Butt balance points

[Cue Alchemist]

Well I’m one that’s sensitive to a cue’s balance point, so I’ll take a feeble stab.

I like a rearward balanced cue, meaning on 58-59” cues, if balancing on two fingers, the neutral point is around 17” from the buttcap. I think (but not sure) that most cue makers & players would consider 18” as “neutrally” balanced, and 19-20” = forward balanced. Supposedly rearward balance promotes more power & natural stroke, fwd balanced promotes more stability, especially for rail shots. Lots of threads about this over the years…

My personal conclusion is its all subjective, and no “right” answer. I like house cues & full splices and have long arms, and I think this is why I like rearward balanced cues. But when I play with a nice forward balanced cue, I like it also. I guess I’m a mess…

Spot on, that's what I found.
That natural balance, often works best when selecting woods. If you have a heavy wood at the front and a lighter wood in the middle, and the same, with light at the front and heavy in the middle, that was the norm. I believe before coring cues became mainstram.
Now you can create any type of balance no matter, the wood on the outside.with the shaft, pin and joint collar deciding the rest

 

[King T]

One last thing I’ll add to this.

I like it when my cue feels heaviest right when it makes contact with the CB

I don’t like a cue that gets light when it makes contact or feels heavier after the CB is released from the tip.

This is just a feel thing. And that’s the feel I’m going for on any cue at any price point. Don’t matter the maker, materials. Just the moment of contact with the CB with the heaviest part of the stroke going right through the CB at contact.

Best
Fatboy

Man I really like the way you described the feel of the hit, excellent description. I have been trying to tell friends and people who have hit balls with my cue why it feels so heavy, 19.5, and I usually tell them about my preference for but heavy cues because I starting playing with house cues and they are weighted by but size...,

But now I'll be using your description/explanation, Thanks for sharing your thoughts!