Getting a pool table but ther will be a couple spots where a short cue is needed. Does anyone make a short, say 18-20 shaft, with a pro taper to use with an existing butt?
Anyone make a short shaft
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Balance Rite is popular, 52"
https://www.ozonebilliards.com/product/balance-rite-cues-shortie-brs-52
Sorry 1piece cue, not just shaft.
https://www.ozonebilliards.com/product/balance-rite-cues-shortie-brs-52
Sorry 1piece cue, not just shaft.
Thanks
Thanks! Hoping to get just a shaft though.
Thanks! Hoping to get just a shaft though.
Not sure I have ever seen such a thing...and that might be coz it is a gooder idea to lose the distance from the back end.
Most any cuemaker can
Will they want to is another thing
Will they want to is another thing
I thought about it
I thought about a jump cue but what made me think harder was the balance. The shorter lighter butt on a break cue would shi ft the balance point back whereas a shortened shaft would keep it heavier and push the balance forward.
I thought about a jump cue but what made me think harder was the balance. The shorter lighter butt on a break cue would shi ft the balance point back whereas a shortened shaft would keep it heavier and push the balance forward.
Buy a cheap jump/break cue....wrap the short butt with metal tape to taste...
...get one that has the same thread pattern as your playing cue....
...so you can put a good shaft on it.
I needed a short cue for 1 bar that we played against, why anyone would have chosen that place to be their "home" room and the terrible lack of room around the table is beyond me. Anyway I bought a new cheap $30.00 cue and cut the butt short then added an aluminum section to the butt to bring it up to the desired length and weight. I have a metal lathe so that made it pretty easy for me. So far everyone that has used it loves the feel of the cue for a shorty, they always seem to be way too light to me. The point of the story is that I think it is extremely important to get one that feels right to you if you are going to be using it regularly. Taking the end section off of a jump/break cue would feel too light for me.
This is what I did, for the same reason... but it would work for you too. Straight taper...short shaft.
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Fisher Custom Cues makes a shorty jump shaft to use on your regular butt for jump shots. It's a pretty stiff tapper, but he might be able to do something closer to a pro taper and longer. these are only 12".
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fisher-Cus...hash=item4b5aec49f6:m:mcT7dTRaWinx53Vw0HVn03g
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fisher-Cus...hash=item4b5aec49f6:m:mcT7dTRaWinx53Vw0HVn03g