Prefered cue weight

[weegee3]

I recently mads a cue that came in at 21 oz. and it felt like a sledge hammer in my hands. It got me to wondering what the pro's like their cue weight to be. Certainly it will vary but I sense that most of them probably use one between 18.5 and 19.5 oz.
Does anyone know of a survey that would confirm my suspicions or are they all over the place? Not a break cue but their shooting cue.
My own preference is 19 oz. but I ain't no pro.
Just wondering.
Thanks
Weegee

 

[zymmer4]

weight

One of the best cues I ever used was a 20 oz Players sneeky pete..It had the goods..most of the good guys around Denver use a heavy cue..Do,'t have a clue what the real tour guys are running..

 

[Bill the Cat]

I'm curious too

I'd also be interested to know if there is a common prefered weight used by pro players.

I, personally, like a weight between 19 to 19.5 oz. However, I have found from experience that balance is more important (to me) than weight.

 

[Hit and a Pick]

i dig

my first cue was a crap nick varner cue that was a 21. i told it to go kick rocks in flip flops.
i asked to hit balls with a number of cues in the local pool rooms and found the 18 to 19 range with and ever so slight forward feel to be to my fancy.
i took my happy butt over to Dickie an had a 18.6 oz not so sneaky built.
to this day i kick my self in the rear end for ever getting traded out of that stick. some years later the shaft was broken in a gambling fit.
a little peace of my heart died knowing i will never get it back lol.
but 18.5 to 18.6 is were its at for me.

 

[desi2960]

all over the place

on my orders most request i get are from 18 3/4 to 19 1/2 , but i am getting more and more that are lighter.
i recently made a 16 and 15 1/2 for one customer.
i have lately been trying to play with a 19 1/2, but i believe i still play better with a 17 3/4 to 18.

chuck

 

[cueman]

I would say nearly half the players prefer right at 19 ounce cues. Most of the other half would be mixed up all over the board from 15 to 21 ounces, with a tiny percentage going outside those weights.

 

[Jim Baxter]

For the past 3 yrs a 17.3 , I built , Tried lots of others and always go back to that cue . Ivory joint, Wizard M .

 

[poolcuemaster]

I play with a couple I built that are 15.4 oz and 16.2 oz most of the time, got that from an uncle 88 years old (real good player) who likes a 13oz house cue. If you play with a light cue your arm has to supply the stroke a little more than with a heavier cue I think, the thread about Earls new 23 oz 63 in cue has me wanting to hit a ball with it.--Leonard

 

[whammo57]

weight

35 years ago I played with a 20 or 21 oz cue. lately I have lightened up a little. I had a heavy 27 oz break cue until I found out for myself that I could actually break better with a lighter cue. It seems that you can accelerate a lighter cue faster than a heavier cue. This results in a much stronger break. I am gradually coming close to an 18 oz playing and breaking cue.

Kim

 

[desi2960]

heavy cue

just for fun i built a cue with a one piece stainless steel forearm, it weights 32 oz.
everyone that sees it thinks they can crush the balls on the break, BUT as of yet i have not found anyone strong enough to get it moving fast enough for a decent break

chuck

 

[brandoncook26]

I play with a cue that is around 21.75oz. It feels really good to me but most people that try it hate it.

The only pro I know their cue weight is SVB. Corey Deuel and Justin said on one of the ppv's that his new cuetec is around 22 oz. I would guess that is not the norm. Professional's play with the same equipment amateurs do. I would guess if you took a poll of pro's you would get an array of answers from 16-22, maybe even some outside of that range.

I don't think there is a weight that makes the game easier or makes the ball move better. It is all very individual and is what works best for you. Like my cue, I haven't found a person yet that likes the weight of my cue, but for me, it's perfect.

 

[dave sutton]

I think every person and situation is different. Personally as a player my cue weight changed with my game. Sometimes I played better with a lighter cue and let my arm do the work and sometimes I liked a heavier cue so I can slow down and let the cue do more of the work. I changed with my game.