Most important component of a cue..?

Most important component of a cue..?

  • Bumper

    Votes: 3 4.9%
  • Butt

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Joint

    Votes: 2 3.3%
  • Shaft

    Votes: 22 36.1%
  • Ferrule

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Tip

    Votes: 32 52.5%
  • I like to watch 'American Idol'

    Votes: 2 3.3%

  • Total voters
    61

Peer

Norwegian in California
Silver Member
I just put a new tip on one of my main playing cues (thank you Richard). Since it suddenly played so differently, I'm curious to know what you fine people at AzB think is the most important part of the cue.

-- peer
 
Cue

I think this is a question for which there is no answer. Without any one of the parts listed , you don't have a cue. They are all important parts. I would have to say that I think the butt section is probably the least important to me.---Smitty
 
If I play for money at a bar, I laugh at the guys who roll 6 cues on the table to find the "straight" one. I just look up at the tips, the best tip is the best cue.
 
I think this is a question for which there is no answer. Without any one of the parts listed , you don't have a cue. They are all important parts.

yeah exactly it's a bit of an unanswerable question. however the tip is the most vital part - you can play with anything to a certain extent so long as it has a tip.
 
Given the options,I went with bumper.

If this were an car forum your poll might read:

Front wheels
Back wheels
Steering wheel
Ash tray
Motor
Suspension
Idol

As a smoker,I went ash tray.
 
The first 6 inches....
everything else is dressing... tip and ferrule are the most vital parts assuming everything else free of defects.
 
Tip is the only part that touches the ball, thus only thing that really matters.
 
I see that most people have said the tip is the most important part of a cue, but I think it's the shaft. The best tip in the world can't do it's job on a shaft that's too stiff, too thin, too whippy, or has a terrible taper. A cheap tip will work on a good shaft with the right taper and feel for the player. You might like a certain tip over most other tips, but a good shaft will play well with a lot of different tips IMO.

James
 
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