Which cue for a kid?

[219Dave]

I have a home table in my basement, and my 9 year old twins are getting into learning to play. I have a couple of shorter house cues, but want to get each their own two piece cue. That way they won't fight over who gets which cue, etc. I got my son a 48 inch one that he likes. The only downside is that I'm trying to teach them to play with a closed bridge, as that's the only way I know how, and a 13mm shaft is a little fat for their hands. You'd think that cues that are shorter and are marketed towards kids would have slightly thinner shafts, like 12.5 or 12.75, no? I'm about to get my daughter one, either 48 or 52, and am open to suggestions. She seems to be more bothered by a 13mm shaft and closed bridge.

Thanks

 

[Donny Lutz]

For kids

I have a home table in my basement, and my 9 year old twins are getting into learning to play. I have a couple of shorter house cues, but want to get each their own two piece cue. That way they won't fight over who gets which cue, etc. I got my son a 48 inch one that he likes. The only downside is that I'm trying to teach them to play with a closed bridge, as that's the only way I know how, and a 13mm shaft is a little fat for their hands. You'd think that cues that are shorter and are marketed towards kids would have slightly thinner shafts, like 12.5 or 12.75, no? I'm about to get my daughter one, either 48 or 52, and am open to suggestions. She seems to be more bothered by a 13mm shaft and closed bridge.

Thanks

The length of cue has to more with height than age. The diameter of shaft has largely to do with size of hands.

Regarding the closed bridge. The open bridge has definite advantages. You may notice that most pros used an open bridge for most or many shots. I've also found that teaching an open bridge first, makes it much easier to teach a closed bridge, if done correctly.

You might consider an instructor for the kids. Best to do this when they're young and don't have ingrained bad habits. (And a good bridge will be of limited value if they aren't taught stance, stroke, etc., first.)

Donny L
PBIA/ACS Instructor

 

[hang-the-9]

You can get a shaft turned down for about $20 to a smaller size.

 

[Patrick1228]

i personally Like the mcdermott kids cues

 

[mhilton777]

I bought a 48" for my 6 year old boy and a 52" for my 9 year old daughter here: http://www.billiards.com/pool-cues/childrens-and-juniors

They are well built for the price and hit well.