How to apply a rubber sleeve to your break cue.

JoeyA

JoeyA

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All right go ahead and send the funny stuff. I've got it coming.....

I've had one of those little rubber sleeves that they sell at the Derby City Classic for a few years now, sitting on my shelf. I wanted one ever since I saw the Russian guy with one on his playing cue. I just wanted mine on my break cue and never got around to putting it on.

I have a Predator Break Butt and an OB Break Shaft for my break cue and wanted to use the rubber sleeve on the Predator Butt but never could get it to go on all of the way as the Predator butt is real smooth with no wrap.

I tried rolling the rubber sleeve and sliding it on the butt however that didn't work. I tried forcing it on and that didn't work.

Today, I decided it was going on no matter what and after a few tries that failed, I applied some shampoo to the butt and that worked OK but still didn't get the job done completely. I finally applied the shampoo to the inside of the rubber sleeve and wallah..... Now to see how it's going to work....

I figured the shampoo would not last as long as some slicone or other lubricants and would not do much damage to the break cue. Anyway there you have another JoeyA "SECRET". :p
 
do you rinse with conditioner afterwards? lol

Joey I don't know if you saw that one thread recently someone mentioned a comment of mine on those grips.....instead of the "real" ones go get some penrose tube from a medical supply........

they are cheap and much easier to get on and off with the roll on/off method as the material is super thin.....another benefit since it wont add much to the O.D. of the handle but its got a ton of grip to the hand.

you spend a $20 on that penrose tube and your grandkids will still be trying to use it all up in a few decades lol.

-Grey Ghost-
 
It is very easy to put it on. And fast.
Just put your shaft on cue. Put rubber grip on the shaft and roll it from thicker side of shaft to ferrule till rubber is like donut :D

Remove rubber donut from shaft, than reverse donut and put it back on shaft. Roll it all over to the desire spot ( if u r good donut will stay in shape).
When done unroll it and that's it :)
 
Possibly dust the butt with a little talc or the inside of the rubber tube.

Medical gloves usually have a bit of talc to make them easier to put on.
 
The proper way to install a rubber carom grip

Blue Hog ridr said:
Possibly dust the butt with a little talc or the inside of the rubber tube.

Medical gloves usually have a bit of talc to make them easier to put on.
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While this may help, those rubber carom sleeves (tubes) are a lot stronger than most people think. Even dusted completely with talc, you'll have a heck of a time stretching and pulling one onto your cue.

The proper way is to roll them on, like this:

0. Try and see if your rubber carom sleeve has logos on it (e.g. the "Cyclone" brand will have its name molded along one of the edges). Position the sleeve vertically, with these logos reading upside-down. You'll see why in later steps.

1. With your fully-assembled cue standing on its butt-cap on the floor, drop the rubber carom sleeve down over the shaft, logos reading upside-down, and let it fall down onto the forearm as far as it wants to go. Because a cue is conical shaped, it will bottom out on the forearm, but the upper part of the sleeve will still have a lot of slack in it.

2. Lightly grab the bottom part of the sleeve (the end closest to the butt-cap), and making a "cage" with your hand, try to firmly pull the sleeve even further down the butt as far as it will go. Again, the cue is conical-shaped, so it will start to "wedge" the bottom edge of the sleeve and stretch it. You want this to happen.

3. Now form an "OK" sign with your thumb and index finger around this bottom-most edge of the sleeve, and using an inchworm motion, roll the sleeve upwards onto itself. Keep going until you've rolled the sleeve completely into a doughnut, and then keep going until you've rolled the doughnut itself completely over the shaft and finally off the tip of the cue. DO NOT LOSE THE ORIENTATION OF HOW THIS DOUGHNUT ROLLED OFF YOUR CUE!

4. Now flip the doughnut over, and start rolling it over the tip, down over the shaft, and all the way down the butt until you reach the bottom-most part of where you want the rubber grip to "begin." Most likely, this will be just slightly past the existing grip, onto the beginning of the end butt area itself.

5. Now start unrolling the doughnut upwards towards the forearm until the doughnut disappears, and you're left with an installed rubber carom grip on your cue, with the logos reading the correct way!

I play pool with rubber carom grips all the time, as I feel they offer me a superior grip. In my avatar, you'll see I have a yellow "Cyclone" rubber carom grip installed on the cue I'm using in the photo. I use a different brand now (it's a silicone-rubber-based wrap instead of the Cyclone's vulcanized-rubber-based wrap), but the idea is the same -- I always have them with me. And what's cool about these, is that you get the same consistent grip time-after-time, no matter the cue. So I throw some of these rubber carom grips in my luggage when traveling, and I can use them with any cue -- including house cues -- and have that same grip I've come to know and expect.

Hope this is helpful,
-Sean
 
Pinch the tip and gently roll it down?

You may want to find a new playing partner if u have to worry about protection :)
 
ELBeau said:
Part 1 http://video.propool.ru/misha/rubber-install-1.mpg
Part 2 http://video.propool.ru/misha/rubber-install-2.mpg
Part 3 http://video.propool.ru/misha/rubber-install-3.mpg

or

http://pool.bz/carom-cafe/6063-video-how-get-rubber-grip-billiard-cue.html

~Beau
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Now this is a fine service.
Sean's filibuster was nice but the video works for me. :wink: OK, it wasn't a true filibuster. Sean's ability to write is second to none. The video just syncs with JoeyA. :grin:
THANKS!
 
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