Long cue question

[deanoc]

After playing pool over 60 years,I decided to try the Long cue
JC a cue maker on here made me a 58 inch cue with a 10 inch(i think) extension

It ended up 24 ounces and felt like a brick was on the end

But after one short set i found that i didn't notice anything except that I played the best pool of my life


I always had a weak stroke and missed if I tried to stroke hard,but this long and heavy cue allowed me to move my ball around the table much better,everything i did was better

some suggested i would shoot just as good with any 24 ounce

one thing i noticed was that i was not so wristy in my stroke

I hate to admit it but when i goof up it was often because i stroke with a wrist movement

the long cue cured that too

THE QUESTION

Can anyone explain why this long heavy cue had this effect?

and are earl,shane etc still playing long cues?

 

[Jerry R]

I'm no expert, but I think most of it is just physics. It's harder to change the path of a heavy object in motion than a light one. Not only adding weight, but getting the weight moved further from the "center of gravity" will tend to keep in inline. The increased length can help in a number of ways if you are tall or have a very stretched out stance with getting balance.

My Dad used to always tell me "Never force anything, just get a bigger hammer". So that might have something to do with it too...

I've been playing for a couple months with a 63" Schmelke with a 31/32 split and love it. It's ebony so it's a little on the heavy side, but like you mentioned, it doesn't seem to bother me once I got used to it. Especially since there is now more cue behind my grip that makes it balance better in my hand.

 

[nancewayne]

Long Cue question

This "physics" is also the reason the mid-joint extensions are gaining popularity, the small amount of added weight forward and the length seems to keep the cue stroke on a flatter plane. FYI

I'm no expert, but I think most of it is just physics. It's harder to change the path of a heavy object in motion than a light one. Not only adding weight, but getting the weight moved further from the "center of gravity" will tend to keep in inline. The increased length can help in a number of ways if you are tall or have a very stretched out stance with getting balance.

My Dad used to always tell me "Never force anything, just get a bigger hammer". So that might have something to do with it too...

I've been playing for a couple months with a 63" Schmelke with a 31/32 split and love it. It's ebony so it's a little on the heavy side, but like you mentioned, it doesn't seem to bother me once I got used to it. Especially since there is now more cue behind my grip that makes it balance better in my hand.