Does anyone else with multiple cues struggle with deciding which one you play the best with? I have cues with different butt and tip diameters, different feels, different tips, and it seems like I play pretty much the same with all of them. I have picked one and use if for competition, but any time I play poorly I'm tempted to change for the next league day even though I know it really isn't the cue's fault. Am I alone thinking like that?
Not sure which is your favorite cue?
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I have been there. Bought many cues, sold many cues, kept many. I have pretty much settled on one cue but it took me a while to realize that I really play better with this one vs all of the others. (Even though it is the Indian and not the arrow.)
I would suggest some test shots and multiple ball layouts and when you find the one that both can make those shots and feels good in your hand, STOP using anything else. Then you are giving you the best chance at ending the chaos.
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I would suggest some test shots and multiple ball layouts and when you find the one that both can make those shots and feels good in your hand, STOP using anything else. Then you are giving you the best chance at ending the chaos.
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I do switch out at times what cue I take to league, will it be my Schon tonight, or will it be my Jacoby. Sometimes it just comes down to if I feel like changing out what is in my case. I have other Schons I also shoot with in practice but when it gets within 24 hrs of league night, I only practice with what I will be playing league with. I know it's not really correct to do this as you are supposed to only play with one cue, but then why would you own more than one cue if you don't want to actually play with them a bit.
One of the reasons I am able to switch so easily between my Schon and Jacoby is they both use the same Jacoby style shafts, same diameter, same weight cue within a tenth of an oz, and both with a similar balance after some weight modification to the shaft on the Jacoby cue. Also, both cues are no wraps.
Some on here will say the weight and balance doesn't matter and players should not worry about such things and just learn how to play, and they would be right to a point. The fact of the matter though, is that if you enjoy playing with more than one cue as I do, it really helps to keep those differences to a minimum.
One of the reasons I am able to switch so easily between my Schon and Jacoby is they both use the same Jacoby style shafts, same diameter, same weight cue within a tenth of an oz, and both with a similar balance after some weight modification to the shaft on the Jacoby cue. Also, both cues are no wraps.
Some on here will say the weight and balance doesn't matter and players should not worry about such things and just learn how to play, and they would be right to a point. The fact of the matter though, is that if you enjoy playing with more than one cue as I do, it really helps to keep those differences to a minimum.
Take a brand among those that you play about the same with. Find a good feeling one. Then if yours isn’t a great looking or expensive one, go get a good looking expensive one. Then you’ll have a cue you like and play as well with as whatever else and you’ll have a backup for travel/ places you don’t want to bring the nice one. Spend an amount of money that you can afford but will hurt a little and you wouldn’t ordinarily spend on a cue. Like if the brand has cues from $400 to $2,000, spend north of $1000 on something you really like the looks of. Get two shafts. Get an extension. Keep the other one of the brand as a backup/travel cue. Spending the money and liking the looks and feel will possibly slow down the experimenting and buying. Maybe. 
Then you can experiment with break and jump cues. I have some break and jump cues you can buy.
Then you can experiment with break and jump cues. I have some break and jump cues you can buy.
Curious what the one cue is.
I am in the process of trying to find the right cue and have used quite a few.
What am I looking for? A combination of playability, low deflection, weight, feel in the hand and, last, looks.
Once I find the “right” cue, though, I will get rid of most of the others and get two of whichever cue I choose (one for home play and one to keep in my pool hall locker).
Even just sampling different sticks, I find it takes me a few days at least to adjust. So I don’t want to be switching between brands.
What am I looking for? A combination of playability, low deflection, weight, feel in the hand and, last, looks.
Once I find the “right” cue, though, I will get rid of most of the others and get two of whichever cue I choose (one for home play and one to keep in my pool hall locker).
Even just sampling different sticks, I find it takes me a few days at least to adjust. So I don’t want to be switching between brands.
Jensen cue, but more shocking is one of the Jensen shafts that had been turned down to 12mm. I love the hit of the full diameter shaft but the turned down one is "the one".
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Zerksies
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I'm more of a feel player and i beleive that switching cues around is bad for your game. Each cue will have a diffirent feel thus you will hit the ball diffirent and your shot will come out diffirent.
These players that are playing crappy today and switch to something else thinking that will fix your game are wrong. You have piss poor fundimentals and that is why your game is off, You are not consistent.
These players that are playing crappy today and switch to something else thinking that will fix your game are wrong. You have piss poor fundimentals and that is why your game is off, You are not consistent.
I rotate playing with my Schmelke, Lucasi and Philippi, and all three play about the same.
It's an affliction which attacks obsessive analytic types of which I'm a perfect case study. For a descent into utter pool insanity, you can even analyze which pair of playing and break cues just might make you play 2.3641 Fargo Rate points better.
My sarcasm aside, no you are certainly not alone. On the bright side, we help the pool cue economy stay strong.
My sarcasm aside, no you are certainly not alone. On the bright side, we help the pool cue economy stay strong.
Iirc, it was Keith McCready who feels the same.
He said he had to find which cue or shaft gave him the feels and acknowledged them feels can change at any time.
When I change brands I always get rid of the old cue. The only cues I own now are 2 predator road lines , and sp2 and my p3 they all play the same lol. I have an old Willie hoppie in a case that I never played with and never will. I wish I would have kept my old schon that I played for the better part of 10 years with. I had a Scruggs sneaky I wish I would have kept But the fact is I knew that the second I hit some bad balls with it my brain would create doubt that I made a good choice so I sell it.
