Limbsaver butt bumper

BillyB or Is I?

BillyB or Is I?

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I was wondering if anyone had experience with these bumpers? My cuemaker (Dale Chilton - MN) puts these on all of his cues - he put one on my cue after he took some weight out - I am not sure if it is the bumper or the weight reduction (to 19.7 from 21.5) that has made the difference - but I have noticed greatly reduced shaft vibration after the hit and a more solid feel to the hit.
 
I know someone who has one on a Peachauer and says it seems to make the cue hit "more solid". I've never tried one, but I did see a demo at the Midwest Open in 2003. Grady and his crew had a booth and were demonstrating the vibration dampening ability of the Limbsaver in the following way: they would have you hold the barrel of an aluminum bat and strike the knob of the handle on the ground. Ding.....and a considerable amount of vibration. Then, they'd stick one of the Limbsavers on the end of the barrel and have you strike the knob on the ground again. Thud....not a single vibration. If it works as effectively on a cue as it does in their demo with an aluminum bat, I can't see where you'd feel any type of vibration. I haven't seen Grady play since his endorsement of this product started, so I don't know if he uses one. Most people know he's pretty up-front and opinionated. Knowing that, I put some stock in his endorsing this product.
 
BillyB or Is I? said:
I was wondering if anyone had experience with these bumpers? My cuemaker (Dale Chilton - MN) puts these on all of his cues - he put one on my cue after he took some weight out - I am not sure if it is the bumper or the weight reduction (to 19.7 from 21.5) that has made the difference - but I have noticed greatly reduced shaft vibration after the hit and a more solid feel to the hit.
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I tried one on someone else's cue. It certainly works to reduce vibration. I'm not sure this is always a good idea. I won't use one on my cue, but if I had to play with something I didn't like I'd be grateful for a limbsaver.
 
I've always wondered the same thing. I am a hunter and use the limbsaver's on my bow. It is a bowhunters dream come true. It puts a huge damper on limb vibration and in turn reduces alot of noise. But I couldn't see putting one on my cue. I had my cue made for me with the hopes of havind a piece of equipment that would give me feedback. I think the Limbsaver would dampen the feedback. I like a cue with alot of pop. If someone could convince me that I would still have the same "feel" I would buy one. I love the Limbsaver products(for hunting) and I'm not saying it doesnt work for cues. I have a solid hitting cue and thats what I prefer. Some prefer a softer hitting cue, if you are one who prefers softer hitting cues I would give this a try. My cue is made of Texas Ebony(butt sleeve/forearm), Old piece os B'seye(handle), Old growth maple shaft(25+ rings/in) with a Sumo(hard) tip. I don't think the limbsaver would compliment the acquired "feel" of my cue. But who am I???
 
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Texas Ebony?

Poolschool said:
I've always wondered the same thing. I am a hunter and use the limbsaver's on my bow. It is a bowhunters dream come true. It puts a huge damper on limb vibration and in turn reduces alot of noise. But I couldn't see putting one on my cue. I had my cue made for me with the hopes of havind a piece of equipment that would give me feedback. I think the Limbsaver would dampen the feedback. I like a cue with alot of pop. If someone could convince me that I would still have the same "feel" I would buy one. I love the Limbsaver products(for hunting) and I'm not saying it doesnt work for cues. I have a solid hitting cue and thats what I prefer. Some prefer a softer hitting cue, if you are one who prefers softer hitting cues I would give this a try. My cue is made of Texas Ebony(butt sleeve/forearm), Old piece os B'seye(handle), Old growth maple shaft(25+ rings/in) with a Sumo(hard) tip. I don't think the limbsaver would compliment the acquired "feel" of my cue. But who am I???
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WHAT IS TEXAS EBONY???...JER
 
http://www.easypooltutor.com/modules/PhotoGallery/albums/album19/qb_whole_huntington.jpg
http://www.easypooltutor.com/modules/PhotoGallery/albums/album19/QB_forearm_shaft_black_001.jpg

These are 2 pics that the cuemaker sent to me before it was polished. It was in the final stages of finishing
http://www.easypooltutor.com/modules/PhotoGallery/albums/album19/Qbilder1_joint.sized.jpg
http://www.easypooltutor.com/modules/PhotoGallery/albums/album19/Qbilderscue1.sized.jpg

Texas Ebony is a very rare wood. Most of the wood is highly figured and has a few unique characteristics. It is very dense wood, it kinda resembles ironwood. It has a very high resonance which gives you a tremendous amount of feedback during contact with the ball.
 
Poolschool said:
I had my cue made for me with the hopes of havind a piece of equipment that would give me feedback. I think the Limbsaver would dampen the feedback.
I don't think the limbsaver would compliment the acquired "feel" of my cue. But who am I???
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You are someone who sees past the gimmick, IMO.

Think about this:
Your subconcious is what exectues 90% of you shot for you. The more clues it has as to what is expected of it, the better it will perform. That vibration and sound from the hit is an important indicator of how you execute a shot. Try focusing on the sound of your shot before you hit it, and you will see that you can vary your speed by concentrating on different sounds.
 
i agree with sheldon on this one. Its kind of like when you get a new cue, you shoot really great until you get used to it, then your game eases off some. Your mind and body need input to execute (im learning more and more of this stuff from "pleasures of small motions"), to me if you take too much of the input from the poolcue out, youre going to leave your mind with too many blanks to fill in. That said I do love the limbsaver products on my hunting bows, but the amount of vibration they have is huge, compared to the amount of vibration my schon has, honestly i just dont see the need......but im a nobody too lol.
 
Sheldon said:
You are someone who sees past the gimmick, IMO.

Think about this:
Your subconcious is what exectues 90% of you shot for you. The more clues it has as to what is expected of it, the better it will perform. That vibration and sound from the hit is an important indicator of how you execute a shot. Try focusing on the sound of your shot before you hit it, and you will see that you can vary your speed by concentrating on different sounds.
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Tap, Tap, Say it loud Sheldon
 
yeah this is a good ideal. you know if there is a vibration from a heavy aluminum bat then there should be vibrations even maybe subtle in a cue.
if you eliminate or greatly reduce the vibration it should mean a more steady
hit. thats just pure logic. and alot of inventions are very simple ideals such as this one that works that are in front of our faces probably has jumped up and slapped all of us in the face. i geuss when it slapped himon the face he listened and got a patent which will make him millions!
 
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