SVB Winner $50,000 Seminole Tour

[JB Cases]

Certainly Cuetec made it to his spec but they then started a line. I believe you can buy the same cue as SVB plays with. Whether his cue is actually a handmade one-off and the rest are mass produced, I'm not sure, but I don't think so.

Shane has stated several times that his cue is an off-the-rack Cuetec. it was NOT made for him. The 360 model that he uses was developed BEFORE Shane became a sponsored player and he had ZERO to do with the design and construction.

He might have tweaked it himself as Earl was known to do when he was sponsored by Cuetec but from what I have seen Shane has been clear that he pretty much uses the same cue he was handed.

 

[8pack]

One clue - it's all about the shaft and tip. Once you get that sorted out, a player like Shane could play with any halfway decent butt.

Im all ears here Jay...what is the best shaft and tip to play with?

 

[jay helfert]

Im all ears here Jay...what is the best shaft and tip to play with?

It's the one that works for you! Different strokes for different folks and all that. By this I mean that certain players prefer different tips with different diameters and hardnesses, as well as different size shafts and tapers. That, in general, covers it. :thumbup:

 

[JB Cases]

Here you go - This is all you need to know about Shane and Cuetec.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBgKFw-1UEQ&NR=1

 

[JB Cases]

Its not the cue stick with Shane its the man behind the cue stick. Shane could play with a broomstick.

No he could not. The indian has to have good arrows.

 

[Donkey Puncher]

I am kinda tired of hearing about how these players could play with any old piece of crap cue and play to their normal top notch abilities. It's not true at all.

What Jay said IS correct though. The shaft and tip are the most important aspect of a cue. If a player is using a shaft with little to no flex, or it's too whippy, he will not be able to gauge correctly the amount of compensation for throw effects and such on shots that require difficult position and lots of spin. Most notably, inside English.

Shane plays well with his cue, because he likes the way the cue plays; not because he is overcoming some huge deficit in the quality of his cue with skill.

 

[Johnnyt]

I am kinda tired of hearing about how these players could play with any old piece of crap cue and play to their normal top notch abilities. It's not true at all.

What Jay said IS correct though. The shaft and tip are the most important aspect of a cue. If a player is using a shaft with little to no flex, or it's too whippy, he will not be able to gauge correctly the amount of compensation for throw effects and such on shots that require difficult position and lots of spin. Most notably, inside English.

Shane plays well with his cue, because he likes the way the cue plays; not because he is overcoming some huge deficit in the quality of his cue with skill.

and then you have the "magician" that players with a different "flavor of the month cue" each tournament and seems to play OK with all of them. Johnnyt

 

[paksat]

and then you have the "magician" that players with a different "flavor of the month cue" each tournament and seems to play OK with all of them. Johnnyt

I got a couple sticks up at the college rec room with what appears to be a wooden tip on the end.. I'd like to see the magician have at it.

 

[8pack]

It's the one that works for you! Different strokes for different folks and all that. By this I mean that certain players prefer different tips with different diameters and hardnesses, as well as different size shafts and tapers. That, in general, covers it. :thumbup:

Dammit Man,i thought you had a secret you was going to share..:thumbup:
I agree with what your saying,but i still feel some shafts and tips do offer something others cant give you.But it boils down to what you like.

 

[jay helfert]

Dammit Man,i thought you had a secret you was going to share..:thumbup:
I agree with what your saying,but i still feel some shafts and tips do offer something others cant give you.But it boils down to what you like.

There are a wide variety of shafts and tips available now, more than ever before. Anything from super hard and firm hitting to super soft and lots of whip. You just have to find what works for you and your game.