Sneaky Pete Pool Cues

A sneaky pete pool cue, one online resource tells us, is used when a player "doesn't want to look like he has an expensive cue." And why would one want to do that? Well, the story of the sneaky pete pool cue goes a little deeper than that.

The sneaky pete pool cue goes back to the tradition of the pool hustler or pool shark. A sneaky pete pool cue is a professional-grade two-piece cue that screws together to provide all the advantages of a top-flight cue. However, when put together, it looks like a regular, old, standard bar stick. Shark Bait Sharks would try to convince their opponents that they would be playing an average guy who just happened to be hanging out at the pool table. With a sneaky pete pool cue, a hustler could appear to be playing with a stick he'd just picked up off the rack, when in fact, he was using his own professional-grade cue.

Don't Do the Hustle
These days, most players choose to use a sneaky pete pool cue because of the way it looks and feels, and not because they are looking to hustle a mark. It is not recommended that a casual player use a sneaky pete cue in order to try to hustle an opponent. Attempting to become a pool hustler can be a dangerous proposition - both financially, and otherwise - for those who aren't ready to swim with the sharks.