Type of joint on your playing cue(s)

When you play pool, do you

  • always play with a piloted, steel joint?

    Votes: 23 20.9%

  • always play with a flat-faced, wood-to-wood joint?

    Votes: 55 50.0%

  • switch between steel piloted and flat-faced, wood-to-wood?

    Votes: 32 29.1%
  • Total voters
    110
BillPorter

BillPorter

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Am I the only one who switches among cues with different joints? I sometimes play with a Joss that has a 5/16 by 14 piloted joint, but I also play with a cue that has a flat-faced joint with a Radial pin. And sometimes I play with either my Ron Kilby or my Deano cue, both of which have a large wood pin coming out of the shaft.

Just thought I'd do a poll to see how many of you "had rather fight than switch."
 
For the most part, I'll only play with a flat-faced, big-pin jointed cue. That's just what I was brought up on and what I think feels best. But I'll use a piloted joint cue IF it's made by a few select cuemakers. Scruggs and B. Hunter come immediately to mind. Anything else just doesn't feel right. It's almost like the feel of the cue is dead at the joint.
 
Just got home and check the poll

And I am surprised to see slightly over 1/3 switch back and forth as I do. I thought it would be more like 10%-15% that switched. Maybe it will drop as more people cast their votes.
 
BWTadpole said:
For the most part, I'll only play with a flat-faced, big-pin jointed cue. That's just what I was brought up on and what I think feels best. But I'll use a piloted joint cue IF it's made by a few select cuemakers. Scruggs and B. Hunter come immediately to mind. Anything else just doesn't feel right. It's almost like the feel of the cue is dead at the joint.
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I'll bet you'd give a Barry Szamboti, Pete Tascarella, Joel Hercek, or Black Boar a try?
 
I think there is a few more options you could add to the poll as i'm sure some people will use brass pins like on some Kenny Murrell or G-10 pins, or ivory joints or just ivory collars or in my case a full face steel joint (the masterpeice centric)

All these joints and materials will provide a different hit.
 
I own several cues with steel joints, but I prefer any of my radial or big pin wood to wood joint cues. I prefer the softer hit.
 
fairly unique joint

BillPorter said:
Am I the only one who switches among cues with different joints? I sometimes play with a Joss that has a 5/16 by 14 piloted joint, but I also play with a cue that has a flat-faced joint with a Radial pin. And sometimes I play with either my Ron Kilby or my Deano cue, both of which have a large wood pin coming out of the shaft.

Just thought I'd do a poll to see how many of you "had rather fight than switch."
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The joint on my cue is wood to wood, ivorine 4 to ivorine 4 collars, and the 3/8-10 G-10 pin was left out enough that some of the unthreaded portion of it serves as a pilot. I like the hit and the people that can get past the light weight of my cue seem to like the hit too. At a little less than seventeen ounces and balanced 20" from the butt not counting the bumper it feels very light.

Hu
 
I switch back and forth. I have several cues that represent both options. I like to use all my cues, so it leads to switching.
 
It looks like the percentage are settling into a groove here with about half of you going with flat-faced, wood-to-wood, a quarter using piloted steel joints, and about a quarter of you switch like I do.

I appreciate you taking the time to vote!:)
 
It's hard to answer a poll with many many more options... There are far many more joints than you presented here my friend.
 
MOJOE said:
It's hard to answer a poll with many many more options... There are far many more joints than you presented here my friend.
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Check my signature and you'll see that I have a Mike Stacey (3/8 by 11) and a Ron Kilby and a Deano (both with large wood pins). Having bought and sold pool cues for more than 40 years I am fairly familiar with the variety of joints, but I wanted to see preferences between the two most prevalent styles, namely piloted steel joints and big pin flat-faced.
 
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