Weight of your playing cue..?

The weight of my playing cue:

  • 17 oz or less

    Votes: 3 2.8%

  • 17.5 oz

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 18 oz

    Votes: 9 8.3%

  • 18.5 oz

    Votes: 21 19.4%

  • 19 oz

    Votes: 38 35.2%

  • 19.5 oz

    Votes: 17 15.7%

  • 20 oz

    Votes: 8 7.4%

  • 20.5 oz

    Votes: 4 3.7%

  • 21 oz or more

    Votes: 7 6.5%

  • I like to watch 'American Idol'

    Votes: 1 0.9%
  • Total voters
    108
Peer

Peer

Norwegian in California
Silver Member
I'm sure this has been asked several times before, but I'm in the process of bumping the weight of two of my playing cues, and hence, I'm curious what weight other people play with. Earlier I usually kept my playing cues at around 18 oz, but lately I've been adding weight-rods to get them up to 19-20 oz.

-- peer
 
anywhere between 18 and 18.75 oz will be just fine here, 19 is ok as well but it has to be perfectly balanced to my liking (18.5 to 19 inches from the butt end).
 
Since the the poll shows, so far, predominantly 19 oz, I wonder if that's because most cues are sold as 19 oz to (just like most jeans sold are blue) or if there's a conscious decision to get a 19 oz cue to start with. (btw, I don't even own a pair of jeans)

-- peer
 
A well known pro and pool room owner was walking by and grabbed my cue for little fun !
He said this feels light what is the weight
I said I requested 19Oz and assumed this was true as paperwork stated this was sold to me!
We weighed 19Oz was less then 18Oz
we checked out break cue with same result!
We checked out scale calibration with a 1 oz bolt right on!
I went to VF show had manufacture rep weigh cues and they put in weights to about 19oz!
They used a postage scale!
There were no weights installed in sticks before!
Just thought I mention this!
 
I go back to what was said in The Science of Pocket Billiards. Koehler talked about the notion of cue weight. The normal advice when buying a cue is to "use what feels the best". Koehler thought the player should use what works the best, not what feels the best. I love the feel of my cues at 19 to 19.5oz weights. I PLAY the best with a 21oz cue. I've tinkered with the weights to within .25oz, and the best results I get are from the 21oz warclub.
 
Shawn Armstrong said:
I go back to what was said in The Science of Pocket Billiards. Koehler talked about the notion of cue weight. The normal advice when buying a cue is to "use what feels the best". Koehler thought the player should use what works the best, not what feels the best. I love the feel of my cues at 19 to 19.5oz weights. I PLAY the best with a 21oz cue. I've tinkered with the weights to within .25oz, and the best results I get are from the 21oz warclub.
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That is spot on. I like the feel of a lighter cue, but definitely play better with a 20oz cue. I can't understand why I still play with the lighter cue.
 
Peer said:
Since the the poll shows, so far, predominantly 19 oz, I wonder if that's because most cues are sold as 19 oz to (just like most jeans sold are blue) or if there's a conscious decision to get a 19 oz cue to start with. (btw, I don't even own a pair of jeans)

-- peer
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19 Ounces became kind of a standard some time back. Also how the weight is distribute make a difference in feel.

Butt Heavy

forward Balanced

or Neutral Balance Point at 18" from the Bottom of the Butt Cap.
 
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if you have a scale, try weighing some production cues, you'll be surprised at the lack of accuracy on the weights. they may say they are 19oz or whatever, but some are really out of whack, off by .5 oz is very common, and you see 1oz off sometimes too.
IMO, cue weight doesn't matter very much, it's the balance that really matters. a well balanced cue will play great whatever it's weight.
 
DonFelix said:
i dont even know what my cue weighs. i dont care
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:) That's a good point Don. I know exactly what my cues weigh but can't imagine why anyone else would care.:rolleyes:

I think it's safe to say the majority prefer around 19 oz. A lesser percentage would prefer around 18oz and 20oz and even fewer at 17 and 21. What does that really tell us?
 
I ordered mine at 20.5 oz but I've never weighed it, and I have an after-market shaft on it, so I guess empirically I have no idea what it weighs.

-Andrew
 
Shawn Armstrong said:
I PLAY the best with a 21oz cue. I've tinkered with the weights to within .25oz, and the best results I get are from the 21oz warclub.
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I have to agree with you. I previously used 18-19.5 oz, but recently got a 21 ounce cue and feel like it helps straighten out my stroke. The heavier weight seems to keep me from twisting or moving the butt back and forth as I do sometimes with a lighter cue.

Who really knows though if weight is the primary factor, since there are so many different variables with any cue.
 
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