the perfect cue search

[Saint Michael]

For a few years now I've been on the lookout for the perfect cue. Needless to say. I've squandered a few quid. But that's snooker, ask jimmy!

What would be the perfect cue for you and why. Include make if you wish. I'll kick off proceedings

58 to 58.5 inches
9.25 mm tip. Harder tip the better
Ash shaft, ebony butt with 4 splices and four veneers. Nothing too fancy.
18.5oz ish weight
Stiff shaft not Whippy.
Dart lines with badge face up.

As long as the cue is good then the make doesn't matter. There are a lot of good cue makers out there. Maybe one day they could all have a cue off(battle) and a judging panel would choose the best cue. Could even be done for charity. Get Steve Davis on the case!!! If my rambling makes sense. It is morphine fuelled by matron.

Can you tell I'm bored in hospital?

[Gerry Armstrong]

Specs don't matter that much, they really don't.

I've played with a barely 57in long maple shafted cue with an 8.2mm tip and 18.1oz in weight. I currently play with a 58in long ash shafted cue with a 9.5mm tip which weighs in at 17oz dead - and I love them both. Totally different cues and played totally different but I really love them both.

I've also had lots of other cues with specs in between, identical to each other, the same as one of the cues above and not really liked them and hence got rid.

If the cue feels right it feels right regardless of the exact specs.

I can't tell you what my perfect cue is as I don't believe there is just 1, but if you give me a shot of a cue I can tell you within 60 seconds if I don't like it. It takes a lot longer to decide if I will like it.

[bonoman1970]

Specs don't matter that much, they really don't.

I've played with a barely 57in long maple shafted cue with an 8.2mm tip and 18.1oz in weight. I currently play with a 58in long ash shafted cue with a 9.5mm tip which weighs in at 17oz dead - and I love them both. Totally different cues and played totally different but I really love them both.

I've also had lots of other cues with specs in between, identical to each other, the same as one of the cues above and not really liked them and hence got rid.

If the cue feels right it feels right regardless of the exact specs.

I can't tell you what my perfect cue is as I don't believe there is just 1, but if you give me a shot of a cue I can tell you within 60 seconds if I don't like it. It takes a lot longer to decide if I will like it.

as gerry says , if a cue feels right to you ,it just is,
I have tried lots of expensive cues and most if not all did not do it for me.
Eventually brought a cue from the car boot that most people would throw away, and found it to be the best cue i had ever picked up! I would not want to play with anything else,its just right!!!
You will know ,when youve got the right one ,regardless of the badge or make, doesnt matter how it looks ..
if you found the right cue say on a rubbish dump, it is still like the right cue for you,a bit like finding the right woman!

[jimhassel]

58 to 58.5 inches
9.25 mm tip. Harder tip the better
Ash shaft, ebony butt with 4 splices and four veneers. Nothing too fancy.
18.5oz ish weight
Stiff shaft not Whippy.
Dart lines with badge face up.
Hi Michael,

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Thanx.

[Chrisbatty77]

as gerry says , if a cue feels right to you ,it just is,
I have tried lots of expensive cues and most if not all did not do it for me.
Eventually brought a cue from the car boot that most people would throw away, and found it to be the best cue i had ever picked up! I would not want to play with anything else,its just right!!!
You will know ,when youve got the right one ,regardless of the badge or make, doesnt matter how it looks ..
if you found the right cue say on a rubbish dump, it is still like the right cue for you,a bit like finding the right woman!

Do you find a lot of women at rubbish dumps?

[narl]

Hi Michael,

You may visit our site Qstix.com to have a look on latest CUE. Hope you got the best one for you. Here you will get lot's of verity of CUE's. Lot's of new arrival's and discount available here.

Thanx.

:confused:

[damienlch]

Do you find a lot of women at rubbish dumps?

Omg... I just split my sides laughing... :D

[cueman]

I'd agree a lot with what Gerry wrote. I wouldn't really be too bothered about the spec of a cue so long as it was within a certain dimension, no lighter than 17oz, no heavier than 19oz. Tip size, anywhere between 9-10mm, length, 56.75" (my current) up to 58" and anything else is just a matter of adjusting to it. So long as the shaft has the right amount of spring, yet stiff enough that you can play all shots with confidence then for me you have the right cue.

