Cue balance, revisited

jazznpool said:
In my world as a cue merchant, the balance point is measured from the base of the cue buttcap. It's personal preference but I expect cues I receive to balance in the 18-1/2 to 20-1/2" range. There are too few people in the marketplace to accept a back heavy custom cue (below 18" baance) or a pronounced forward balanced cue (at 21" or more). As a player I prefer in the 18-3/4-19-1/2" balance range. I do find that I prefer a more forward balance with a heavier cue (for me 19.4 to 19.7 oz.). Just like shaft type and size, tip type, cue length and girth--these are all personal preference variables.
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A 56-inch cue stick with a 19 inch balance point will feel/play very differently from a cue that has a semi-permanent extender to get to 62 inches but also has a 19 inch balance point. If you want to report the distance from the butt, it will help the OP if you also include the total length of the cue stick.

I think the specification of balance point from the bumper originated at a time when nearly all cues were within an inch of 57 inches long.
 
xX-Wizard-Xx said:
people dwell on to much now .... work hard and play .... you will get there .. dont need any special chalk ... dont need a special cue ... dont need a special tip or shaft ... any of that. you can play with a broom stick if you want .... everything else is marketing ... predator has done well convincing sheep to spend money
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Not so.

Well, maybe if your aspirations are not so high. But little stuff helps: a good tip, chalk that let’s you get a bit more grab on the CB, and anything else, even if it’s just in your head — like the sound of a cue’s hit — that you feel makes more confident.

Yes, you need hard work and there’s a lot of hype out there. But if you want to be precise and consistent at a higher level some of the stuff will help you up the mountain.

Lou Figueroa
 
standard was always one third of the way up from the back of the cue. so most learned their stroke using that and could switch cues easily as all cues were that way. and made for a nice pendulum stroke and feel of the cue. holding it back about 3 inches from the balance.

now people are wanting to modify things thinking it will help with their poor play, as learned from bad golfers changing their clubs every year or two.
 
The_JV said:
Suggest you either link the original thread or post the process of correctly measuring for balance point in this one.
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As far as I know, you simply measure from the tip.

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physical consequences of cue balance point location

I figure if one hand is on one end of the cue, and one hand is on the other, where the bp is probably won't make a huge difference but I don't know for sure, and am curious. say if more weight is in back, could that affect a player's stroke in any way? would that affect stroke speed or anything...
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Where is your cue's balance point?

A recent poll showed that most players are more aware of balance differences than weight differences (Which is more important to you--balance or weight?). Checking the For Sale section here, it seems that a lot of cues are balanced very close to 19 inches, measured from the butt--which is 39...
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Bob Jewett said:
A 56-inch cue stick with a 19 inch balance point will feel/play very differently from a cue that has a semi-permanent extender to get to 62 inches but also has a 19 inch balance point. If you want to report the distance from the butt, it will help the OP if you also include the total length of the cue stick.

I think the specification of balance point from the bumper originated at a time when nearly all cues were within an inch of 57 inches long.
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Hi Bob, I should have qualified what I said by saying the now standard 58" cue was my reference point. When I started playing in a pool room in late 1968, 57" cues were the norm. I'm not sure when 58" became the standard. I never count the rubber bumper in my measurements which are done with a tailor's tape and finger. It's not meant to be scientific, but merely a reference for customers who want that information.
 
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