Is your cue *really* 19 ounces? Probably not!

Billy_Bob

Billy_Bob

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It has happened again! My friend came over to play with his "new" cue, which had a 19oz label on the butt. He was not playing up to standard, so we started checking out his new cue, measuring this and that...

Well it was NOT 19oz. It was 17.5 oz! (Weighed on my very accurate scale.)

This is about the 8th time I have seen this. A cue has a certain weight label on it, it is weighed on an accurate scale (cue dealer's or my scale), then it is nowhere near the weight on the label.

Switching weights of cues can mess up your speed control, so may want to take your cue to a dealer who has an accurate scale and be sure, or get your own accurate scale.

I first tried one of those cheap food scales, but would get a different weight each time I weighed the same thing.

So I purchased an accurate scale for $79.95 at the following link. I bought the Tanita KD-200-110, which is accurate to two decimal places and has a max of 35 oz. (On front page of following link.) The scales which can weigh a larger weight are not accurate to as many decimal places (at least with this model). Also this model has a "tare" button. This is good for weighing things, which will roll off the scale. You can place something on the scale like a bowl to weigh balls, press "tare", then the scale zero's out. Then place ball in bowl and you will just get the weight of the ball.

http://www.scalesgalore.com
 
whitewolf said:
I have always had the desire to purchase some good scales, but $79.95?...
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Actually that is cheap for a good scale. Search around for those "food service scales" used in grocery stores at deli counters. No way I could afford those - Like $400 or $600...
 
Billy_Bob said:
It has happened again! My friend came over to play with his "new" cue, which had a 19oz label on the butt. He was not playing up to standard, so we started checking out his new cue, measuring this and that...

Well it was NOT 19oz. It was 17.5 oz! (Weighed on my very accurate scale.)

This is about the 8th time I have seen this. A cue has a certain weight label on it, it is weighed on an accurate scale (cue dealer's or my scale), then it is nowhere near the weight on the label.

Switching weights of cues can mess up your speed control, so may want to take your cue to a dealer who has an accurate scale and be sure, or get your own accurate scale.

I first tried one of those cheap food scales, but would get a different weight each time I weighed the same thing.

So I purchased an accurate scale for $79.95 at the following link. I bought the Tanita KD-200-110, which is accurate to two decimal places and has a max of 35 oz. (On front page of following link.) The scales which can weigh a larger weight are not accurate to as many decimal places (at least with this model). Also this model has a "tare" button. This is good for weighing things, which will roll off the scale. You can place something on the scale like a bowl to weigh balls, press "tare", then the scale zero's out. Then place ball in bowl and you will just get the weight of the ball.

http://www.scalesgalore.com
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Tanita puts out an excellent scale and they're very accurate. I also use the Tanita model that also does an oz./gram conversion because golf components have to be to the gram, which is more accurate than oz. It may in fact be the 110 model.

However, I can tell you what my favorite cue weight is....between 557 grams to 563 grams, depending on the cue. You do the conversion....
 
Billy_Bob said:
Actually that is cheap for a good scale. Search around for those "food service scales" used in grocery stores at deli counters. No way I could afford those - Like $400 or $600...
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Another thing you could try is to take it to the Post Office and have the clerk put it on the scale. They keep them calibrated and they are pretty accurate, and it's free :)
 
My scale

My wife has a really nice and accurate food digital scale that we spent about 40 bucks on. It is deadly accurate and really does the job nicely. You can even zero it with something on it to hold your cues and then put your cues on it. Skippy and I use it all the time to weigh cues LOL

Shorty
 
A person should be able to tell a cue marked 19 oz that actually weighs 17.5 is light without a scale. That is a huge difference and had you put the cue in my hand and said "wahts wrong with this 19oz cue?" I would tell you pretty quick the weight is the problem. Most players I know are no different, get a cue in their hands and they will tell you within 0.5 ounces what the weight of a cue is.
 
Celtic said:
A person should be able to tell a cue marked 19 oz that actually weighs 17.5 is light without a scale. That is a huge difference and had you put the cue in my hand and said "wahts wrong with this 19oz cue?" I would tell you pretty quick the weight is the problem.
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You forgot to mention that it might also have had a Predator shaft on it, which would have superseded the weight. :eek: :p :D
 
drivermaker said:
However, I can tell you what my favorite cue weight is....between 557 grams to 563 grams, depending on the cue. You do the conversion....
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Mr. Einstein would say something from 50,13 PJ to 50,67 PJ. That's a lot of energy !
 
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