SidePocket09
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I was wondering how you figure out the balance point of a cue?
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
How do you determine the balance point
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Are you serious?
Just assemble it and balance it on one of your index fingers, rotated 90 degrees to get more of a knife edge.
Mark the spot with your opposite hand index finger and then measure up from the bottom of the butt with a measuring tape, as the balance point of a cue is usual given in inches above the bottom of the butt. Don't add in the bumper if the cue has one.
Just assemble it and balance it on one of your index fingers, rotated 90 degrees to get more of a knife edge.
Mark the spot with your opposite hand index finger and then measure up from the bottom of the butt with a measuring tape, as the balance point of a cue is usual given in inches above the bottom of the butt. Don't add in the bumper if the cue has one.
SidePocket09
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I know that I was wondering if there was a more mathmatical way or a way to determine if you do not have the cue in your hand?
Also, make sure you do it without chalk on the tip or that will throw off the balance forward more :wink:
Yes have the other guy balance it.
there is no more way to determine the balance point of a cue without doing it physically, than there is to determine the weight of a cue without a scale.
Lay the cue on both extended index fingers, keeping them about a foot or more apart. Start sliding your fingers together very slowly. They will meet at the balance point.
The reason it cant be done "mathematically" is the different construction methods and wood densities used in different cues.
Chuck
The reason it cant be done "mathematically" is the different construction methods and wood densities used in different cues.
Chuck
The other balance point is to stand the cue on the butt or tip and make it stand straight up with out falling.
You can also do a dynamic balance. Get 2 centering pins. Put the butt against one and the tip against the other and spin it. The heavy side will always end up at the bottom unless the cue is balanced and then it will always be random.
You can also do a dynamic balance. Get 2 centering pins. Put the butt against one and the tip against the other and spin it. The heavy side will always end up at the bottom unless the cue is balanced and then it will always be random.
Efren can determine the balance point of a cue just by looking at it....
I thought only Chuck Norris could do that...
A concise yet uncompromising observation. A melange of neo-scientific analysis mixed with a dash of altruistic observation and yet presented without the need for common place melodramatics. Bravo LA, bravo.
Did you see the movie "The Day The Earth Stood Still"? When Klatu and the kid tried to visit the professor, he wasn't home, but there was a formula on his blackboard. That is the actual formula you want. (It was not revealed in the movie, but the professor was actually a famous pool player who went around playing people while wearing a mask) Klatu, of course, screwed it up and turned it into a formula for space travel, which is not near as useful for pool players. Because it computes balance, the formula was called "The EQUALIZER" and it was later adopted by a certain pool league for computing handicaps.
In the sequel, it will be revealed that the formula is only an approximation when the cue has a low deflection shaft. That's also true when it's used to handicap players.
In the sequel, it will be revealed that the formula is only an approximation when the cue has a low deflection shaft. That's also true when it's used to handicap players.
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Efren can determine the balance point of a cue just by looking at it....
You mean like, just looking at a cue laying on the table, or watching some guy holding the cue at 12 different spots and watching it tilt every which way before making his brilliant observation....
That being said, even I can determine where the BP is if I know I'm looking at it. Also, most bp's are in the neighborhood of 19", so if you mark 19" from the butt end, chances are you will be within 1/2" of the bp.
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A concise yet uncompromising observation. A melange of neo-scientific analysis mixed with a dash of altruistic observation and yet presented without the need for common place melodramatics. Bravo LA, bravo.
You forgot the dash of sarcasm and annoyance.
He does have a way with words, don't he?
If you knew the density and shape of every part that went into the construction, there is a way of calculating the balance point (aka, its center of mass). You could also determine it from the location of the center of mass of each individual part, and the relative position of each part within the cue.
If you happened to be considering a cue of uniform density, it's not too tough, but that's not the way they're constructed, as RiverCity pointed out.
If you want a formula for the definition of center of mass, that can be supplied (I don't know how serious you are). Or you can google it.
Jim
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