Tried the lo-o-ng cue...didn't much care for it.

Maniac

Maniac

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I'm 6'1" tall, but I have a long wingspan for my height. I have settled on a 60" cue as a default length for my main player.

My son keeps his cues at my house because I have a home table. One of his cues is a Cuetec with the silver butt cap that screws off to allow for the use of a 6" Cuetec extension. He also has an R360 shaft (which I happen to like, btw). So, I thought I'd order the extension and try to set his cue up similar to Shane's cue. What the hell...I had spendable money burning a hole in my pocket and my curiosity got the best of me. So I ordered it and...………

For starters, the extension made the cue a total of 64 1/2" long and butt-heavy (29" shaft and lots of cue behind the joint) as expected. I could deal with that IF I lengthened my pivot point (which is normally 10-12") to about 15", give or take. THAT I couldn't deal with.

That said, it was apparent that I could power the cue ball with less effort, but in the end, the cons outweighed the pros...at least for me. That, and I thought that eventually I was going to break something in the room with all that extra length :D.

Bottom line is, I'd have to call the $36.95 experiment a failure. Good news is, although it doesn't have a QD joint, the extension can still be used for what it was intended to be used for, and that's to lengthen your cue for harder to reach shots. So, all is not lost.

Anyone else try this?

Maniac
 
I've been shooting with the exact set up you are talking about for a little more than the past year. I have a Cuetec R360 and I got the 6 inch extension. The main reason I got it in the first place is that I started playing 9 foot table tournaments and I can't shoot left handed at all and I'm not very good with the bridge. Once I started using it I realized I liked it better for regular play too. I just feel more comfortable with it, even on 7 footers. The only time I don't like it is when I get jacked up on a ball or when the cueball and object ball are really close together. In those situations it is probably best to unscrew it.

I'm not sure exactly why, but it just has a more substantial feel to it and you can shoot certain shots more naturally because you don't have to stretch out as much. Having said that, it hasn't made my game dramatically improve. I'm a decent league player, not much more than that. The best I've ever done in the Sunday tournament at Hard Times is to win three matches.
 
I missed an easy shot in the State Tournament back in 91. The shot was so easy, that missing it made me feel six feet tall.

I am 6' 5" and have been using a 6 inch joint extension for a couple years. Do not want to play without it. I wish I would have had it when I was playing alot 25 to 30 years ago.

I don't do so well using the mechanical bridge.
 
Been playing with a 4 inch lightweight extension for my mezz cue. Great for working the middle of the table lengthwise, barely notice that it’s there now. It all boils down to feel, I’m just under 6 ft , and playing with it gives me better options for feeling out my stroke. Tough to explain, il get there someday
 
My perception of the cue ball to object ball relation is better with longer cues.

With cues shorter than ~61" I miss a lot of shots that nobody should miss. Regardless if straight in stops or thick to thin cuts.

I dunno.

I'm not sure what causes this.
 
jasonlaus said:
10" rear extension, cue weighs 25oz and I LOVE IT!
Jason
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I love really long cues but HATE butt heavy cues. I also dislike mid extensions.

I've got a gazillion extensions laying around. I'm trying to find the right mix of shaft, butt, extension to give me that perfect-for-me weight/length to balance point.

It's tough for people that play as badly as I do. We need all the edges we can grab.

Rake
 
Maniac said:
I'm 6'1" tall, but I have a long wingspan for my height. I have settled on a 60" cue as a default length for my main player.

My son keeps his cues at my house because I have a home table. One of his cues is a Cuetec with the silver butt cap that screws off to allow for the use of a 6" Cuetec extension. He also has an R360 shaft (which I happen to like, btw). So, I thought I'd order the extension and try to set his cue up similar to Shane's cue. What the hell...I had spendable money burning a hole in my pocket and my curiosity got the best of me. So I ordered it and...………

For starters, the extension made the cue a total of 64 1/2" long and butt-heavy (29" shaft and lots of cue behind the joint) as expected. I could deal with that IF I lengthened my pivot point (which is normally 10-12") to about 15", give or take. THAT I couldn't deal with.

That said, it was apparent that I could power the cue ball with less effort, but in the end, the cons outweighed the pros...at least for me. That, and I thought that eventually I was going to break something in the room with all that extra length :D.

Bottom line is, I'd have to call the $36.95 experiment a failure. Good news is, although it doesn't have a QD joint, the extension can still be used for what it was intended to be used for, and that's to lengthen your cue for harder to reach shots. So, all is not lost.

Anyone else try this?

Maniac
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Have you thought about having a cue guy put some weight toward the front of the butt?

Maybe even remove pin, drill out wood, insert a heavier material, reinstall pin and then your balance point would be where it was before adding the butt extension and be forward balanced even with a butt extension?

That is what I'm considering. I've got ball park of $2,000 in extensions laying around from McDermott, predator, pechauer, Hightower, Bromine, blokid.....and several more I can't even remember.

I think I have the solution but Bromine cues is not done with it just yet so I will have to wait a bit longer.

I'll post the end result with total weight, length, balance point from before and after changes.

Rake
 
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