Pros and their cues

[John oleson]

Who’s playing what

 

[John oleson]

Do some get salaries like Shane and others rewarde by performance?

Thx!

 

[garczar]

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.

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

Who’s playing what

Pros play with what ever puts the most money in pocket, in endorsement deals. Or who gave them a Cue for FREE.

Pros are Pros because they have skill, not some Tool.

 

[JPB2]

Read their shirt?

 

[straightline]

Not pro but use stick type stick. Dual section portable model.

 

[John oleson]

Do some of the euro and Asia pros get travel and lodging, etc?

 

[Coos Cues]

I would guess all they truly care about is the tip and that the shaft is smooth. Not that they don't have a preference but some things are more important.

 

[garczar]

Do some of the euro and Asia pros get travel and lodging, etc?

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.

 

[jay helfert]

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.

Shane is in another hemisphere ($$$$) than any other pro player!

 

[sjm]

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.

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.

 

[gerard soriano]

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.

Good for them !

 

[Lowell]

Seems like overwhelmingly Predator, Cuetec, and Mezz

There are some players using Zen cues (Ko Bros, Seo Seoa), some Pechauer (David Alcaide, Sofia Mast), some Triple 60/Viking (Fedor Gorst, Justin Bergman), etc.

I don't think I've seen any modern pro use a Joss or Schon.

 

[june-bug]

Seems like overwhelmingly Predator, Cuetec, and Mezz

There are some players using Zen cues (Ko Bros, Seo Seoa), some Pechauer (David Alcaide, Sofia Mast), some Triple 60/Viking (Fedor Gorst, Justin Bergman), etc.

I don't think I've seen any modern pro use a Joss or Schon.

Well I use a Joss and my 4 year old granddaughter thinks I'm a pro so does that count?