Adding Weight

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I was Given a new cue about 2 months ago, The problem is my new cue is 19.0z. I have been playing with a 20.oz for aslong as ive been playing pool. I like the cue but i dont want to play with a 19 is there any way to add weight?
 
Start feeding it with deep fat fried food and cut out the vegetables :-)

Seriously, as far as I know, only way to add weight to the cue is to add a weight bolt or change it to heavier one. Only problem is that it will move the balance point... Contact your local cuemaker for weight bolts or other solutions.
 
Arrgh! I just went thru this myself...and hated the stick after adding the weight bolt. Don't do it!!

$.02

-pigo
 
King Cueball said:
I was Given a new cue about 2 months ago, The problem is my new cue is 19.0z. I have been playing with a 20.oz for aslong as ive been playing pool. I like the cue but i dont want to play with a 19 is there any way to add weight?
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It will change the balance point for sure.
Try taping some lead on the side of the buttcap. If you still like the balance, go ahead and have it done.
Depending on the cue but most weight bolts at the bottom are not glued.
You can just take them out and have a repairman bore a deeper hole and thread it.
Better cuemakers do NOT use weight bolts imo. There are ways to add weight without using weight bolts.
 
What I've understood is that better cuemakers control the weight and balance point with different types of wood with different density and weight. The butt that seems to be wood X might containt wood Y in the core to make sure the weight is obtained to the customers specs without using a weight bolt. With production cues the weight bolt is added last to make sure that the weight is correct. Wood always varies in density...

I have personally removed the weight bolt in my Falcon BJ to get it more front-heavy and a little bit lighter. The removed bolt measured in 0.5 oz and it really made a dramatic improvement !
 
weight bolts,

I have written about this subject several times.

A good cuemaker will do as Mikko said, use woods to control the weight and balance.

Not many cuemakers use this system, very few.

This is something I will never do [use weight bolts].

Production cues use weight bolts and can most of the time change the bolt at a tournament site. Throughs off the weight and balance point.

Each to his own...

Blud
 
Find out where the comfortable grip spot is with your cue when you shoot...then take a roll of duct tape and tape the rest of the butt with that until it adds that one oz. :rolleyes: Seriously though follow any of the above cuemakers advise...they know what they are doing.
 
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