A lot of people, i.e., cue owners, tend to exaggerate and sometimes it can lead to some whoppers.
The term monster has lost all meaning when it comes to pool cue designs or the cue's performance.
No one that spent an appreciable amount of money for a custom cue, or any cue for that matter, wants
to hear, or learn, the cue just isn't all that person imagines it to be. Let's just consider this pool cue ego.
A lot of people buy a cue and come down with buyers remorse pretty quickly. The cue might look nice
but plays like shit or the design was different in person than how it looked in the sale thread. They can't
tell you why the cue doesn't feel right but they can tell you that they don't like the hit and feel. So now
they have a cue they want to move and that's where the exaggeration factor comes into play. They're
tempted to write anything that makes their cue sound so much better than it actually is to make a sale.
The term monster has become a hackneyed expression used to describe pool cues. It's meaningless
except to the FS thread's author nowadays. There are no monsters anymore, just exceptionally great
pool cues that stand heads above others. People will post photos of their cues in the Cue Gallery and
become offended if and when anyone points some workmanship flaws or criticizes their cue's design.
The reality is beauty is always seen through the eyes of the beholder & never the eyes of the cue owner.
The way you judge a pool cue is totally subjective and that applies to how you describe the cue too.
Lots of people overrate the cue-maker, the cue design, or the way the cue plays or feels.......to them.
The way others react to their cues becomes very important and the owner/seller tends to embellish &
overrate their cue as much for their own ego & satisfaction as it may also prove helpful to make a sale.
Matt B.
