Softest hitting cue on the market in your opinion?
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Check out the Nerf line of cues. Made by Hasbro Custom Cues.
Or just get a soft tip.
Or just get a soft tip.
In Croatia the softest hitting cue is VAZDUHOPLOVAC
Very,very soft indeed:smile:
Very,very soft indeed:smile:
A difficult, if not impossible, question to intelligently answer........Perhaps a more meaningful "initial" question might be....the softest hitting tip.
Once that's decided, then go with that tip on the lightest weight cue you like to use and make sure the cue joint is flat wood face and the shaft too.....I think that would be the best candidate for softest hitting version if you were searching for just such a cue.
Matt B.
Once that's decided, then go with that tip on the lightest weight cue you like to use and make sure the cue joint is flat wood face and the shaft too.....I think that would be the best candidate for softest hitting version if you were searching for just such a cue.
Matt B.
Far more relevant to perceived hit I'd think.
I would say tip and shaft taper probably would be most important.
RBC
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You should just try an OB-1+ shaft.
The hit is specifically to be soft but solid.
It's not that it's really that soft, but it's more that it's quiet. As pool players, our perception is that it's soft because we don't get that "sound" that we normally expect when we hit the cue ball.
Royce
The hit is specifically to be soft but solid.
It's not that it's really that soft, but it's more that it's quiet. As pool players, our perception is that it's soft because we don't get that "sound" that we normally expect when we hit the cue ball.
Royce
OB1 is probably the softest shaft on the high performance shaft market. For a full cue, a Meucci with a red dot or original shaft will be the softest probably.
Most soft feeling and whippy cue I have ever tried was a Samsara BarCue, which I was told was made to the same specs as their regular line, just with less detail and only comes with one shaft vs 2 for their pricier stuff.
A soft tip, long taper and long ferrule will give you a soft hit.
A soft tip, long taper and long ferrule will give you a soft hit.
SOME good info & I did not read all so please excuse me if this has already been stated.
If you want a soft hit.
Do not get a steel joined cue. Get one with a 'plastic' type joint as light in weight as you can get.
Combine that with a whippy shaft & an Elk Master tip or one of the newer high tech super soft tips.
I'm not saying that that will be the best playing cue for you but it should be a soft hitting cue.
Why do you want a soft hitting cue?
If you want a soft hit.
Do not get a steel joined cue. Get one with a 'plastic' type joint as light in weight as you can get.
Combine that with a whippy shaft & an Elk Master tip or one of the newer high tech super soft tips.
I'm not saying that that will be the best playing cue for you but it should be a soft hitting cue.
Why do you want a soft hitting cue?
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What's a soft hit?
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The OB-1 hits very soft, and solid. I have a medium tip on it and it
is the most solid hitting shaft I have ever played with. I can hit the CB
with extreme english and it still sounds and feels as solid as can be.
It is quite and I know a lot of players like a louder ping or whatever
so these don't sound or feel like that. I would like to get a little more
deflection as it spins a little more than I like and am going to get one
and change the ferrule to something other than the stacked wood that
comes on it. I hope this will not change the sound to much, and add a little
deflection. I have a couple of shafts that play the way I like but as weird
as it sounds I go back to the OB because to me it feels and sounds perfect.
So if soft and solid is what you're after you will like it.
jack
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The OB-1 hits very soft, and solid. I have a medium tip on it and it
is the most solid hitting shaft I have ever played with. I can hit the CB
with extreme english and it still sounds and feels as solid as can be.
It is quite and I know a lot of players like a louder ping or whatever
so these don't sound or feel like that. I would like to get a little more
deflection as it spins a little more than I like and am going to get one
and change the ferrule to something other than the stacked wood that
comes on it. I hope this will not change the sound to much, and add a little
deflection. I have a couple of shafts that play the way I like but as weird
as it sounds I go back to the OB because to me it feels and sounds perfect.
So if soft and solid is what you're after you will like it.
jack
Free SJD
I can 100% back this up. I have two OB-1+ and two OB Classic Plus Shafts and with the same tip I would say the hit is softer on the OB-1+. As Royce states it might just be the sound but I'm fairly confident it is a softer feel as well. This is tested on the same cue and same tip.
I've been an OB-1 fan for many years (pretty much since first release) but I've recently converted to the classic+ (pool) and the pro+ (for snooker)
They are great shafts and the company are good guys. I highly recommend the shafts!!!