Murderer....
Cue Castration has been committed....
No wonder the cue has trouble making a ball. Penis envy!
Kd
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Longer cues
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Cue Castration has been committed....
No wonder the cue has trouble making a ball. Penis envy!
Kd
Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk
For those playing with 60"+ cues, have you tried a mid-cue extension? A mid-cue extension (between the butt and shaft) would keep the cue from getting too butt heavy. What are the downsides of a mid-cue extension? Is there more deflection? Why did you decide on a rear extension/longer cue instead of a mid-cue extension?
I have and it changed the hit dramatically! Turned it into a sponge if you ask me. Almost wobbly. I prefer the rear extension. In my opinion, that's the way to go.
I have an old standard length butt with a Jacoby Hybrid Edge 30 inch shaft which make my cue 59 inches total. SO I decided to add a mid cue balance rite extension which adds four inches to the cue bringing the total length to 63 inches.
My height is 5' 81/2" tall but my arm wing span is 6 feet. Not sure any of that matters to me but someone is bound to ask.
There is a new balance point obviously more forward than before. But I instinctively hold the cue where it feels balanced to me. Honestly I have no idea exactly where I am placing my right hand compared to before.
All things considered I cannot say if one way or the other is better. I have probably just adapted the location of my right hand to find the balance point I feel comfortable and familiar with.
The one thing I do know is there is zero difference in shaft flex due to the balance rite extension. My use of inside is the same on all shots and I have not had to change a thing.
Perhaps the different mid cue extensions are all somewhat different. The balance Rite seems very solid to me and is the only one I have any experience with. FWIW!
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Deflection is caused primarily/almost solely by the mass (weight) in the first six inches or so of the tip end of the shaft, so a mid or rear cue extension should have essentially no meaningful effect on deflection. What a mid or read extension would do (aside from making the cue longer and heavier obviously) is shift the balance point of the cue, although there are some pretty light ones now that make this much less of an issue than it used to be. I don't have much first hand experience to relate on the following, but some people have apparently found that they prefer a different balance point anyway once the cue is lengthened, and some apparently grip the cue in a little different place as well when using an extension.
Everything you could want to know about deflection is here, including how end mass has the majority effect on it.
Squirt and Cue Ball Deflection - Dr. Dave Pool Info
Answers to frequently-asked questions (FAQs) about how to judge and compensate for cue ball deflection (squirt) in pool shots with sidespin (english).
billiards.colostate.edu
Just had Rick Roper make me a couple of short 3" rear extensions to go with the 6 and 8 inch we already had. They are very light, 1.6 oz, but had him lighten one of them up more by the bumper portion for my wife's cue as her cue is not capable of altering the weight bolt lighter. So that lighter one is only 1.4 oz. While I had made a short wood extension, shown in earlier posting, the problem with that was it was permanently attached and couldn't be removed if needed. Should have them in a few days. Not only does he make fantastic stuff, he is also just a great person to work with. Fast turnaround, and a willingness to accommodate your special requests as I had about lightening up the bumper section.
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Great products. I have a 3" RR extension on my Mezz. With bolt out and ext on the cue is 61" and right at 20oz. Love it.
Can you order a rear extension in any diameter that you want so as to provide a smooth transition between the butt of the cue and the extension?
I remember watching accu-stats match from when SVB was still playing with an R360 in which Jay Helfert (or Bob Jewett) asked about the extension SVB had begun using. Ken said he believed it had improved Shane's game by half a ball.
The end of the butt of a cue can range from 1.20-1.30 inches (and even thinner or fatter than that), so how is it that the same extension can be used on a 1.20 butt and a 1.30 butt and the transition is only a few thousandths?