Best way to store cues?
- Thread starter Gsitz89
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I heard in an interview with Gutierrez the cue maker that your sticks should be in a climate controlled area standing up. He says that laying them down can cause them to warp.
I have all mine standing straight up or hanging. There is no guaranteed way to keep them straight no matter how you store your cues. :frown:
Crap I've had mine laying for years lol oh well try seem to be pretty straight still
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I don't know which way is best. You should also consider the wholesalers who all store their cues laying down, in boxes that they came in or in wooden bins or on shelves. I have known collectors who do both ways. One of my friends had them in a safe in drawers. I personally prefer to store my cues vertically because I think it's more natural for cues to be standing up. I keep them either in a rack or in my cases standing up at home.
But my playing cues live in the car, laying flat in the case. Our cases are padded inside though so the cue is supported by padding.
I don't think that anyone can prove one way or the other that laying cues horizontally is bad for them. Kao Kao has tens of thousands of cues in their warehouse and I have often gone there to buy a cue and to date I have never, not once picked a warped cue out of the box.
But my playing cues live in the car, laying flat in the case. Our cases are padded inside though so the cue is supported by padding.
I don't think that anyone can prove one way or the other that laying cues horizontally is bad for them. Kao Kao has tens of thousands of cues in their warehouse and I have often gone there to buy a cue and to date I have never, not once picked a warped cue out of the box.
I don't know which way is best. You should also consider the wholesalers who all store their cues laying down, in boxes that they came in or in wooden bins or on shelves. I have known collectors who do both ways. One of my friends had them in a safe in drawers. I personally prefer to store my cues vertically because I think it's more natural for cues to be standing up. I keep them either in a rack or in my cases standing up at home.
But my playing cues live in the car, laying flat in the case. Our cases are padded inside though so the cue is supported by padding.
I don't think that anyone can prove one way or the other that laying cues horizontally is bad for them. Kao Kao has tens of thousands of cues in their warehouse and I have often gone there to buy a cue and to date I have never, not once picked a warped cue out of the box.
But my playing cues live in the car, laying flat in the case. Our cases are padded inside though so the cue is supported by padding.
I don't think that anyone can prove one way or the other that laying cues horizontally is bad for them. Kao Kao has tens of thousands of cues in their warehouse and I have often gone there to buy a cue and to date I have never, not once picked a warped cue out of the box.
I guess with a well made cue it doesn't matter if its vertically or horizontal when in the case. If the cue will be stored without being broken down in two pieces then vertically. Having them in very warm or very cold temp exposed for long periods could. That is the main thing to watch out. I also don't close my case all the way when storing them I leave a little open to allow it to breathe.