Affect of cue weight with a slip stroke?

JazzyJeff87 said:
I’ve always just called it a slip stroke lol. I remember reading about what an actual slip stroke was and being confused when I tried to do it. I haven’t revisited that thought since. Maybe now

Letting the cue slip on the way out comes naturally on some shots. Hard or soft. There’s a hard shot at like 2:00 and a soft shot at 5:38 that you can really see.
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Well done. Normally, I don't use it on follow shots like yours at 5:38 but it's still a tool I have. I'm pretty sure that could be traced back to the mud ball as it does just fine going forward on it's own.
 
I think for a while it was slipping on pretty much every shot but I feel like that has changed since I started playing again after the covid break.
 
Fatboy said:
I don’t have a slip stroke.

However thinking about it today, I read this thread earlier it would seem to me that a heavy cue lends itself to a slip stoke more than a lite cue.

Slip strokes really aren’t needed since Mud balls fall out of favor years ago then fast cloth.

That’s my conclusion

Fatboy
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The first time I read this I kind of agreed, still do a little, but, using a slip stroke allows for some pretty good action either way and that's a good tool to have. Is it needed, nope, is it very useful, yep. Nothing like letting her fly and doing a full length table draw to get perfect ;)
 
Chili Palmer said:
I've always had a natural slip stroke and over the last few months I've been having some fun with it but what I've noticed is, the weight of the cue affects play pretty drastically when using a slip stroke.

For those that don't know - a slip stroke is when the cue slips (i.e. slides) in your hand during the stroke so the weight of the cue is the only force being applied to the CB on impact.

Clearly, a change in weight would make a difference but it's amazing how much different I have to play when switching between a 20oz and a 15.4oz cue I bang around with once in a while. For most of my life I played with a 20oz Huebler but when switching to the lighter cues I constantly under hit stuff when using the slip stroke due to the loss of mass in the cue so I tend to start hitting the balls a little harder. I shoot with a couple of 18'sh ounce cues on a regular basis also and it's not nearly as noticeable, but change is still needed.

Any thoughts or personal experience?
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Now that I've read 1/2 of this stuff......
I played for a couple years with letting the cue go as it will. Stroke Slip. That required me to remove my rubber grip.
Today I'm back with the rubber grip, but grip pressure is the same as when throwing the cue, but the cue can't move.

I sometimes pick up one of my heavy cues (18 or 19oz) and play for a while. Always cross checking myself. Part of the fun.

Mind you I'm playing 3C but I don't have a giant feeling the ball is traveling any further.

I added 1.5 ounces to my 14oz cue.
You do the math.
I'm thinking about taking that weight out.
 
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