Who makes forward balanced cues?

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Catamount

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I have a preference for forward balanced cues. I define a forward balanced cue as one where the balance point is 19" or more from the end of the butt (assuming a 58" cue).

Which makers (custom or production) consistently produce cues with a forward balance?
 
I have no Idea so I'm asking
What does the balance point matter?
I know how to find it I just don't know why it matters where the balance point is
 
Catamount said:
I have a preference for forward balanced cues. I define a forward balanced cue as one where the balance point is 19" or more from the end of the butt (assuming a 58" cue).

Which makers (custom or production) consistently produce cues with a forward balance?
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Just find a cue maker you like and tell them you want a forward balanced cue with nothing under 19" balance point.
Most if not all competent cue makers can do this.
Balance point is not some accident that's a part of a person's genes and all their cues will have a balance point at a certain spot and that's it.
They can do this any way you want.
 
A particular joint type might help. I once had a Dale Perry cue with a stainless steel uni-loc joint that was pretty forward in the balance. It was a beautiful cue and the hit was sweet, but I just couldn't adapt to the forward balance.

Schmelke describes a couple of their joint options as providing a more forward balance.
 
9Ballr said:
Just find a cue maker you like and tell them you want a forward balanced cue with nothing under 19" balance point.
Most if not all competent cue makers can do this.
Balance point is not some accident that's a part of a person's genes and all their cues will have a balance point at a certain spot and that's it.
They can do this any way you want.
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What ^ he said!

Larry
 
Schon is pretty close to what you are trying find.
Asked this very same question a few months ago and many suggested Schon.

Hope you find what you are looking for :smile:
 
Steel jointed cues are often forward balance. In part because of the weight of the steel joint, but also the typically brass insert in the shaft.

Schon is a good option for production and my Runde is also forward balance at 19.75".
 
I have several cues by different makers (and production) and I think all of them are balanced around the 19 inch point. Some are steel jointed 5/16-14 and the others are flat-faced 3/8-10.
 
Kimmo H. said:
Schon is pretty close to what you are trying find.
Asked this very same question a few months ago and many suggested Schon.

Hope you find what you are looking for :smile:
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Yes, I was thinking Schon too. I have always thought them to be very forward balanced.
 
I had a Jacoby a few years ago, that I think was very forward balanced. The shaft on it was like 4.7 oz. Very heavy shaft I thought.
 
Nova cues were all built with a strong forward balance. They were the first cue that I experienced that kind of balance built into them, and really liked how it gave me a natural assist in the forward delivery of my stroke. That forward balance is something that I look for in all cues now that I look at buying. I continue to have a Nova cue as one of my primary playing cues, and I would strongly recommend looking for a Nova cue. Nova cues are no longer being made but you can find some screaming deals on used Nova cues in the cue marketplace.
 
A stainless steel joint collar helps if you want it more front weighted I hear.
 
Tad all the way. Every one I have ever played with was forward balanced, in the 19 to 19.5 range. To my taste, that is why they play the way they do.
 
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