Wrapless- Scotch tape?

[jmf041]

Id imagine if you put an excessive amount of tape on the cue it will damage it. They sell slip on rubber wraps for cues like that, however I would say post it in the "ask the cuemaker section"

Well it was on the balance point not as a way to know where to put my hand but as to where my hand was. On wrapless cues its a lot easier to tell because my wrap always had a different wax where my hand sat on a normal set up shot.

On my break cue I grip the buttsleeve. on the rare occasion I actually use it.

 

[AlexandruM]

I put a kind of medical transparent tape on my wrapless break cue. That tape has irregularities on surface, so the grip on cue is pretty good even with sweat hand.

Here is a photo of the cue with that tape
http://imageshack.us/a/img51/2379/image037x.jpg

 

[jmf041]

is the break cue only like 20"? 0.o

 

[sfleinen]

jmfo41...Since nobody else mentioned it, I will. The balance point on a cue has no bearing on the correct place for your grip hand. Also, holding the cue where it "feels best" may not be the correct place for your hand. The cue should be held where your hand falls directly under your elbow, when your tip is touching the CB. :grin:

Scott Lee
httpoolknowledge.com

Agreed. If you watch a lot of pros closely, you may catch them -- as they're getting down or once down on a shot -- doing these "micro fidget" movements with their grip hand on the cue, to find the optimum placement. They don't "look" back there; instead they just go by feel, where they "fidget-slip" their grip hand into place.

As an overt example, watch Ralf Souquet every time he gets down on a shot -- watch his grip hand, and those "micro fidgets" as he slip-adjusts his grip hand into place, before he starts his practice strokes.

If you don't know or aren't sure of your optimum placement merely by feel, a good way is to let your forearm go completely limp -- let gravity pull it straight down -- as you're getting down on the shot. Let gravity "pull" your am straight up and down, and once it's there, then check to be sure your "Set" position is correct, with the cue tip at the cue ball. If not, adjust. After a while of letting your arm go limp and letting gravity help you obtain that "forearm perpendicular to the cue" position, you'll learn the feel for it, and it'll become a natural part of your PSR.

Hope this helps!
-Sean

 

[Black-Balled]

you should try a removable rubber or silicon wrap used by carom players on the carom cues (which are almost always wrapless) .
( They are 28cm/30cm long, some are very light weight (0.4oz to 0.5oz) , some are heavier (1oz) . it's cheap )
Place it at the same place than your usual wraps. The feel will be different than leather or linen wraps, but the grip will be better. (but not 100% sure you'll like this feel. it's a different sensation).
how to install it : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2onarFkOyk

Why should he try that?

 

[bankoutallday]

Karen Corr

Karen Corr plays with a wrapless cue and has 3 raised beads of clear coat in the handle for hand placements. She plays a very precise game, this is just something she does to make sure her setup is flawless.
I move my back hand up and down the handle based on the shot, it's just instintual after awhile. Don't think marking points would help any...maybe.