Speed Control and Cue Weight

JMW

JMW

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I have always played with a lighter cue.... around 18oz. I grew up hearing speed control is easier with a lighter cue and I found that heavier cues felt too butt heavy. Probably because I was a kid.

Recently, I picked up a 20oz cue with a 18.5" balance point that feels great to me when I stroke. The balance makes it feel lighter. Anyhow, my cue ball control is just as good as with my 18oz cue and long stop shots seem to be a bit easier. Slow rolls are not a problem.

Is there any truth to lighter is better for cue ball control? I am thinking not but would appreciate your opinion. What arethe pros and cons of heavy versus light cues?

Thanks!
 
I think the big thing is trying as many different uses you can. I kept coming back to my McDermott, it wieghts 16.4 ozs with an ob classic shaft an a black hard kamui tip. Balance point is at 19 3/8inch. All I can say is that it works and feels good for me. I play BCA 8ball and carry a 9.1 handicap.....And I.trird a lot.. Check my sig.... That needs up
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Good luck with ur quest to find the right cue.

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JMW,

you gave yourself the answer-- the balance is the key. You have to feel immeditaly comfortable with your cue- that s it :-)

then it makes no difference at all, to play 17,5 or 20.5 oz. I played 17.9 for a long time. And now on my Josey i play with almost 19.5 oz (around that) and it feels perfectly, just because the balance is just great for ME.

lg
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JMW...No, there is no truth to that speculation. Speed control can be taught and learned using any weight cue. MOST poolplayers, amateur and pro, play with 18-20oz cues. There aren't really 'pros and cons' for cue weight, within those guidelines. Use the weight that feels best to you. I have used 18oz cues for many years.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

JMW said:
Is there any truth to lighter is better for cue ball control? I am thinking not but would appreciate your opinion. What arethe pros and cons of heavy versus light cues?

Thanks!
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Willie Mosconi just Improvised, Adapted, and Overcame with the equipment of the day. BTW Willie never took a lesson, he learned from observing other player. Read Willie's Game it is all there....
 
I too prefer lighter weight cues. In addition I also prefer a thinner handle somewhere in the 1.18-1.22 diameter range at the butt cap. I have had a number of cues built this way for me.

Kevin
 
Bruce...You're such a tool! What do you think Mosconi was doing when he traveled cross-country for MONTHS at a time with Greenleaf, as a child. You don't really believe that he didn't "pick up" things from playing Greenleaf, do you?

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

CocoboloCowboy said:
Willie Mosconi just Improvised, Adapted, and Overcame with the equipment of the day. BTW Willie never took a lesson, he learned from observing other player. Read Willie's Game it is all there....
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