cue! I have snapped so many cues but not my playing cue" until last night lol it was a flacon with a predator. That was the second cue snapped by a teammate this year lol.
I was at a room a few weeks back and very strong player is playing $300 a set, misses a shot walks over to room owner asks him how much a bar cue is worth gives him $20 walks back and grabs a bar cue and SNAP! lol

Anyone else have any stories of players snapping cues?
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I don't know why cue snappers take it out on the cue.... They should punch theirself in the face instead:D
 
cubc said:
The difference is in baseball the other players may use that bat and since it was CLEARLY the bats fault the baseball player essentially rescued the rest of the team from having that very same bat affect them! :D
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LOL! A greenie for you. But in baseball, it may be the level of the game. Sports page photo of Jacoby Ellsbury of the Red Sox during batting practice. The end of the bat had "46" written on it. That's Ellsbury's number. So...when playing in the "bigs", I'd assume bats are an individual choice for players...much like cues.
 
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champ2107 said:
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Bval I understand 100% what ur saying and how u see my post as a third person, I know ur not saying my teammate is classless kinda, but his breaking of the cue was, but I have learned not to pass judgement on heat of the moment actions like these that dont involve harming anyone.
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I agree that breaking the cue is a classless act, but not as bad as breaking someone else's stuff or punching somebody. The problem I have is that other people learn from it. A kid sees this or Earl breaking his stick picks up on these things.

I agree Johnny was not trying to break his stick. I think Earl is classless for his repeated b.s. near the table.

Although I don't want to see anyone break his stick intentionally, if anyone does it I hope its my opponent. That is a good indication he isn't ready to win the match. People that can't handle their emotions are easier to beat than people that can.

By the way, just because a pro does something does not make it legit.
 
An American Pool Perversion?

All tales told here are about American pool players.

I don't recall tales of snooker players breaking cues, nor pool players from other countries, or carom players from anywhere.

If this is incorrect please enlighten us:D
 
ndakotan said:
I agree that breaking the cue is a classless act, but not as bad as breaking someone else's stuff or punching somebody. The problem I have is that other people learn from it. A kid sees this or Earl breaking his stick picks up on these things.

I agree Johnny was not trying to break his stick. I think Earl is classless for his repeated b.s. near the table.

Although I don't want to see anyone break his stick intentionally, if anyone does it I hope its my opponent. That is a good indication he isn't ready to win the match. People that can't handle their emotions are easier to beat than people that can.

By the way, just because a pro does something does not make it legit.
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Is that what I ment when I put the link up?
 
poolplayer1988 said:
I think in most cases of breaking a cue it is always unbridled passion that overcomes a player who is playing bad or loses money. I have been known to cuss like a sailor if I lost in the past (waaay past), but I've never broken a cue on purpose. I tossed a CueTec on a table once and broke it at the joint, but that wasn't on purpose. I'm one of those passionate people who loves to play pool. People ask me sometimes why I get angry at myself or say "it's only a game" (which REALLY pisses me off), and I tell them that I am passionate about pool and know what my standards of play are. I ask people who say "it's only a game" why they dedicate so much time to practice if it's "only a game". They never answer. Will I get pissed if I miss or lose? Absolutely, because I hold myself up to a very high standard of play, and if I don't perform up to my own standards, I am severely disappointed in myself. BUT, and this is from years of play, I have learned to redirect my anger into a sharper focus and better concentration. Matter of fact, I play better now when I get pissed, helps me focus like a laser.
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I like to say "it's only a game". For me, looking at the big picture of life, pool is a game. I dedicate the time to practice because I enjoy the game. I have a very high standard of what my game should be and I am extremely dedicated to the sport, so I understand that passion that can go along with it.

Manifesting that passion into negative energy is wasteful. I definitely think that your right, focus that energy into the things that you can control can improve your game. Over the past few year, I have been working on this aspect of my game. I am trying not get mad while I am playing by focusing only on the items I can control in the present. When I fail to follow this rule of thumb in the tournament, my level of play definitely lowers.
 
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Scaramouche said:
All tales told here are about American pool players.

I don't recall tales of snooker players breaking cues, nor pool players from other countries, or carom players from anywhere.

If this is incorrect please enlighten us:D
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Canadian and buddies name is collin orig a snooker player also and has played in england in that famous snooker club there which I forget the name, so u have been enlightened. :p
 
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jay helfert said:
Once again I find myself reading this thread and see that most realize by now that it is a matter of self control. Without same, I believe it is much more difficult to play pool well. It behooves you to remain calm at the table. Any kind of upset will throw you off your best game.

STAY COOL WHEN YOU PLAY POOL! Or be a fool! :D
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"Stay in school,Don't play pool or you a fool" MR.T
 
Bigjohn said:
I don't know why cue snappers take it out on the cue.... They should punch theirself in the face instead:D
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Actually, I've seen that too. I guess if you spend enough time in pool rooms you will see just about everthing. This was a right hand (closed fist) to the right jaw as hard as he could. He was left handed so it probaly wasn't his best punch, but he certainly got his attention.
 
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