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boogeyman · Tuesday at 9:08 AM

You want pro psychological warfare? Do like I do.
Pull a house cue off the wall and play just as well as if it were a $5,000.00 cue.

Your opponent brings in a large case with: a break cue, low-deflection playing cue(s) with "special" tip(s), jump stick (I'm personally anti-jump), cue extension(s), "personal" chalk, towel(s), bridge connector, burnishing paper, etc.

Your opponent might think, "all this equipment and my opponent has nothing but a cue and playing jam-up."

"It's not the wood, it's the aim."
-Unknown

fastone371 · Tuesday at 9:07 AM

jlrowe said:
I actually prefer a 57" cue. Im 5' 11. I don't think it is to short. Maybe players that prefer a long cue actually likes the rear weighted balance. I shoot with a long bridge 13.5 to 14.5" with my bridge arm fully extended and a 57" cue still puts me holding my cue with my middle finger at the edge of the wrap. The cue's forearm is really forward weighted and has a stainless steel joint and by holding the cue further back it makes the forward weight do more of the work without the extra overall weight of the cue.

I am only 2" taller, I stand and bridge the same way, my rear hand always had 2 fingers hanging off of the rear of a 59" cue so I added a custom 2 1/2" mid cue extension, now I hold the cue on the butt cap but never get close to the wrap.

RFranklin · Tuesday at 8:59 AM

Bump to the top. Make offer.

Bavafongoul · Tuesday at 8:52 AM

IMO, your bridge length should remain the same approximate length you’d normally use unless you were stretching to
play the shot. If anything, your grip position on the cue butt is more likely to change instead of the length of your bridge.

RickLafayette · Tuesday at 8:51 AM

You would need a lathe to cut the tip square, but, yes.

ShootingArts · Tuesday at 8:50 AM

jay helfert said:
To be avoided imo. I wouldn't play guys like that.

Probably the best advice these days. Not worth getting into anything physical or involving the law and courts.

Anybody that acts out with equipment is a gnat's ass away from violence with a person. Aside from injuries you might suffer there is the danger of defending yourself too well which can get you in deep doo-doo with the law.

That guy sounds like bad news from any direction.

Hu

Matt_24 · Tuesday at 8:45 AM

Frosty said:
There’s a guy that’s a total go off artist in my area. He loves to bet it up and he always finds a way to lose, the problem is his antics.

He’s a large, physically imposing guy, drinks a dozen beers or more every session he plays which doesn’t help him any. He throws temper tantrums, throws chalk, balls, cues, I’ve seen him destroy 2 in the last 5 months. He’s a good score, not smart enough to quit when he should, and gets his nose wide open and generally loses $500 to $1000 every time he plays. There’s only a few guys that are willing to play him. He once asked me why I never try to match up with him. I told him the juice isn’t worth the squeeze, that if he could learn to curb his histrionic outbursts that I’d be happy to give him a nice spot and rob him, but that I won’t put up with his childlike behavior, I’m not the kind of guy that you want to try and tush hog.

Is he throwing a tantrum, or trying to really tush hog his opponents? You're in the DC area right? I wonder if I knew him.

TheGrandWazoo · Tuesday at 8:43 AM

Man, just smokin '!

iusedtoberich · Tuesday at 8:42 AM

I don't agree with the whole premise of this thread. The vast majority of players use a standard 58" cue without any issues. Their hand is on the wrap area. Some really tall folk like myself (6' 2") go a few inches longer.

If anything changed over the years, I think it's the stance. Since about the 1990's players get lower on the cue. That spreads the arms out longer on the stick.

Shark88 · Tuesday at 8:39 AM

So looking at a break cue that has an all in one solid tip/ferrule. Can just the head of that be shaved off and install a new tip on?

lfigueroa · Tuesday at 8:39 AM

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Matt_24 · Tuesday at 8:38 AM

I think it all depends on your height. I'm shorter so 58 works great for me. And I grew up playing opposite hand and using the bridge for hard to reach shots. I can see the logic in wanting a longer cue if you are taller.

fish2 · Tuesday at 8:34 AM

Instead of using the full-length of the bridge tool that is normally used, can you used instead say a 12-inch-long bridge tool and a regular cue extension? This way your aiming stance does not change, and the bridge length is still the same vs a long bridge when using only a cue extension. Basically, it makes you taller by say 6-8 inches which gives you an extended reach.

When I say Bridge tool, I mean this

Sooner32 · Tuesday at 8:31 AM

JasonATX said:
I like Meuccis for the most part, but not a fan of a cleared linen wrap. I had a really nice 97-15 that I wish I wouldn't have gotten rid of.

In the late 80's and early 90's I had several, and that cleared over wrap always annoyed me. I thought my Joss with linen felt way better. Today, they don't bother me as much and when getting one refinished I am going cleared over because that's the way I remember seeing them everywhere.

I recently was given a 84-4 with a solid white wrap. It is not perfect but if it wasn't cleared over I bet it would be a mess with a white wrap.

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