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So many posters miss the point……please think of it this way which is the correct way, IMO. The weight of any shaft can certainly seem very heavy when you compare it with a lighter weight shaft. The shaft weight relates to the balance, feel and energy transfer of your stroke. The shaft doesn’t...

A month ago Dante asked about the cue’s specifications. Including this information should help your for sale listing.

Actually the math for a 18, 19 & 20 oz. cues, as examples, the shaft weight difference range is 0.75 - 0.8 ounces for the % ratios I’ve explained. 18 oz. cue is 3.25 - 4 ozs, 19 oz. cue is 3.4 - 4.2 and 20 oz. 3.6 - 4.4 shaft weights. Now for the dim witted, when you go above or below these...

If you always hold the cue in the same grip position on the cue butt, you are not taking advantage of the cue’s balance. For more difficult shots that are more finesse and slower cue ball speed control for position versus OBs that are 8-9’ away or frozen on the foot or head rails, repositioning...

I don’t want to debate this with you cuz this is not a quarrel. There is nothing in life that is it in clad when it comes to pool cues. What won’t man likes another may not. % variances are more slight with a 18 ounce cue than a 20 oz. cue. If someone likes a shaft that weighs 17% of the...

Hey now…..calm down…..you asked a question…..I answered it….I’m not here to do your bidding. Get off your own fat sss and figure it out or don’t. I really couldn’t give a shit either way. Buy whatever you like, play with whatever you like. It means nada to me. I have what I want in a cue and I...

If you have a 16 oz. cue butt and a 4.2 oz cue shaft, the paying weight is the combination of the 2 weights. Pretty straight forward addition and so you have a cue when the two parts are assembled weighing 20.2 ozs. To determine weight ratios, you simply revert to division. You take the shaft...

Randy….the only opinion that matters involving a pool cue is yours, not mine or anyone else’s. As long as the cue fulfills what you want, you just made a fabulous decision. If your test drive meets your approval, then that pretty much seals the deal. Only you can decide what’s best for you.

How about this……look at the next 30-40 or 100 cue listings. Doesn’t matter if the cue is newly made or 50 years old. Take the weight of the cue, multiply it by 18% (.18), 20% (.20) and 22% (.22). The only caveat is the cue maker has to be recognized as being top notch versus a wanna be. The...

You answered your own question in this thread’s title with your opening second sentence. Does it really matter what anyone else thinks or opines about a very light weight Kielwood shaft? What if 9 people reply and 7 out of 9 or even all nine respondents replied it just doesn’t feel right to...

If you own a gun or actually carry one, you are hoping you never need a lawyer. Guess what? Hope is neither a defensive tactic and is really a lousy winning strategy. If you ever had to shoot anyone, it is going to cost you a lot of money hiring an attorney since even if your local DA decides...

Rittenhouse……..GTF outta here. I am a gun buff all my life. I believe in gun rights and have had a CCW for the past 32 years. In fact, I was the 2nd CCW permit issued by the Fresno PD to a civilian in the early 90’s. Permits weren’t issued often since back at that time CA was a “may issue” state...

Baseball has become a game of metrics and statistics. It has become a game of power, slugging, WAR, etc. Pitchers throw harder, batters swing harder, midfielders are quicker, stronger and outfielders are faster too. Baseball has morphed today into speed and power so top athlete baseball players...

In 2010, I weighed 225 lbs. (Size 40 Levi’s) 8 yrs. later I weighed 175 lbs. (Size 36 Levi’s) This morning I weighed 146 lbs. (Size 32 Levis 513 - Slim Jeans) Chest size (normal 41” - expanded 43”) 31” waist & no back issues. If you’re carrying a big waistline, you may think you are playing...

Financial ruination for league franchisors and franchisees, pool room operators that leads to less revenue for cottage industries, pool cue and cue case makers and lots affiliated businesses involved with billiards at varying levels. Any growth in the pool playing public would become adversely...

This is what Bob Runde used for my cue that I ordered at the Inaugural BCA Trade Show in 1984. Schon was in business less than 3 yrs old back then. Bob actually had to build my cue twice….long story.

I have to have the same shoulder surgery after 4 rotator cuff surgery failures to right shoulder. Sadly, I also need to have left shoulder rotator cuff repair as well, plus a total right knee replacement. My left shoulder surgery also failed just like all my right shoulder surgeries have...

When else would you want to clean your gun(s) and for what other reasons?

I find that older cue butts are just flat out heavier than today or even the last couple of decades. Back in the 20’s-40’s, 50’s, 60’s & 70’s, table cloths varied & were commonly woolen vs. worsted. Balabushka design cues & cues of that period customarily used a lot wider butt sleeve with a...

Good health and muscle mass are kind of connected, albeit a stretch. Muscles and pool play have little to do with each other aside from stamina. It goes without saying that everyone is blessed with muscles and tendons that provide us with strength, mobility, dexterity, and flexibility. You can...