Linen vs Leather Wrap

[Cornerman]

I'm looking for your stories on switching from linen to leather wraps. Did you like the leather wrap immediately or did you have to get used to it?

Has anyone ever had a cue with a leather wrap that they had changed to linen? If so any issues / lessons learned from doing that? (are linen wraps and leather wraps the same thickness)

I just got my new Ariel Carmeli 4 point - it was supposed to have a linen wrap but they made a mistake and it has a leather wrap. I can return it - dealer is willing to do whatever I want - but I don't really want to wait another 2+ months. My first reaction to the leather wrap is that I don't like it. The leather has a bit of texture to it which is fine but it feels tacky - like wearing shorts on a leather car seat and having the skin on your legs sticking to the car seat. Within minutes of just holding it / dry stroking my cue hand is sweaty which I never noticed with my old cues. Conversely the linen wrap feels cool to the touch.

Any thoughts / advise?
Thanks,
Craig

Didn't work for me for the same reasons you just mentioned.

I switch to a pressed irish linen, black. It worked out.

Freddie <~~~ luvs leather, but can't play with it

 

[Fatboy]

Didn't work for me for the same reasons you just mentioned.

I switch to a pressed irish linen, black. It worked out.

Freddie <~~~ luvs leather, but can't play with it

Leather if it gets sticky I don't like. Tacky is ok, but sticky ain't my bag. I put talc on my wrap, hell I put talc on everything, my hands are so wet.

Fred I agree on the Jose thing you rep'ed me on, your a great guy:smile:

 

[BobTfromIL]

If this was a poll I'd be voting for wrapless, have linen and leather and even a Lucasi
with their style grip, still like wrapless the best.

 

[rayjay]

I tried them all... linen, cortland linen, all kinds of fine Italian leather, calf, buffalo calf, then I tried lizard, snake, gator, elephant... and found I like high grade kangaroo the best. Slightly naturally tacky but not sticky, matt finish, great comfortable feel. The last 4 cues I've had custom made for me had kangaroo wraps.

 

[JuicyGirl]

For me wrap less or leather. I have cues with leather, linen, or wrap less. My first choice is wrap less but I will go with leather.

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