Ok so I'm pissed my Cuetec has a crack and I'm leaving it alone until I hear back from Cuetec on warranty. So I've been shooting at home with a one piece Pooldawg house cue. I'm shooting really well. My guess is it's because I suck and the 13mm shaft with a nickel round tip is helping vs my 12.75mm avid shaft with a dime radius tip. That sounds accurate?
Why would I shoot better with my one piece house cue?
- Thread starter bobbydee
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bigger tip is more forgiving.
Because we all begin playing Pool with a one piece cue maybe it was 55" or 57" conical taper (showing my age) or a 9" pro taper. Isn't that really what our two piece cue supposed to feel like??
Play with whatever works BEST for YOU and don't worry about what specs or brands of ANYTHING or what ANYBODY else says works BEST for THEM.
I forget about the taper. You're correct 57" conical taper vs pro as well.
Paul_#_
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The Avid should eally be better since many players swear by it. Could the PoolDawg cue be better because:
Differences in cue-tip type?
Differences in weight balance? Avid has Acueweight Gen II weight system --- maybe its a bummer?
Differences in total weight?
Differences in taper? PoolDawg sells a house cue that has pro taper --- maybe you like that better than the Cuetec's "signature super-straight taper";
Could the Avid's problems been more than just the cracked --- cracked what? Ferrule? Shaft?
Is this your PoolDawg house cue?
This is the set I have: https://www.pooldawg.com/brand/pooldawg/action-one-piece-cue-bundle
My crack is on the side of the cue at the threads on the butt. It's not affecting anything but it just sucks. Lol
MAybe the Avid just doesn't fit me well. I played with a Falcon for like 28 years and switched to this Avid 2 years ago. I regret selling that Falcon. Lol
fogboundturtle
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I know many people who loved or hates all cue brand but I never came across anyone who didn't like a Joss Cue.
Carrying a one piece cue is the problem ..take it in a bar/pool hall, the owner might think you stealing one of his cue. I saw a Falcon Cue on ebay.
My Brother-in-law play with a Nick Varner signed Falcon , but the shaft is so cake with chalk, I don't know how he can play with it.
My Brother-in-law play with a Nick Varner signed Falcon , but the shaft is so cake with chalk, I don't know how he can play with it.
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I carried a one piece bar cue for a long time.
because when you play with a new cue or a cue you are not used to, you pay more attention, you're more focused so you pocket more balls.
A few more sessions and you'll go back to play just the same as you did with the cuetec.
Another thing is when a lot of player grab a cue with standard deflection, coming from an LD shaft, they use less English which makes them miss less. maybe this the case for you as well.
A few more sessions and you'll go back to play just the same as you did with the cuetec.
Another thing is when a lot of player grab a cue with standard deflection, coming from an LD shaft, they use less English which makes them miss less. maybe this the case for you as well.
Paul_#_
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They don't get much cheaper than that --- $125 for four one-piece cues of Russian Maple, 1" fiber ferrules, 13mm tip, pro taper
And I paid much less than that about six years ago or so. I always say they're really nice house cues.
I brought six one piece cues from Amazon for less than $90.00 and I see them lesser than that on Ebay. Wasn't bad shooter. But I agree each to their when it come to cue.
Ditto.
3 pieces would work.
Laser cut - maybe frozen first - wall cue
truss rod that spans both segments and locks the segments in the middle.
It’s not the cue - it’s you. A new cue makes you pay closer attention to cueing.
pj
chgo
Fuck Joss