maybe your young lol but the first sneaky Pete’s were exactly that. They looked like a 1 piece . I have one that I could put in a rack and you’ll never know. at some point they got fancy. If you put a collar and a butt cap on it it’s no longer sneaky just a wrap less cue. To me there is a difference. I don’t have a problem with it.. it’s just not a sneaky.
Who cares what an apa 2 carry’s in their case. They are supporting the game if they can afford it let them buy it. Pool always seems to get in their feelings about that. In golf a 20 handicap buys a new $1k driver and no cares. Lol we just ask to hit a ball with it to check it out.
Golf is a great analogy here. Especially since it has exploded after the pandemic. Sure, let people buy whatever they want and can afford, but the reality is that something like 2-5% of people that play are actually decent golfers.
So you see someone that looks like Instagram threw up on them, with a $500 outfit and 3k in the latest gear and you roll your eyes when they slice their drive off the first into the next fairway, or pull out a wood for a 160yd par 3 or miss a putt by 5ft with their Cameron.
They are into the idea playing golf more than they are being a player. It’s a stigma same as with pool.