Powerful playing cues

[JMW]

While we are discussing this I am curious about a couple of other things as well:

What city has the most beautiful women?

What is the best car?


Carry on with the "powerful cue" discussion......

Aarhus, Denmark has the most beautiful women. If you have been there, you will know what I mean.

Ferrari is the best car. If you have driven one, you will know what I mean.

My playing cue is the most powerful cue. If you have played with it, you will know what I mean.

However, I would trade my cue for a Ferrari or a beautiful woman from Aarhus any day! Powerful cues are easier to find when you have good fundamentals. Spend your money on pool lessons and not shafts.

 

[Playin4Dinner]

put a Moori Med on a Predator BK2 and you will probably have as good a playing cue as you can find and only spend about $400.00

This might sound ridiculous.... I had this exact setup and should've never sold it.... Cue it very pure... I think there is a regular on here that has a bk2 for his player.... Might be renfro, not positive though...

 

[luke]

The stiffest piece of continous wood paired with the hardest possible tip will exhibit the least amount of energy loss.

Cues do not have 'power' and a person of at least minimum good health should be capable of supplying more force then ever required to pocket a ball with virtually any cue.

This is why your getting so much 'subjective' humor.

If only I had minimum good health, but shoulder surgery and no cartilage make playing painful. I need a cue that can do as much of the grunt work as possible. Is maple better than rosewood, or ivory better than juma, or a steel joint better than phenolic etc. ? These are the kind of things I was considering as well as construction/weight/balance techniques.What would the ultimate "powerful playing" cue consist of from an objective point of view?

 

[sheffield6]

looked like Mike Dechane was playing with a break 2 in the Mosconi Cup. Would be interesting to know what shaft he was using.

 

[TheThaiger]

If only I had minimum good health, but shoulder surgery and no cartilage make playing painful. I need a cue that can do as much of the grunt work as possible. Is maple better than rosewood, or ivory better than juma, or a steel joint better than phenolic etc. ? These are the kind of things I was considering as well as construction/weight/balance techniques.What would the ultimate "powerful playing" cue consist of from an objective point of view?

It's a difficult question to answer, not least because the same cue will play differently IMO. My friend's Predator Blak4 is simply amazing at moving the ball - it's like cheating, he says - but my Blak1 is nowhere near as powerful (still pretty good though). You merely jab at the ball for a full table draw. What the difference between a Blak1 & Blak4 is I don't know, but difference there is.

I've been chasing a cue with that much power for a while now, but have given up looking. I'm certainly not going to buy blind again, and I take all recommendations and views on here with a huge dollop of salt.

In terms of balance, I'd imagine a heavier cue that is neutrally balanced is the best.

 

[TheThaiger]

put a Moori Med on a Predator BK2 and you will probably have as good a playing cue as you can find and only spend about $400.00

I'd imagine a BK2 and the Predator Sport is the same cue. Buy the Predator Sport and an extra break shaft, and that's all you're ever going to need.

 

[freddy the beard]

Bobby Hunter Monster

Xmas Eve I wrote this:
Finally, Bobby Hunter gave me my new cue friday at Red Shoes. I will post a picture soon. It is magnificent. All Ebony and Ivory and Mama of Pearl. Retail: $7.5 to 10k or more.

Bad as I play now, it will probably be too embarrassing for me to play with it at DCC.

Beard

I am posting some pics. Anybody seeking info on a Hunter cue can PM me or email me at bankingwiththebeard@comcast.net

 

[pooln8r]

When I need extra spin I loosen the shaft about halfway. It works best on cues that thread directly into wood.

lol..that's just cruel.

 

[Black-Balled]

...I would trade my cue for a Ferrari or a beautiful woman from Aarhus any day! ...

Me too, in case more than 1 dream can be realized.

 

[RRfireblade]

If only I had minimum good health, but shoulder surgery and no cartilage make playing painful. I need a cue that can do as much of the grunt work as possible. Is maple better than rosewood, or ivory better than juma, or a steel joint better than phenolic etc. ? These are the kind of things I was considering as well as construction/weight/balance techniques.What would the ultimate "powerful playing" cue consist of from an objective point of view?

Trust me I know, more than you might believe. In fact I currently break left handed because of it. What I'm trying to say is none of those factors will have any practical difference in energy loss. Not in any reasonably built cue. Its so minimal as to be negligent. Get a very light cue, stiff fat shaft with a hard tip but at the cost of feel. Its your choice. Your just not going to gain anything amount of 'power' that ls going to make a difference. Trust me, Im a mechanical engineer and in the cue industry, I know.

 

[Cornerman]

While we are discussing this I am curious about a couple of other things as well:

What city has the most beautiful women?

What is the best car?


Carry on with the "powerful cue" discussion......

Hmmm....

The Delta flight from Atlanta to Boston I had one year easily had the most beautiful women on any one flight I've ever been on. And that's saying something.

But, I'll say the city (cities) that gets to show the most skin most often. I'll go with San Diego.

And the best car? I'll say the one that gets to show the most skin....


Freddie <~~~ carry on

 

[naji]

What playing cues have you used that transmit the most power with the least effort? General specs would help as well as who made them.

Without CB speed measurement with different cues & tips you will get many answers (not 9 ball break IPOD speed measurement via sound). From science prospective, it is how fast you can move that cue which depends on kinetic energy transmuted to CB by cue stick via the tip K = 0.5mv2 , of which m is mass of cue and v2 (v square) is velocity of cue. The only thing that mess up this equation is hand mussels and how you hold the cue my thinking it should be held very lightly and have loose wrist and follow through for smooth acceleration to allow m to do the job on its own, otherwise m might get too large which will effect v square. Other factor that will give you the feeling of least effort is your lever length as in golf, the longer the club the further you drive the ball on smooth follow through stroke, in pool if you play standing up you will have max lever but you cannot, that is why on break shot some instructors advise to raise your shoulder on cue delivery so you get that long lever and more power for sure. The question that remains, does cue stick material have anything to do with it, is there an equation to be added to above one, or just the type of wood and age effect m only? remember we are not talking break cues here..