I have one! Butt diam?

[prewarhero]

I hear everyone talking about joint and ferrule and how those make such a difference in a cue's playability. Which is true. But I never hear a discussion of butt diameter. Cue makers very rarely advertise what theirs are, and I think that is more important. After going to a southwest style thinner butt, I can never see me playing with a larger one at this point. How come that doesn't seem to be a stronger factor in what cue to get topic? And, other the grip feel, is there any hit differences?
Thanks,
Jordan

 

[Teddy Harris]

I hear everyone talking about joint and ferrule and how those make such a difference in a cue's playability. Which is true. But I never hear a discussion of butt diameter. Cue makers very rarely advertise what theirs are, and I think that is more important. After going to a southwest style thinner butt, I can never see me playing with a larger one at this point. How come that doesn't seem to be a stronger factor in what cue to get topic? And, other the grip feel, is there any hit differences?
Thanks,
Jordan

Soutwest cues are not a particularly thin cue. They do however, have a compound taper from .830 to 1.050" just above the wrap. and then at the butt sleeve are 1.250". This gives the grip area less of a transition in diameter over the length of the wrap area. This could possibly be why you think it is thinner. Obviously, the fatter the butt, the stiffer it will play.

 

[Joseph Cues]

Do you use a phenolic ring at the base of your v-points too Ted?
And what kind of joint stud do you use between the forearm and the handle?

 

[Teddy Harris]

Do you use a phenolic ring at the base of your v-points too Ted?
And what kind of joint stud do you use between the forearm and the handle?

Every cue I ever made had a phenolic ring at the A-joint. The screw depends on how much weight is needed. Almost exclusively 3/8-10 and an occasional 3/8-16.