He shoots with a curved cueThats what she said

[Popeye31]

So you go to a local bar with some friends and have to use a curved cue. How do you adjust. Or do you cry like a baby and say you cant play with a house stick. I tend role the cue on the table till the tip is pointed in the down position . My reasoning is If its left or right im always going to be putting unwanted English on the ball. if its up I will always be following through. if its pointed down I can all ways give it more follow.

 

[noMoreSchon]

It really doesn't present much of a problem, it is all in your head. Look for the cue with the best tip, and don't roll it. How long do you think the tip is in contact with the cue ball? We will have to ask Dr. Dave.

 

[slide13]

If I can't notice it being bent when I drop down into a shot then it doesn't bother me. If I can see the curve in shooting position and there are no straighter cues then I try to hold it so the it curves down in the middle. My reasoning for this is that the cue butt is often elevated just slightly over a rail and so the tip section of the cue curving up means that tip section is going to be closer to level then if the cue was flipped 180* and the tip was angled down slightly.

 

[driven]

chalk up another for curve down.
My cheapo breakstick is bent. I drew a line on the ferrule.
I keep the line on top, and the cue is curved down..
as long as it looks straight I can still hit with it.
up to a point, anyway.

 

[Tramp Steamer]

Try this simple trick. Find the top of the arc, or bend, and mark it. A piece of tape, felt tip pen, a dab of you old lady's finger nail varnish. Almost anything will work.
The when it's your turn to shoot, have the mark you made in the upright position. Do that for each shot.

 

[Robert58]

If I can't notice it being bent when I drop down into a shot then it doesn't bother me. If I can see the curve in shooting position and there are no straighter cues then I try to hold it so the it curves down in the middle. My reasoning for this is that the cue butt is often elevated just slightly over a rail and so the tip section of the cue curving up means that tip section is going to be closer to level then if the cue was flipped 180* and the tip was angled down slightly.

This is the way I have always played with Bar Cues. And when you think about it, a cue bent like this,makes it easier to make a level stroke.

 

[Straightpool_99]

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[cfrandy]

Easy. I had a snooker cue that was really warped, i mean REALLY warped. Didn't care one bit. A snooker cue has a flat spot at the butt end so it was easy to orient the cue in the same direction every time (i preferred the tip pointing upward from the bend). Now if the cue is warped in two different directions, THEN it becomes a bit tricky, lol.

I read about people unable to play barbox pool with a cue that has an invisible amount of warp in in the shaft, and it makes me cringe. Several of my friends have a slight amount of warp in their snooker cue, I've NEVER heard any snooker player using that as an excuse for missing, and I likely won't for as long as I live.

Snooker cue shafts are made from ash, well known for warping!