What is the Most Ill-Conceived Pool Product You Have Ever Come Across?
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I was going to say that! My husband and I played on a scotch doubles team once, and one of the girls got one of these for Christmas one year. It would light up any time she hit the cueball. She was so proud of that thing! It was embarassing.
I also have these items that I never use:
- 9ball rack
- glove (although I would use it if I had a sweaty hand problem)
- joint protectors (they look cool but they take too long to take off and put on)
I have to agree with the elephant ball thing, too. They're pretty but should only be part of your room decor and never be put to practical use.
I had a guy call me an idiot last week because I would not install a screw-on tip/ferrule on his McDermott.
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Find all of these ill-conceived products and more at www.muellers.com.
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I saw one of these a few years ago. It reminded me of a pair of tennis shoes my kid had when he was about 3 years old. They had lil blinky lights whenever he walked around. The cue stick brought a smile to my brain thinking about it.
I had a friend who bought an unbalanced cue ball just to mess with people. He'd distract someone and swap out the cue ball. We had another friend who was getting pissed and couldn't understand why we all were laughing at him when he shot. Well worth the 8 bucks or so that it cost.
My vote would go for the 9 ball rack
lol I remember those shoes. Were made by a company called L.A. Gear I think. Man just think if you could set yourself up with the blinking shoes, blinking cue, and top it off with a red glove and a screw on tip. Man one would be the sh!t, and the talk of the tournement
As for other products. We had a product called the extender in our showroom. it was plastic and slipped over the tip end of your cue and had an extra foot of plastic tube with a tip on it. Biggest piece of crap I've ever seen. it didn't hold tight on the cue and broke after trying to get any draw... lol, but no worry, a little super glue and your back stroking
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Hey that thing's the nuts! Definitely beats having your cue fall over when there's no corner to lean it in.
i know this is off topic...... The chemicals and bleach in the softscrub are horrible for the shaft. I saw you use an ob shaft, that makes it even worse. The chemicals will break down the glues holding the splices together.
Marcus <---sorry to hijack
Measles cue ball: Who creates a practice ball that is oversized?
The chameleon rack: Lasted about 6 games before i smashed it!
The chameleon rack: Lasted about 6 games before i smashed it!
My son who is 10yrs old has one of those. It would be worthless but he took it to a Major Tourney and got everyone to sign it. I mean everyone. Corey, Earl, Efren, Parica, Archer, Earnesto, Crosby, Moore, Mika, Thorsten. You name them they are on the cue. And now the cue I thought was a peice of crap suddenly was told to keep in a safe place and don't play with it. He must have 40 autographs on it and he is very proud of it. Just thought I would mention that. But the flashy thing is as stupid as a soup sandwich IMO
Thats funny actually. I play with friends who are wanna be players and think they are good but have played league a couple of times. Well I was playing 8 ball with them and just spanking em, I suggested that we play 9 ball because IMO 8 ball makes a good player look much better when the opponent is left with most of their balls left. So I started racking and they said "Stop hold on I have a 9 ball rack you should use for that" They really think that you have to use a special 9 ball rack or it won't be right. People who put a table in their homes always seem to buy them.
It's not oversized. In fact, it's a good, useful product.
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The one i have in my poolroom is oversized. Don't know if there are two variations, but the one i have is oversized
I have that EXACT Q-claw...we use it ALLLLLL the time.How could you not like those? It's better than having to rest your Cue up against a table, even if you use a napkin over the edge.
There are too many times to count where someone has tripped over a cue, hit the table too hard, knocked it over...this is one of my favorite inventions...not least favorite.
My son, who is 33 now, has a couple of different cues but his favorite is his Homer Simpson cue. He calls it "Homey". He wins about as much with that ons as he does with his McDermot and a hustler cue that he uses regularly. He like to see the looks on peoples faces when he gets out on them...it's pretty funny sometimes cause he kisses his cue when he get out of a tough jam with it.
My most ill concieved product would be some of those hard metal tip shapers...the ones that are shaped like a cube of chalk and cut rings around your ferrel if your not careful.
L8R...Ken