Who do you let play with your cue?

hang-the-9

hang-the-9

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I just let a guy who was telling me that a ball could not touch the other player's ball in 8 ball and yet felt OK hitting my ball first during his turn play a few shots with my Ned Morris cue and just about new OB shaft.

I don't know if that was the smartest idea.

Do most only let a very select few play with their cues?
 
I'm generous, I let people try a cue on gut instinct, i.e can they afford a refinish?

I have a three six case, all the tips are different, as are shaft specs, so I'll let a random stranger try them, only after watching them handle their own cue though.
 
Can they shoot soft, can they play really at all, and can they afford to replace anything if they break it. Those are my three things I ask myself before I let anyone hit with one of my cues.
 
I once let a friend use my cue in a tournament and soon as I turned away, I heard a huge "Whack!" behind me. Apparently he got angry at a missed a shot and slammed the cue on the rail, leaving a big dent in the forearm... my fault for letting him use I guess, but boy was I pissed!

Despite that though, I don't really have any problem with people using my cues, as long as they stay in my sights and don't do anything stupid with it.
 
i seldom get asked,but i let anyone i know play with mine

i especially like to let Jack Potter try my cues,they come back with slicker shafts
and cleaner looking

i let anybody who ask to hit my cues hit balls with my players

if someone wanted to take one to play a big match,or take off on the road
that requires a little better relationship but i am not that ficle

i figure most people are pretty careful
 
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I used to , the last time I loaned my cue it came back with a big dent in the shaft right where I stroke the ball , that was not repairable.
When I asked what happened , the answer was , "You know how hard I am on equipment".
 
I only lend to friends who I know are as anal-retentive about their cues as I am. My shafts are perfectly smooth and I want them to remain that way.

My father didn't understand why I didn't let him play with my best sticks. After he chalks his cue, he raps the shaft against the edge of the table to shake off the excess chalk. I told him that was why he didn't get to use my cues.

In 1992, Willie Mosconi reached over wanting me to hand him my new South West cue. I didn't 't have a problem that time. :smile: It was the pool players equivalent of "Washington slept here".
 
Most people

Its usually someone I know or at least someone I have watched use their own equipment like another poster stated. My only difference is I take the responsibility and put it on myself. I ask, "Can I afford a refinish or repair" and don't think I would hold them accountable. After all, it is MY equipment and MY choice to either let them use it or not.
 
A select few friends and some players that I know will handle it with care. If you're a joe blow banging balls with a cue that has pot leaves all over it, I'll slap you for even thinking about playing with my cue.
 
I take really good care of my equipment. Shafts are several years old and still look brand new. If I dont know 100% that person will treat their equipment the same way I wont let them shoot with mine.
 
Pretty much any one I know, emphasis being any one I know. Franklin era S.W. but being in Vegas S.W. is right here and they are very reasonable on pricing and turn around times for local repairs. Freddy Boggs and his brother also do tips and shaft maintenance.
 
victorl said:
I once let a friend use my cue in a tournament and soon as I turned away, I heard a huge "Whack!" behind me. Apparently he got angry at a missed a shot and slammed the cue on the rail, leaving a big dent in the forearm... my fault for letting him use I guess, but boy was I pissed!

Despite that though, I don't really have any problem with people using my cues, as long as they stay in my sights and don't do anything stupid with it.
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The EXACT same thing happened to my first two piece cue...my buddy was shooting some 8 ball with me, and wacked the forearm hard against the rail on a miss, putting a huge dent/chip in the finish on the forearm. That was the day after I bought it, too...:mad:
 
I'm not sure how well I ever thought it through, but looking back I believe I ask myself two questions. What purpose does allowing them to play with it serve, and does the person realize the value of the cue.
If the person can't play at all there's really no need for them to use a personnel que. that person often wouldn't know the value either.
The person doesn't have to know the dollar amount of the cue, you can usually easily tell whom just views it as a piece of wood.

Pretty sure that's my guide to loaning anything out.
 
hang-the-9 said:
I just let a guy who was telling me that a ball could not touch the other player's ball in 8 ball and yet felt OK hitting my ball first during his turn play a few shots with my Ned Morris cue and just about new OB shaft.

I don't know if that was the smartest idea.

Do most only let a very select few play with their cues?
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I don't actually let anyone shoot with my cue. I am sorry if they are offended if they ask and I say no, they should know better then to ask. That is not to say I would not let someone hit some balls with my cue, but borrowing it to play, "NO".
 
no one. i don't buy cues to sell or collect so my cue is my cue. i hear they sell cues in a bunch of places; that's how i got mine. when my cue has to be repaired, i have to play off the wall, so if no one plays with my cue except me, then any hard feelings are upfront and not on the back end where i would kick myself for loaning it in the first place.
 
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