Cuetec Could Look Real Bad
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highrun55 said:
They are made in the same factory as Cuetec.
I'm still waiting for somebody with inside info to tell how this pi$$ing match got started. Can't see why CueTec would think it could be any good for business, so what could be their motivation?
Either Earl plain wore em out with his antics and it's just frustration speaking, or ... and I don't find this too hard to imagine ... they tell him the deal's up for biz reasons, etc., and he fires back that he'll make them sorry and trash 'em from coast to coast, so they take a (ill-advised) pre-emptive strike.
Either Earl plain wore em out with his antics and it's just frustration speaking, or ... and I don't find this too hard to imagine ... they tell him the deal's up for biz reasons, etc., and he fires back that he'll make them sorry and trash 'em from coast to coast, so they take a (ill-advised) pre-emptive strike.
cuetec's are THE classic example of a product that isn't so bad but it is unfashionable. i actually quite like the hit of mine, very solid and quite satisfying. the stickiness is a problem after a couple of months but just get some sandpaper and sand off most of the fibreglass on the shaft and it's more or less as smooth as a wooden shaft. they're also built solid enough, they can take a hell of a beating.
two things. firstly it's a fibreglass shafted cue. or graphite. it's not nessecerily just better or worse than wood, it's different. you can't really compare beause they are so different.
and secondly, let's not forget they are cheap!
you're getting a perfectly well made factory cue for a lot lower price than other brands. the catch is it will play differently to a conventional wooden cue. this is well documented. chill out and get over it. the way the things are hated and despised by some is immature and stupid.
two things. firstly it's a fibreglass shafted cue. or graphite. it's not nessecerily just better or worse than wood, it's different. you can't really compare beause they are so different.
and secondly, let's not forget they are cheap!
you're getting a perfectly well made factory cue for a lot lower price than other brands. the catch is it will play differently to a conventional wooden cue. this is well documented. chill out and get over it. the way the things are hated and despised by some is immature and stupid.
can i ask what cuetec did that was so bad?
- They sponsored a player for 17 years, through his prime and even in his downward spiral
- They make cues that people who are just getting into the hobby can have and compare to a "world champion's"
- They could probably jack the price higher up because the "pool" knowledge-base of the average cuetec buyer is not the same as an azbilliard visitor
- As much as Earl might have "put Cuetec" on the map, Cuetec took a risk and made the investment like a stock and was rewarded for it.
Not to get onto the pro-America, buy America argument, but i think that is the worst thing to start and get into. There are so many things involved beyond just "buying American," that getting into it by any of us from this forum would be missing about 90% of the reasons why products are imported exported from a billion countries. There are macroeconomic factors to consider, global world trade factors and etc that play into product manufacturing origins and I really don't think many of us here (or in most places - minus the WTO and the IMF) have the full view of the issues at play to make any meaningful comment to this issue .
- They sponsored a player for 17 years, through his prime and even in his downward spiral
- They make cues that people who are just getting into the hobby can have and compare to a "world champion's"
- They could probably jack the price higher up because the "pool" knowledge-base of the average cuetec buyer is not the same as an azbilliard visitor
- As much as Earl might have "put Cuetec" on the map, Cuetec took a risk and made the investment like a stock and was rewarded for it.
Not to get onto the pro-America, buy America argument, but i think that is the worst thing to start and get into. There are so many things involved beyond just "buying American," that getting into it by any of us from this forum would be missing about 90% of the reasons why products are imported exported from a billion countries. There are macroeconomic factors to consider, global world trade factors and etc that play into product manufacturing origins and I really don't think many of us here (or in most places - minus the WTO and the IMF) have the full view of the issues at play to make any meaningful comment to this issue .
ashamed
maybe they were embarressed when he lost to Monica Webb, and went two and out in some regional tourney recently. between his attitude and his antics he's subject to lose to anyone! LOLTravis Bickle said:
I think you may be right
Any details are pure speculation but Chang's statement did seem to be a bit of a preemptive strike. Ill advised as you noted, about like poking a rattle snake in the eye with a small twig. Cuetec accepted Earl's antics for years, it would have seemed far smarter to have let him know that they were moving in a new direction and would be terminating the relationship in a few months or something along those lines. Some prior warning and no effort to assign blame.
Hu
Any details are pure speculation but Chang's statement did seem to be a bit of a preemptive strike. Ill advised as you noted, about like poking a rattle snake in the eye with a small twig. Cuetec accepted Earl's antics for years, it would have seemed far smarter to have let him know that they were moving in a new direction and would be terminating the relationship in a few months or something along those lines. Some prior warning and no effort to assign blame.
