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There's a craftsman inside with his head-gear on and he's in a world of his own, dancing inside as he carves yet another hurley.
They come out to you then with the hurley you'd ordered last week, specific to a gram in weight and half an inch in height. That's your wand now.
You pick it up for the first time and you tell yourself it's love at first grip. This 30 something inch piece of ash is going to become an extension of your arm for the next few days. Some lads would even sleep with it to build that bond even more.
Within a week, the bright cream colour will be slashed with black marks from the rims of the sliotar. A mud-circle develops on both sides of the bás. The grains slide symmetrically alongside the next one along the middle. The grip gives you the feel.
This is the moneymaker.
Which hurley maker gives you this experience?
Who is the best hurley maker in the country?
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