New McDermott Weight System

kling&allen

kling&allen

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This might not be the correct forum for this post, but I thought McDermott's new weight system was interesting. The butt has a CF core with a sliding carrier in which a weight bolt can slide. It allegedly provides a wider range of balance points than a regular weight bolt:

www.mcdermottcue.com

H-Series Pool Cues

Your struggle to get a perfectly-balanced cue is officially over. The H-Series is the first line of cues ever to feature the fully-adjustable VBP weight system.
www.mcdermottcue.com www.mcdermottcue.com

Here's the patent application with more details if anyone is interested:

US20200188766A1 - Adjustable weighting sytem for a cue stick - Google Patents

A cue for use in billiard games includes a removable weight system located in a bore in a butt section of the cue. The weight system includes a carrier having a length extending from a first end to a second end with one or more weights and two or more support washers supported on the carrier. A...
patents.google.com

It looks like the entire carrier is removable.

In operation, when the cue 100 is fully assembled, a user may insert a tool such as an Allen wrench into the opening 180 at the first end 176 of the engagement piece to unscrew the engagement piece (with bumper 172 attached) from the butt section 102. Once unscrewed, the user may then remove the VBP weight system 150, including butt plate system 170 and carrier 160, as one unit from the support tube 120 secured in the butt section 102. The user may then slidably adjust the weights 167 and support washers 165 into a desired configuration as described herein. Once, the desired configuration is achieved, the VBP weight system is re-inserted into the support tube 120 located in the butt section 102 and the butt plate system is re-secured into place by engaging threads 182 with threads 184.
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I guess I'm old school but that reminds me of a Simpsons episode where Homer craves over a new bowling ball with a "liquid center". :love:
 
Shake, rattle and roll the ball. My very first custom cue was beautiful, BUT I can still remember that first shot when I felt this odd sensation and thought WTF was that??!!!!
 
Quesports said:
Shake, rattle and roll the ball. My very first custom cue was beautiful, BUT I can still remember that first shot when I felt this odd sensation and thought WTF was that??!!!!
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That was your wallet being lighter because you spent your bank roll on a custom cue.
 
measureman said:
That was your wallet being lighter because you spent your bank roll on a custom cue.
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I know your stance on custom cues. I buy them because I like them you do not because you do not. And believe me when I say it was in no way my bank roll.. That is all safe and snug as a bug and growing at 7% annually guaranteed. Have a fantastic day!
 
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