Pro's cues ???

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Yesterday I was serching random things on the site, and I found a list of Pro's on tour and their coresponding cues, I told someone that tonight I would bring them the list, but I cannot remember what I had searched in the forums to find the list, if someone knows the list I am talking about can you please post it here for me.
 
You know, it's somewhat ironic and prophetic that most professionals are not cue enthusiasts. I mean, most of the players listed are using Predator shafts and/or cues or some other production cue.
 
I wonder how many of those players are sponsored to use those cues. The custom guys--I would think--lack capacity to sponsor top pros. They probably sell all they make already.

Just a guess.
 
Here you go

1/Acosta, Roland- Widowmaker, original shaft
2/Adkins, Dee- Nova, OB-1
3/Alcaide, David- Buffalo, Smart Shaft
4/Alvarez, Frank- Predator, Predator Z
5/Appleton, Darren- Predator, Predator Z
6/Archer, Johnny- Scorpion, original shaft
7/Bartram, Chris- Custom cue, predator shaft
8/Basavich, Daniel- Pechauer, Predator 314
9/Beaufils, Yannick- ................................
10/Breedlove, George- Rick Howard, original shaft
11/Brienza, Paul- Judd Fuller, original shaft
12/Broadhurst, Jackie- ................................
13/Bryant, Charles- Olivier cue, X-shaft
14/Bustamante, Francisco- Bear, Predator(?)
15/Butera, Lou- ................................
16/Butera, Sal- Mali, X-shaft
17/Calderon, Jerry- Buffalo, original shaft
18/Carter, Linda- Viking, original shaft
19/Carvajal, Alejandro- ................................
20/Catledge, Wayne- Nitti, Predator 314
21/Cernero, Michael- Mike Bender, original shaft
22/Chamat, Marcus- Predator, Predator 314
23/Chenman, Lee- Predator, Predator 314
24/Chohan, Tony- Bobby Hunter, unspecified shaft
25/Colenso, Colin- Jian Ying, original shaft
26/Corr, Karen- Custom, unspecified shaft
27/Crane, Wade- Schon, original shaft
28/Czetli, Aaron- Jacoby, unspecified shaft
29/Daulton, Shannon- Schon, original shaft
30/Davenport, Kim- Gus Szamboti, original shaft
31/Davis, Mike- Eddie Anderson, Predator 314
32/Deuel, Corey- Woodpecker, Predator 314
33/Di Liberto, Dann- ................................
34/Di Toro, John- Pechauer, unspecified shaft
35/Dodson, Robin- Casanova, original shaft
36/Dominguez, Ernesto- Tad, original shaft
37/Eberle, Max- Schon, Predator 314
38/Eckert, Ralph- Arthur, original shaft
39/ Edey, Tyler- Predator, Predator 314
40/Ellerby, Sarah- Lucasi, Smart Shaft
41/Facquet, Vincent- Thierry Chevron, original shaft
42/Feijen, Niels- Longoni, Predator 314
43/Fisher, Allison- Cuetec, original shaft
44/Fisher, Kelly- Fury, Predator 314
45/Földes, Vilmos - ....................................
46/Frank, Troy- Mike Guluassy, X shaft
47/Franken, Aaron- Dishaw, original shaft
48/Friend, Bernie- Mali, regular shaft (Capone Jr.)
49/Fusco, Jimmy- ................................
50/Fusco, Pete- ................................
51/Gay, Leil- Cognoscenti, original shaft
52/Goh, Tuan Kiat- Meucci, Predator 314
53/Gonzalez, Rafael- Predator, Predator 314
54/Groce, Brian- Madison Bob, original shaft
55/Gulyassy, Mike- Gulyassy, X shaft
56/Hann, Quinten- ................................
57/Harrison, Philip- ................................
58/Hatch, Dennis- Schon cue, predator shaft
59/Hill, Mick- Custom, Predator Z
60/Hofstatter, Gerda- Predator, Predator Z
61/Hohmann, Thorsten- Lucasi, Smart shaft
62/Holtz, Patrick- Falcon, Predator 314
63/Hopkins, Allen- Prather, original shaft
64/Hundal, Raj- Bear, Predator 314
65/Hunter, Bobby- Bobby Hunter, original shaft
66/Immonen, Mika- Mezz, Hybrid Pro
67/Incardona, William- Cognoscenti, regular shaft
