Where is your cue's balance point?

Bob Callahan · 2011-01-11T06:11:52+00:00

A recent poll showed that most players are more aware of balance differences than weight differences (Which is more important to you--balance or weight?). Checking the For Sale section here, it seems that a lot of cues are balanced very close to 19 inches, measured from the butt--which is 39 inches, measured from the tip on a 58" cue. For lots of reasons, it's probably better to measure from the tip. Some cues are longer, and some are shorter than 58 inches. Add to that, that some cues which are supposed to be 58", really aren't. Changing shafts can make a big difference, too. For instance, changing to a 30" LD shaft, moved the balance point of my wife's Joss 2" back. It'd be hard to believe that Gabe Owen and Nick Varner need the same balance point. :D Anyway, it'll be interesting to see what folks are using, so grab that ruler!

Thread starter Bob Callahan
Start date Jan 10, 2011

Measured from the tip, were is your cue's balance point?

Less than 37" (Please explain)
Votes: 1 2.2%
37" to 37.5"
Votes: 1 2.2%
More than 37.5" to 38"
Votes: 2 4.3%
More than 38" to 38.5"
Votes: 3 6.5%
More than 38.5" to 39"
Votes: 14 30.4%
More than 39" to 39.5"
Votes: 3 6.5%
More than 39.5" to 40"
Votes: 11 23.9%
More than 40" to 40.5"
Votes: 4 8.7%
More than 40.5" to 41"
Votes: 3 6.5%
More than 41" (Please explain)
Votes: 4 8.7%

Total voters

46

Maniac

2manyQ's

Silver Member

Jan 11, 2011

FTR, when I was using Z2 shafts, I could spin the cueball better than with any other shaft I had ever used. The thin, whippy (read: light) shaft made my cue a tad butt-heavy. Now, was it the tip diameter or the balance that made it easier to impart spin on ther cueball, I don't know. But....I like to think it was the diameter.

Maniac