Forward balanced cues

Fred Agnir said:
Is that forward balanced? Seriously. That's the same as ... 19.5" on a 58" cue? Is that right? Yeah, that's forward balanced, alright.

I'll check my J/B tonight, but I know it's not that. I've shot with that cue as a player many times, and my arm tends to get sore with forward balanced cues.

What's yours made out of? Is it cored? Mine is purple heart, un-cored.

Fred
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Ratio wise, 20.5" on a 60" cue is ~ 19.8" on a 58" cue. My cue isn't cored and the handel is maple. I've attached pics of my Gilbert J/B.
 

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Like my madison bob cue...right around 19 3/4 or so...it was where I asked him to get the balance point, but I don't remember exactly now. Great hitting cue regardless
 
whitewolf said:
I agree with the higher IQ thing. LastTwo, you are falling from my graces more and more every day. :D As a matter of fact, the more your weight moves towards the back of the cue the more frackin retarded you are :D

Seriously, I call it the gyro effect. The balance towards the front gives you more 'feel' about where the cue is. I have a cue that is too front balanced however, and this just feels awful, but better than all the weight in the back. If you want to experience a back weighted cue, go grab someone's Predator break cue. They are back weighted for a purpose. The computer arm tests proved that you can break better this way (whatever?).

There is a guy in Baltimore who will make a cue balanced any way you want. It is not Scruggs, who seemed to balk about doing this for me. PM a poster named Bamacues. He lives in Frederick Md and knows this cuemaker.

When Drivermaker gets back this Saturday, PM this poster. He knows more sh*t about front weighted cues than probably anyone on the forum.

WW
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I heard you can't play a lick, so what does it matter about what gives you more feel? And how do oompa loompas reach the table? Phonebooks strapped to your shoes?
 
I really like the feel of Judd cues; anyone have any experience with ordering a custom cue with a specific balance point through Judd?

Question for cuenut - what's the hit like on Dishaw cues? I've heard they are CNC made (could be wrong), but are they stiff, soft, etc. Your feedback is very helpful.
 
LastTwo said:
It's the exact opposite for me. I can't stand cues that have forward balance. I've noticed it has a negative effect on my stroke rythm. Have you ever tried a cue with the weight more towards the back? If so how did it feel to you? A friend of mine had one like that, and just taking a few practice strokes I knew immediately I need a cue like that one. Either regular balance or the weight to the back works great for me.
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I find that the more forward weight the cue is the more stroke you need to draw the ball....The more rear weighted the easier to draw the ball..

The biggest problem I find with rear weighted cues is the tip tends to actually pop up off the CB with a open bride on anything struck above center...This is especially noticable to me when a ball is near the rail and you are either using the rail to bridge or have a open bridge....real easy to mis-cue.....JMO
 
blah blah said:
question: when I think "forward balance," I think that the center point on the cue- if you were to balance it on a finger- would be around or maybe even above the top of the wrap. Am I understanding you guys correctly?

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I think we've discovered a use for the cue xray pics from http://www.azbilliards.com/vbulletin/upload/showthread.php?t=14255
http://http://www.azbilliards.com/vbulletin/upload/showthread.php?t=14255
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Yes. When somebody says xx inches they're refering to xx inches as measured from the buttcap.
 
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