Pros and their cues

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.
 
John oleson said:
Do some of the euro and Asia pros get travel and lodging, etc?
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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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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!
 
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.
 
sjm said:
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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Good for them !
 
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.
 
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sjm said:
Based on my conversations with top pros, cue deals have become increasingly lucrative in recent years.
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As equipment sponsorships have become more lucrative, the cost of equipment has increased. Pool is less and less accessible to low income players. Until the major sponsorships bring in outside money, pool will continue to eat its young in the US.
 
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Chris said:
As equipment sponsorships have become more lucrative, the cost of equipment has increased. Pool is less and less accessible to low income players. Until the major sponsorships bring in outside money, pool will continue to eat its young in the US.
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Fair point, but the fact that equipment sponsorship deals have become more lucrative is surely the result of greater overall sales, especially in Asia. Equipment cost is not about covering the cost of player sponsorships, but about supply and demand.

Nonetheless, your point in important, because any increase in price makes it harder for an aspiring player to earn a living.
 
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Chris said:
As equipment sponsorships have become more lucrative, the cost of equipment has increased. Pool is less and less accessible to low income players. Until the major sponsorships bring in outside money, pool will continue to eat its young in the US.
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I mean, a McDermott Lucky cue is available, with 1x1 case, for $135 brand new. That's all anyone really needs. And that's just the first brand I thought of; I'm sure there are even less expensive quality options.

Just because the manufacturers are pushing $800 shafts and $60 tips doesn't mean pool equipment is out of reach for everyone.
 
Chris said:
As equipment sponsorships have become more lucrative, the cost of equipment has increased. Pool is less and less accessible to low income players. Until the major sponsorships bring in outside money, pool will continue to eat its young in the US.
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I disagree a bit. Maybe US brands and major brands gone up in prices just like everything else, BUT I think that there was never a time like today that you can get a cheap cue and it will pretty a good player.
 
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