Cuetec and the pros that use them
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Shane didn't win the US Open with a Cuetec.
No he didn't use a Cuetec in 2007 when he won the US Open 9-ball but he's won well over 200k in tournaments and at least that much in gambling since he started using his Cuetec R-360. Johnnyt
Ignorance at its best.
Earl's titles with Cuetec:
2007 Pool & Billiard Magazine Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players, #6
2006 induction into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame
2003 Viking National Nine-ball Championship
2002 WPA World Nine-ball Championship (men's division)
2000 US Open Nine-ball Championship
1999 Camel Shooters Nine-ball Open
1999 Camel Riviera Hotel Pro 8-Ball Open
1997 US Open Nine-ball Championship
1997 World Pool Masters
1995 PBT Eastern States Memorial 9-Ball Championship
1994 PBT Glass City Open Nine-ball
1994 PBT World Nine-ball Championship
1993 US Open Nine-ball Championship
1993 PBT Florida Flare Up
1993 PBT Western Open
1992 MPBA Los Angeles Open
1992 MPBA Sands Regency XVI Nine-ball
1991 WPA World Nine-ball Championship (men's)
1991 MPBA McDermott Masters Nine-ball
1990 WPA World Nine-ball Championship (men's)
1990 MPBA Lexington All-Star Nine-ball
1990 MPBA Sands Regent XI Nine-ball
1990 WPA World Pool Champion
Shane's titles since he joined with Cuetec:
2009 Pro Tournament Results:
1st Place - Derby City Classic 9-Ball Division
1st Place - Fast Eddie 9-Ball Tour Open Division
1st Place - Andy Mercer Memorial
1st Place - Fast Eddie 9-Ball Tour Open Division
2nd Place - Lone Star Billiards Tour Stop
1st Place - Seminole Pro Tour Stop
1st Place - Mosconi Cup
2010 Pro Tournament Results:
1st Place - US Bar Table Championships Open 10-Ball
1st Place - US Bar Table Championships Open 9-Ball
1st Place - Players Championship
1st Place - Ultimate 10-Ball Championship
1st Place - Gem City Classic
1st Place - Quebec City Open
1st Place - Nicaragua 10 Ball Champion
2011 Pro Tournament Results:
1st Place - Derby City Classic Master of The Table
2nd Place - Derby City Nine Ball
1st Place - Derby City One Pocket
These guys don't need any type of cue to win anything. They're champions and could run tables with uneven tips and crooked bar cues.
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Is this agood time to bring up the concept that:: "Its the indian not the arrow."
No, probably not.
No, probably not.
Or maybe just sarcasm so dry that you didn't catch it?
I don't see Travis Trottier on there?
Actually I just finished reading a book about Crazy Horse and Custer. The indians used to spend a good deal of their time picking the best wood for their bows and paying a lot of attention to their arrows. They were quite concerned that the bow held up when hunting buffalo and other game as the tribe depended on their ability to bring home meat.
It's both the indian AND the arrow. Cuetec has worked pretty hard to make a cue that is definitely playable enough for professionals to play with.
People can diss them all they want to but honestly my opinion is that if someone did a Pepsi challenge and put some Cuetecs in group of "traditional" cues then not only would most average to good player NOT be able to tell that the Cuetec is not "all wood" but the Cuetec would possibly score higher on the feel or hit scale than some well known brands.
One thing is pretty sure I think. In pool, Cuetec cues have been used to win more world class events than any other single brand in the past 20 years. Say what you want but that's a damn good arrow to be carrying. And that's not counting Archer's wins using Scorpion cues.
Let's also keep in mind that SVB probably didn't have to go out and earn a living with any old $120 cue that Cuetec happened to send him. 
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While we're at it, AF cashed in a few events here and there on the ladies side.
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While we're at it, AF cashed in a few events here and there on the ladies side.
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Let's also keep in mind that SVB probably didn't have to go out and earn a living with any old $120 cue that Cuetec happened to send him.
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Actually that is exactly what he did. He has stated publicly that he plays with the cue provided off the rack.
Shane was asked to try the R-360 and he did and he liked it and that's what he plays with.
I love how people always go straight to the idea that the sponsored player MUST have some super duper version that only they get while the public gets crap.
IF the factory is capable of making some super duper version that Shane can play lights out with that is so much better than what they put out normally then WHY wouldn't they also make that super duper version for the public and charge a premium for it?
