What "Mods" have you made to your favorite playing cue and why?
- Thread starter TATE
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Great minds think alike.....
....and so do ours! :thumbup:
I prefer it to be under the little finger so it doesn't interfere with the grip but gives me a reference point to start with, if that makes sense.
Jeff Livingston
Pechs have the greatest finishes. Look forward to seeing it.
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Doesn't matter...your beautiful cues make up for it :thumbup:
My Cues...changed or added a wrap. Converted to bumper-less, added weight or lightened, Shaft work, tips, had custom work done on butt cap. Everything was done just for fun. Cues do not help my 1P.
I'd like to hear about this when you get it, Chuck.
Hmmm...you might be onto something with that practicing thing...
On my Josey I went from a talisman tip to Kamui medium black. That's it. Everybody know that we old folks resist change.
As a marker, or to keep the finger off the grip?
As a marker. Sometimes under stress or after a long time, I tend to shorten up my grip too much to where my stroke gets too shortened, so as I set up, I feel the tape against my little finger so I know my grip is in the proper position.
This thread reminded me that I haven't put the tape on my new cue (BD Cues) yet. That must be why I missed that one shot a week or so ago.
Jeff Livingston
My first cue was a Miller High Life cue with a screw in tip. At the time, it was my favorite.
I sanded the paint off, which exposed a nice looking dark brown wood. I also created a tip from the center of a golf ball which was very quiet, and I got good english on the ball. It did not survive the first draw attempt.
I sanded the paint off, which exposed a nice looking dark brown wood. I also created a tip from the center of a golf ball which was very quiet, and I got good english on the ball. It did not survive the first draw attempt.
Hi Tate,
good to "see you here"
I still have the present from you buddy- still thanksful for it
the 30 inches Tiger X Pro is really a quality shaft- but i got now back completley to regular shaft (non-laminated)-
I really played with everything (or almost
) available outthere, because i was curious about the playability of all those LD-Shafts. But i just like the feel of my regular shafts- also playing now with 60 inches length for about 2 years- and happy with hit- it s just more comfortable for me bc i have more problems to reach some positions bc being still bit afraid to put my weight on my back leg (right leg) where my knee is *done*. Thsi was the main reason to test 60 inches out- and it s a great thing
I am definitley a "ld hater" - sure not. I just don t care about it- if i like the feel of a cue, i have to adjust and calibrate for the cue...no matter about diameter, size, stiffness.....i just have to "work with it"and STAY with it
may everyone have a smooth stroke.
As a marker. Sometimes under stress or after a long time, I tend to shorten up my grip too much to where my stroke gets too shortened, so as I set up, I feel the tape against my little finger so I know my grip is in the proper position.
This thread reminded me that I haven't put the tape on my new cue (BD Cues) yet. That must be why I missed that one shot a week or so ago.
Jeff Livingston
I like my grip to wander, short and long....I probably vary where I grip by 8 inches.
...the more spin I need at a slow speed, the shorter I hold it.
Long dead ball shots made me hold it long, right off the linen.
Holding long worked for the Rifleman.
I remember Charlie Bryant in the stands at the 2002 9-ball Open.
Owens at hill/hill for the b-side finals playing Luat....he's got a long shot on the 7-ball.
Chas whispers "He's gonna have trouble on this shot...he's been playing too much 1-hole
and holds the cue too short for these."
Luat went to the finals against Schmidt.
'course, Jeff's method is great if you have an excess amount of vanity in your pool game....
......'cause every match is taped.
Correction....it was the match for the hot seat between Owens and Luat...A-side finals
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Had a couple ferrule-less shafts made from the maker of the cue after having it for a few years.
The What: Replaced butt sleeve, butt cap, and wrap with identical factory replacements.
The Why: I slammed, er...rapidly modified the bottom of my cue via impact with the ground due to a missed easy shot and momentarily poor self-control (a condition known medically as "Momenticus assaholus").
The Why: I slammed, er...rapidly modified the bottom of my cue via impact with the ground due to a missed easy shot and momentarily poor self-control (a condition known medically as "Momenticus assaholus").
Removed the rubber bumper from my Cog, it has no weight bolt. Re-threaded the hole 3/4" deep for the Mezz X-Bumper, now I have a screw in extension.