justinb386
Banned
I understand that traveling expenses used to be cheap enough to where players could afford to take long road trips all over the US, and maybe even afford to back themselves in tournaments and money games, but those days are long gone.
I get the feeling that pro pool may not even be able to exist if it were not for the well to do supporters of the pro level players.
I also get the feeling that there are not any real sponsors left in pool.
I am very curious what all the cue sponsors (like meucci for example) do for the pro players that they sponsor, and in this economy, I wonder how the cue makers can even afford to do much of anything for the players?
One example is durbin custom cues (a really great cue maker from IL). I know that he sponsors at least a few pro players out there (either that, or maybe it is just that a few pro players play with his cues).
My point is that these cue makers can't really afford to pay for all of the players expenses, or can they?
Just curious.
Thanks for any thought about this.
I get the feeling that pro pool may not even be able to exist if it were not for the well to do supporters of the pro level players.
I also get the feeling that there are not any real sponsors left in pool.
I am very curious what all the cue sponsors (like meucci for example) do for the pro players that they sponsor, and in this economy, I wonder how the cue makers can even afford to do much of anything for the players?
One example is durbin custom cues (a really great cue maker from IL). I know that he sponsors at least a few pro players out there (either that, or maybe it is just that a few pro players play with his cues).
My point is that these cue makers can't really afford to pay for all of the players expenses, or can they?
Just curious.
Thanks for any thought about this.