What cues are the pros using these days?
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I know Emily Duddy shoots with a Steve Klapp cue and I think a Predator LD shaft. Possibly Steve's 140 year maple.
I believe it's one of Steve's shafts. It's definitely a beautiful cue, if you've seen it.
Strange that you're from Motown and think slip-strokers can't play.
Corn Bread Red slipped on everything but the break and played good
on a snooker or pool table,
Freddy Salem, in his prime, was arguably the best money snooker player
in the US......Slipped all the time.
First time I saw Jimmy Moore was in Motown...this HOF'er slipped.
When ever I see a player slip, I know he's not an entry-level player.
To alleviate the high-jacking, Freddy used a 12mm Balabuska...
...Jimmy was using a Paradise.
....and Red used anything he felt like.
I wonder if Johnny Archer misses the Schon he used when he was Player of the Decade....the 90s
Yikes...very,very quietly leave and go over to You Tube. Type in "slip stroke." View the one that says, "watch the back hand." That's a good demonstration of it. Now, whatever you do, don't come back here and ask, "Why does he do it?" I asked that question after asking your original question once and I regret it.
Oscar had a sponsorship deal with Predator, a fellow pro pool player told him to try the new Mezz shaft WX900 and he made the switch. Told me he absolutely loves the shaft.
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Lol thanks for the info. I would ask the next question but with your help I won't.
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I believe Dechaine uses an OB now.
Because NOT all pro's get sponsorship money. I'm pretty sure if SVB did NOT like Cuetech because he could not make the balls the same, he's not going to lose numerous tournaments to pick up a few extra bucks for the sponsorship.
But, this thread does show one thing, it really is the Indian and not the arrow. The best players on the planet shoot with a wide range of cues, including standard and LD shafts.
And yeah, a good thread. Next, what tips are they using :thumbup:
The value of threads like this should be obvious to anyone. Especially a pool player who is interested in making a living doing it as a profession. To any entrepreneur wishing to make a living manufacturing billiard products it's simply business 101. Pros can play well with any well made cue! NASCAR drivers can be competitive racing any well made/maintained car. Golfers can play well with any well made club. Naming the brand they play with creates competition among the manufacturers. The tip they use, glove, wrap etc, etc. Now there is the potential for sponsorship. Sponsorship generates endorsements; money paid to players so they can eat without stealing. The real winners are those of us, fans and enthusiasts, who for whatever reason can never compete on that stage of competition. How interesting would NASCAR be if the manufacturers were unknown? Golfers clubs, balls, clothiing were unknown? No stadiums or golf courses would be built because there would be no money to build them! Next thing you know race car drivers and golfers would be sneaking around bars and pool halls trying to hustle somone with half their talent to buy a hamburger. Come on pool players, enthusiasts; lets create more and more sponsorship and get some business folks involved in pool. You can only make money if people with money are interested in what you're selling.
Stevie Moore plays with a Mezz and their new 12 mm LD shaft.
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Q I no you work for ob cues so I'm sure your rite, but I thought Charlie Bryant played with Jerry Oliver's cue? Thought Jerry gave him cues an sponsorship?
When they get a cue from you, how much input do they give you as to taper, weight, ferrule, tip, etc? I have been more than happy, with the OB break shaft I use, and honestly can't think,of any change I would wan't, but have assumed pro's would have certain taper and tip preferences.
Coincidentally, so do you. Come to think of it, I've never seen the two of you in the same room together. :scratchhead: