My approach is basic and simple; just about as vanilla as any approach to pool cues could ever be.
If I own a pool cue, then I play with it........at home, in your home and anywhere there's a pool table.
I play with any cue in my case at the pool hall; any of my pals can play with any cue in my case as well.
It is my humble opinion that a pool cue was purposefully built to be played with and truly appreciated.
I don't want to admire a pool cue, or keep it at home where may be the most safe. I want to actually use it.
Personally, even if I had landed my dream Hercek cue, that cue would be treated exactly the same way.
Matt B.