Why Look For A New Cue, When You Like The ONE U Have?

Pangit

Pangit

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I've just come to the conclusion...I've been wasting my time "looking" for a new cue...thinking a new cue is some magic elixir. I don't want to drop any names on who made my cue other than one of the Bautista Brothers. It's a pretty nice SP...it's paid for, and I'm used to all the flexes it has.

A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush....
I'd almost feel guilty playing with a different cue...:smile:

It's like a favorite pet...when it dies...I'll get a new one.
 
Pangit said:
I've just come to the conclusion...I've been wasting my time "looking" for a new cue...thinking a new cue is some magic elixir. I don't want to drop any names on who made my cue other than one of the Bautista Brothers. It's a pretty nice SP...it's paid for, and I'm used to all the flexes it has.

A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush....
I'd almost feel guilty playing with a different cue...:smile:

It's like a favorite pet...when it dies...I'll get a new one.
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I ask myself the same question all the time. The best answer I can give ( at least for me) is like the game itself it is an addiction. I think I bought five cues in less than a year.

At first I think it was because I was new to the game and my chain of thinking was the cue would make me play better. So I went from my starter cue that I had only had a month and bought a Meucci which was a huge mistake because my Players cue played much better than that expensive piece of Sh*t.

From there I bought a Predator Sneaky which I love and not more than two or three weeks later I had added another Predator and a Joss which I got because Mr. Janes signed it for me and I have yet to hit a ball with it but to me it was worth it because I feel as if it is a piece of billiards history and I am honored when players at my hall ask to see it.

Now whats even more sad is I am going to be adding yet another Predator to my cue collection even though I don't need it.
 
Pangit said:
. . . . I've been wasting my time "looking" for a new cue . . . .
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Probably.

A lot of folks think getting a new cue will make them a better player.

For 99.9% of us, this is self-delusional.

It's not the cue . . . it's you.

Imho the best approach is to buy a good cue and case early in your career. Get a top quality tip put on. Maintain both scrupulously.

And then . . . don't change anything.

You will accustom yourself to the cue and get comfortable with it.

Every little change in tip or cue has a big impact on your shots.

New tip, new feel. New tip shape, new action. New cue . . . . hey fugedoudit, new everything!

btw, I own two identical cues for playing so when one is being dressed or tipped, I can use the other one without too much of a headache.

btw, Always go to the top cue maintenance person in your area. Check around and find out who the A players go to.
 
I have more cues than brains. My daily player is Predator Roadline w/ 314/fat. However I just bought another cue and might order a another Predator(iKon2). Cues are addictive. My father never told me it was going to be like this.
 
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If I had not bought another cue I would not have my main player. Sure I liked the one i had but like this one better. I still look and this cue collecting habit can be addicting but you never know if you will come across that one gem you will fall in love with and want to use.
 
I agree, I dont need any other cues. Do people collect equipment in other sports, like baseball gloves or golf clubs? Or is it just pool players? (Only thing I can think of would be guns, if shooting is a sport.) Nothing wrong with it I guess, but never seen anyone do that.
 
Personally, I just like to try different cues. I figure one day after I have played with a bunch of different ones, I'll possibly just buy one fancy one and stick with it.
 
I have had many cues that I could have kept as a main player that I have sold. Why you ask? For the same reason you don't eat at the same restraunt time after time. Just too many cues out there that I want to try.
 
Cue collecting is fine as long as all but one of them gathers dust. But playing pool with a different cue every week will only hurt your game. I'm going to stick with mine until it falls apart.

I'm glad I don't have to go through making one of those agonizing posts like ..."I really like X, but lately Y has been catching my eye, plus I tend to shoot a little better right handed on tuesdays, so maybe I should get it with a Z tip instead..."

Of course, it's only 'agonizing' for me to read, I think the cue nuts out there actually love this decision-making process.
 
if you changed the subject to women instead of cues tiger woods might be able to shed some insight:D
 
Pangit said:
I've just come to the conclusion...I've been wasting my time "looking" for a new cue...thinking a new cue is some magic elixir. I don't want to drop any names on who made my cue other than one of the Bautista Brothers. It's a pretty nice SP...it's paid for, and I'm used to all the flexes it has.

A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush....
I'd almost feel guilty playing with a different cue...:smile:

It's like a favorite pet...when it dies...I'll get a new one.
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Well, I think there may be something to be gained in experimenting with weight, balance, length, shaft taper and tip hardness and type. I did this (over a few years period) and after dialing in exactly what I like in these options, I have stayed with my choice for seveal years. I have no desire to change anything, for me it is perfect! Also, I could care less what the cue looks like. I'm getting the hit and cue action I want with the shaft n taper n tip n tip hardness I have chosen.
 
They are like crack

I'm addicted. I went to go shoot yesterday and i picked a clean Joss sp. I have 3 of them already. I definitely can't pass up a deal. collection is back up to 41.crazy thing is i usually only shoot with my regular player. My brother in law is a cop he has over 50 guns, his partner has 2, he says he only has 2 hand so he only has 2 guns. I guess every one is different.
 
