Rusty in Montana
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I'm a fan of cues in the 18.5 - 19.5 oz I've tried lite cues in the 17 oz range and didn't care for it similar to a couple of cues in the 20 oz range which weren't terrible but felt clunky if you would .
Cue weight?
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About 15 years ago I was hanging out at Championship billiards in Modesto and a man around 50, who I'd seen in there before asked me to practice with him..No money involved, just a friendly practice..When we were done he asked me about my cue and the weight , 19.25 oz at the time I said.... He says, " Oh..Thats a light weight"...I said, so what does your cue weigh...He says, "27.0 oz"...I said, no way...He has Audi the owner weigh it and sure enough it was 27.0 oz...He let me hit with it and it felt like a lead pipe...But he played very good with it...
That's the most weight I've ever had anyone tell me they played with...
Any one else ever run into a player with a really heavy cue??
That's the most weight I've ever had anyone tell me they played with...
Any one else ever run into a player with a really heavy cue??
He must have got it custom made, right? How did it play?
How long has there been a weight limit of 25 ozs. for pool cues?
Naturally you can play with what you like but if a golf club, or say
a golf ball, was determined to be illegal by the USGA, would you
still play with it? If not, what about competing head to head in a
match against some other player that was? In order to play any
game or sport, there must be rules & with sports, there’s standards.
Heavier cues used to be the trend back in the 60’s & 70’s. Now when
a pool cue approaches mid-20’s ounces range, it’s usually a break cue.
Naturally you can play with what you like but if a golf club, or say
a golf ball, was determined to be illegal by the USGA, would you
still play with it? If not, what about competing head to head in a
match against some other player that was? In order to play any
game or sport, there must be rules & with sports, there’s standards.
Heavier cues used to be the trend back in the 60’s & 70’s. Now when
a pool cue approaches mid-20’s ounces range, it’s usually a break cue.
Never cared about weight. If I pick it up and it feels good, the balance feels right...that is all that matters. Then play with the same cue and your brain adjusts until it becomes an extension. Most people I know or knew who were always switching cues or gear junkies were never good players...except for one, LOL, Pooky. He was a monster (still is), and always switching cues, adjusting shafts, etc.
Edited to add...there were other monsters who could use a different cue every day. Buddy Hall (who would win a tournament and immediately sell that cue and use a new one next tournament) and Bugs Rucker, who NEVER owned a cue...always played off the rack or borrowed a cue. But they possessed levels of talent that us mere mortals do not. Even EFREN depended on the knowledge and trust he had in his cue(s) over the years...especially with his style of play using tons of english and spin. I remember in the 90s when he first got sponsored by Meucci Cues, (yes, he played with a Meucci for a time, and even beat EARL in that first big overseas money match with a Meucci) he was not playing good at all with it because he wasn't used to it. But, once he adjusted (which didn't take long), he was the same old Efren.
Edited to add...there were other monsters who could use a different cue every day. Buddy Hall (who would win a tournament and immediately sell that cue and use a new one next tournament) and Bugs Rucker, who NEVER owned a cue...always played off the rack or borrowed a cue. But they possessed levels of talent that us mere mortals do not. Even EFREN depended on the knowledge and trust he had in his cue(s) over the years...especially with his style of play using tons of english and spin. I remember in the 90s when he first got sponsored by Meucci Cues, (yes, he played with a Meucci for a time, and even beat EARL in that first big overseas money match with a Meucci) he was not playing good at all with it because he wasn't used to it. But, once he adjusted (which didn't take long), he was the same old Efren.
Excellent point. Now I have something else for my OCD to worry about
Are you able to pick up a cue and think, oh this feels good. Don't worry about the weight...or the diameter of the tip, etc...just it "feels" good when you stroke it and hit a few balls? Well...find that cue and just use it for a year straight without checking out all of those details.Excellent point. Now I have something else for my OCD to worry about
My daughter suffers TREMENDOUSLY from Anxiety and OCD. She receives counseling and medication and does great...but real OCD isn't worrying about cue weights. It's a torment like no other, and I won't even get into the rituals and the thoughts. An example though would be this...if I don't wash my hands 37 times, my mother will die in a car wreck....and your brain tells you this over and over to the point of being debilitating if you don't get help. OCD is often a very overused term.
He said he loaded it up with weight....Actually played O K ..
Balance and how it goes through the ball
I feel for you and wish her all the best. Sending prayers your way
phreaticus
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Ditto. We have a family close to us with a teen daughter who is near my daughter’s age that struggles with clinical OCD and other mental health issues. Very complex & at times heartbreaking situation. Peace to @Matt_24 & his family.I feel for you and wish her all the best. Sending prayers your way
I like to play off the rack a lot & have played some of my best pool with beater house cues. But I also suffer from an endless need to experiment. Love to try new stuff, see what I like, see what different stuff feels like, learn what does what…
My preferred cues are all humble no bling full splices in the 18.7-19.3 oz range. I like rear balanced cues (17.5” ish) with relatively fat butts (1.27-1.30” ish). Balance and tip are the key components of what makes a cue “feel good” to me.
Fun thread.
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soyale
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i bought it as a 20 oz. then the import radial pinned shaft was destroyed by some dogs that were staying at my house.
had the joint changed to 5/16x14 SS, and cut the weight bolt down to a minimum, and now i'm right around 19.5 or something like that. i've always liked the extra ounce.
had the joint changed to 5/16x14 SS, and cut the weight bolt down to a minimum, and now i'm right around 19.5 or something like that. i've always liked the extra ounce.
Balance point... That being said 19-20oz for me
I understand all of this. Fortunately I have found a combination that helps me control it 95% of the time. A beta blocker (atenolol) daily and Xanax “as needed”. Some days I take two, most days I take none. It’s not fun but it does allow me to control that “circular worrying” you described. Good luck.
My daughter has weekly counseling with an OCD specialists who gives her strategies for dealing with it (she's been doing that for over a year) and has a medication that works well for Anxiety and OCD. Tremendous improvement since finding this good combination of medication and therapy. She graduated with honors (it never affected her school work) and is starting University in August.
DeeDeeCues
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Yeah, what's a few ounces when it is over 3000 pounds?