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Sure depends on your case. In a soft case I might actually use them but in my hard cases I don't. Waste of time.
The only time I use them currently is when travelling by air. The way my suitcases look after some airline trips I want to make sure I take every possible precaution
The only time I use them currently is when travelling by air. The way my suitcases look after some airline trips I want to make sure I take every possible precaution
The joint protectors keep your butt threads clean an keep fur balls and shit from getting inside your shaft threads.
When it comes to me... My second custom Prather which was not that cheap...I got it with simple plastic joint protectors. That cue was with 3/8-11 SS pin, so yes I did not have such patience every time to screw and unscrew them especially after I've bought a good hard case which was stored in our billiard school so I never used them. My current player has titanium unilock pin but I did not make the protector because I knew I don't use it. After all those years of playing, teaching, working with different people I would say joint protectors might be very useful in some cases. For example I've seen some students in our room forgetting to close the zipper on their soft case to the end and the butt fell out on the floor when they took the case from the locker. So it all depends first of all on the person using the cue but also other variables...the case, if someone travels a lot with the cue or keeps it mostly in the room he practices...so on. Some people just have such a talent to make the damage to everything they take in their hands 
I can tell for sure when I build a cue using alluminium pin I will definitely make the protector for it and I will recommend to use it and be careful with the pin.
I can tell for sure when I build a cue using alluminium pin I will definitely make the protector for it and I will recommend to use it and be careful with the pin.
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Hi, my name is Marek and I have never used joint protectors.With my cues always stored in a good cue case I never felt any reason to use those, to me it always seemed like a loss of time to screw/uncsrew them every time I start/finish my matches. My cue joints never got dirty or had any issues screwing/unscrewing them.
What is your opinion on joint protectors? Are those anything more than beauty contest in some cases? Or does it offer any reasonable increase in cue safety?
As I was putting my cue case in the car everything in it hit the ground as the lid was open. I had cheap plastic JP's on each butt and shaft. The protectors got scratched but the cues were ok. The JP's did their job. Jp's are insurance.
Less than 60 seconds to do and undo!!
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I have some sort of butt extractors instead of joint protectors on my cue butts. My case is quite deep so without extractors I will not be able easy to get out the butt. In a hard case, joint protectors are not necessary in my opinion.
I've had them for years and go back-and-forth on using them (hard case). Currently, I'm using them on my non-playing cues, but on my everyday playing cues I'm not using them.
Seems I almost always drop one of the little bastards on the floor and have to chase the things halfway around the pool hall.
I do agree that they are cheap insurance, but I have never needed them yet. In all my years I have never dropped a case nor forgotten to zip/snap one up.
Maniac
Seems I almost always drop one of the little bastards on the floor and have to chase the things halfway around the pool hall.
I do agree that they are cheap insurance, but I have never needed them yet. In all my years I have never dropped a case nor forgotten to zip/snap one up.
Maniac
Yep..function and fashion matters!!
Hi, my name is Marek and I have never used joint protectors.
What is your opinion on joint protectors? Are those anything more than beauty contest in some cases? Or does it offer any reasonable increase in cue safety?
From your posts I get the impression you play to a reasonable standard and probably therefore also have cues that are decent quality.
Given the cost of joint protectors, why go without?
Even if they don't offer any meaningful protection to the pin (and I'd argue they do offer something at least, probably quite a bit), they still keep dust and chalk out, which ensures the joints connect better.
I have them and I see no reason not to (not to say I'd pay up for some really ornate ones, but basic ones do the job)!
I have a uni-loc quick release and I’m afraid if the pin gets hit it will ef up the alignment, I always use my JP
My question is why
Why do you need joint protectors? When you are playing the cue is screwed together, when not playing cue is in the case. Now if you are the type of person that can damage the pin during the .000003 percent of a cues life that the threads are exposed, possibly you should take up chess and leave the rough and tumble world of billards alone.
Now if you want to buy a set because they are just another shiny bauble, then by all means buy the most expensive ones you can find. It's good for the billiard industry.
Why do you need joint protectors? When you are playing the cue is screwed together, when not playing cue is in the case. Now if you are the type of person that can damage the pin during the .000003 percent of a cues life that the threads are exposed, possibly you should take up chess and leave the rough and tumble world of billards alone.
Now if you want to buy a set because they are just another shiny bauble, then by all means buy the most expensive ones you can find. It's good for the billiard industry.
Dont be a hater because you can stand making them...as MOST do.
:smile:+1 for cheap insurance
Marek bro, I dropped my cue on the tile floor inside the house one time, and the plastic jp cracked. I can imagine that if the blow was directly on the pin it might have bent or damaged it. Same for the shaft, if you drop it it might protect the joint collar from nicking or cracking. I also learned on that occasion that wood or metal jp are better.
More importantly, I will be in Warsaw for 10 days or so around Christmas and new year's! Can you recommend a pool hall and will you be around?
Julian
More importantly, I will be in Warsaw for 10 days or so around Christmas and new year's! Can you recommend a pool hall and will you be around?
Julian
Haven't used them on a playing cue... only ever use JP's on cues in storage, not even sure why...dust protection? Never dropped an unscrewed cue or in any way banged the joint. Off to find some wood to knock on!
