Do most "Pro's" use joint protectors?

I gotta agree with the majority. They are pretty to look at if they come to match a custom cue. Other than that, I never use em.. Just something else to loose. I have yet to bend a pin! To each his own.

Mojoe
 
Can't speak for anyone else, but I use them on my cues mostly to protect against pin damage. I've seen a pin bend just from the cue slipping out of someone's hand when they got bumped from behind. For me, the 2 minutes I spend every time I play to mess with those things is worth the piece of mind that it gives me.
 
Depends on your level of pickiness, IMO. I find it surprisingly easy to get little nicks in the edges of the joints, even if I'm careful, and JP's help prevent them. If you're picky like me about little cosmetic blemishes in your cues, JP's are worth the trouble.
 
CocoboloCowboy said:
Unless you do something to need them.
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Yes, if you have a tendency to javelin your cue from time to time, you might want to consider joint protectors. Of course, in order for them to work, you will need to break down your cue, place the joint protectors on and THEN heave your cue across the room. Your joints should be fully protected.
 
Jude Rosenstock said:
Okay, to elaborate a little - I view cues as sports equipment. That's it. You're never going to find me using a 5k cue with 150 inlays. My taste is specific to performance and that's it. Joint protectors are simply asthetic from what I see.
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And there are many who view cues as much more than a simple piece of equipment. Those are the guys who tend to want the JP's for asthetic and at some level practical reasons. To each there own.

On a $500 playing cue who cares? On a $5000 Gina I start to care.

Plus they look cool and lets be honest here. It is not about how you play it is about how cool your toys are.

:D
 
snowmon34 said:
I agree thay can be a pain in the ass, but I use them for same reason JCIN stated above...an oversized J/P will protect the collars and joints especially in my Murnak case(My butts and shafts bounce around in the extra large tubes) and it makes it easier to get my shafts out of the deep tubes..jmo
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I cut pieces of hard foam and dropped them into the tubes to raise my butts and shafts to where I can take them out easily and still not do any damage to the lid when it's closed.
 
JCIN said:
Plus they look cool and lets be honest here. It is not about how you play it is about how cool your toys are.

:D
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Full agree, my joint protectors are back on tonight.
 
JCIN said:
And there are many who view cues as much more than a simple piece of equipment. Those are the guys who tend to want the JP's for asthetic and at some level practical reasons. To each there own.

On a $500 playing cue who cares? On a $5000 Gina I start to care.

Plus they look cool and lets be honest here. It is not about how you play it is about how cool your toys are.

:D
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Yes, which is exactly the reason why I decided to give a more elaborate answer. I'm not a cue collector. If I were, my opinion might be different.
 
Jude Rosenstock said:
Yes, which is exactly the reason why I decided to give a more elaborate answer. I'm not a cue collector. If I were, my opinion might be different.
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I bet you are if the guy doesnt make with the cash!
 
IMO they're at least useful for uniloc joints to keep them from getting gunk around the pin and insert. Uniloc joints do funny things when they get gunky (like possibly crossthread). It only takes a turn or two to put them on uniloc's anyhow.
 
Does anyone have some, USELESS, J/P for a Uniloc.:eek: Most are a pain but the U/L is even fast enough for a slow ole man.;)
 
I use joint protectors, especially on the butt of my cue. I like to protect the joint pin and it keeps the pin from denting the top of my cue case (especially a Whitten case).

James
 
A Pro using tip protectors!

Several years ago I saw Ralph Souquet unpacking his cues at the Mosconi Cup and he actually had little black plastic covers on the tips of his shafts!

I guess that as the tip is the only part of the cue in contact he felt this is the most important part of the cue to protect.

Now personally I have JPs on all my cues if possible, once you get used to using them a cue feels naked without them, although of course I ain't no Pro. However note that when you see Pros at tournaments they will often be breaking down and assembling their cues multiple times a day, so may well leave JPs off if they have them during the tournament, but put them back on once they leave. Many times they will leave the cue assembled in tube-style cases and carry them around like that.
 
yeah, i only use one on the pin, especially since i finally invested in a new murnak case. the last case was a justis and i had a hole drilled all the way thru the bottom, so started flipping the cues putting the butt in first then drilled a hole thru the top cap. but it was mainly from the use of a 60" cue...JS
 
AuntyDan said:
Several years ago I saw Ralph Souquet unpacking his cues at the Mosconi Cup and he actually had little black plastic covers on the tips of his shafts!
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Wow. This changes everything. I may never look at Ralph Souquet the same way again.
 
AuntyDan said:
Several years ago I saw Ralph Souquet unpacking his cues at the Mosconi Cup and he actually had little black plastic covers on the tips of his shafts!
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Were they ribbed?:eek:
 
Sweet Marissa said:
If you don't like them, stop using them. Who cares if pros use them or not? By the way, any joint protector that has come with my cues sits in a box with other junk in my storage unit. I find them useless and a waste of time.
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if you have a ivory joint you need them if you travel with the cue they can chip,

also they keep the threads on the joint pin shiny and if your storing a old expensive cue.

I have some fancy JP's that match cues

otherwise they are a pain.
 
I actually play with my joint protectors. They are a little longer than two inches and have been made to use. It's either that or a mop or broom for those bangers that just have to match up.
 
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