Determining YOUR ideal weight and balance of a cue.

ScottR said:
Seems to me that doing this would affect the "resonance" of the shaft. Not that a human could necessarily tell. And, I'm NOT challenging the methods of cue makers who do this.
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This was a concern to me as well, but I honestly couldn't tell which shaft is which.

The screw is not really attached to anything, it's suspended in the shaft.

-Roger (lol eggshells...)
 
buddha162 said:
For me, I find it very tricky to duplicate the balance of a cue based soley on its balance point. My old Joss has the same balance point and mass as my Skip, but they feel dramatically different; one has a maple nose with a steel joint, and the other an Ebony forearm with a flat-faced joint. The Skip (ebony) is much more evenly forward balanced, which I much prefer to the Joss. The difference is most pronounced during the backswing of my practice strokes, when the cue is changing directions. The Joss feels like it's pulling my stroke forward, while the skip simply glides to and fro effortlessly.

-Roger
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The difference in the feeling of the 2 cues is probably a difference in inertial mass. Two cues of identical weight and balance point can have substantially different inertial mass, something that you will notice when you rotate the cue. It takes a lot of advanced math to be able to plan and build a cue to hit a specific target of weight, balance point, and inertial mass. And every cuemaker builds with a unique technique, which explains why your cues feel different.
 
I must be a freak. I have cues that range from 19 oz to 20.6 oz with balance points from 18.5" to 21" (all cues are 60" in length) and I like the way they all hit...lol. For that matter, I was playing the other day and after someone knocked over my Weston, which has the 18.5" balance point I switched to the Gilbert, which has a 21" balance point, and didn't miss a beat.

Does this mean that I don't know how to feel?! Perhaps I'm just not talented enough to notice any difference...lol?!

I can say though that I don't like anything further back than the Weston's balance point.
 
zeeder said:
I must be a freak. I have cues that range from 19 oz to 20.6 oz with balance points from 18.5" to 21" (all cues are 60" in length) and I like the way they all hit...lol. For that matter, I was playing the other day and after someone knocked over my Weston, which has the 18.5" balance point I switched to the Gilbert, which has a 21" balance point, and didn't miss a beat.

Does this mean that I don't know how to feel?! Perhaps I'm just not talented enough to notice any difference...lol?!

I can say though that I don't like anything further back than the Weston's balance point.
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Not quite sure how you do it but there is no way I could play with 19 oz cue with any consistency now that I have realized my optimum weight and balance.

That Gilbert sounds like my kind of cue BTW. 21" balance point...YUM

My Webb, once complete with the stainless steel radial pin and a Universal shaft I am getting for X-Mas will weigh in at 20.25 oz. Perfection is a beautiful thing :D
 
catscradle said:
Do you really think the precision of the digital is worth the extra money?
As far as heavier shafts go, aren't old-growth shafts denser and therefore heavier, thereby fulfilling your desire for a heavier maple shaft?

BTW, I thought you were located the same place as me, "Taxachusetts".
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Just noticed this Steve.

To your question about analog vs. digital my answer is ABSOLUTELY. In my opinion it is that important that I want perfection in terms of weight. This sucker goes to grams if you want. Analog's just aren't accurate enough and tend to give different readings at times.

Don't know about the old-growth shafts but I may have to look into them if they can come in at around 4.5.
 
Koop said:
Just noticed this Steve.

To your question about analog vs. digital my answer is ABSOLUTELY. In my opinion it is that important that I want perfection in terms of weight. This sucker goes to grams if you want. Analog's just aren't accurate enough and tend to give different readings at times.

Don't know about the old-growth shafts but I may have to look into them if they can come in at around 4.5.
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I hear that rhino foreskin tips are heavy. But adding weight at the tip might hurt the deflection, huh? :)
 
ScottR said:
I hear that rhino foreskin tips are heavy. But adding weight at the tip might hurt the deflection, huh? :)
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I love those things but they do squirt all over the place :D
 
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