Who do you let play with your cue?
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I wouldn't loan it out to walk away aside from a select few, but hitting some balls with it or sharing a cue while we played together is fine.
No, you can't borrow my cue, my toothbrush, my car or my credit card.
I'm not sure that I would loan my playing cue to anyone (in terms of they take it away somewhere). Anyone I trust to take care of it, I have no issue letting them hit with it.
I have other good cues that are not my playing cue, and most of those I would lend to friends who know how to care for their cues.
Gideon
I would lend my cue to a few people to use in a match for sure, but that is maybe 5-6 people.
The thing that got me thinking about this was the that while I let him shoot a few times with it, I kept feeling this background thought that any second he'll bang the thing on the side of the table by accident.
He was playing with someone else before me (trying to explain to him the proper way to play and the rules which were 80% BS) and when he was chalking it sounded like fingernails on a chalkboard. When we were done I really should have gone over to the other kid and tried to fix whatever it was he was "taught". I don't know how many times I overhear people talk about rules or how to play (DON'T use that bridge, what are you a girl??? for example) and it takes quite a bit of will power to keep quiet. On the other hand it's just more people going into the hole of random bar rules every time that happens and I don't walk over to explain how the better players play.
I am still not quite sure why I let him use my cue but he was a nice enough guy and shot straight(ish) aside from not knowing the proper rules. He also was a few drinks past tipsy also LOL, and liked repeating things 3-4-5 times.
The thing that got me thinking about this was the that while I let him shoot a few times with it, I kept feeling this background thought that any second he'll bang the thing on the side of the table by accident.
He was playing with someone else before me (trying to explain to him the proper way to play and the rules which were 80% BS) and when he was chalking it sounded like fingernails on a chalkboard. When we were done I really should have gone over to the other kid and tried to fix whatever it was he was "taught". I don't know how many times I overhear people talk about rules or how to play (DON'T use that bridge, what are you a girl??? for example) and it takes quite a bit of will power to keep quiet. On the other hand it's just more people going into the hole of random bar rules every time that happens and I don't walk over to explain how the better players play.
I am still not quite sure why I let him use my cue but he was a nice enough guy and shot straight(ish) aside from not knowing the proper rules. He also was a few drinks past tipsy also LOL, and liked repeating things 3-4-5 times.
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"Who do you let play with your cue?"
Anyone who wants to.
I don't understand what the big deal is.
It's a piece of wood.
Long as I'm standing there anyone can play with my cue.
I even offer people I've never seen before if they want to try my cue when they come over for a chat.
Anyone who wants to.
I don't understand what the big deal is.
It's a piece of wood.
Long as I'm standing there anyone can play with my cue.
I even offer people I've never seen before if they want to try my cue when they come over for a chat.
When I started playing three years ago I pretty much let anyone use my cue and often offered my break cue to those without. I've always been a generous person and of the opinion that gear should be used, not hoarded.
I soon found out that most of my playing partners are klutzes and weren't going to be anymore careful with my cues than they are with theirs.
No more.
I soon found out that most of my playing partners are klutzes and weren't going to be anymore careful with my cues than they are with theirs.
No more.
I have a piece of wood that I let people borrow, it's a $50 McD Star cue.
Luckily no-one that used any of my cues has damaged it yet I all the years I've owned cues.
The most issues I have is with random people grabbing the cues thinking they are house cues or sticking them up on the wall. I actually had a group of kids look at me like I was some random crazy guy when I walked over to their table to take my cue from them after some girl in the group grabbed my cue. Some people seem to think that any cue in the room is a "house" cue for the taking. I wonder if there are people that don't even know you can buy your own cue or that there are cues out there that cost more than $30.
ElCorazonFrio
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I'll let pretty much anyone I will play with borrow my cue.
But, then, I won't play with many people. The people I will play with have some things in common:
1. They want to play, not chat with everybody around them.
2. They play well enough to at least make it interesting for me.
3. They want to learn and discuss shots at times.
4. They call fouls on themselves and trust me to do the same. If we are playing a set, neither one of would hesitate to leave the area in the middle of the opponent's run.
