Longer cues...

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Have any of you played with a longer cue. A good friend that owns a pool hall and is quite tall had a custom long sue made and he loved, He's used it now for about 8 years. I had one made by the same guy about 6 years ago and I also love mine. Mine is 63" long, no wrap, burl maple butt stained dark with two shafts. Some customers that saw a picture of my cue had a cue made just kike it. I seldom have to use a bridge. The only problem is that both of my shafts warped a little bit. Because of this I quit using the long cue and bought a McDermott cue with an I shaft. I like the new cue very much but I miss the added length. I feel an option on all cues should be added length, I know Earl Strickland uses a longer cue. Not sure who else but I'm sure other players do to. How do you feel about longer cues? Shoot well.
 
bountybuddy said:
Have any of you played with a longer cue. A good friend that owns a pool hall and is quite tall had a custom long sue made and he loved, He's used it now for about 8 years. I had one made by the same guy about 6 years ago and I also love mine. Mine is 63" long, no wrap, burl maple butt stained dark with two shafts. Some customers that saw a picture of my cue had a cue made just kike it. I seldom have to use a bridge. The only problem is that both of my shafts warped a little bit. Because of this I quit using the long cue and bought a McDermott cue with an I shaft. I like the new cue very much but I miss the added length. I feel an option on all cues should be added length, I know Earl Strickland uses a longer cue. Not sure who else but I'm sure other players do to. How do you feel about longer cues? Shoot well.
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I've played with 60 inch cues (30 inch butt, 30 inch shafts)for 20 years. Works just fine for me. It really doesn't matter how I or anyone else feels about a cue. It's all about how the player in question feels about the cue.
 
You can buy yourself a Balance Rite extension for your cue, or have a cue maker make something similar for you.

Either way, you get a longer cue and still retain the playability and sturdiness of a standard length shaft.
 
I played with Earl's cue last year and loved the feeling of how balanced it was in my hands. I finally got around to having a local cue maker build me a 7 inch extension that can be left on at all times. Im looking forward to testing it out on my James White soon.
 
bountybuddy said:
Have any of you played with a longer cue. A good friend that owns a pool hall and is quite tall had a custom long sue made and he loved, He's used it now for about 8 years. I had one made by the same guy about 6 years ago and I also love mine. Mine is 63" long, no wrap, burl maple butt stained dark with two shafts. Some customers that saw a picture of my cue had a cue made just kike it. I seldom have to use a bridge. The only problem is that both of my shafts warped a little bit. Because of this I quit using the long cue and bought a McDermott cue with an I shaft. I like the new cue very much but I miss the added length. I feel an option on all cues should be added length, I know Earl Strickland uses a longer cue. Not sure who else but I'm sure other players do to. How do you feel about longer cues? Shoot well.
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Earl's cue tops out around 70 inches and he has 3 different extensions IIRC.
SVB has been playing with his 58" cuetec with 6" extension on daily.
My new cue being made is 60" split 30/30 with a 6" screw in extension.

Any shaft longer than 30" with a "pro-taper" will become whippy. I've had shafts that are 29" with an 18-20" pro taper and it was as flimsy as a noodle. If you don't mind conical tapers, you can have a 40" shaft made and be fine.
 
I'll order soon a Balance rite extension and a weight kit for my cue, so I'll have a longer cue, and I'm almost sure that I like it.
 
I have a Balance Rite extension and the added length really helps for someone my size. I didn't adjust the weight on my cue when I installed it though. Either way, I really like it.
 
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