Bumperless cue
- Thread starter fish2
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True, but i would maintain that for collectible/antique cues, but why make a modern cue bumperless... it just does not make any sense to me at least
No bumper changes the cues hit, it's sound, is nostalgic for many and gives you a reason for keeping your cue in a safe place.
Dick
depends on the punisher
they certainly arent for everybody
built maybe 6 or 8, have yet to have one beat up , YET
how many cues with bumpers have you seen with broken buttcaps, or the whole buttsleeve blown apart.
some guys can destroy a cue even if it had a firestone tire for a bumper
Bumpers are good protection for the bottom of the cue. But people who only play on carpeted floors really do not need one. The cue has a little louder sound when you leave out the bumper. I had a top level pro player who played with one of my cues for a while and he changed the bumper to a phenolic bumper and swore it was the best playing cue he had ever played with. Still not sure why he switched to another cue.
I've seen LOTS of cues where the bumper actually contributed to the destruction of the buttcap. I've been playing with a bumperless cue for a few years now, and have never been gentle with it. It has taken some serious punishment, and it's holding up just fine. Phenolic is HARD.
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I love the look of something well used. This patina is priceless.
Robin Snyder (My cue doesn't stay in the case either)
I love the look of something well used. This patina is priceless.
Robin Snyder (My cue doesn't stay in the case either)
As the saying goes, "everything old is new again." Louder, maybe a tiny little bit crisper but a worn trip would be the same. The old butt caps/ends were not the same material used today. It would dent not chip I'm building myself one with the thought I might change it later. Carpet floors and very, very little finish if any, on the bottom edges.
The historical reason is that rubber was in short suply during WW2.
That look became popular even after the war ended and rubber was available.
It's a very distinct look at t does giva a slightly different, more "pingy" sound.
I love the look of bumperless cues and I have had several and durability has not been an issue, knowing that it's bumberless means you take more care of it, I usually rested the cue on my foot.
That look became popular even after the war ended and rubber was available.
It's a very distinct look at t does giva a slightly different, more "pingy" sound.
I love the look of bumperless cues and I have had several and durability has not been an issue, knowing that it's bumberless means you take more care of it, I usually rested the cue on my foot.