So, I guess there are about ten people who can use my cues. But, any one of them could borrow one for as long as he wants...days, weeks, months....
But, then, I won't play with many people. The people I will play with have some things in common:
1. They want to play, not chat with everybody around them.
2. They play well enough to at least make it interesting for me.
3. They want to learn and discuss shots at times.
4. They call fouls on themselves and trust me to do the same. If we are playing a set, neither one of would hesitate to leave the area in the middle of the opponent's run.
So, I guess there are about ten people who can use my cues. But, any one of them could borrow one for as long as he wants...days, weeks, months....
Yep, this is my policy also. In addition, I never ask to even try anyone else's cue because I don't want to like what they have and then have to change all my equipment since I have settled on the equipment I use.
Al
Very few people use my playing cues. I let a teammate borrow my cue once and he slammed the shaft against the edge of the table after he missed a shot.
The last time anybody other than me used one of my cues was when I let the owner of a local pool hall/restaurant hit some balls with it. Some random guy in a pool hall - zero chance. I put my cue on the next table while I broke with a house cue and in just the time it took me to break a guy two tables over had walked over and picked up my cue and was examining it. He never said a word to me while I was holding the cue, waited until I laid it down. I immediately grabbed the cue back from him.
Look at it this way. Who would you let drive your car?
The last time anybody other than me used one of my cues was when I let the owner of a local pool hall/restaurant hit some balls with it. Some random guy in a pool hall - zero chance. I put my cue on the next table while I broke with a house cue and in just the time it took me to break a guy two tables over had walked over and picked up my cue and was examining it. He never said a word to me while I was holding the cue, waited until I laid it down. I immediately grabbed the cue back from him.
Look at it this way. Who would you let drive your car?
I would let someone drive my car but not my cue.
Most people know better than to ask at all. The last time someone did I responded, "If I can borrow her you can borrow my cue". His girl friend just smiled, there was no trade.
I had that happen this weekend and I was pretty confused lol. I'm into pretty plain looking cues but they all have wraps. I play at an area that is pretty safe and I only shoot with what's probably a 300 dollar with another 200 for the shaft. I ran to the rest room and I come back and my buddy is at the bar and a kid at the next table was shooting with my cue. They were a pretty decent bunch so I let him finish that shot and told him that it was my cue, I did let him finish the game with it but I was sweating the whole time hoping he didn't bang it around. He finished up his game and said thanks and bought me a beer so all turned out well.
I'll let pretty much anyone hit with my cue but there are only 2 people I would let walk out the door with it.
I have two or three close friends that shoot well AND respect their cues at about the same level as I do. They are allowed to handle my cues, once in a while. Everyone else knows not to ask. Even the wife knows better.
Well, yea, how do you steer a cue?
When I repped Samsara Cues for 9 years, I let anyone who wanted to try them go ahead and hit some balls. If somebody showed an interest, I turned them on to Jim & Dave @ Samsara, who turned them into customers. As a result, my cues have some small dings as results of accidents, but I've never had anyone slam the cue on the rail or table. 
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
None of my friends would ever ask to use any of my cues.
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Well
I have a couple of Pat Diviney cues with 3 matching shafts. I would let my wife use them, but she don't play. A good pool shooting buddy could use them, but he moved to Michigan. I would let some one shoot a few balls in my presence if they wanted to try out a Diviney cue with his Lake Salvage shafts.
So I'm in luck, no one but me! I ain't big on loaning out my guns either. A man should keep a few prized possessions for him self.
I have a couple of Pat Diviney cues with 3 matching shafts. I would let my wife use them, but she don't play. A good pool shooting buddy could use them, but he moved to Michigan. I would let some one shoot a few balls in my presence if they wanted to try out a Diviney cue with his Lake Salvage shafts.
So I'm in luck, no one but me! I ain't big on loaning out my guns either. A man should keep a few prized possessions for him self.