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Pros and their cues

sjm
garczar said:
if you do some digging you'll find out who uses what. i'd guess most get entry fees paid and maybe some travel help. SVB is a whole other deal, he gets salary/bonuses/you name it. look, these guys can/do play with ANYTHING so don't put much stock in what they play.
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I'd guess not even one of them gets entry fees and travel help. If they are a top player, they get a salary and some free product (cues) that they can sell to supplement their income. In the case of an elite player, that annual salary can be well over $100,000 per annum and possibly much more in the case of a Filler, Gorst or SVB.

Based on my conversations with top pros, cue deals have become increasingly lucrative in recent years.
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For those who have every device in pool, you don't have this.

u12armresl
Not that anyone but that one member here needs this, but here it is.

I can't even tell what it does.
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Appleton, Boyes and Melling robbed APA Nationals?

W
benjaminwah said:
Because they did not belong to the APA or any similar league. Their friend made up a fictitious league to get them in there.
APA is handicapped. I wonder what their fake handicaps were?
And yes, if you go into a tournament like this drastically under handicapped you are robbing the tournament.
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quite true- I've seen players get disqualified for misrepresenting their skill level before the Fargo era- harder to hide your speed now
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Kamui Tips Q/A

K
I've been seeing/hearing a lot of misconceptions about Kamui tips going around and I figure this is the best place to help clear things up or get player feedback! I am well connected to Kamui US and Kamui Japan. While I am of course a little biased, I am open to hearing criticism while also shining light on things like "tip picking and using abrasive chalk on your kamui tip will render it almost useless!" Maybe you want to know what the heck an Athlete tip is! My time is limited, but I will answer as I am available. Any question I don't know the answer to I may ask Japan directly. Please be respectful and I hope this will be helpful to all of you!

PS I am new to AZ, so if there's a better forum to post this under, let me know. 😅
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Pros and their cues

jay helfert
garczar said:
Just curious but why does any of this matter? you planning on goin' pro? Look, these deals/contract can/do vary MASSIVELY as to their details. Unless you talk directly to a player/cuemaker(both of whom probably won't divulge shit) all you'll get is general guesses. SVB signed what basically amounts to a lifetime gig with C'tec back in '09 and its current value is said to be in the $150,000/yr area. His deal is easily the gold-standard of cue contracts.
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Shane is in another hemisphere ($$$$) than any other pro player!
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