What Cue Specs do you prefer?
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The butt can have the weight you want, and forget all the do dads, etc, the shaft is also very important.
I’ll avoid elaborating on the importance of weight proportionality because I’ve done it before & recently.
And really good cue makers use it and a review of specs on cues they’ve produced attest to this fact.
When the shaft is made & matched, butt weight is very important to ensure its weight is proportionate.
And butt weight can be unduly influenced by the size and weight of any bolts used to achieve its desired
weight. Sure 15.5 ozs is 15.5 ozs with or without a bolt. If a 15.5 cue butt with a 1.5 ozs. bolt is contrasted
with the same weight cue without any weight bolt, the mass would be identical but the balance & feel different.
There a little more to this than what you described and multiple factors come into play determining why a cue
feels different from other cues and why some cue makers are at the top of their game, creatively & construction.
I’ll avoid elaborating on the importance of weight proportionality because I’ve done it before & recently.
And really good cue makers use it and a review of specs on cues they’ve produced attest to this fact.
When the shaft is made & matched, butt weight is very important to ensure its weight is proportionate.
And butt weight can be unduly influenced by the size and weight of any bolts used to achieve its desired
weight. Sure 15.5 ozs is 15.5 ozs with or without a bolt. If a 15.5 cue butt with a 1.5 ozs. bolt is contrasted
with the same weight cue without any weight bolt, the mass would be identical but the balance & feel different.
There a little more to this than what you described and multiple factors come into play determining why a cue
feels different from other cues and why some cue makers are at the top of their game, creatively & construction.
18.9-19.1 oz. 19 to 19 19 1/4 ich balance point from the rear ( for me this is forward balanced as I am 5'10" ) wrap less cues for the look and feel for me. Second to that would be embossed wrap. 11.7 - 12.2 with a longer taper carbon shaft right now. 12mm is my happy point right now, medium to medium hard cue tip. Stiff hitting cue with close to no whip and good vocals. To each is their own but there are my specs.
Well stated....Yes balance pt. is really important to my game. If i have a forward weighted cue i tend to choke up on the cue. If the balance pt is farther back i will tend to hold farther back near the butt. This is why i like a 57" cue as long as it is forward balanced. I think that players that say they need a 60" cue should just try a cue that has a greater forward balance pt.
I've been playing for a long time, and played with almost every type of cue made, even snooker cues. I find that for me, a 19oz radial pin Dale Perry with a Fusion5 OB shaft is about perfect. I also prefer a Kamui clear black hard tip with a nickel profile. I can get all the english I need, but the hard tip really holds it's shape well and never mushrooms. The low deflection shaft, the nickel profile, and a radial pin cue makes it play "like" a really good 1 piece cue, solid, with virtually no off center hits, and virtually no "accidental" english because of a hit that's not perfect.
I've been playing about 4 years and tried lots of cues until I figured out what I like. I prefer slimmer butts, no wrap cues. Linen feels slippery to me. McDermott cues and some other brands feel too thick in my hands. 12.5-12.75 tip diameter. I haven't come up with a particular tip yet but prefer something medium/soft. Right around 19 ounces feels good (I've played around with weight bolts in my Pechauer a bit) , a little forward weighted. I'm still a work in progress and hope nothing else changes. I'm not advanced enough to have an opinion on shaft taper.
I've always been really picky when it comes to my personal cues.
- Standard length
- Old-school maple shaft with normal taper (not sure if that's a pro-taper, but regular old taper)
- Joint should definitely be there; could be stainless, ivory, wood, phenolic, etc., but definitely like a joint so it breaks down
- Weight anywhere between 19 oz and 21 oz (but no dang grams
) - Solid leather tip, preferably soaked and pressed prior to the 1990s
- Balance: Cue should definitely have some balance. Don't want it falling over.
Well I thought I found my perfect cue, the Jacoby HB5, but it showed up today and the REVO radial shaft doesn't even come close to fitting this cue unfortunately. I can't get the shaft and butt screwed all the way together and it seems the Jacoby joint diameter is .847 and the REVO is .840. Bummer....... thought I really found my next playing cue.
Yeah that sucks.... didn't know that the joint diameter was that large on a Jacoby. Crazy.