3/8-10 modified/custom or radial. Most consistent, easy to find and swap shafts from cue to cue. Also has the best feel IMHO.
Your favorite pin & why?
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3/8x10, flat-faced joint is my favorite. Why that’s my favorite, I can’t reasonably explain.
I guess my opinionated brain thinks big screw into wood is more solid than metal into metal. My logical brain knows that is most likely untrue. I really doubt that the pin makes a discernible difference to most of us.
I agree with others here, the pin does not determine the balance of a cue. It may be a factor for the builder but the builder determines the balance.
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I guess my opinionated brain thinks big screw into wood is more solid than metal into metal. My logical brain knows that is most likely untrue. I really doubt that the pin makes a discernible difference to most of us.
I agree with others here, the pin does not determine the balance of a cue. It may be a factor for the builder but the builder determines the balance.
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Same. I like the quick connect/disconnect. It's a clean looking pin..stays clean. It's blunt so it will not tear into the cloth or case lining. Interchangeable..
I don't have any way to prove it but all the 3/8 10 cues I've played with have played phenomenal. Specifically made by McDermott.
All my other pin variations do not play ideal for my liking. So I find it interesting that I'm experiencing this.
Maybe McDermotts are more forward weighted than not? Who knows lol.
All my other pin variations do not play ideal for my liking. So I find it interesting that I'm experiencing this.
Maybe McDermotts are more forward weighted than not? Who knows lol.
A cues 'hit' is not determined by the pin so why worry about it. If you like the hit of a certain cue then use it. I have cues with Wavy(Mezz), 5/16x14(Jensen-Schon) and 5/16x18(PureX) pins. Mezz is daily player but it has nothing to do with the joint pin. Weight of pin/joint will have some effect on BP but not a lot.
Ditto. If anyone can tell the difference they are not human
Why is the question. More than one blind test has showed that the hit/feel is not because of the pin.
Rusty Dutch
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Mezz United for me. It’s a solid joint and makes for a very well balanced cue.
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Where did I say anything about feel or hit? I like 3/8x11 because I like the extra weight near the joint. Radial because almost every after market shaft is available in a radial pin. Are you satisfied now?
Aluminum is about .4 oz in 3/8 x 10.
EDIT: And thanks for posting the G10, I looked a while back and couldn't find that number. Been trying to move a BP on one of my cues.
And to stick with the theme of the thread - I prefer 3/8 x 10. After screwing and unscrewing my Huebler in 5/16 x 18 in nylon thousands of times over a couple of decades - it sure is nice to just spin it a few times and done.
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I have a 1/2"-10-1/2 hanbat and I love it playing free games. Elkmaster tip on it too.
All McDermotts I've played with and owned (3 total) are more butt weighted than my Carmeli and Pierce cues. Even my latest Schmelke sneaky pete is more forward weighted...
My guess is because the way their weight bolt is setup, which is at the end of the butt instead of being farther into the butt like the following cues:
Jacoby: ~ 7.5"
Carmeli: 8"
Pierce: between 4" and 5"
Also, McDermott uses a much bigger weight bolt compared to the 3/8x16 weight bolts (headless threaded allen bolt) used in the above cues. This is probably why McDermott came out with their adjustable weighting system shown below, never hit one with this setup and seems almost overkill to me vs the Jacoby and Carmeli weight bolt system (able to change weight and distance threaded in):
H-Series Pool Cues
Your struggle to get a perfectly-balanced cue is officially over. The H-Series is the first line of cues ever to feature the fully-adjustable VBP weight system.
www.mcdermottcues.com
I always take out the weight bolt on all of my McDermotts.
Sometimes they get too light but the sacrifice in lightness has been worth where the weight distribution is.
Sometimes they get too light but the sacrifice in lightness has been worth where the weight distribution is.
I did that to 2 Predator cues