any really tall pro players?

[pt109]

It's my impression that tall guys use long cues because they don't have much of a natural stroke with a short cue. By contract, a short guy using a long cue doesn't make sense to me. He'd have to spread his arms out too far just to get his hands on the wrap area. Big guys use big things. Uh oh, did I say that...

I was a golfer before I was a pool player…..use the right club for the shot….my 57 inch cue hits stronger than longer ones and I still got three inches behind my right hand.
I feel the cue should accommodate the cue ball….it’s up to me to make the adjustments.

 

[kingwang]

I was a golfer before I was a pool player…..use the right club for the shot….my 57 inch cue hits stronger than longer ones and I still got three inches behind my right hand.
I feel the cue should accommodate the cue ball….it’s up to me to make the adjustments.

If you have a 6'3 wingspan and your back hand is three inches from the end of a 57" cue then you must A) have an extremely short bridge B) have the arm placement of Oliver Ortmann C) the stance of Minnesota Fats or D) all the above

 

[George the Greek]

Bob Ogburn might’ve been the tallest. Bernie Mikkelsen was 6-5….with long arms….he could pick a ball from a GC from the other side of a side pocket.
I’m only six feet but with a 6-3 wing span….I play with 57 inch cues….I’ve always wondered why more short guys don’t use long cues…..tall guys don’t need them.

It was fun watching Bernie play as well and cutting a ball on the blue spot into a side pocket from the brown spot.

 

[middleofnowhere]

Bob Ogburn might’ve been the tallest. Bernie Mikkelsen was 6-5….with long arms….he could pick a ball from a GC from the other side of a side pocket.
I’m only six feet but with a 6-3 wing span….I play with 57 inch cues….I’ve always wondered why more short guys don’t use long cues…..tall guys don’t need them.

Dave Bolman was very tall. I used to run around with big Bob a little bit and his size did get in the way. He had a very spread out stance. In a pool room his leg might be under the adjacent table. And in a bar forget about it, everything was in the way.