Hi all, so I’m having my first custom Cue made and I’m undecided on the grip. I do occasionally experience sweaty hands when shooting so something with some grip would be good. I’m looking for some type of leather wrap but was wondering which type of leather would be best. Your suggestions based on experience would be much appreciated!
Help with grip choice
- Thread starter cmccall
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Depends
Do you want something slippery or something with a little grip? Once you decide then you can choose your leather accordingly. For slick, choose a no-grain leather. With grain there's a hair more grip. With something like elephant ear there's a tad more.
Lou Figueroa
Excellent advice.
Cue makers have different ways of finishing linen. Sometimes they will tailor it to what you want.
As for leather, again, they know their product and installation, so tell the maker what your expectations are and see what he can do.
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When it comes to sweaty hands and leather, my preferred choices are Shark and Elephant. With the Laws, Elephant might be hard to get. I use to think Lizard was a good choice but I have a couple of guys whose sweat, just wore it out.
That shark wrap looks very nice
If this is your first cue and you haven't been playing long I would go:
Wrapless (this is often the popular choice of many)
Didn't like wrapless and wanna try a wrap? Go Irish Linen first. You can "slide" your hand into the required position in a very natural way. It'll absorb some of that sweat as well.
Wrapless too slippery even when moist from a sweaty mitt? Ok..then start trying the different leathers. Go from non-grain and on...
As for me...I don't have a distinct preference in wrap. I like irish, I like leather, and I like wrapless. My biggest concerns is shaft diameter, butt diameter, balance, and type of tip.
Good luck!
polar bear paw
Got pictures?.
Looks like another thread started and the O.P. disappears. Lol
I was hoping it would catch on