Greg,
I am the one that picked up that cue for Brad. I was going to Vegas and he told me you should be able to find one since they are made there and should be easier to find,,, (turns out that was wrong even back then). He also said I don't care what it looks like, I want a South West.
I was on the trip with my mother and she about sh*t when I told her how much Brad had given me to find a cue. Of course the only thing she knew about cues is that they are wood. I'm not going to say what it cost, even back then.
At the time, it was not known that all high points is a rare find. I thought that there were only 5 points but I haven't seen it for at least a decade. I played with that cue along with many other high end cues Brad collected over the years. I can personally attest that your is a solid hitting cue.
I picked that cue up in womens pro player Mary Kenniston's pool room, I believe it may have been called Cuetopia on Tropicana Ave. But it has been a long time ago. It was in a display case on the wall for sale. It was actually a little heavier than Brad wanted, but he took it.
He was pretty happy when I called to tell him I found one.
His purchase and the hit of the cues inspired me to later order a custom 6 pointer in 93 that plays great. I was quoted 4 1/2 yrs but it took 5 1/2. I also bought 2 satin finish cues since then and one of them has never been chalked.
Hope the cue gives you years of great playing.
Side note: when I was leaving the poolroom after buying that cue, a player came up and asked if I was interested in buying a South West break cue. this was back when the heavy break cues were the rage. It was a plain 24oz. cue that was basically looked like a satin finish. I closely inspected it and he was only asking $120. I didn't even try and bargain, I told him not interested, mainly because I didn't need a heavy break cue. So a few years later I call Laurie about something else and describe the break cue and she said yeah, I remember making that cue,,, we only made 1 like that..... I instantly felt like a moron!
Rick S.
I am the one that picked up that cue for Brad. I was going to Vegas and he told me you should be able to find one since they are made there and should be easier to find,,, (turns out that was wrong even back then). He also said I don't care what it looks like, I want a South West.
I was on the trip with my mother and she about sh*t when I told her how much Brad had given me to find a cue. Of course the only thing she knew about cues is that they are wood. I'm not going to say what it cost, even back then.
At the time, it was not known that all high points is a rare find. I thought that there were only 5 points but I haven't seen it for at least a decade. I played with that cue along with many other high end cues Brad collected over the years. I can personally attest that your is a solid hitting cue.
I picked that cue up in womens pro player Mary Kenniston's pool room, I believe it may have been called Cuetopia on Tropicana Ave. But it has been a long time ago. It was in a display case on the wall for sale. It was actually a little heavier than Brad wanted, but he took it.
He was pretty happy when I called to tell him I found one.
His purchase and the hit of the cues inspired me to later order a custom 6 pointer in 93 that plays great. I was quoted 4 1/2 yrs but it took 5 1/2. I also bought 2 satin finish cues since then and one of them has never been chalked.
Hope the cue gives you years of great playing.
Side note: when I was leaving the poolroom after buying that cue, a player came up and asked if I was interested in buying a South West break cue. this was back when the heavy break cues were the rage. It was a plain 24oz. cue that was basically looked like a satin finish. I closely inspected it and he was only asking $120. I didn't even try and bargain, I told him not interested, mainly because I didn't need a heavy break cue. So a few years later I call Laurie about something else and describe the break cue and she said yeah, I remember making that cue,,, we only made 1 like that..... I instantly felt like a moron!
Rick S.