Pangit said:
I've just come to the conclusion...I've been wasting my time "looking" for a new cue...thinking a new cue is some magic elixir. I don't want to drop any names on who made my cue other than one of the Bautista Brothers. It's a pretty nice SP...it's paid for, and I'm used to all the flexes it has.

A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush....
I'd almost feel guilty playing with a different cue...:smile:

It's like a favorite pet...when it dies...I'll get a new one.
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Welcome to wising up...if everybody was aware of this, the cue industry would be in dire straights...
 
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Pangit said:
I've just come to the conclusion...I've been wasting my time "looking" for a new cue...thinking a new cue is some magic elixir. I don't want to drop any names on who made my cue other than one of the Bautista Brothers. It's a pretty nice SP...it's paid for, and I'm used to all the flexes it has.

A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush....
I'd almost feel guilty playing with a different cue...:smile:

It's like a favorite pet...when it dies...I'll get a new one.
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Personally, i'd invest in shafts with different tapers, tips etc., and stay with same butt.
 
CreeDo said:
Cue collecting is fine as long as all but one of them gathers dust. But playing pool with a different cue every week will only hurt your game. I'm going to stick with mine until it falls apart.

I'm glad I don't have to go through making one of those agonizing posts like ..."I really like X, but lately Y has been catching my eye, plus I tend to shoot a little better right handed on tuesdays, so maybe I should get it with a Z tip instead..."

Of course, it's only 'agonizing' for me to read, I think the cue nuts out there actually love this decision-making process.
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I just have to disagree with this. I have several cues and can adjust to any of them in a few minutes and I can still play with a house cue. I don't like the LD shafts at all, but one can adjust to those also though it would take me longer than a few minutes but I can't imagine why I would ever shoot with an LD shaft unless a house cue wasn't available with a decent tip.
 
obsespool said:
Well, I think there may be something to be gained in experimenting with weight, balance, length, shaft taper and tip hardness and type. I did this (over a few years period) and after dialing in exactly what I like in these options, I have stayed with my choice for seveal years. I have no desire to change anything, for me it is perfect! Also, I could care less what the cue looks like. I'm getting the hit and cue action I want with the shaft n taper n tip n tip hardness I have chosen.
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I totally agree with your post. Recently I was having the shafts from 2 different cues re-tipped. One was a Jerry Olivier..the other a Richard Chudy. The JO..wood/wood-3/8x10-19.25oz. The RC/3-G10 pin/18.7oz

While they were being re-tipped I started using a Nick Varner(but a real nice one) Stainless joint-20.7oz with a thinner shaft and I haven't put the Varner down yet. I love the feel of the stainless steel joint...and for some bizzare reason I'm loving the heavier cue.

IMHO- I certainy see the benefit of trying as many different combinations of weight/pin/joint/wrap as you can. You may be suprised at what you ultimately find out.
 
I really have to agree here. I have been playing with the same cue that I started with. That was about 6 years ago. I have spent more on tips for that stick than I did the stick itself. Each year I look at cues and decide that this is going to be the year I buy a new one. Then I get into some tournaments and it plays really well and I tell myself maybe I really don't need a new one. Although I think my wife finally got sick of the same story every year about wanting a new stick so she is getting a custom made for me. I guess we will see how it plays.
 
About 14-15 years ago my girl at the time bought me a J. Pechauer cue for Christmas. It was the only new nice cue I've ever had and therefore it was the only one I wanted. I didn't play with any other cues except a house cue to break with.

Fast forward to current day... I wanted to play again, so I decided to get a cue (October-ish) and it ended up being an Action cue. I played with it for a few weeks and decided I wanted something else. I ended with a deal on a Falcon and a Joss butt. I weighted the butt to my liking and played with it for a few months while the shaft for the Joss butt was being made. After I got the ss360 shaft I decided I wanted another Joss. The only one I wanted was a N-7 as its one out of 3 cues I've ever really wanted. So I got one and the deal I got included 2 Joss shafts. I finally started using one of the Joss shafts and now I'm even more confused. I also had a Players HXT in the mix which I recently sold to a friend who's getting into the game after quite some years off.

As I would love to have a custom, my N-7 I absolutely love the way it plays, feels and looks. I also like the older Joss butt which I was going to give to a team mate but I'm not sure if I want to do that or not now. I also still have a soft spot for my Falcon cue and use my Action cue as a break cue.

I recently used a wood/wood joint cue and like the way it felt, but for some reason, I really like my steel joint cues.

But for me, rather than buy another cue, I'm putting the money into lessons. If nothing else I'll be a better player with my equipment rather than look good with sub-par skills. :)
 
Easy answer.......

Why look for a new cue when you like the one you have..Simple...because it's never enough. I mean is it really ever enough? Although I have my player that I love to death, I still find myself looking through these pages to see if anything catches my eye. For me the reason has nothing to do with the performace a cue might have but just the style/looks in itself. That's all it really comes down to. Sad thing is, simplicity never really sticks in this department, when you have the money and means to acquire something fancier than what you play with..odds are you are going to go that route. Then again everybody is different...depends on the personality of the person I guess
 
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