Cue Wheels

MilwShooter

MilwShooter

Pool? Never heard of it..
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My 9ball partner is in a wheelchair and often has to use some wheels on the front of his cue for really long shots. I've noticed that someone on here has an avatar with the same style wheel he has, who is it?

Also, is there a better set of wheels with a less wide span? Oftentimes he'll end up with a long rail shot and the wheels just don't work because there isn't enough room for them. I think I saw a 1 wheel set up somewhere, is it pretty decent? He only has use of his thumbs so it'd have to be something that goes on and off with very little effort.

Thanks AZers!!

EDIT: I found the "Junior Shark" wheel. Not talking about that one.
 
I bought a cue holder with wheels to try. Not good. Could not shoot straight because it needed an alignment. Great idea, but need to be refined a bit. Good Luck!
 
bigfred said:
I bought a cue holder with wheels to try. Not good. Could not shoot straight because it needed an alignment. Great idea, but need to be refined a bit. Good Luck!
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He uses them pretty often. If the ball is more than 4 feet from him, or if he needs to bridge over a ball, the wheels come out. He's very proficient with them, but I think that anybody who is limited to a wheelcahir would certainly grow accustomed to slightly different ways of shooting.

Thanks Pooltchr, those are the ones he was looking for. Rep to you sir!
 
MilwShooter said:
He uses them pretty often. If the ball is more than 4 feet from him, or if he needs to bridge over a ball, the wheels come out. He's very proficient with them, but I think that anybody who is limited to a wheelcahir would certainly grow accustomed to slightly different ways of shooting.

Thanks Pooltchr, those are the ones he was looking for. Rep to you sir!
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Years ago I seen a wheelchair player using a free standing, heavy (looked like brass) metal bridge head type thing that had holes in different positions. He would slide it onto the shaft and use the shaft to place the bridge head on the table. The holes were large enough to allow it slide down the shaft to nearly the joint.

He used it on nearly every shot that he could not use a rail bridge, he was very proficient with it and played pretty strong from that chair.

Steve
 
I know a guy in a chair who has a telescoping bridge - sorta like one of those golf-ball scoopers for when you drop one in the drink. It's got a regular bridge head on the end (so you can lay it flat, or up on one end). He has *no* troubles shooting with that thing *at all*.

Something with wheels - such a thing sounds less accurate to me. The thing is built to move, and could well move in a way you don't want to if you put the wrong motion on it. *shrug*
 
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