Cicerone88
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That would be AWESOME
McDermott cues in The Color Of Money
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That would be AWESOME
Authentic Injun meets Injun arrows. Unbeatable.
If I am not mistaken, Meucci used to add a side pot or something to some pro events.
If the person who won the tournament won using a Meucci cue, they won the bonus. (Like $500 or something)
If the person who won didn't win it with a Meucci cue, the money carried over to the next tournament he added money to and the "Meucci money" side pot would grow in size.
I'm sure some old head can chime in with more info.
That probably had something to do with professionals using them, and people in turn, wanting to use what their idols used.
RidgeRaider
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Nascar didn't have a bonus for winning with a specific car, nor did any auto makers as far as I know. But we all know their motto was "Win in it on Sundays, sell it on Monday's".
That type of marketing has always worked, and works well. If someone see's the best in the world using something, they want that same thing.
Rusty in Montana
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Granted it's not pool related but fishing tournaments has the same thing depending on the brand of the pickup used to tow the boat , the boat manufacturer and in some cases the rod and reel used .
Cicerone88
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Found a D-8 in the two brothers and a stranger scene.
Cicerone88
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Scorsese cameo during the 9 ball break montage. Looks like he’s using a D series too.
I'm loving this thread!
I can see why McDermott didn't advertise that their cues were in TCOM. Nobody would want the models that one of Eddie or Vince's opponents lost with.
I liked the looks of the D series cues from that time. If I hadn't come across a used Viking at a fantastic price, my first good cue probably would have been a McDermott.
I can see why McDermott didn't advertise that their cues were in TCOM. Nobody would want the models that one of Eddie or Vince's opponents lost with.
I liked the looks of the D series cues from that time. If I hadn't come across a used Viking at a fantastic price, my first good cue probably would have been a McDermott.
Cicerone88
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I'm loving this thread!
I can see why McDermott didn't advertise that their cues were in TCOM. Nobody would want the models that one of Eddie or Vince's opponents lost with.
I liked the looks of the D series cues from that time. If I hadn't come across a used Viking at a fantastic price, my first good cue probably would have been a McDermott.
That’s an interesting take
it’s possible. Although technically Moselle beat Eddie in their first matchup, Grady beat Vince in their first match, and Amos beat Eddie as well. Moselle was the top guy at Chalkies, and Grady was the number one player in the world using a McDermott.There’s also quite a few other McDermotts in the movie used by extras, but I can’t get a full view of the butt to identify exactly what D models they were. I wonder if the reason they never advertised it was because none of the McDermotts were used by main characters. The only cue that was highlighted was the “Balabushka”.
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That would make sense.That’s an interesting take
There’s also quite a few other McDermotts in the movie used by extras, but I can’t get a full view of the butt to identify exactly what D models they were. I wonder if the reason they never advertised it was because none of the McDermotts were used by main characters. The only cue that was highlighted was the “Balabushka”.
Prior to this thread, it was my understanding Joss cue were made up to look like a Balabushka. Tom cruise has a famous scene where he plays with 'Doom' and they didn't want to risk the real thing.
Fast forward 50 years, and due to bad prop handling Kurt Russell unknowingly destroys a 145 year antique guitar.
Well golly gosh could it be a Scruggs?? That lower butt section looks kinda familiar.
Thanks for the great thread. I bought a "Grady Seasons" cue new back in the early 90s and didn't even know it. Grey stain and all. Also just picked up my son's first cue a D1 from being refinished at McDermott on Friday. I asked him to pass it on to his kids, as it's a 56" cue. Not cheap but so glad I did it. McD does really nice work.
I really wish McDermott would go back to the butt caps of that era, the standard ones since the 90s are ugly to me.
I'm oddly picky about this sort of thing, and it's a shame because McDermott has a lot of cool designs and they update their catalog more often than the other American pool companies. By contrast, Meucci has introduced pretty much nothing new since Bob retired.
I'm oddly picky about this sort of thing, and it's a shame because McDermott has a lot of cool designs and they update their catalog more often than the other American pool companies. By contrast, Meucci has introduced pretty much nothing new since Bob retired.
Yes, but…. There are several Meucci designs, HOF and a few others that I’d like. I play with a casino model. Have a Mc Dermott, but don’t play with it. If they reissued the C and D series I’d probably buy 2 or 3. The current McDermott line just doesn’t look great to me. There are some I like. I posted in another thread I thought they really botched the 50th Anniversary series and I was disappointed. The rose cue is maybe my least favorite D Series. Some of that is just my preference. And Meucci has improved in the last several years IMO where McDermott has been consistently good on quality and service. But I think they could improve their designs a lot.
I bought a Meucci in November and I totally love it. It's the simple ANW-1 one in Rainbow stain, but it's still nice.
I like most of their designs to be honest, but it would be cool to see some new stuff here and there. I also want to add a Joss to my collection some day, but all of their cues with even a hint of color in the points are like 800+ dollars.
Rusty in Montana
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I've not looked at the latest line of cues from McDermott in all honesty my favorite is still my C-18 that I've got 3 shafts for all are 13.50 mm shafts that spoiled me . Sadly there was a mishap so it now needs to be refinished and new shafts made which will happen sometime down the road .
A friend of mine retired from playing pool and gave me his one McDermott cue which it has a issue I believe the tenon maybe cracked or the ferrele is coming loose ?
A friend of mine retired from playing pool and gave me his one McDermott cue which it has a issue I believe the tenon maybe cracked or the ferrele is coming loose ?
I think the C-line was their best cues and next would be the D-line.
After the D-line series they started getting away from the traditional look and the designs became a little too quirky for me with all the animal and wildlife series, etc.
Keep your eye out for a good Joss. I’ve never had one, but the ones I have hit with have all hit nice. I saw two on PoolDawg recently that were the best I had seen in forever. The ones i
Liked had the real traditional veneer colors. But sleeve looked great. It was in the 650 range. I thought about it but it got sold while I was thinking. I’m going to watch for them. If I go real crazy I’ll finally order one. Don’t need it of course. Check out PoolDawg and look through the out of stock Joss cues.