Harold Worst was also from Grand Rapids. Good legacy for Bob to follow.
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Harold Worst was also from Grand Rapids. Good legacy for Bob to follow.
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I played Bobby at a tournament at Red Shoes about a year ago.
We both made it to the final match with a fairly tough field. I thought I was sunk. In the third game a muscle just kind of fried in my shoulder. I had to use a 2 inch stroke the rest of the match.
Bobby was really struggling to see. He had taken his contacts out and was constantly rubbing his eyes. I know he was having alot of trouble seeing.
I sure wish him the best of luck with his eyes.
I had met Bobby when we were younger. Seeing him again after so many years was really a treat. Class guy.
Always a tough competitor..........
We both made it to the final match with a fairly tough field. I thought I was sunk. In the third game a muscle just kind of fried in my shoulder. I had to use a 2 inch stroke the rest of the match.
Bobby was really struggling to see. He had taken his contacts out and was constantly rubbing his eyes. I know he was having alot of trouble seeing.
I sure wish him the best of luck with his eyes.
I had met Bobby when we were younger. Seeing him again after so many years was really a treat. Class guy.
Always a tough competitor..........
He's got his own place, for nearly a year now.
................. and Harold's practice partner was George Ellis, who in some
form mentored Bobby Hunter, who in some form mentored John Schmitt(?)
...... and around and around we go. Thanks to all the past greats who share this game with the newer generations, and the greats who share with the not so great.... to keep the game strong.
Somewhere in the G.R. legacy is Mark Belfus(?). Any of you 'in the know' want to share how George, Bobby, Mark, and/or any of the others mixed it up or learned/mentored each other?
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Grand Rapids
Ah George Ellis. He was one of the sweetest ole buggers Ive ever met. He taught anyone that wanted to learn and at 80 years old was still beating some of the guys even with the shakes as bad as he had them. Great man to learn from and he always talked about Harold and of course Bob Hunter. Bob was the reason I started to play seriously. Very quiet and confident man. He was always a pleasure to see in the pool room because if was the one time I could watch great playing without all of the soap opera drama and jawin!
Ah George Ellis. He was one of the sweetest ole buggers Ive ever met. He taught anyone that wanted to learn and at 80 years old was still beating some of the guys even with the shakes as bad as he had them. Great man to learn from and he always talked about Harold and of course Bob Hunter. Bob was the reason I started to play seriously. Very quiet and confident man. He was always a pleasure to see in the pool room because if was the one time I could watch great playing without all of the soap opera drama and jawin!
Bobby really is a good guy and very knowledgable on billiards. Wish he would come out and play more, miss the old veteran warhorses
Everything that everyone is saying about Bob is true. Real nice guy and a real tough competitor.
If you want a good playing cue there is no doubt in my mind that he should be the go to guy. All cues are not the same and he deffinitely knows what plays the best.
His past work speaks for itself and experience is the best teacher.
It's very frustrating when someone is making a cue for you and you tell them what you want but they make it how they think it should be. This happened to me twice in my life. The guys making the cues didn't play very good. The one thought I didn't need the type of taper I wanted and did it their way. I fought for 1 month to play with that cue until I measured the taper. I couldn't believe it.
If a guy like Bob Hunter told me he thought this would be better or that would be better I would deffinitely listen and would be willing to try his recommendations with my new cue. When a cue maker plays like he does you know that he knows what works. He's been working all his life to make his cue the best it can possibly be. You know he would do the same for you probably even more so.
Having Bob make you A CUE is a sure winning situation. Win win for sure.......
If you want a good playing cue there is no doubt in my mind that he should be the go to guy. All cues are not the same and he deffinitely knows what plays the best.
His past work speaks for itself and experience is the best teacher.
It's very frustrating when someone is making a cue for you and you tell them what you want but they make it how they think it should be. This happened to me twice in my life. The guys making the cues didn't play very good. The one thought I didn't need the type of taper I wanted and did it their way. I fought for 1 month to play with that cue until I measured the taper. I couldn't believe it.
If a guy like Bob Hunter told me he thought this would be better or that would be better I would deffinitely listen and would be willing to try his recommendations with my new cue. When a cue maker plays like he does you know that he knows what works. He's been working all his life to make his cue the best it can possibly be. You know he would do the same for you probably even more so.
Having Bob make you A CUE is a sure winning situation. Win win for sure.......
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