How much does your playing cue weigh?

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I was just wondering what most people shoot with for a cue weight and why they chose that weight.

Personally my playing cue is 16.5oz and I LOVE the way it plays. I use a milk dud tip cliped WAY down. I just love the feedback from this cue. I have tried heavier cues before and Im just not a fan, seems you get more control from a lighter cue.

Whenever Im playing in a bar without my cues I find the lightest cue, it always has the best tip since no one thinks the light cues are good.

What about you?
 
I like cues between 18oz and 18.5oz. I find that I have better speed control with a lighter cue. But I like the feel of my stroke using a heavier cue. So between 18 and 18.5 is a nice compromise that works well for me.
 
My Huebler is 19.2 oz. I'm most comfortable with 19.2 to about 20 oz, depending on the balance.
 
16 oz.?? I hope that's a snooker cue!
Jk... A lot of people like lighter cues, but I'm not a big fan.
Personally I play with a 20.5 oz cue and even heavier would be nice, but adding anymore weight to my cue throws off the balance off too much.
I play with a light cue sometimes to straighten out my stroke, but I prefer a heavier cue for power and control.
 
I grew up using a 20 oz cue, but I now prefer and use an 18.5 oz cue.
 
if you naturally shoot a little hard, you should have a heavier cue. if you naturally shoot soft, than you should have a lighter cue. you should use what feels best for you.
 
Mine is 750lbs but I also eat flapjacks made by a massive blue ox and stupid americans!!!

Lets just say when I hit em the balls turn to dust and I win by forfeit :cool:
 
I got a bocote butt thats cored out and weighs 13.5oz, most my shafts weigh slightly over 3oz,, I love the way the lighter cue performs.. I recently purchased a Unity curly custom,, it initially weighed 19oz with the shaft ,I had that cored, so it now weighs 18oz,, I like the feel better than the 19oz,,feels more like Im controlling the action as oppose to the cue being heavy and adding unwanted power .....
 
jdxprs said:
if you naturally shoot a little hard, you should have a heavier cue. if you naturally shoot soft, than you should have a lighter cue. you should use what feels best for you.
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I disagree... with a heavier cue it's easier to stroke softly because the weight of the cue does all the work. I have to swing harder and faster with a light cue.
 
The balance is the key-i played very long time with a cue with 17.8 oz
Now i play a cue with nearly 19 oz. But it doesn t feel like that.
I have to takethe cue and feel comfortable.that s it for me:)
 
My playing cue is like 19.7. I do like playing with lighter 17-18oz bar cues but my set up just feels right at the weight it's at now. I feel like the weight helps keep me under control. My break cue is 19 or slightly under.
 
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victorl said:
I disagree... with a heavier cue it's easier to stroke softly because the weight of the cue does all the work. I have to swing harder and faster with a light cue.
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Me neither! But it really depands on the way of strike. Take me for example, I prefer using lighter break cue(18.5~19oz) and heavier(19.5~20.5)main cue. The difference is breaking needs to make use of the power of arm and body, but strike seems like shooting dart, just hanging rather grasping, so the momentum(p=m*v) directly decide to the degree of power and spin. On the other hand, if your are used to holding tighter to strike, the weight of cue are not much different to you.

That's is why you can find the cue generally heavier in Taiwan. (19up). Because here is moister even with 24hr airconditioner, by the way,that's the reason no airconditioner pool room disapeared 40 years ago.


My main cue are southwest/samsara/39工作室(Taiwan)
 
victorl said:
I disagree... with a heavier cue it's easier to stroke softly because the weight of the cue does all the work. I have to swing harder and faster with a light cue.
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There is a point in increasing or decreasing cue weight that will limit what you are trying to accomplish. A lighter cue will slightly increase stroke speed and a heavier cue will introduce weight for power into the stroke.

There is a trade off when the cue gets too light and the swing can't produce enough speed to equal the weight deduction. The same is true for too heavy a cue limiting speed due to the user's inability to overcome the increase in weight.

The balance point can also make a heavy cue feel lighter and light cue play heavier. I like a heavier cue with the balance point further back. This gives me the weight for power, yet it feels lighter in my stroke.

When I swing a baseball bat, I find a 33 inch/32 ounce (33/32) model is too short and light. The balance is not right and though I get good bat speed, I know I could develop more power with a heavier bat. I swing a 35/34 and find that is my natural limit. The balance is good and any heavier wouldn't give me any more power because I couldn't swing it faster.

The arm of a 200 pound male adult weighs around 12-14 pounds. Adding or subtracting an ounce can be overcome fairly easily, but the feel is individual. Your stroke speed is probably affected more by your cue's balance point as Ratta said earlier. Tape a small weight on the front or back of your cue and notice the change. It wil feel like a new cue and you will like it or hate it. Either way it will show you how weight distribution is more important in your cue rather than the amount of weight.

Best,
Mike
 
Mikjary said:
There is a point in increasing or decreasing cue weight that will limit what you are trying to accomplish. A lighter cue will slightly increase stroke speed and a heavier cue will introduce weight for power into the stroke.

There is a trade off when the cue gets too light and the swing can't produce enough speed to equal the weight deduction. The same is true for too heavy a cue limiting speed due to the user's inability to overcome the increase in weight.

The balance point can also make a heavy cue feel lighter and light cue play heavier. I like a heavier cue with the balance point further back. This gives me the weight for power, yet it feels lighter in my stroke.

When I swing a baseball bat, I find a 33 inch/32 ounce (33/32) model is too short and light. The balance is not right and though I get good bat speed, I know I could develop more power with a heavier bat. I swing a 35/34 and find that is my natural limit. The balance is good and any heavier wouldn't give me any more power because I couldn't swing it faster.

The arm of a 200 pound male adult weighs around 12-14 pounds. Adding or subtracting an ounce can be overcome fairly easily, but the feel is individual. Your stroke speed is probably affected more by your cue's balance point as Ratta said earlier. Tape a small weight on the front or back of your cue and notice the change. It wil feel like a new cue and you will like it or hate it. Either way it will show you how weight distribution is more important in your cue rather than the amount of weight.

Best,
Mike
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Thanks Mike very informative. I will play with weight over the holiday and see if i can come up with good numbers. I like you pointed out "arm of 200 lb male" is this why Earl puts those weight on his hands??
 
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