I got my p3 had an insanely cheap price. Why? Because My best friend got a zen after a 3 year wait and he was going back to his p3 he had forever lol he called me and begged me to buy it cheap so it would be out of his house and he could focus on the new cue. Lol
I got my p3 had an insanely cheap price. Why? Because My best friend got a zen after a 3 year wait and he was going back to his p3 he had forever lol he called me and begged me to buy it cheap so it would be out of his house and he could focus on the new cue. Lol
I epitomize the scenario presented by the OP. I designed most of the cues I own. I collaborated with the different cue
makers but I made all the final decisions. Quite naturally, those cues have added sentimentality. I have a 6x12 cue case.
When I go to play pool, I am never certain which cue I’ll play with until I open my case and just pick one. If I’m playing
for awhile, I will switch cues too. Recently I added a Kielwood shaft and it only fits one of my cues because it’s a radial.
The other 5 cues in my case are 3/8x10 and 3/8x11 joints. Only my Scruggs cue is a radial joint. It’s my intention to add
2 more Kielwood shafts (3/8x10 & 3/8x11) so each cue in my case has a Kielwood shaft to use like my Scruggs cue.
Recently, I have been mostly playing with my Scruggs cue because of the Kielwood shaft I got from Martin at Superior
Cues. It is made by Cory Barnhart and is the best maple shaft I’ve ever played with. I miss not playing with all my cues.
As I get to play with my favorite pool cues, I am reminded about my love for the game and the tremendous artistry some cues exhibit. The tedious hours invested trimming the inlays, the various phases of construction and the cue maker’s agony.
It took a long time to get my cues made and the wait only elevated the excitement of seeing my cues comes to life with progress photos & conversations with my cue makers. After arrival, I beamed with pride over how the cues turned out.
Nonetheless, despite my hands on involvement designing the cues, there is one cue I’ve nicknamed Frankenstein. Not
because of how it plays, i.e., monster cue, but because I really messed up the design and so wish I could do it over.
All my friends know how much I criticize what I did and the worst part is the darn cue plays fantastic, dead on with my
specs and could have been magnificent, but alas, I created Frankenstein instead. But I only see it at the start and finish.
I never look at my cue’s forearm, or butt again, after removal and assembly from my case. The cue is in my hand or parked in a cue holder adjacent to me. The only thing I see or look at playing pool is the shaft/ferrule. I don’t look at my pool cues.
Now others certainly do look at my cues whether I am playing pool or may approach to ask if they can look at my cue.
As a player, I haven’t need or reason to look at my cues other than when I’m in shooting stance looking down the shaft.
Having several cues to choose from is simply a luxury and if I had to pick a favorite, only 1 cue, I’d have to flip a coin. It
is too close to pick a favorite. As many forum members know, I’m a Joel Hercek admirer but never located the right one.
makers but I made all the final decisions. Quite naturally, those cues have added sentimentality. I have a 6x12 cue case.
When I go to play pool, I am never certain which cue I’ll play with until I open my case and just pick one. If I’m playing
for awhile, I will switch cues too. Recently I added a Kielwood shaft and it only fits one of my cues because it’s a radial.
The other 5 cues in my case are 3/8x10 and 3/8x11 joints. Only my Scruggs cue is a radial joint. It’s my intention to add
2 more Kielwood shafts (3/8x10 & 3/8x11) so each cue in my case has a Kielwood shaft to use like my Scruggs cue.
Recently, I have been mostly playing with my Scruggs cue because of the Kielwood shaft I got from Martin at Superior
Cues. It is made by Cory Barnhart and is the best maple shaft I’ve ever played with. I miss not playing with all my cues.
As I get to play with my favorite pool cues, I am reminded about my love for the game and the tremendous artistry some cues exhibit. The tedious hours invested trimming the inlays, the various phases of construction and the cue maker’s agony.
It took a long time to get my cues made and the wait only elevated the excitement of seeing my cues comes to life with progress photos & conversations with my cue makers. After arrival, I beamed with pride over how the cues turned out.
Nonetheless, despite my hands on involvement designing the cues, there is one cue I’ve nicknamed Frankenstein. Not
because of how it plays, i.e., monster cue, but because I really messed up the design and so wish I could do it over.
All my friends know how much I criticize what I did and the worst part is the darn cue plays fantastic, dead on with my
specs and could have been magnificent, but alas, I created Frankenstein instead. But I only see it at the start and finish.
I never look at my cue’s forearm, or butt again, after removal and assembly from my case. The cue is in my hand or parked in a cue holder adjacent to me. The only thing I see or look at playing pool is the shaft/ferrule. I don’t look at my pool cues.
Now others certainly do look at my cues whether I am playing pool or may approach to ask if they can look at my cue.
As a player, I haven’t need or reason to look at my cues other than when I’m in shooting stance looking down the shaft.
Having several cues to choose from is simply a luxury and if I had to pick a favorite, only 1 cue, I’d have to flip a coin. It
is too close to pick a favorite. As many forum members know, I’m a Joel Hercek admirer but never located the right one.
I own 5 cues and like all of them. Not a close call which cue is my favorite.
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