How much does your playing cue weigh?
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My own personal preference
Before i like cue that weighs around 18.45oz, but eversince using Tony Bautista custom cue, gaboon ebony as a forearm(none core) and purpleheart as a dowel to my handle, it never did reach my desired weigh, now my cue weighs 20.30oz but mind you it never feel that heavy once you are already in shooting position, the cue's balance works perfectly. The Taiwanese coach of Ko Pin Yi, Ko Pin Chun and Chang Jun Lin tested this cue he said, " the cue's balance is great, never felt heavy for a 20.30oz, i thought it was just 19oz." i just smile with gladness in my heart.
Before i like cue that weighs around 18.45oz, but eversince using Tony Bautista custom cue, gaboon ebony as a forearm(none core) and purpleheart as a dowel to my handle, it never did reach my desired weigh, now my cue weighs 20.30oz but mind you it never feel that heavy once you are already in shooting position, the cue's balance works perfectly. The Taiwanese coach of Ko Pin Yi, Ko Pin Chun and Chang Jun Lin tested this cue he said, " the cue's balance is great, never felt heavy for a 20.30oz, i thought it was just 19oz." i just smile with gladness in my heart.
DITTO! My next Kikel will be the same, can't wait!
I'm glad this is being discussed. I'm getting back into playing and having a hard time picking a cue. a 16oz cue is .99999lbs probably 1lb with chalk. A 21oz cue is 1.312lbs -not much difference, maybe slightly more than half of half a pound. Always wonder why they don't make much heavier cues. A 250oz cue would only be 15lbs. Anyone spending time in a gym would consider a 15 lb'er a toy weight. I would love to take a crack at breaking with something like that!
That being said it seems like the pro's use a lighter cue, so I guess when in Rome...
That being said it seems like the pro's use a lighter cue, so I guess when in Rome...
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17 oz or so. With me, anyway, a heavier shooter causes me to chicken wing in my stroke...which can cause you to have a stroke, when you are just off a hair all night.
19 ounces, 18.8, somewhere in there. Forward weighted.
My Schon was my first serious custom cue when I bought it back in 1983. At that time I chose to have it set at 20 oz. And that was my main shooting cue for a very long time. Then I got my Phillipi and it was set at 18.7 oz. And then other cues I got after that tended to be 19.2, 19.3, 19.4 oz cues. Like my Nova's and my Cokers.
But then I ordered a McDermott Dubliner cue when it first came out, and I specifically ordered it at 18.5 oz, with a 12.75mm tip. And that cue instantly became my cue specifically for 9-ball playing. For sense of hit and feel, that McDermott and Phillipi are nearly on par with each for the control they give me at the table. Which goes to show that you can find excellent hitting cues at any price range as long as finally get a handle on what works best for you in combined cue construction characteristics.
But then I ordered a McDermott Dubliner cue when it first came out, and I specifically ordered it at 18.5 oz, with a 12.75mm tip. And that cue instantly became my cue specifically for 9-ball playing. For sense of hit and feel, that McDermott and Phillipi are nearly on par with each for the control they give me at the table. Which goes to show that you can find excellent hitting cues at any price range as long as finally get a handle on what works best for you in combined cue construction characteristics.