68/Jahnke, Bernd- ................................
69/Jakulj, Zlatko- Ivan H Cue, original shaft
70/Jones, Loree Jon- Meucci, original shaft
71/Jones, Jeremy- Schuler, original shaft
72/Jones, Sammy- Meucci, original shaft
73/Jones, Tammy- Mike Stacy, Fusion shaft
74/Juva, Markus- Edwin Reyes, Edwin shaft
75/Keller, Ryan- Schon, regular shaft(Pettit)
76/Kelly, Ed- ................................
77/Kennedy, Thomas- SouthWest, original shaft
78/Kenniston, Mary- ................................
79/Kiamco, Warren- Predator, Predator 314
80/Klasovic, Andreja- Bear
81/Kutcher, John- Southwest, original shaft
82/Laurance, Ewa- Bob Hunter, original shaft
83/LeBron, Mike- ................................
84/Lely, Alex- Predator, Predator Z
85/Leonardo, Gunnar- ................................
86/Lohtander, Marko- Mezz, Predator 314
87/Macias, John- ................................
88/Manabu, Mori- Lambros, original shaft
89/Manalo, Marlon- Paul Drexler, Predator 314
90/Martin, Ray- ................................
91/Massey, Mike- Schuler, original shaft
92/Mathews, Grady- Scruggs, original shaft
93/McCready, Keith- Jack Madden, original shaft
94/Mckenna, Robert- ................................
95/Miller, Jason- Dufferin, regular shaft by Schon
96/Minici, Joe- ................................
97/Montal, Edwin- Schon Cue, Tiger "X" Shaft
98/Morris, Carl- ................................
99/Morris, Rodney- Szamboti, original shaft
100/Murphy, Austin- Fury, original shaft
101/Ouahbi, Amine- Thierry Chevron, original shaft
102/Orcollo, Dennis- Mezz, hybrid pro
103/Ortmann, Oliver- Kruger, original shaft
104/O'Sullivan, Ronnie- Parris Cue, Predator Z
105/Owen, Gabe- Troy Downey, original shaft
106/Pagulayan- Alex- Schon, Predator 314
107/Parica, Jose- Judd Fuller, Tiger X
108/Peach, Daryl- Viking, Predator 314
109/Petroni, Fabio- Cognoscenti, unspecified shaft
110/Potier, Paul- Deroo, Deroo shaft
111/Putnam, Shawn- Josey, Tiger X
112/Putnik, Ivica- Bear cue, original shaft
113/Raney, Jim- ................................
114/Raybone, Neil- ................................
115/Reljic, David- ................................
116/Rempe, Jim- Meucci, Meucci shaft
117/Reyes, Efren- Judd, original shaft
118/Roberts, James- ................................
119/Robles, Tony- Predator, Predator 314
120/Runnels, Ike- Darrin Hill
121/Sakai, Miyuki- Gina, Predator 314
122/Saleh, Brian- Dale Perry, Predator Z
123/Salvas, Luc- Schon, original shaft
124/San Souci, George- SouthWest,Predator 314
125/Santl, Stefan- Jacoby, original shaft
126/Schmidt, John- Bobby Hunter, regular shaft custom
127/Schwartz, Larry- Cognoscenti, original shaft
128/Sigel, Mike- Mike Sigel, original shaft
129/Souquet, Ralf- Joss, Predator 314
130/Stalev, Evgeny- Pyramid
131/Storm, Tom- ................................
132/Strickland, Earl- Cuetec, regular shaft
133/Thornfeldt, Helena- Judd, regular shaft
134/Tourangeau, Stan- Predator, Predator 314
135/Townsend, Scotty- ................................
136/Travers, Laurent- Thierry Chevron, regular shaft
137/Van Boening, Shane- Joss, OB-1
138/Van den Berg, Nick- Musashi, Musashi shaft
139/Varner, Nick- Nick Varner, original shaft
140/Vickery, Howard- ................................
141/Watson, Gerry- ................................
142/Webb, Monica- Judd, original shaft
143/West, Dallas- ................................
144/Wetch, Jimmy- ................................
145/Wheeler, Adam- Sigel Custom, original shaft
146/White, Jimmy- John Parris, original shaft
147/Williams, Charlie- Predator, Predator Z
148/Wims, John- ................................
149/Younger, Johl- unspecified snooker cue, original shaft
150/Zimmerman, Michael-Roger Pettit, Dave Jones, original shaft

