What cue grip to get..

I have one cue with an embossed leather wrap, the rest have irish linen or no wrap. The cue with the leather wrap is my nicest and most expensive cue. I love playing with it but it does seem my hand gets sweatier using that cue than the others. I like the feel of Irish linen the best but own more no wrap cues than anything else.
 
I'm not sure I have a preference. I own cues with all types of wraps as well as wrapless. If I had to pick a favorite, I'd probably say EE. Kangaroo is a close second.
 
I prefer wrap less, but have grown really fond of Linen now that I have been playing again with older cues. Very inexpensive and a cinch to wrap if you choose to do so yourself….
 
For me, well pressed but not too slick linen works best in every playing condition - every person will be biased based on their grip tendencies and their own body type - dry hands vs. hands that are more reactive to climate conditions.
If you like linen - the old Cortland is just amazing! The very best IMO - just perfect in all conditions.
 
I always liked pressed linen until I bought a cue with a lizard embossed leather wrap and now I prefer leather, either natural grain or embossed. It's just slippery enough and just grippy enough, durable, wipes down easily if you're a bit sweaty, and looks great.
 
Evolve!
(For wrapless only)
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It's your preference i can't tell you a thing.

But i prefer Linen and i can't stand them sports wraps. Leather felt too sticky and plain don't do it for me.
 
I like cork (real cork, not “rubberized cork”, which is bit of cork glued to rubber).

It’s warm, ever so slightly giving, non slippery and also absorbing of a bit of moisture.
 
I like wrapless. I grew up using the house cues that came with our table, so a wrapless cue just feels right to me.

To be fair, the only wrapped cue I've ever owned was a cheap $20-ish two piece with a synthetic thread wrap of some sort, purchased from Kmart or Walmart in the late-80s, when I was a teenager. I could tighten the wrap just by twisting it in my hand. It sucked in both workmanship and feel, even though it was still the best cue I had available.

Years later, when I owned and played with a Bob Frey sneaky Pete, I test-shot with various friends' cues with pressed linen wraps, and they were much better than the POS I owned as a teenager. I still preferred the feel of wrapless, though.

Aesthetically, a nicely figured hardwood handle is much more appealing than any linen or leather wrap, IMO.
 
Chris said:
I like wrapless. I grew up using the house cues that came with our table, so a wrapless cue just feels right to me.

To be fair, the only wrapped cue I've ever owned was a cheap $20-ish two piece with a synthetic thread wrap of some sort, purchased from Kmart or Walmart in the late-80s, when I was a teenager. I could tighten the wrap just by twisting it in my hand. It sucked in both workmanship and feel, even though it was still the best cue I had available.

Years later, when I owned and played with a Bob Frey sneaky Pete, I test-shot with various friends' cues with pressed linen wraps, and they were much better than the POS I owned as a teenager. I still preferred the feel of wrapless, though.

Aesthetically, a nicely figured hardwood handle is much more appealing than any linen or leather wrap, IMO.
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I prefer the feel or wrapless but find that the aesthetic or linen can't be beat.

I'm only 31 but that sort of four point + multi colored veneers and linen wrap combo that you'd see in a 1968 pool hall is my favorite.
 
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