What cue do you break with? Poll
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MrSchon9 said:
My choice as well.
I break with my back up cue I guess I'm still falling for the hype that it will deform my tip ... but in in all honesty I'm not a power breaker. I hit everything soft including my break. so I should probably break with my McDermott. but it makes me look like I'm a pro when I switch cues after the break LOL.
Varney here
Gulyassy doesn't make the Sledgehammer any more. The name belongs to McDermott Cues. I break with a McDermott Sledgehammer. So, technically, Mike makes Gulyassy J/B cues. Sledge is McD.
Actually, Mike's original "Sledgehammer" was the import. He had them made in Asia. He then sought out an American manufacturer, much like Richard with the X-breaker. He hired McDermott (made in the USA) to make the Sledgehammer II for him. Then, there was a legal battle between Mike and McDermott, and McDermott won the right to use the Sledgehammer name. With the exception of a few cues made by Mike originally, if you own the earlier Sledge, THAT cue is the cheap import, not the McDermott. The McD is made in the USA, and it shows.BPG24 said:
If you're doing to be witty in your responses, at least know your facts.
There's no "2" attached any more. The Sledgehammer has been made by McDermott for over 3 years now. For longer than half the life of the cue, it's McDermott. The trademark belongs to McDermott. So, you can't actually attach Mike's name to the Sledge, as it doesn't belong to him. If would be like you calling your J&J a BK2. If you're going to mention the name Sledgehammer, it's McDermott. It's a registered trademark that they earned in a court of law.
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Shawn Armstrong said:
So you are telling me that the 2 that I had custom made directly from him are Mcdermotts? That's hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There are Mike Gulyassy Sledgehammer's out there... That he made himself in his custom shop, call him and ask him if you don't believe me....
He made many like this to match playing cues... They are custom and they were more expensive
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OK. LISTEN TO ME FOR A SECOND, INSTEAD OF FIGHTING THIS.BPG24 said:
More "Sledgehammers" from Mike Gulyassy were made by an import house in Asia than he made himself. Did he make some customs? Yes. Ask Mike yourself - the number of Asian production cues vs customs were probably 100 to 1. So, chances are, if you own a pre-McDermott Sledgehammer, you own an import.
McDermott was hired by Mike due to quality control problems with the Asian production house. They released a "Sledgehammer II", a joint effort between Mike and McDermott Cues. It was hyped up, newer, better, and American. Mike lost the right to the Sledgehammer name in court. He doesn't own it any more. Are there original Gulyassy Sledgehammers? Yes. Do you have two? Probably. Does the general public? Nope. There are more cheap imports of the Sledgehammer on the market than Mike's originals, and McDermott Sledges are catching up daily. All cues are made to Mike's exact specs. The difference is the McDs won't warp, and are covered by lifetime warranties. Look at Mike's website some time. Look for the name Sledgehammer. It's no longer there.
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Shawn Armstrong said:
There are two levels of SledgeHammer Jump/Break Cues. Mike named the two levels High End
SledgeHammers and Low End SledgeHammers. The High End SledgeHammers are all One of a
Kind Custom Made SledgeHammer Jump/Break Cues. The Low End SledgeHammer Jump/Break
Cues are Production Models.
The High End SledgeHammer Jump/Break Cues start at $600.00 and can cost more than
$5000.00. The Low End SledgeHammer Jump/Break Cues cost $275.00 and from time to time you
can find them on sale for $250.00 with an average price of $250.00.
The SledgeHammer Jump/Break Cue was the first Jump/Break Cue to use a combination ferrule
and tip. The SledgeHammer Jump/Break Cue has a paten pending on the combination ferrule and
tip. SledgeHammer? is a registered trademark.
The SledgeHammer Jump/Break Cue has a life time warranty provided by Gulyassy Custom Cues.
The warranty is on the combination ferrule and tip, and the joint.
I know that they are no longer on his site... They are called J/B's now....
But I promise he made his own sledgehammers... I do not have any now.... But I have had 2 of them.... 1 was almost $1000, because i had it made to match a playing cue
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I agreed that he made his own. Reading comprehension isn't your strong suit, is it?
The patent has actually been awarded to the tip/ferrule combo. Mike wasn't the first to come up with it. He was the first to apply for a patent. There used to be one piece phenolic ends on some older jump cues.
Sledgehammer is trademarked by McDermott. If you're talking sheer numbers, Mike himself made probably less than 1% of the Sledgehammers on the market. So to call the Sledgehammer a custom cue by Mike is a big of a stretch. It's like calling Meucci's custom cues because Bob makes 10 cues a year. Are you following me? The majority of the Sledgehammers on the market are Asian cues of lesser quality than a Fury J/B. Of the newer ones, such as what Ralf Souquet and Thomas Engert used to use, those were McDermotts. If you were to go out and buy a new Sledgehammer TODAY, you'd either get an Asian cue, or a McD. I know which one I'd want.
I'm done with you after this one, BPG24.
The patent has actually been awarded to the tip/ferrule combo. Mike wasn't the first to come up with it. He was the first to apply for a patent. There used to be one piece phenolic ends on some older jump cues.
Sledgehammer is trademarked by McDermott. If you're talking sheer numbers, Mike himself made probably less than 1% of the Sledgehammers on the market. So to call the Sledgehammer a custom cue by Mike is a big of a stretch. It's like calling Meucci's custom cues because Bob makes 10 cues a year. Are you following me? The majority of the Sledgehammers on the market are Asian cues of lesser quality than a Fury J/B. Of the newer ones, such as what Ralf Souquet and Thomas Engert used to use, those were McDermotts. If you were to go out and buy a new Sledgehammer TODAY, you'd either get an Asian cue, or a McD. I know which one I'd want.
I'm done with you after this one, BPG24.
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Shawn Armstrong said:
Go start something with someone else.... I knew I was right from jump... But I know how much you like to start arguments...
its funny you mention my reading skills, but it was you reading skills that started the whole thing....
McDermott isn't in the poll
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Why
didn't you add more brands in the poll, you can go up to 10?
X-Breaker and Varney and J&J should have been added definately.
I have a J&J with 2 shafts, phenolic ferrule/tips, 14mm. It breaks real good.
I have the 4 point Palmwood model, 2419, I believe.
didn't you add more brands in the poll, you can go up to 10?
X-Breaker and Varney and J&J should have been added definately.
I have a J&J with 2 shafts, phenolic ferrule/tips, 14mm. It breaks real good.
I have the 4 point Palmwood model, 2419, I believe.
He writes self serving polls. He should put on "Asian knockoff" in it's own category. Mike made probably 300 Sledgehammers himself. McDermott makes that many in a month. But, Sledgehammers are Mike's cues.Snapshot9 said:
BPG24, you make me laugh.