OK nice to hear that buddy!
Question about cue weight…
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OK nice to hear that buddy!
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Oh it will be really easy to get within the specs you’re looking for. Here’s how:
1. Remove the butt cap
2. Go down to your local party store and ask them to add helium to suit
3. Screw the butt cap back on
After that and you should be good. You’ll probably need to reapply every 6 months or so though.
1. Remove the butt cap
2. Go down to your local party store and ask them to add helium to suit
3. Screw the butt cap back on
After that and you should be good. You’ll probably need to reapply every 6 months or so though.
.3 oz is about the weight of 2 sheets of copy paper.
Is it really worth it?
Is it really worth it?
After 15min of playing you couldn't tell the difference. Our eye/hand/brain computer has an amazing ability to adjust to tiny weight differences. Once you get to .5oz +/- then it gets a little more apparent. Any less is a nothingburger imo.
I used to worry about the weight of my cues. Now I pay more attention to the balance. There was a thread a month or so ago that discussed this.
On cues made by high-end cuemakers, the shaft will be about 20-23% of the total cue weight. This seems to be an ideal ratio. If the butt weighs 15.5 ounces, then the shaft should weigh 3.9 – 4.5. The suggestion to get a lighter shaft could mess up the balance of the cue by making it butt heavy. A heavier shaft will tend to make the cue feel and play like a lighter than it is.
On cues made by high-end cuemakers, the shaft will be about 20-23% of the total cue weight. This seems to be an ideal ratio. If the butt weighs 15.5 ounces, then the shaft should weigh 3.9 – 4.5. The suggestion to get a lighter shaft could mess up the balance of the cue by making it butt heavy. A heavier shaft will tend to make the cue feel and play like a lighter than it is.
Yes buddy! Balance is what I’m aim for. But I’m worried that the cue could be too heavy in total if I choose a heavy shaft to match the butt. So the ideal solution is to lighter the butt and keep the balance…
I'll have that with cheese and onions
I have a Uni-Loc pin Predator 9k3 that weighs 14.4 no weight cartridges installed. 3 shafts that weigh between 3.65 & 3.70 oz. Threaded rubber bumper is .21 ounces. Balance point does not move one bit with bumper in or out or with any of the shafts.
0.3 is nothing to sweat, it is not going to make a significant difference in anything.
Just installed a 3/10 weight cartridge in the cue. Again no significant change in balance point.
Just like a having a few pennies in your pocket.
0.3 is nothing to sweat, it is not going to make a significant difference in anything.
Just installed a 3/10 weight cartridge in the cue. Again no significant change in balance point.
Just like a having a few pennies in your pocket.
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I agree that .3 of an ounce won't make much difference. My cues vary in weight from about 18.5 to 19.5, and I can play with any of them because they all have similar balance.
there's nothing wrong with modifying a cue to make it work better for you..everybody's different
removing/replacing the bumper is a good idea, especially since that weight is all the way in the back
removing/replacing the bumper is a good idea, especially since that weight is all the way in the back
Will try, also I’m thinking change the joint pin into a lighter material like aluminum. That could reduce about 1oz
Changing the joint is the wrong solution. Instead, throw the butt away and get a lighter one that's going to work for you. I'm very surprised that the butt is 15.5 ounces and cannot be made lighter, assuming that it is a standard design.
what should I concern if I change the joint? Cus the bumper is at most .3 oz, so I cannot reduce weight more than .3 if only take off the bumper.
I am surprised as well since I have not used any other cue that’s this heavy without weight bolts. Does it mean that the wood for the butt has a higher density?
What was the weight of the previous cue's shaft? If you have a heavier butt and the cue feels tip heavy, you might be going the wrong direction.
You might try an LD shaft with the same weight as the current shaft.
previous shaft is between 3.3-3.4, pretty light shaft to fit my previous light butt. Definitely cannot use that shaft on the heavy butt, balance point will lean back too much and the tip would be way too light
So, your old cue had a shaft about 18 1/4 to 18 1/3 % of total weight. Think of that as over 10% lighter than what many cue makers would suggest.
I have to guess that the problem is not the shaft weight per se, but the ratio. A common ratio of 21% shaft weight might be the problem ( I didn't go back looking for those weights). Or, you are gripping the cue as you did your old one, and you are not balanced.
Good luck
I have to guess that the problem is not the shaft weight per se, but the ratio. A common ratio of 21% shaft weight might be the problem ( I didn't go back looking for those weights). Or, you are gripping the cue as you did your old one, and you are not balanced.
Good luck