cue extenders
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Rip said:I own or have owned all of them and I'll share my experiences. The Longoni extension is the most expensive and will damage butts with it's clamping action unless you are verrrrrrry careful every time you put it on and remove it. I know of 3 people who scratched a butt sleeve including me. NO THANK YOU!
The Hagar works, is inexpensive and is less likely to scratch a butt sleeve but I wouldn't use it on some of my higher end ebony butt sleeves that tend to show micro scratches easily.
The Tony Ryan is the easiest and fastest to put on and remove and is padded. I use mine every day and have never experienced a scratch regardless of which cue I'm using. I bought the strap on case for the Tony Ryan extension from Seyberts so it solved the old "how in the hell do I carry one of these things?" problem.
I do not claim to be an expert on gadgets but I can promise you this...since I have very little control over whitey and I'm a short guy, I have extensive experience using cue extensions---way too much experience.
I have experience with Ryan and Longoni extension ... I ripped the inner liner of Ryan extension the very first day. It's pretty much useless after you rip the inner lining. Also I found that it does not fit some of my cues.
I now use Longoni extension. It's a lot easier for me to put it on and I think the fit is tighter. It also fits most of my cues.
I think anything that goes over butt sleeve has a chance of scratching the finish. So I do not put an extension on any of my cues that cost me over $99.99.
Jazz <--- the other short guy
Custom threaded extension
Jazz,
If you are interested in the extension I mentioned, ask for a guy called Uncle Larry. The people at Lucky Shot Billiards in downtown Sunnyvale know him. He sometimes shows up at the Friday night tourneys.
I think he shows up at Edgies in Milpitas, also.
Mathew Pugh
In the Bay Area, they call me Honey.....not to be mistaken for Money.
Ask the South Bay APA league operator why he thought it was funny to put my name as Honey Pugh on the roster.
I'm hoping I get a new, different nickname....now that I'm in Austin,TX.
Jazz said:
Jazz,
If you are interested in the extension I mentioned, ask for a guy called Uncle Larry. The people at Lucky Shot Billiards in downtown Sunnyvale know him. He sometimes shows up at the Friday night tourneys.
I think he shows up at Edgies in Milpitas, also.
Mathew Pugh
In the Bay Area, they call me Honey.....not to be mistaken for Money.
Ask the South Bay APA league operator why he thought it was funny to put my name as Honey Pugh on the roster.
I'm hoping I get a new, different nickname....now that I'm in Austin,TX.
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berlowmj said:
MEZZ makes an extension for their cues
I have never used an extension, but prefer a decent bridge head, and here's why:
Even with an extension on the back of your cue, your bridge hand is still only going to reach but so far, while you are now going to have that much more shaft out in front of it, making it more difficult to control your stroke at the tip...kind of a pendulum effect.
Where as, with a decent bridge head, you can actually properly extend the cue's reach, while providing the necessary support to the end of the shaft, as it is resting on the bridge head, making it much easier to control the precision needed for a particular shot.
Just food for thought.
Lisa
Even with an extension on the back of your cue, your bridge hand is still only going to reach but so far, while you are now going to have that much more shaft out in front of it, making it more difficult to control your stroke at the tip...kind of a pendulum effect.
Where as, with a decent bridge head, you can actually properly extend the cue's reach, while providing the necessary support to the end of the shaft, as it is resting on the bridge head, making it much easier to control the precision needed for a particular shot.
Just food for thought.
Lisa
ridewiththewind said:
You have a valid point.
You will find that there are many players that hate to use a bridge and will avoid it like the plague. They would rather miss the shot than use a bridge. I am one of those people, but not for the same reasoning.
Most players avoid it because they miss their shot when they use it because they don't know key facts on the proper use (like stabilizing the bridge, aiming, and stroking).
I know the proper techniques to use a bridge, and if there is $ on the line, I would use it.
But in most instances, I'd rather shoot opposite handed, one-handed, or opt to kick/bank.
I'll probably miss the shot, but it will serve as a wake up call.
Like others have stated, if you plan and execute proper shape on your shots, then you will only need a bridge (aka crutch) or extender....if your opponent plays a good safety shot, leaving you with a challenging dilemma.
P.S. Another reason why bridges are not popular, is because the stroke using a bridge is much different from a regular stroke. Awkward for most due to the European style grip....practice will eliminate the awkward feeling. The use of a cue extension simply feels more comfortable/natural for a lot of players. And I have found that it only takes about 3 inches of extended cue to eliminate nearly all stretch shots. And if your extension is longer than 3 inches, then your bridge hand will be out of the pro taper area...close to the cue's joint.
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okinawa77 said:
I know Larry Mohr (Uncle Larry) very well and have one of his cue with his custom extension similar to shown below
I also have a customized Predator with Deroo extension as shown below. with Deroo extension and my j/b cue, I can use either or BOTH part of my j/b cue for a long (and heavy) extension
If you stick with one cue (cough, cough), I'd go with permanent extension like above ... if you have more than one cue(cough, cough), I'd go with Longoni (my preference), Ryan or ???
ridewiththewind said:
no, it's not an exclusive thing. Us short guys learn to shoot with extension and the bridge. In fact, extension along with the bridge allow us to shoot with more natural stroke. I can reach the shot 2/3 was down the table and with extension and bridge, still hit a fairly decent controllable draw shot.
If you know him, ask him about me. I play out of California Billiards and I suck at pool but have a lot of gadgets :groucho:
JoeW said:
that extender sucks if you care about your cue, It does work good but you pay a price for it. it has sharp edges and makes scratches on the butt sleve, I got one and played atould with it on a few cues I'm not concerned with, the finish would be dull and terrible looking above the butt cap. If your usuing a SP or low end cue its awesome,
the best extender I have seen is a tube wiuth mesh in it, it woll not scratch your cue and is as snug as the Longoni, Archer has one I'll get the name tomarrow and post it, its also a bit longer than the Longoni as well and it feels great, it dosentr wobble.
i just had a thought here at hime I'm gonna put the Longni on a cue I dont care about the finish on and leave it on permanaely.
Cost me about 10 bucks to make
Wes Hunter actually built me a J/B cue with the normal joint at the A ring position and another joint at the B ring position. You simply unscrew the butt behind the handle and attach a longer length butt he built that matches the rest of the cue.
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=122976
I've shown several locals and they are excited. Fortunately this cue works great as a player as well. Contact Wes Hunter if you are interested.
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=122976
I've shown several locals and they are excited. Fortunately this cue works great as a player as well. Contact Wes Hunter if you are interested.