Is there a difference hit is different woods sneaky petes?

Absolutely.
Hardest-Ebony bottom.
Then coco and bocote.
Then purpleheart, then the other rosewoods ( Indian and other lighter rosewoods ).
 
I think the main difference is in the weight of the wood = weight of the cue. I like the weight of Bocote, Rosewood and Purple Heart but I am not sure that in a blind test if anyone could pick out a specific wood.

Order the cue from a reputable cuemaker and specify the wood you like and if the weight limitations are within the limits of that wood you should like the cue.
 
I don't think its so much the weight of the wood as it is the density of the wood. The tip, ferrule, taper, and joint will probably all have a bigger effect on the hit than the type of wood that is used.
 
metal5d said:
I don't think its so much the weight of the wood as it is the density of the wood. The tip, ferrule, taper, and joint will probably all have a bigger effect on the hit than the type of wood that is used.
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I agree somewhat.
I tested 3 butts with the same shaft.
When I say hit, I really mean the feel of the cue ( as opposed to cueball action since that can be manipulated with shaft taper, tip and ferrule ) when hitting balls.
Different woods with different density and reasonace definitely have different feel.
I also tried adding weight at the bottom. By adding 1 oz of weight, the cue's feel definitely changed. It hit the ball harder but the feel in the grip hand lessened.
 
metal5d said:
I don't think its so much the weight of the wood as it is the density of the wood. The tip, ferrule, taper, and joint will probably all have a bigger effect on the hit than the type of wood that is used.
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The weight of the wood has a direct relationship to the density of the wood. In other words the more dense the wood the heavier it is.
 
Arnot Wadsworth said:
The weight of the wood has a direct relationship to the density of the wood. In other words the more dense the wood the heavier it is.
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Yeah, the definition of density is mass per unit volume...lol. And as we all know, on earth weight can be used synonymously with mass!
 
I just prefer to describe wood using density because weight has a relationship to the amount of material that is used. I agree that if the cue is the exact same design the cue with the "heavier" wood will weigh more.
 
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