I've noticed that a lot of cuemakers have their own interpretation of what is the "right" size for a hoppe ring and buttcap... I've seen short, tall, skinny, fat, loose, wide, huge, small, and "WTF?!?" several times - especially on AZ....
Now I know that some of you may be saying to yourself, "but wait - it's my cue and I'll make it how I please!" Now while this may be your cue until it's sold, remember one thing.... it will be your cue forever. You are putting your name on it and it is something that the quality of your work will be judged upon by anyone that sees it potentially longer than you will be around.
So with that being said, I wanted to give you a few points on what is acceptable and what is not acceptable for a hoppe ring. We've covered logo/signage on hoppe rings in another thread, so let's stick to measurements on this one.
First of all, this is NOT a hoppe ring. I've seen people describe these as such for quite some time now and honestly, I cried. I did. If this were a hoppe, then I suppose that Southwest cues makes hoppes for most everything....
NOT hoppe:
What IS a hoppe:
After giving a pictoral above, I guess it may help to give what I think are great measurements. The ring should vary between .200 and .300 - while .200 is on the low side, you may be willing to stretch this up to .350, but anything beyond that is really starting to push the limits.
As far as the buttcap is concerned, PLEASE keep this NO GREATER THAN 1.-1.4x the size of the hoppe ring! This is where I see a LOT of issues. People will get the size wrong and damn near put it halfway up the buttsleeve! Let's please keep it low....
Just to clarify....
Not appropriate:
Appropriate:
No way:
OK!!!
Thanks so much, I honestly feel much better after getting some of this out in the open.....
Now I know that some of you may be saying to yourself, "but wait - it's my cue and I'll make it how I please!" Now while this may be your cue until it's sold, remember one thing.... it will be your cue forever. You are putting your name on it and it is something that the quality of your work will be judged upon by anyone that sees it potentially longer than you will be around.
So with that being said, I wanted to give you a few points on what is acceptable and what is not acceptable for a hoppe ring. We've covered logo/signage on hoppe rings in another thread, so let's stick to measurements on this one.
First of all, this is NOT a hoppe ring. I've seen people describe these as such for quite some time now and honestly, I cried. I did. If this were a hoppe, then I suppose that Southwest cues makes hoppes for most everything....
NOT hoppe:
What IS a hoppe:
After giving a pictoral above, I guess it may help to give what I think are great measurements. The ring should vary between .200 and .300 - while .200 is on the low side, you may be willing to stretch this up to .350, but anything beyond that is really starting to push the limits.
As far as the buttcap is concerned, PLEASE keep this NO GREATER THAN 1.-1.4x the size of the hoppe ring! This is where I see a LOT of issues. People will get the size wrong and damn near put it halfway up the buttsleeve! Let's please keep it low....
Just to clarify....
Not appropriate:
Appropriate:
No way:
OK!!!
Thanks so much, I honestly feel much better after getting some of this out in the open.....
I'll stop now Roscoe ... keep warm my friend :thumbup:
