TJ Reid hurleys????

ocantwell100

I am going to get a hurley and I was told that T.J Reid makes them and they sound decent.Anyone know what they're like and what style I should get.
Thanks.

MentalMario

Depends on what you like really. Style etc...

Personally I'd go 20 mins more towards Waterford and get a Frank Murphy hurley or a Bourke, from Borris-Ileigh hurley.

savannahkat

MentalMario wrote: »

Depends on what you like really. Style etc...

Personally I'd go 20 mins more towards Waterford and get a Frank Murphy hurley or a Bourke, from Borris-Ileigh hurley.

Or stop and get one from a proven winning stock.

MentalMario

savannahkat wrote:

Or stop and get one from a proven winning stock.

Just because he's a good hurler doesn't mean he's a good Hurley maker.

Umpteen intercounty and former intercounty hurlers use Murphy while a half dozen Tipp hurlers use Bourke.

savannahkat

MentalMario wrote: »

Just because he's a good hurler doesn't mean he's a good Hurley maker.

Umpteen intercounty and former intercounty hurlers use Murphy while a half dozen Tipp hurlers use Bourke.

And where does it say a good inter-county hurler cannot be a good hurley maker and as for the Tipp players using Bourke or whatever it still goes back to buy from TJ and you buy from a stock of proven winners.:rolleyes:

grenache

TJ Reid?
I'd be more inclined to find out who makes Seamus Hickey's hurley myself.....

MentalMario

savannahkat wrote: »

And where does it say a good inter-county hurler cannot be a good hurley maker and as for the Tipp players using Bourke or whatever it still goes back to buy from TJ and you buy from a stock of proven winners.:rolleyes:

Michael Schumacher was the best racecar driver in the World. Does that mean he was the best mechanic, in the World?

Frank Murphy has I would imagine 50 odd years hurley making experience.

T.J. Reid was in WIT for 4 or 5 years and as far as I know he wasn't making his own hurleys during this time. He finished in 2006 as far as I know, if not 2007. If he started making hurleys straight out of college, he still has less than 1/5th of Frank Muprhy's experience.

I've used dozen's of Frank Murphy hurleys and 99% of them are the finest. I'm using Torpey, of Clare, at the moment.

savannahkat

MentalMario wrote: »

Michael Schumacher was the best racecar driver in the World. Does that mean he was the best mechanic, in the World?

Frank Murphy has I would imagine 50 odd years hurley making experience.

T.J. Reid was in WIT for 4 or 5 years and as far as I know he wasn't making his own hurleys during this time. He finished in 2006 as far as I know, if not 2007. If he started making hurleys straight out of college, he still has less than 1/5th of Frank Muprhy's experience.

I've used dozen's of Frank Murphy hurleys and 99% of them are the finest. I'm using Torpey, of Clare, at the moment.

Congratulations

jeff bingham

Never actually used a tj hurl. Always preferred dowling star hurleys in town. Usually a lovely balance to them. Heard there can be a bit of a waiting list though. Not sure as i usually get them through Mark

MentalMario

savannahkat wrote:

Congratulations

Great reply.