I'm only 5'7" and I play with a 70" cue. It works great for me since I have essential tremors and the added weight in the back helps my hand from shaking. I have a standard butt and shaft that are 29" and then I had an extension of 8" made. I then bought the Balance Rite mid extension which is 4" making the length 70".
Someone on this forum suggested the longer cue when I asked if anyone had any idea how to control my hand from shaking.
2manyQ's,
Any for under $500 that you want to sell?
I have a 60" cue that I may put up for sale or trade at some point and I'm just trying to get an idea if there are many people in the market for 60" cues.
I have always played with 58" cues for the last few decades and the 60" is a bit long for my liking.
Also, the wrap on this cue is made of Spanish bull leather and is further toward the butt than my normal cues, so I'm usually gripping way at the top of the grip.
This cue is made for somebody with a longer arm span than mine or a longer bridge.
Anybody like long cues?
Howdy All;
I'm 73.5" tall with a 75' wing span. I enjoy and have since 1961 either a 57 or 58 inch cue.
My grip is in the wrap area. rarely do I get on to the butt area below the wrap. At my local
VFW there is one guy that is 5'3" and shoots a 58' cue and has his rear hand almost on the
bumper. Shoots a mean game of 8 ball on a Valley he does.
Reckon it's one of those what you're used to and if it's comfortable then ya got it deals.
hank
I am around 6'2 I like longer cues at 58 I am gripping the very end of the cue fairly frequently on a 9ft table. Some of this admittedly is caused by poor position play. The 2 inches can def a make big difference playing on a full size table.I have a 60" cue that I may put up for sale or trade at some point and I'm just trying to get an idea if there are many people in the market for 60" cues.
I have always played with 58" cues for the last few decades and the 60" is a bit long for my liking.
Also, the wrap on this cue is made of Spanish bull leather and is further toward the butt than my normal cues, so I'm usually gripping way at the top of the grip.
This cue is made for somebody with a longer arm span than mine or a longer bridge.
Anybody like long cues?
I had Randy Mobley make me a 60” cue and now I can’t imagine shooting with anything shorter. When Chris in NC was thinking about selling his Gus (that was a standard length of 58”) I actually had the flight booked to go look at it when I realized I may want to try playing with a standard cue before I make that investment. So I pulled an old Joss West out and started hitting them around. After ten minutes I realized I could never use a 58” cue again.I have a 60" cue that I may put up for sale or trade at some point and I'm just trying to get an idea if there are many people in the market for 60" cues.
I have always played with 58" cues for the last few decades and the 60" is a bit long for my liking.
Also, the wrap on this cue is made of Spanish bull leather and is further toward the butt than my normal cues, so I'm usually gripping way at the top of the grip.
This cue is made for somebody with a longer arm span than mine or a longer bridge.
Anybody like long cues?
Hang-the-9, if you get a chance, you should try the Jacoby Ultra 12.75 in 30", fantastic shaft. I have a 30" Schon shaft that I turned down to about 12.65 that I really like also. Just as crisp as when it was 13 mm. A little more crisp hit with the Schon.