Original/regular shaft: 61(51.69%)

Predator 314: 26(22.03%)

Predator Z: 8 (6.77%)

Unspecified shaft: 7(5.93%)

Tiger X shaft: 6 (5.08%)

OB-1: 3(2.54%)

Universal Smart shaft: 3 (2.54%)

Hybride shaft: 1 (0.8%)

Edwin shaft:1 (0.8%)

Deroo shaft:1 (0.8%)

Fushion shaft:1 (0.8%)

Musashi shaft:1 (0.8%)

Total; 118
 
arsenius said:
I wonder how many of those players are sponsored to use those cues. The custom guys--I would think--lack capacity to sponsor top pros. They probably sell all they make already.

Just a guess.
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You are right - most custom cue makers do not have the deep pockets to be able to sponsor a pro. But the big production shops like cuetec can furnish "their" pros cues, shafts and have a financial arrangement (salary, expenses --- whatever is negotiated).

I played with Keith McCready many years ago and ran into him several times over the last 25 years, he and I discussed a couple cues to his specs, I built them, he likes them, he plays with them. I guess I get to play a little when he does!!!
 
any pro knows that he can play just as well with a 50.00 Dufferin as a
2000.00 custom regardless what any cuemaker would have you believe

Pay em enough and they'll play with a broomstick
 
You know Strickland's fiberglass cuetec shaft's seem to get blue, like a normal wood shaft?
 
ATH said:
You know Strickland's fiberglass cuetec shaft's seem to get blue, like a normal wood shaft?
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he had the fiberglass taken off down to the wood...















...and then he smashed it! :eek:
 
The book "the 99 critical shots in pool" says that Ray Martin and Jim Rempe play with a Balabushka.
 
mantis99 said:
The book "the 99 critical shots in pool" says that Ray Martin and Jim Rempe play with a Balabushka.
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I took a lesson from Ray Martin and hit some with his cue at his house in Florida back in '99--it was a Schon. As a matter of fact, the hit of his Schon is one of the main reasons why I play with a Schon now.
 
mantis99 said:
The book "the 99 critical shots in pool" says that Ray Martin and Jim Rempe play with a Balabushka.
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That book was written quite some time ago, I dont have a copy in front of me to give you an exact year...... but it has been reprinted.
Chuck
 
Yes, indeed, Ray Martin DID play with a bushka. In fact, the cue was a collectors dream since the cue had SO MUCH history attached to it.

Apparently, the cool cat need some dough last year, and sold the cue to Joel Shapiro (the master) in NY.

rg
 
RiverCity said:
That book was written quite some time ago, I dont have a copy in front of me to give you an exact year...... but it has been reprinted.
Chuck
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I have a copy in front of me now. My copy was printed in 1993, but the original copyright was dated 1977 by Ray Martin and Rosser Reeves.
 
VIProfessor said:
I took a lesson from Ray Martin and hit some with his cue at his house in Florida back in '99--it was a Schon. As a matter of fact, the hit of his Schon is one of the main reasons why I play with a Schon now.
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I play with a Schon also...with a firm tip (Triangle), it feels so sweet...it's just right, the perfect amount of stiffness.
 
Cheez Dawg said:
I have a copy in front of me now. My copy was printed in 1993, but the original copyright was dated 1977 by Ray Martin and Rosser Reeves.
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1977 is correct, here is my first edition.
 

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6ICE6MAN6 said:
Does any one know what cues Mike Massey, Fransisco Bustamente, Stephano Polinga, and Jeanette Lee play with?????
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Buste & Massey were listed on page 1.

14/Bustamante, Francisco- Bear, Predator(?)
91/Massey, Mike- Schuler, original shaft

Rempe is/was representing Meucci, so I doubt he would play with anything else in public.

Stefano Pelinga's website lists him as a Longoni user.

Can't find anything on Jeanette.
 
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