Long cue questions

[TheBook]

Have seen many players now using longer cues.

Are these made as long butts or is it by adding an extension?

If an extension is added doesn't that throw off or change the balance?

If the cue is originally made as a long cue is the shaft and butt the same length?

Apparently taller players do need longer cues and I know in the past that there were longer shafts but the butt was still 29". So taller players need longer cues what about table height? When will that change to accommodate them?

 

[captainjko]

Have seen many players now using longer cues.

Are these made as long butts or is it by adding an extension?

If an extension is added doesn't that throw off or change the balance?

If the cue is originally made as a long cue is the shaft and butt the same length?

Apparently taller players do need longer cues and I know in the past that there were longer shafts but the butt was still 29". So taller players need longer cues what about table height? When will that change to accommodate them?

Some shafts are longer, some butts are longer, some folks use an extension between the shaft and butt, some folks use an extension on the butt end of cue........ Why does the "balance point" matter where it is, if you can shoot with it? Some cues are equally split, others are not. I'm 5'11" and play with a 62" cue (mid extension) and it feels more comfortable to me. Don't think table height will change as a tall player can bend over to table but a short player can't say "Go gadget legs" and be taller to reach.......

 

[pab]

I'm 6' 1" and had Jacoby make the butt 31" and the shafts 31". I also use a 4" extension. I found my cueing hand was always back on the bumper when having an 8 - 10" bridge. The extra length feels much better.

 

[asamimasa]

There are extensions that are meant to be installed at the center of the cue between the shaft and butt. Most notable is the Balance-rite, which says right on the product that it is a forward-weighted extension. The sort you screw on at the end of the butt will do the opposite; there is a solution to both weighting situations, and it becomes as personal a preference as any other piece of equipment.

 

[TheBook]

There are extensions that are meant to be installed at the center of the cue between the shaft and butt. Most notable is the Balance-rite, which says right on the product that it is a forward-weighted extension. The sort you screw on at the end of the butt will do the opposite; there is a solution to both weighting situations, and it becomes as personal a preference as any other piece of equipment.

There goes the argument about the style or type of joint having a impact on how a cue feels or plays.