Cue wrap preference

Flakeandrun said:
Floss wire is also an option, for ensuring my teeth are clean and breath minty fresh.
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Yes, very important when out in the wilderness ,trying to survive, you just never know when Sofia Vergaro might jump out of the bushes and want to smooch a bit. You will be ready, and everyone else will be relegated to "peeping" from the undergrowth.
 
j2pac said:
I'm a lifelong wrapless gent myself..😎
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If I wasn't gifted my first cue, I'd have probably gone that way myself. But I don't think it makes too much of a difference in all honesty. Just one of those strange mental and aesthetic criterion that we allow to alter our game when we can't think of anything else to blame (heaven forbid it was our own incompetence :ROFLMAO:)
 
Flakeandrun said:
If I wasn't gifted my first cue, I'd have probably gone that way myself. But I don't think it makes too much of a difference in all honesty. Just one of those strange mental and aesthetic criterion that we allow to alter our game when we can't think of anything else to blame (heaven forbid it was our own incompetence :ROFLMAO:)
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For me it was just a continuation of a common/familiar feel. Growing up playing with bar cues, I just never really adjusted to the feel of a wrap. Probably more of a mental thing, like you said..
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Bob Jewett said:
There are wraps that are objectively lousy because they are slippery. You have to clamp your grip down to get any power. That's bad. In my experience rayon is the worst for this but twine and leather can be slippery depending on how they're maintained.

I prefer no wrap. The finish of the cue is sticky to my hand. I used to sweat but somewhere along the line that stopped.

With no wrap I can grip lightly and the cue doesn't slip.

The ultimate in reducing slip is the thin rubber sleeve that nearly every top carom player uses.
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Well, it's been reported that the great straight pool player Ray Martin liked nylon or rayon, whatever you want to call it, triple braided on his Balabushka and Szamboti cues. It was black, plenty of pictures available with a search. It worked pretty well for Ray. Some players prefer a slippery wrap, some don't.

All the best,
WW
 
I know this doesn't make sense. I don't know why, but the billiard players loved to put the rubber sleeve over their cues. It rolls down the cue to the bottom of the handle then you unroll it back up. I found it really does give you more action playing 3 cushion for certain (up and through) strokes where you need to bend the ball forward an extra diamond or two. A friend had a leather calfskin wrap on a Burton Spain that was similar to the rubber It was great! You could get a lot of action on the ball. Don't ask me why... it doesn't make sense. But it was similar action to a slip-stroke without the slip.
 
THam said:
My preference goes Leather>Wrapless>Linen as far as standard wraps go.
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is there a preference to the type of leather? Can get some absolutely wild things here. All kinds of exotic skins. Not sure whether I'm 'Wow'ed' or a little taken aback by the amount of selection
 
Pebble texture leather is my preference.

Used to be a linen fan and it's probably my second choice still. I don't mind wrapless for a break cue but it's not for me on a playing cue. I've also had a smooth texture leather which I didn't care for either. But the pebble textured leather that I have on my Runde is by far the most comfortable setup I've had.

So much so I've been considering either selling or converting my other linen wrapped Runde.
 
Flakeandrun said:
There is a notch that has become frayed, I can feel this in my hand when gripping the cue. Wouldn't be a problem for some, but fusspot that I am...
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Flakeandrun said:
I think in the future I will spring for a wrap less cue. But now, given what I have, perhaps some form of leather would be the best option.
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If the frayed spot bothers you, leather may not be the best choice. Many folks find the seam to be bothersome. You can do a superior installation and create a near-perfect seam, but if you really want to find it, you can. If your hands are sensitive enough, you will feel it from time to time. I install leather wraps frequently and depending on the depth of the pattern, it is often tough to make the seam "disappear". Just my two cents.
 
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