Have you ever transitioned well to playing with a bumperless cue?

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justinb386

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I am curious to hear opinions on how long it took you to get used to a bumperless cue (maybe after playing your entire life with a standard cue with a bumper)?

I remember hitting with a cue without a bumper a few times when I was a kid, and I hated the feel and hit of it (it was horrible, as I remember it being).

I remember feeling everything (the vibrations) going through the hit (which was also very loud), and it was a feeling that I never wanted to try again.

It is like hitting with a very hard tip (that is very loud), and also feeling all of the vibration going through the cue (upon follow through).

Do all bumperless cues have this same type of very strong vibration going through the stroke (as you stroke through the cue ball), or is it not as bad with some of the very well made ones?

There is this custom 4 point Hoppe style bumperless cue that I really want (because I really love the looks of it). I am just hoping that I will like the hit of it, and if not, hoping that a rubber bumper can easily be added to the cue (without having to alter the cue in any way).

Thanks for any thoughts about this.
 
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I've never played with a bumper less. always scared too. not that I beat the cue, but I play mostly in bars, no carpets & if I forget by chance and Crack a butt, I'd be very upset.
 
The rubber bumper has absolutely nothing to do with playability/sound. Nothing. Period. Case closed.
If you like the 4 point Hoppe....buy it. I have 3 H4 Schons. I sure hope they do not come out with a new model or I'll have 4.

Dwell on this...... http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=247839
 

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GoldCrown said:
The rubber bumper has absolutely nothing to do with playability/sound. Nothing. Period. Case closed.
If you like the 4 point Hoppe....buy it. I have 3 H4 Schons. I sure hope they do not come out with a new model or I'll have 4.

Dwell on this...... http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=247839
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Er, bumpers reduce the noise/feedback. Brunswick didn't call them noise suppressors for their health.

They don't make a cue play differently.

Justin, pick up a cue with a bumper. Remove the bumper. Play with it. If you like it, hooray. If not, ok then.
 
It's probably different if you try to shoot with the bumperless end?


I have both and don't notice a difference
And am well aware to not let it hit the floor
Mine has an ivory cap
 
ideologist said:
Er, bumpers reduce the noise/feedback. Brunswick didn't call them noise suppressors for their health.

Justin, pick up a cue with a bumper. Remove the bumper. Play with it. If you like it, hooray. If not, ok then.
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Let's do the blindfold test. If you can tell the difference I'll give you my cues:D:D
Noise suppressors or sales manure
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Mine has an ivory cap
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That is a 1 up. Ivory matters. I could only swing about a dimes worth for my Predator
 

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justinb386 said:
I remember feeling everything (the vibrations) going through the hit (which was also very loud), and it was a feeling that I never wanted to try again.
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You were playing with balls too heavy - the cue itself could not prevent vibrations without the assistance of a rubber butt plug.

Switch to snooker with lighter balls and no bumpers on the cues.
That is, If you can find the courage to try again.
 
GoldCrown said:
Let's do the blindfold test. If you can tell the difference I'll give you my cues:D:D
Noise suppressors or sales manure
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Don't say that, unless you mean it. I can absolutely tell with my eyes closed. This isn't a case of joint pin or something. The clunk of a bumperless cue is much less subdued than with a rubber bumper jammed in there.

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ideologist said:
Er, bumpers reduce the noise/feedback. Brunswick didn't call them noise suppressors for their health.

They don't make a cue play differently.

Justin, pick up a cue with a bumper. Remove the bumper. Play with it. If you like it, hooray. If not, ok then.
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I do not think that I will like it, if it is the same type of hit and feel as I remembering it being in the past. I really do want this cue though, and if by chance I do not like the hit, I am hoping I can get a rubber bumper for it. I read some reviews on here saying that the LimbSaver™ X-1 is not really a good product, and that it really does not do anything to change the hit. I hope maybe that is not true.
 
The bumper is a functional component and protects the bottom of the cue butt.......it shouldn't change
the hit of the cue in my opinion. Bumper-less cues look cool but personally I'd never want to own one.
 
Bavafongoul said:
The bumper is a functional component and protects the bottom of the cue butt.......it shouldn't change
the hit of the cue in my opinion. Bumper-less cues look cool but personally I'd never want to own one.
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Lucky for us, you're on your last cue now. Soon the essays will stop.
 
GoldCrown said:
Let's do the blindfold test. If you can tell the difference I'll give you my cues:D:D
Noise suppressors or sales manure

That is a 1 up. Ivory matters. I could only swing about a dimes worth for my Predator
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I would be more than happy to try that test. I can absolutely feel and hear a difference if I take the bumper out of any one of my cues. It doesnt change the way it plays but it will change the feedback and the sound. I think anyone who says otherwise probably never tried it.
 
fastone371 said:
I would be more than happy to try that test. I can absolutely feel and hear a difference if I take the bumper out of any one of my cues. It doesnt change the way it plays but it will change the feedback and the sound. I think anyone who says otherwise probably never tried it.
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You and I can chop up his cues, I guarantee I nail it.
 
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bavafongoul said:
the bumper is a functional component and protects the bottom of the cue butt.......it shouldn't change
the hit of the cue in my opinion. Bumper-less cues look cool but personally
i'd never want to own one​
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why is that matt?
 
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