Torpey from clare? Star in kilkenney? Scullion hurls antrim? O'Connors of cork? Larkins fra galway? Hi lads i always give my hurls a couple of coats of linseed oil so they dont dry out !!! Wots ur ideas on treating the ash???

65mwtha36r47 (Tyrone) - Posts: 22 - 03/11/2009 19:17:31    474344

Moran from wicklow..

hairyfoot (Wicklow) - Posts: 98 - 03/11/2009 19:40:25    474367

Luder

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 03/11/2009 19:59:39    474390

McKeever's in Derry if they're still going.

Benandonner (Antrim) - Posts: 459 - 03/11/2009 20:20:47    474402

Star hurleys are called star for a reason, head and shoulders above anyone else. torpeys arent too bad either, see a few tipp guys using them recently. avoid larkins they are not the best. O connors can be hit and miss. Never used scullion. but definately star hurleys are the best.

Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2324 - 03/11/2009 20:42:13    474421

ps. leave your sticks hanging in the shed, i give mine a spray of the hose every so often if their looking a bit dry. avoid leaving in the boot of your car, they'l dry up in no time.

Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2324 - 03/11/2009 20:45:08    474423

Being from wexford i really only use local hurleys but albert randall would be my favourite. Find lash go leor hit and miss..... I had a torpey a while back and in fairness it was a great stick

amber21 (Wexford) - Posts: 22 - 03/11/2009 22:43:41    474520

Has to be the Star hurley in Kilkenny (without bias). He sends them all over the country

solo (Kilkenny) - Posts: 314 - 04/11/2009 09:41:53    474646

the stars are great but there was a guy from tipp made a great hurl aswell

ianog (Down) - Posts: 416 - 04/11/2009 10:05:14    474656

O'Kane hurls in Derry are lethal. they will take a mould and weigh your favorite hurl and replica it everytime you need new ones. absoulute class.

beagball (Tyrone) - Posts: 44 - 04/11/2009 10:12:43    474665

Hurleys in Cork tend to be a different shape to hurleys elsewhere. Anyway, a good hurley is what you like yourslef. I have no doubt that star hurleys, Mckeever's are all outstanding. We tend to buy from O'Connors, that is not being biased, it is just they are closest and make them the way our players want. I did try Scullions in Antrim once and thought that their service was first class.

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 04/11/2009 10:45:10    474688

Star hurleys. Run in and speak to Ramie and get your hurl and then pick up a bag of the finest chips in Ireland in Larkins chipper when I was a kid.

Here is an article from the Kilkenny people on Star hurls.
[url=]http://www.kilkennypeople.ie/on-the-trail-of-the-craft/Bringing-the-ash-to-life.4151588.jp

Hurls around the country differ. I always found Wexford hurls much heavier and thicker than Kilkenny hurls.

Puddersthecat (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1692 - 04/11/2009 12:12:52    474767

'Being from wexford i really only use local hurleys but albert randall would be my favourite. I had a torpey a while back and in fairness it was a great stick' Amber, Are Randall sticks still on the go, I had one about 20 to 25 yrs ago when along with connolly sticks they were the dogs ********. Im assuming its now passed on to the sons maybe?? Brings back good memories!!

bumpernut (Antrim) - Posts: 1852 - 04/11/2009 15:21:59    474985

Im currently using a cronin stick, although ive a few scullion and falconer sticks in need of repair. All good sticks, as others have already said its all down to what your comfortable with, always liked a lighter stick myself!!

Patrique maybe you could shed a little light!! lol

bumpernut (Antrim) - Posts: 1852 - 04/11/2009 15:24:58    474988

I find Falconer Hurleys from Piltown very good

dammon (Meath) - Posts: 1291 - 04/11/2009 17:35:10    475178

Ramie Dowling - the village

ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 04/11/2009 19:46:24    475337

Teddy Macs from Cork are a great hurl!

AdamG (Mayo) - Posts: 309 - 04/11/2009 19:50:05    475340

o'brien in tipperary.somewhere between mullinahone and drangan i think.serious piece of ash,people come from all over the country to get them..cant believe they havent been mentioned yet!!

catch_it_wil_ya (Galway) - Posts: 541 - 04/11/2009 22:27:23    475522

Bumpernut,
ya randall is still goin strong alrite. im pretty sure its his son now....
sound out man tho,
really excellent hurls! p.s ive heard so much about star hurleys but never even had one in my hand.... might try one for interests sake?
are they really as hard to get as ive heard?
can ya just call down and get one? presume ya'd have to order them????

amber21 (Wexford) - Posts: 22 - 04/11/2009 23:49:57    475631

Yeah its young albert now. He can be quiet selective about who he makes his hurls for, but I agree he shapes the ash well and they are well balanced also.

cailin (Wexford) - Posts: 143 - 05/11/2009 08:32:28    475718