TheBook said:Do you think Allison would make a good cue? Somebody posted that a good player would know how to make a cue that feels good for them, therefore wouldn't Allison or even Strickland make a fiberglass cue?
Pun Intended?bruin70 said:you also have a situation today where technology has made cuemaking easier. so EVERYONE is coming out of the woodwork.
paul mottey is a strong player, and Jerry Mcworter and his wife are both excellent playersScottR said:This subject of whether a cue maker is a "player" has been brought up in other threads. I believe someone who plays well has a distinct advantage in making a cue. Not taking anything away from the difficulty in constructing a quality cue; just in terms of the way it "feels". Very subjective I know.
So, who are the cue makers out there who are/were good players too?
Here are a few I know or have heard about.
Bill Stroud and Dan Janes were road partners before cue making. Bill continued to play 1 pocket after they split, and I don't know about Dan.
Seems like a guy named Mike Sigel used to play pretty sporty.![]()
I have heard that Paul Mottey and Dennis Searing play well.
And, from my neck of the woods, Chris Hightower and Danny Tibbitts are players.
Scott
Yea Book, they just love fiberglass... thats why they play with that equipment... has nothing to do with sponsor dollars at ALL!!TheBook said:Do you think Allison would make a good cue? Somebody posted that a good player would know how to make a cue that feels good for them, therefore wouldn't Allison or even Strickland make a fiberglass cue?
No... They don't... Anyone read a persons self proclaimed title? LOL!Rude Dog said:Does anyone ever look down here to read this stuff?
ScottR said:This subject of whether a cue maker is a "player" has been brought up in other threads. I believe someone who plays well has a distinct advantage in making a cue. Not taking anything away from the difficulty in constructing a quality cue; just in terms of the way it "feels". Very subjective I know.
So, who are the cue makers out there who are/were good players too?
Here are a few I know or have heard about.
Your list is not complete without Johnny "Get Back Jack" Madden. Not only does he make one of the best hitting cues avavilable today, he is still a very strong player and no doubt we will see him in action in the not too didtant future?
Cross Side Larry
cueaddicts said:Some of the better known cuemakers that are/were great players (in no particular order):
Billy Stroud, Mike Sigel, Bobby Hunter, Paul Mottey, Mike Gulyassy, Rick Howard, Jack Madden, Skip Weston, and Danny Tibbitts
Sure there are many more but these come to my mind immediately. These guys really know their stuff when you talk "playability of a cue".
misterpoole said:Yes it was at MaGoo's. I put the whole thing together. Jim McDeromtt was host along with Mike Betts. Those two laid the carpet out for us.cueman said:I propose a World Nine Ball Championship for Cuemakers. You would need to be a member of the ACA or ICA or have been listed in the 2nd Edition Blue Book of Cues as a Cuemaker to qualify.
Magoo's in Tulsa had this tournament in, I think, the mid 90's. Bill Stroud won it.
Mike Betts is a strong player who makes/made a nice cue.
Mike's not only a nice guy, he's a pretty darn good player.[plus he can reach all shots. he's very tall].
blud
vagabond said:Guys,u forgot our poster Ted Harris.He can give 7 to most of the posters of AZB.
Vagabond
Rude Dog said:Lil' Al Romero has been making Sneaky Pete's for years at Hard Times in Bellflower and still plays all games well.