maybe he realized he wasnt making a cue for a top player. and for a player that this cue might be more fitting.
you know average or even good players tend to want to emulate what the better player does or uses. that is a bad strategy.
and buddy who was decent seemed to use lepros for much of his time.
You make excellent points! When I am in stroke and playing regularly I use a very light stick and small tip. When I have not been playing regularly I use a heavier stick and bigger diameter tip. A lower crown is easier to play with too.
I use a 19-19.5 ounce stick with a tip between a nickel and quarter when I haven't been playing, maybe a flat in the center of the tip too.
In stroke I will use the lightest stick I can find, 15-16 ounce, and a tip radius approaching a dime. As I age I am finding that a true dime or smaller radius doesn't work as well for me.
For a playing cue, it is best to find a cue builder that builds a lot of similar cues. Even if you can talk somebody into building something they don't like, they rarely build it so they have less experience building that cue than another builder that likes that design.
If a cue needs added weight it can be put almost anywhere to balance the cue where wanted. Anywhere in the butt from just under the bumper to right behind the pin or anywhere in between. If absolutely necessary to get a balance far enough forward the weight can be put in the shaft behind the insert.
Quite possible to reverse the pin and insert if desired too. Makes it almost impossible to find replacement shafts that aren't custom made but I kinda like the pin in the shaft.
The cue I like for personal use suits few people. Soft hitting and light. I laugh when most people have no comment after trying my personal cue or just say it is light which they notice the moment they pick it up.
Few notice it is also long.
The balance point is measured from the bumper but the call out is from the tip. Bass Ackwards of course. Measured from the tip, call out from the butt. Late night post!(grin) A balance point at 21" seems forward weighted until someone realizes that my 60" cue with a 21" balance point has the same balance point as a 58" cue with a 19" balance point. Measure from the tip and my 60" cue has exactly the same balance point as most 58" cues.
I meant to buy one of the fifteen dollar or less cues with the dice in the butt in a transparent section that you could see roll every time the cue was shot with. Some like that light up too. Cut that section off to put on a good cue. Now that there is a sneaky that calls would be gamblers! Academy Sports used to carry a fine selection of bubblegum cues for under twenty bucks. Those cues scream rube!
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