What types of wood are cue butts made of? How do they affect the way a cue hits?

garczar said:
Same with golfers. I see people all the time worrying about what shaft to put in their driver when they can't hit it out of their shadow or even sniff breaking 110. Sure a nice cue is sweet to have but it plays such a small part in how you play. Find me a house-cue with a decent tip and i'm gonna play same speed as with a hi-end stick. I see league hacks all the time with their $1000cue, gloves, exotic tips/chalk/shafts and they literally can't run four balls on a bucket-mouth barbox. And now we're discussing how wood type figures into the equation. Please, gimme a break. done. bye...........................
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Why are you guys so miserable and argumentative?

I’ve been building cues for awhile. I’m by no means a pro or expert but I can tell that pretty much every aspect of the cue is going to impact how a cue feels.

I would agree that a great deal comes into play from the tip to the joint. Shaft material and taper are a big part. Butt wood does matter. Joint material, pin, how the A joint is constructed etc.

Outside of weight relief for heavy stabilized woods coring is a great way to bring consistency to how a cue makers cue feels. Especially if they’re building shafts that are generally spec’d out the same.
 
vincett said:
What you described is balances point. The butt is important on follow through and feedbacks. Especially for extremely long draw shot
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I disagree other than the butt as a whole. The tactile feel occurs before it travels through the entire butt. And the butt sleeve itself has little to do with it. An ebony butt is not appreciably different than Cocobolo or another wood in terms of feedback. The tip, shaft and joint affect that so much more than the bottom hall of the cue, except for weight proportionality. Full splice cues are a different animal but the weight ratio of butt and shaft still equally applies.
 
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