When playing pool do you have your own cue or use what is there?

Question

When playing pool do you have your own cue or use what is there?

Answer 1

You are better off buying your own.Many of the cue sticks at pool halls are warped,and the tips are usually not in the best shape.this can have a huge effect on your game.Spend the money and get a nice stick and a hard case for it to prevent warping.

Answer 2

use what is there

Answer 3

If you are privy to the APA magazine that members get, you can see my stick on the cover of the latest issue.  It is a great stick for people like me that play a few nights a week in the APA as a form of recreation.  Nothing too fancy, and quite affordable, a cuetec, of course.. It suits me just fine.  Take care dear, Jen

Answer 4

It depends on how serious of a player you are.  To just go out and shoot every now and then its not necessary, but if you are looking to get good it is a huge plus to own your own cue.  I myself own quite a few cues, but I play a lot more pool then your average person.  Good luck, and keep rackn em up!

Answer 5

I play on leauges and tournaments so I have my own cues. I never break with my playing stick cuz it can result in damaging my tip or breaking it off, however, I do have a stick I bought to use only to break with. depends on how serious you are.

Answer 6

I don't play often enough to warrant getting my own cue. I know that it's better to have my own, but i don't play competitively anyway, so it doesn't bother me that much.

Answer 7

It depends where you play, a lot of places have sticks that are so bad youd do better with a broomstick. I use my own but I bought my first when I didnt really need one. The plus side was having my own cue kind of made me practice more and try harder. Now adays you can get a really nice stick that will stand up to normal shooting for under 100 bucks with a case.

It may not be the greatest thing in the pool hall but its your weapon an extension of your arm, and it will help you get better at first.

Answer 8

Depends on where and when, if I'm going into a pool hall, I take my own.  Into a bar, depends, one I know, or one that's running a tourny I want to shoot in, I take my own.  One I don't know, a lot of the time I'll go in and use what's there, I just don't want to risk my cues getting damaged.  The one thing I do carry with me at all times, on my keys, is a disc scuffer.  I can get around a warped cue by turning it in my hand so the warp is up or down, but a bad tip, that's another story.  by carrying around a scuffer I can always put a good shape and ruffness to the tip on a house cue, and that's all I need mostly, But I've been playing this game for a long long time.

If you're looking to work on your game and you'd like to get better, it is advisable to get your own stick so you can learn how it acts, is it heavy, light, does it hit soft or hard, how much spin will it give the cue ball.  There is so much to this game and every variable makes a difference, from the table size to the cloth to when was the last time the balls were cleaned.  By getting your own cue, you can eliminate a number of those variables.

Answer 9

I use my own a Meucci sneaky pete.

Answer 10

It's nice to have your own cue if you play on a regular basis. You don't have to go out and spend a ton of money these days to get a good cue either. Once you get past the 2 to 3 hundred dollar range your usually just paying for a bunch of ornamentation that you really don't need anyway. I have a couple of high end cues but i didn't pay a dime for either one. I won one in a raffle and the other in a tournament. I've only used them a few times and they are nice but my trusty old Mc Dermott is usually what you'll see me shooting with. It's not the greatest stick in the world but I'm so used to it that it feels like a third arm or something. I think that's a good reason to have your own cue. At least when you go out to play you know what you're dealing with, no mysteries involved.

Answer 11

I use what's there. :)

Answer 12

If you're not a serious player, you really don't need your own cue. If you decide you want to get good, and/or start playing in tournaments and leagues, you should buy your own.

BTW, don't get a Cuetec. They suck. The only reason they were on the cover of APA magazine is because they are a paid sponsor of the APA. Anything with a real wood shaft is far superior.