Ideal weight of a pool cue?

[keilperry]

IMO the ideal weight MUST be in the eye of the beholder. The cue ball can't tell what weight the cue is, only the velocity right, which is the product of weight x speed. So it's similar to breaking which is a balance of power and control. So I can confidently say that your answer is scientifically subjective

 

[jtaylor996]

Velocity is vector of speed. Momentum is velocity x mass.

Yes the CB feels completely the weight of the cue, and a good bit of your arm, too. Go play with just a shaft only and tell me you can break just as hard...

 

[jtaylor996]

Mass distribution is more important for me. I like my JT-1 because much of the weight is in the handle area (being solid ebony), and there are no weight bolts, etc further back. So when I shift my grip forward or backwards it doesn't change the feel very much. It "feels" lighter because the weight is more concentrated around the back hand pivot point (think ice skater with arms in, vs arms out).

Just by coincidence, I've been playing and liking cues at or just under 18oz lately.

 

[the breed]

Ive played with both light cues eg. 16 oz and heavy cues eg 22 oz. Found them both to feel weird for a while. Think a heavier cue shoots better though. Once you train yourself to it. More rear weighted takes more energy to overcome inertia side to side.

 

[Thomas Wayne]

Abraham Lincoln was 6' 4" tall at a time when "average" height of a grown man was 5' 6". He was once asked, "How long should a man's legs be?"

He replied, "Long enough to reach the ground." I recommend applying the same logic to this question.

TW

 

[Mr Nobody]

You don't find many cues over 21 oz or under 18 oz . It s' different strokes for different folks . I believe if you weighed the cues of the top 10 players in the world the average would be around 19 oz , which seems to be what most cues weigh . My opinion is butt heavy cues give you exactly that kind of feel , with a little nose or forward weight it feels lighter , and more balanced . Kind of like the cue wants to hit the ball , instead of having to force it ... I 've balanced the weight of a 21 oz cue forward and most people think it weighs 18 oz when they stroke it . Like I said , my opinion , and different strokes ... Perfect weight is what you like best , but every piece of wood is different ...

 

[Bavafongoul]

I found that my Scruggs cue (18.2 ozs), and Owen cue (18.3 ozs) and Mottey cue (18.5 ozs) all seem to have less of a blunt pendulum....the cue after contact sends back a feel....vibration.....and depending upon where I strike the cue ball, it varies.

For center ball strokes, the cue has a solid hit and feel but as you apply horizontal English, the cue stroke gives a different feel and you can tell when you strike the cue ball with a solid stroke motion or a drag shot or enormous spin......but in a heavier version cue, the feeling gets dampened and it's not as noticeable......cues an ounce heavier (low 19 ozs) have a whole lot less feeling and in a 20 ozs cue, well, the feel is basically lost and it's all just a forward swing with very little sensation of any vibration.....more like a club.

That's what I've found and I submit that the ivory ferrules and cue joints on my lighter weight cues have a lot to do with the added feel of the cue stroke......I don't know why but that's my real world experience with cue weights. My Runde Schon is a throwback weighing 20.5 ozs........way too heavy for my preferred cue weights nowadays.

Matt B.