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Originally Posted by Zeke
IDK much about pool even though I have held a table long enough to get drunk on other's beer.
Seems to me LTCG could have potentially done more damage to the table felt than the cue. I mean aren't those things built to take a lickin'? Hitting the floor of an angle probably didn't help the tip but other than that I doubt it got a scratch.
Besides, he could buy a new cue, the table and the whole damn bar if he wanted to.
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Not really about the money. And the way the cue rattle across the table rail, it was bound to pick up dings. Many table makers use laminate for rail tops, others use epoxy infused wood to harden. That table looked like an Olhausen...very tough rails.
Cues...although the pros often use (sponsor) factory cues...you can bet those cues aren't exactly as they come off the assembly line. Best ranked rotation player now is Shane Van Boening sponsored by Cuetec. Some time back his playing cue was stolen. His game took a downturn until he got used to the replacement cue. It's a "feel" thing at that level. Probably some superstition entering in as well...pool, like golf, is vey much a mental game.
Let's put it this way...I'd be more upset if my Keith Josey cue was stolen than if my Mustang was stolen. (edit) Easy to find a replacement Mustang, with the cue, I'd have to wait perhaps years for Keith to make another one. At my age & health issues, might not have those years.