Also why would they run the risk of making a super duper version and getting caught providing something that they don't sell to the public?
Also I doubt Shane is lying.
Lastly, an endorsement deal is mostly just to introduce the brand to the public anyway. So even if Shane was playing with some ultra-modified version it doesn't matter. The buying public has to decide if they like the cues or not. There are plenty of folks on here who have said in the past that they HATE the way the Cuetecs feel and play, plenty of others have said that they are ok, still more have said that the R-360 plays pretty good. The whole point of sponsoring Shane, Earl, and Allison is to get the brand profile up so people will hopefully overlook the snob factor and give it a shot.
Which, as it turns out has worked great for the sales of Cuetecs enabling them to put even more money into the game through other sponsorships.
Of course I was already including her in the total titles won using a Cuetec. And what a lot of people don't know is that she was sponsored by Cuetec in England and won a lot of her Snooker titles using a Cuetec snooker cue.
I didn't say they made him some super duper one-off, John. Please don't put words in my mouth. But I highly doubt they sent him one cue and told him this is the one you will play with. Do you? I am aware that Shane said up front he was playing with a production Cuetec and have no reason not to believe him. But I do think he probably tried numerous cues and chose the one he wanted to use.
Not trying to put words in your mouth. The implication though is that he has something substantially different than what anyone can buy off the shelf.
From my conversations with Allison she said that they would send her about five cues and some spare shafts and she would pick the one she liked and use it. She said that she had played around with changing the ferrule on a few shafts and she changed tips to suit her but essentially the cue she played with was pretty much the same as what's on the shelf.
I suspect that a similar arrangement happens with Shane.
Earl on the other hand.......he was constantly tweaking his cue but the fact is that he constantly tweaks everything. Joe Blackburn did most of the work, if not all of it, on Earl's cues while Earl was with Cuetec. Joe may or may not tell you about Earl's requests. I am pretty sure that Cuetec has not and does not plan to offer a cue with tennis racquet tape on it like Earl put on his cue.
Which is a bit ironic since I think Cuetec made or makes tennis racquets as well. "Cuetec" also makes softball bats. And what most people don't know is that softball bats have to be certified by many different groups to be legal for use.
And I just love when people make implications. The only thing I implied is that they didn't dictate to him which cue he had to play with and it wasn't from the lowest end of their line. I'm pretty confident they let him choose which model he wanted to earn his living with. I'm also fairly confident that Shane would insist on getting to make the decision.
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I would like to ask them if you weren't getting paid would you play with a Cuetec? I'll bet the answer would be no! lol
Remember Nike golf clubs were junk when they first came out but Tiger woods was getting paid a shit ton of money to use them so that's what he played with.
And yes I could tell the difference between a cuetec and my scruggs. I've never hit with a two piece cue that felt as dead as an old house cue until I hit some with a cuetec.
Remember Nike golf clubs were junk when they first came out but Tiger woods was getting paid a shit ton of money to use them so that's what he played with.
And yes I could tell the difference between a cuetec and my scruggs. I've never hit with a two piece cue that felt as dead as an old house cue until I hit some with a cuetec.
John I have a feeling the 5 they sent her was hand picked ..
I heard from a reliable person when nick varner was playing with a falcon
it was a bill mcdaniel cue with a falcon sticker
Shane signed with Cuetec the same time as they came out with the all wood R-360 LDS and R-360 cue line. Someone close to him told me that is one of the reasons Shane signed. He liked the cue. I'm almost positive that when he signed he had to use the R-360. Johnnyt
PS: I have a 360 for way over a year and love it. I break and play with it almost every day and its still like new. Johnnyt
My first cue was a CueTec Earl Strickland. It got stolen and I found another plus a Scorpion at a pawn shop. Since I found AZ and the wonderful world of
spending all your money on custom cues, these 2 have since been sold.
My wifes first cue was also a Scorpion.
Both played well but I liked the Scorpion and sometimes wished I hadn't sold it. I can think of a lot of other production models that aren't as good as a CueTec or Scorpion.
I like the 360 but alas, The War Dept would declare all out war on me if I even consider another cue, at least for now.
spending all your money on custom cues, these 2 have since been sold.
My wifes first cue was also a Scorpion.
Both played well but I liked the Scorpion and sometimes wished I hadn't sold it. I can think of a lot of other production models that aren't as good as a CueTec or Scorpion.
I like the 360 but alas, The War Dept would declare all out war on me if I even consider another cue, at least for now.