Brandon requested it, he came by his shop and Kent took all the measurements such as the taper on the butt and weight, etc.
KD cues player Brandon Shuff beats Earl the Pearl
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Brandon requested it, he came by his shop and Kent took all the measurements such as the taper on the butt and weight, etc.
Congratulations Brandon! Nice job!
Now please kick Shane's ass this afternoon too. Nothing against Shane at all, but I'd love to see you take down this tournament, and I know you can do it.
- Paul from First Break in Sterling
Oh BTW, I concur that no seeding is the way to go, everything should be equal for all players and let the chips fall where they may.
I think at the pro level alternating breaks would be better though.
Now please kick Shane's ass this afternoon too. Nothing against Shane at all, but I'd love to see you take down this tournament, and I know you can do it.
- Paul from First Break in Sterling
Oh BTW, I concur that no seeding is the way to go, everything should be equal for all players and let the chips fall where they may.
I think at the pro level alternating breaks would be better though.
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Cool! Thanks. Next time I talke to Shuff I want to ask him more about this cue and especially the steel jointed "sleeve".
JoeyA
WTF is up, Mon!?
Go back to work...or that lovely family of yours!
As you know, Shuff has a very good record against SVB. Historically, they are about even.
It is a pick 'em
WTF is up, Mon!?
Go back to work...or that lovely family of yours!
As you know, Shuff has a very good record against SVB. Historically, they are about even.
It is a pick 'em
Are you serious black?i never seen brandon beat svb,that doesnt mean that it didnt happen though,boy i would love to see it today and have shuff win the tournament.
I don't have the #s...perhaps Shaluff will comment on the criteria when he sees this
Hi Joey-
Certainly it is the Indian and then the arrow. There are many choices in arrows. Shuff voted for Kent Davis/KD cues.
Kent Davis makes a very fine arrow. Kent knows wood. He has been a custom cabinet maker. He is a low key innovative cuebuilder and a good guy who can play some.
Best wishes to Shuff who appears calm and mature beyond his years, and to Kent as well.
Take care
ps: I don't know Brandon but I know Kent. Don't tell him I said good things about him..shssssh
Kent--'Wild Bill' says hello
Hows my friend doing? Haven't heard from you in a while, what are you doing now, since all the poker sites have gone belly up?
The game is 10 ball and you're not going to see 5 and 6 packs, it's tough enough seeing that playing 9 ball. One of the reasons we saw that frequently back in the day was the corner ball use to go in regularly, not so much today. It seems that 10 ball has taken over the the big tournaments, and yes 10 ball is the game the pros would rather play.
I'm getting up there in age but still try to go to tournaments now and then, but I really miss the tournaments of back in the day where we could watch a colorful player like Keith McCready running all them 5 and 6 packs
Life was special back then, and the memories are all we have left but that's good enough.
Miss and love you buddy and hope you're doing well, your friend Billy I.Billy I.
Hows my friend doing? Haven't heard from you in a while, what are you doing now, since all the poker sites have gone belly up?
The game is 10 ball and you're not going to see 5 and 6 packs, it's tough enough seeing that playing 9 ball. One of the reasons we saw that frequently back in the day was the corner ball use to go in regularly, not so much today. It seems that 10 ball has taken over the the big tournaments, and yes 10 ball is the game the pros would rather play.
I'm getting up there in age but still try to go to tournaments now and then, but I really miss the tournaments of back in the day where we could watch a colorful player like Keith McCready running all them 5 and 6 packs
Billy I.
Old school talking to old school about old school, does it get any better than this?HELL NO!
If they've never played, tht would make them about even. :wink:
OH they have played in tournaments,but i havent seen shuff win yet!thats way i asked that question.i hope that changes today.
you r rite,you and i would be even!
Is that fancy looking wrapless cue that Brandon with? I was admiring the cue when he was @ California Billiards but forgot to ask him who made the cue.
I realized not every pro plays with junk cues ... there were some beauties among beasts.
Hidy Ho <-- not smart enough to recognize KD cue
P.S. Kent Davis makes very fine looking and playing cue.
kd cue
Kent is definitely underrated... but not under-appreciated. His work is top notch and he can do so many types of cue designs as well. I spent about an hour with him at last year's SBE just talking about cues and woods and his building philosophies. He certainly does his homework and really enjoys all the aspects that goes into making great cues.
Congrats to Shuff too! Should be a great year for him.
Kent is definitely underrated... but not under-appreciated. His work is top notch and he can do so many types of cue designs as well. I spent about an hour with him at last year's SBE just talking about cues and woods and his building philosophies. He certainly does his homework and really enjoys all the aspects that goes into making great cues.
Congrats to Shuff too! Should be a great year for him.
I was up 2-1 in matches and then lost the last 4 times. Now I'm down 5-2. Today I was up 3-0 and 4-1 in our match and then lost 8-5. No big deal, just gonna take the scenic route ;-) again lol
Those data were from (1) all 20 of the matches streamed by Accu-Stats at the 10-Ball Masters event in Virginia in March and (2) 7 of the matches streamed by Inside Pool at the SBE Pro Players Championship in Valley Forge in March. Both events were 10-ball, and both events were alternate break.
So, in one sense, there were no packages, because the same player never broke twice in a row.
But we can still ask -- how often did a given player break and run two or more games in a row, even though his opponent broke for intervening game(s)? The answer is that, for these 27 matches, there were ten such "2 packs" and one "3 pack" (Immonen, in the winners' side finals). No one broke and ran more than 3 times in a row.
Of the ten "2-packs" mentioned above, the other player involved broke and ran the intervening game three times, creating a "3-pack" of a different sort -- 3 games won in a row by B&R, but by two different players.
So "packages" of any sort were pretty rare in these streamed 10-ball matches on reasonably tight equipment (Diamond tables).