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The below is from the current AZBilliards Front Page article on the Women's World championships qualifying.

It was also not a good day for American Kristi Carter, who ended up not competing in the qualifying events when her cue case was delayed at the airport.

I hate to be critical, as Kristi is a very nice person, but could she not have borrowed a cue or played off the wall. I am just a little puzzled:rolleyes:

-don
 
Sweet Marissa said:
I'm a bit puzzled, as well. I know Charlie Williams travelled to a tournament once, only to realise once he got there that he had forgotten his cue at home. However, he was able to borrow one and compete as planned. I'm kind of curious why Miss Carter didn't just borrow a cue.
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I don't know Miss Carter or the circumstance, but something similar happened to me once many yars ago and after all the hassle, I was so frustrated, that I just didn't want to play after that. It's a real pain in the butt experience.
 
doesn't sound like she really wanted to play or I would think she would have borrowed a cue as well. :confused:
 
I could kind of understood it if she had taken the bus for 30 minutes to a local tournament, and forgotten her cue, but she has travelled almost half the world to get to this tournament...

Maybe she was just in it for the trip anyway ;)
 
Several years ago I had my cues stolen. By the time the next tournament had rolled around, I hadn't replaced them yet but wanted to compete anyway. I hadn't even played that much since I was so upset about losing them. My friend insisted that I borrow his cues and I ended up going undefeated, winning my first tri-state event.

I promised to give him updates throughout the event and when I called him after the finals, he asked, "So, what do you think of my cues?" I said honestly and without hesitation, "Eh, I don't really like the hit."


Just the other day, I showed up at the poolroom cueless and proceeded to run 3 racks in a race to 9. Nothing to write home about but it felt good. When you believe in yourself, there are no excuses. You can't be held back. I'm sorry but to travel all that way and not play because of a cue is silly.
 
Maybe she wanted to wait for them until they got there. I wouldn't leave the airport without my cues and probably wouldn't be able to play until I knew they were safe either...
 
I think the story about Charlie Williams was that he was going to NY to play in a tourny. It was a big tourny. Archer, Efren, and many other big names. It took place the weekend of the big black out. Charlie's flight was diverted to Boston. His cues went somewhere else. He played the tournament using someone else's cue for each match. He won the tourny. He had the advantage of using a predator cue. This is fairly easy to find on the pro tour.
 
Roy Steffensen said:
I could kind of understood it if she had taken the bus for 30 minutes to a local tournament, and forgotten her cue, but she has travelled almost half the world to get to this tournament...

Maybe she was just in it for the trip anyway ;)
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Right. Her main purpose was to accompany Alli. She has not competed professionally for quite some time and probably just didn't feel comfortable borrowing someone else's cue.

Regards,
Jim
 
Jude Rosenstock said:
Several years ago I had my cues stolen. By the time the next tournament had rolled around, I hadn't replaced them yet but wanted to compete anyway. I hadn't even played that much since I was so upset about losing them. My friend insisted that I borrow his cues and I ended up going undefeated, winning my first tri-state event.
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This doesn't surprise me - I think it's a version of "new cue syndrome" where you play very well right after getting a new cue.

I promised to give him updates throughout the event and when I called him after the finals, he asked, "So, what do you think of my cues?" I said honestly and without hesitation, "Eh, I don't really like the hit."
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Right. I don't think new cue syndrome is really about having a better cue - I think it's just about paying closer attention to your cueing because you're playing with something unfamiliar. To me it underscores the importance of accurate cueing.

pj
chgo
 
Patrick Johnson said:
This doesn't surprise me - I think it's a version of "new cue syndrome" where you play very well right after getting a new cue.



Right. I don't think new cue syndrome is really about having a better cue - I think it's just about paying closer attention to your cueing because you're playing with something unfamiliar. To me it underscores the importance of accurate cueing.

pj
chgo
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Well, my point more than anything is, it's the player, not the cue. If I lost my cue prior to going, I might stay home but if I'm there, I'm playing. What's the worst that could happen? I lose? I've done that when I had everything with me!
 
poolplayer2093 said:
Were friends? not friends anymore?
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No, like many others, we are not friends anymore. A few people know why but I don't care to discuss it right now.
 
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I was at that tourney, Charlie used my buddy Steve Choy's cue (also a predator). This was the tourney that he redid the prizemoney and the first place check went from 16k to about 12k so he cost himself 4k. Going from one predator to another is really no difference, with custom cues I am sure it is a much bigger deal.
 
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