With all due respect, I am going to try and help my recent post about "Shaft Taper", but with remeberence of those who have left us, and surely would have had something good to offer all of us, beyond our perrenial discussions.
My heart goes out to those closest to Andy Grubb. i grew up in a pool room called the Jointd Cue, now still in business 35 years later. Operated by the Stonier family, Bill (deceased), Terry (deceased- Bill's son), and Sandy (Terrys' wife) and son David now continue this phenomenal poolroom.
While I did no know Andy personally, i feel as if I did. I think of how good it feels (as recently as last night playing in a JC Open tournement with a tough house of players - Amar Kang, Tony Chohan, Tinsley Johnson, Robert Aldana, etc., and by the way I got fourth), knowing that they (Andy & Terry) would have been looking out for their business in how to make it better for us; the players.
Out of respect for Terry (he was like an older brother to me), sounds much like many other roomowners that I know around the world. Terry was a very good 3-cushion and Pocket Billiards player. My initial poll was a bit decieving, in that the choices were oblique. The challlege was to see what you thought about the shaft, and its overall importance to the playability of a cue. I also mentioned how it is a players responsbility to undertsand their style in orfer to become the best they can be. in my case I took the advise of top players/cuemakers, and now adding your contribtions through this post, i have determine this -
Egos are good; this information produces knowledge. I also mentioned 100's of excellent cuemakers with available equipment. Then I mentioned how I came to the conclusion of how following th advise of a top player will lead to better results in my game.
I have a number of personal friends (very, very good players) that use Sigel & Hunter Cues and they would consider using no other cue to play.
The idea her is to figure out what you want from your game, and then develop it with very high quality information such as only champions can provide.
Banker Burt
My heart goes out to those closest to Andy Grubb. i grew up in a pool room called the Jointd Cue, now still in business 35 years later. Operated by the Stonier family, Bill (deceased), Terry (deceased- Bill's son), and Sandy (Terrys' wife) and son David now continue this phenomenal poolroom.
While I did no know Andy personally, i feel as if I did. I think of how good it feels (as recently as last night playing in a JC Open tournement with a tough house of players - Amar Kang, Tony Chohan, Tinsley Johnson, Robert Aldana, etc., and by the way I got fourth), knowing that they (Andy & Terry) would have been looking out for their business in how to make it better for us; the players.
Out of respect for Terry (he was like an older brother to me), sounds much like many other roomowners that I know around the world. Terry was a very good 3-cushion and Pocket Billiards player. My initial poll was a bit decieving, in that the choices were oblique. The challlege was to see what you thought about the shaft, and its overall importance to the playability of a cue. I also mentioned how it is a players responsbility to undertsand their style in orfer to become the best they can be. in my case I took the advise of top players/cuemakers, and now adding your contribtions through this post, i have determine this -
Egos are good; this information produces knowledge. I also mentioned 100's of excellent cuemakers with available equipment. Then I mentioned how I came to the conclusion of how following th advise of a top player will lead to better results in my game.
I have a number of personal friends (very, very good players) that use Sigel & Hunter Cues and they would consider using no other cue to play.
The idea her is to figure out what you want from your game, and then develop it with very high quality information such as only champions can provide.
Banker Burt