I often wonder how many people spend 4, 5, 6 hundred pounds on so called top cues only to find they are paying for the reputation and badge more than anything. With wood being a natural product a cue maker is really restricted to the quality of ash/maple they can get hold of. When you think of the amount of orders so many of them have, its not possible to go through lots of timber just to find the right piece for that customer. They would never get any cues made if they did, so therefore a lot of people are going to be let down when the cue that they hoped would suit them, doesn't actually turn out that way.

I much prefer for a cue maker to make cues in batches, then tell you what each cue is like, then you choose which cue to go for. Asking a cue maker to make you a cue with specific splices of exotic wood with a certain amount of arrows or grain spacing etc is just asking for trouble IMO. Okay your cue will look great but often its a let down when you play with it. This isn't a knock of any cue makers though, its just a fact.

[Saint Michael]

Very well put cueman

[perpetualboredom]

Specs don't matter that much, they really don't.

I've played with a barely 57in long maple shafted cue with an 8.2mm tip and 18.1oz in weight. I currently play with a 58in long ash shafted cue with a 9.5mm tip which weighs in at 17oz dead - and I love them both. Totally different cues and played totally different but I really love them both.

I've also had lots of other cues with specs in between, identical to each other, the same as one of the cues above and not really liked them and hence got rid.

If the cue feels right it feels right regardless of the exact specs.

I can't tell you what my perfect cue is as I don't believe there is just 1, but if you give me a shot of a cue I can tell you within 60 seconds if I don't like it. It takes a lot longer to decide if I will like it.

Another agreeing with Gerry.
My top break was made with a pear shafted 58" cue, 17.5oz with 10.6mm tip
The next highest with a maple 57" 17oz 9.6mm tip
The cue I'm currently happy with is ash 57.5" 9mm(!!) and 17oz

The only thing I'm quite consistant with is the weight, anything too heavy feels alien to me.

[checkSide]

Your perfect cue is simply the one you play with long enough to form an understanding relationship with.

You will know how every shot feels with your cue, and you will even know if you have hit the dead centre of the cue ball by the feel of the strike.

You will now be in love with your cue and every other cue will feel strange and inferior to your cue.

If you keep changing cues you will never develop this relationship.

Cheers. :)

[thelongbomber]

Your perfect cue is simply the one you play with long enough to form an understanding relationship with.

You will know how every shot feels with your cue, and you will even know if you have hit the dead centre of the cue ball by the feel of the strike.

You will now be in love with your cue and every other cue will feel strange and inferior to your cue.

If you keep changing cues you will never develop this relationship.

Cheers. :)

So true. Most players just don't give themselves enough time to really understand their cue and their cue action and believe there is some magical cue out there that will solve all their problems.

[Long Shot]

So true. Most players just don't give themselves enough time to really understand their cue and their cue action and believe there is some magical cue out there that will solve all their problems.

Have to agree with you on the relationship part, however as for the magic cue to solve my issues... I found one! It's a 360 training cue. Has a spring in it so unless your cueing is perfect, you will lose all control and be unable to hit anything as the cue will bend on you. Frustrating as hell in the beginning, but brilliant for sorting out your flaws.

[Long Shot]

So true. Most players just don't give themselves enough time to really understand their cue and their cue action and believe there is some magical cue out there that will solve all their problems.

Have to agree with you on the relationship part, however as for the magic cue to solve my issues... I found one! It's a 360 training cue. Has a spring in it so unless your cueing is perfect, you will lose all control and be unable to hit anything as the cue will bend on you. Frustrating as hell in the beginning, but brilliant for sorting out your flaws.

[nrage]

Have to agree with you on the relationship part, however as for the magic cue to solve my issues... I found one! It's a 360 training cue. Has a spring in it so unless your cueing is perfect, you will lose all control and be unable to hit anything as the cue will bend on you. Frustrating as hell in the beginning, but brilliant for sorting out your flaws.

I have one also. It definitely helps with major cueing faults, and it's so good at highlighting them that it's not long before you've gotten rid of them... but, that still leaves minor faults like cueing across the ball - which will not bend the cue but instead results in accidental side and missed pots. This is the situation I'm in/at now, I can play most shots with the 360, but I still cue across the ball slightly and on hard stun/screw shots over more than very short range this means I miss. :(

[sydneygeorge]

Have to agree with you on the relationship part, however as for the magic cue to solve my issues... I found one! It's a 360 training cue. Has a spring in it so unless your cueing is perfect, you will lose all control and be unable to hit anything as the cue will bend on you. Frustrating as hell in the beginning, but brilliant for sorting out your flaws.

Call me Lucky, but I was born with a magic cue :D