Hu
Travis Bickle said:
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I think that until we see the full text of the article we should treat the comments as out of context. Perhaps there is more to the story than can be seen by the few quotes provided here.
you could well be right
John,
You could well be right. On the other hand I have been at the site of a half-dozen or so major news events as they happened over the years. The media tales from those events all contained gross inaccuracies. Even a full article will stop well short of giving us a complete view.
As always, we respond to what we see. If the comments attributed to Chang are indeed his, there is no context in which it would be advisable for the president of Cuetec to have made them. One of the things I learned both when seeking sponsors myself and when representing my businesses, the first of which I owned at fifteen, you are responsible for everything you say even if you never intended it to be made public.
Hu
John Barton said:
John,
You could well be right. On the other hand I have been at the site of a half-dozen or so major news events as they happened over the years. The media tales from those events all contained gross inaccuracies. Even a full article will stop well short of giving us a complete view.
As always, we respond to what we see. If the comments attributed to Chang are indeed his, there is no context in which it would be advisable for the president of Cuetec to have made them. One of the things I learned both when seeking sponsors myself and when representing my businesses, the first of which I owned at fifteen, you are responsible for everything you say even if you never intended it to be made public.
Hu
Let Them Eat Cake
OK, I'm a good American. I will NEVER play with a Cuetech.
Not only that, but I will never even SPEAK to anyone using a Cuetech.
Doug
( wait.... that second statement might boost their sales )
JAM said:
OK, I'm a good American. I will NEVER play with a Cuetech.
Not only that, but I will never even SPEAK to anyone using a Cuetech.
Doug
( wait.... that second statement might boost their sales )
John Barton said:
My path crossed with MARK's on a few occasions in the early 90's. IIRC he was playing with a SHOWCASE SP at that time. IMO Mark, at that time, was one of the most dangerous/unknown $ players that a "hustler" could run into.
If he started playing with a CUETEC I THINK it was because it didn't matter what he played with and it was part of his ruse of allowing the "sharks" to think they were going to feed on a typical APA SL 6 who didn't have or didn't want to spend much on his equipment. BRILLIANT......
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ShootingArts said:
Well said. Chang's comments contained nothing but truth though, despite how we may disagree on the wisdom of speaking that truth.
I believe that Strickland's comments about Cuetec would hve contained the same acidity even if Chang had said nothing.
Fleece3 said:
Just curious as to why?
I didnt read this thread all the way but i think Earl should wear a Cuetec sucks shirt,he built them up and gave them a name IMO.I wonder who they will get to replace Earl who is as good as Earl,maybe a Filipino,lol.
John Barton,
The definition of a "trashy stick" is one that is made out of fiberglass and comes with a fiberglass shaft.
A simple 50$ Action SP cue is alot better than a Cuetec.
And someone earlier asked how Allison Fisher can shoot so well with Cuetec. I'd say first off its because she has Cuetec, make her a shaft that is WOOD and not FIBERGLASS! And she admits to it too.
If Cuetec, would make a 100% wood shaft for all the cue's they sell, then they would be on par with being a ok starter cue.
The definition of a "trashy stick" is one that is made out of fiberglass and comes with a fiberglass shaft.
A simple 50$ Action SP cue is alot better than a Cuetec.
And someone earlier asked how Allison Fisher can shoot so well with Cuetec. I'd say first off its because she has Cuetec, make her a shaft that is WOOD and not FIBERGLASS! And she admits to it too.
If Cuetec, would make a 100% wood shaft for all the cue's they sell, then they would be on par with being a ok starter cue.
StormHotRod300 said:
Actually they do claim to now make a maple shaft that will fit all of their cues. Not 100% because of the graphite core, but maple on the outside with no fiberglass wrap.
http://www.cuetec.com/vortex.htm
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StormHotRod300 said:
Well then Cuetec doesn't fit your description. It's a wood cue with layers of fiberglass or graphite over it for the butt. The shafts are wood with a graphite inner core or they are wood with a light fiberglass core.
While it is your opinion that an Action sneaky pete is better I think that you will find that the Cuetec will hold up better than the Action/Sterling/Players etc... sneaky petes if both are subjected to various climate changes.
Allison Fisher admits NOTHING of the sort. She says she plays with a Cuetec that is out of the box with the only thing changed being the tip.
You are more than welcome to take part in the Cuetec challenge. All you need to do is bring your opinion and $1000 and if you can correctly identify which cues are Cuetecs and which cues aren't out of ten cues by the hit alone you can win $1000. I am taking all bets.
Since Cuetec is so trashy, and the hit is so lousy then it ought to be NO PROBLEM for all those that hate them so vehemently to easily win $1000 from me.