I've always played with front weighted cues and recently switched to one that has more rear weight. My cue ball control seems to have suffered a bit and seems like I have to put a little more stroke on the cue ball than normal. Anyone else ever experience this?
Does having a rear-weighted cue make it harder to move the cue ball around?
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I think I may be just the opposite.
I think I can roll the ball better with forward-weighted cues, but I can kill, stop, and draw the ball better with one that is neutral-weighted or a bit-rear weighted and I have more control.
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What is the weight of the cue butt?
What's the weight of the cue's shafts?
What's the weight of the cue's shafts?
I think it's just an adjustment period. Once you fully adjust to the change, the old cue will feel odd.
I feel like have more control over rearward weighted on the change of stroke direction. It's live weight in my hand and I feel like I'm in control the inertia. On a forward weighted cue, it feels like the cue is pulling against my back stroke.
i have a 17 oz cue with a 10inch extension brining the weight up to 24 oz
it felt like a brick was on the back for the first 30 minutes
i can move the cue ball around with ease
my new cue is easy to hit follow,thin hits,and strangely even soft shots
but it is butt heavy compared to what i was used to
but i no longer even notice it
it felt like a brick was on the back for the first 30 minutes
i can move the cue ball around with ease
my new cue is easy to hit follow,thin hits,and strangely even soft shots
but it is butt heavy compared to what i was used to
but i no longer even notice it
I have a bit finer control with a center balanced cue, but I find that a rear-balanced and heavier cue helps a lot with off the rail shots. I went from a neutral balanced cue to one that was weighed more towards the rear several months ago and my playing seems to be the same aside from a bit more confidence in shooting off the rail and especially with the cueball on the cushion.
Thanks for all the replies, I'll weigh the cue and find the balance point tonight
The balance of the cue is dependent upon the player's style of play.
The balance of the cue should be for how you hold the cue (bridge length and distance from butt of the cue you hold with your gripping hand).
My cues all have a balance point of about 18-19 inches and I have about a 10 inch bridge and I grip the cue about three inches behind the front of the wrap. With that style, the cue feels "evenly balanced" when I am bent over and stroking it.
If you hold the butt of the cue higher than the front, like a lot of players do, the weight shifts forward and a rear-weighted cue doesn't feel as butt heavy.
If you hold the cue at the very butt end and have a 20 inch bridge, like Earl, a rear-weighted cue doesn't feel heavy at all.
The balance of the cue should be for how you hold the cue (bridge length and distance from butt of the cue you hold with your gripping hand).
My cues all have a balance point of about 18-19 inches and I have about a 10 inch bridge and I grip the cue about three inches behind the front of the wrap. With that style, the cue feels "evenly balanced" when I am bent over and stroking it.
If you hold the butt of the cue higher than the front, like a lot of players do, the weight shifts forward and a rear-weighted cue doesn't feel as butt heavy.
If you hold the cue at the very butt end and have a 20 inch bridge, like Earl, a rear-weighted cue doesn't feel heavy at all.
i currently play with a forward weighted (19 inches fro the butt) and a more rear weighted (18 inches from the butt) cues
the rear weighted cue also has a slightly larger grip diameter ( ie. the butt of the cue feels bigger in my hand)
it seems easier to get power with the rear balanced cue like a wrecking ball once i set it in motion it wants to continue forward
it seems to help "straighten" my stroke
the forward balanced cue feel "light in my hand ans easier to "finesse" the cue ball
i can play with either and adjust accordingly
so for me its definitely not harder to move the ball around with the rear balanced cue stick
the rear weighted cue also has a slightly larger grip diameter ( ie. the butt of the cue feels bigger in my hand)
it seems easier to get power with the rear balanced cue like a wrecking ball once i set it in motion it wants to continue forward
it seems to help "straighten" my stroke
the forward balanced cue feel "light in my hand ans easier to "finesse" the cue ball
i can play with either and adjust accordingly
so for me its definitely not harder to move the ball around with the rear balanced cue stick