Why choose for a G-10 PIN ?

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As the title says .
What's the difference playing with a G-10 pin and a normal one ?
Does it make the hit more soft ? Does it feel more like your playing with a one piece cue ? .........
Please some feedback

Christoph
 
My experience with essentially only a Durbin and a Cognescenti is that you get a little more feedback out of it compared to a steel pin. But it is lighter than a steel pin and unless the cuemaker really knows what they're doing you might end up with a butt heavy stick since you're taking a half ounce out of the middle.

With that said, I've played with two Cog's and 4 or 5 Durbin's and both do the glass pin very well. They play as good as any other wood to wood joint that I've seen.
 
The material is very light-so it allows also to have influence on the balance. The hit itself is personal preference. But from my personal expirience it makes the *hit* for me personally not softer- i tend to a feeling, that a well installed G10 pin feels very close to a pure wood-to-wood connection. Nice and crisp.

jmho,

lg
Ingo
 
Cue makers use it to lighten up the front of the cue if its to top heavy, the pros to it other then that, from what ive heard, is that a G10 will give more feel (if your that sensitive) then a solid steel or brass radial.

Hope this helps, But remember G10 is also more strong than pool ball material, though people think it might be weak because its (technically) a plastic/fiber material.
 
G10 is lighter than brass, isn't it? Is the G10 to create the G10 tip the same with material with G10 pin?

Sry if those questions are dumb but I am just being honest.
 
n0th1ng said:
G10 is lighter than brass, isn't it? Is the G10 to create the G10 tip the same with material with G10 pin?

Sry if those questions are dumb but I am just being honest.
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Yes is is quite a bit lighter, Im insure by how much but it is lighter. And yes if the name is G10 it is all the same material.

The only stupid question is a question not asked good sir.
 
have a Jeff Olney with the G-10 pin and it shoots very nice. The G-10 pin lightens the butt by about one ounze. I think cuemakers use this pin in situations where the butt would be too heavy otherwise due to heavier woods used in cues construction. Mine is balanced nicely and feedback is very nice. Seems all Olneys shoot real good and Jeff didnt hurt himself any with the G-10 on my cue.
 
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