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  • The befits of cue weight

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    Always remember Alex Higgins being obsessed with the weight of his cues

    We have all owned various cues and spec - why do you like a particular weight and what does it bring to your game? Do some cues suit being a certain weight and why?

    My view - I think a lot depends on the balance point of a cue some feel heavier with a balance point further back - I prefer a balance point slightly forwards at 17-18 if using a longer heavier cue and balance point around 16 if using a lighter cue.

    An ideal weight? Both heavier and lighter have advantages for me and does strangely lead me to change my cueing style slightly.

    My ideal weight depends - a lighter cue at around 17.8 or so helps me cue more freely and feather more to time the shot - and this in turn means I have more of a pause at the back because I am timing the shot more and this also brings more natural power and a better touch and feel in the balls but mid distance and longer shots seem to suffer accuracy and this freedom of cueing makes me prone to the flamboyant shot more.

    A heavier cue for me at around 18.5 allows me to cue the long ones better and although I have less feel in the balls - less feathering compensates and I feel I develop a more positive strike - a bit more point once and pull back slowly and positve through like the member inevermisablue - and I stay more still and down on the shot keeping the cue down and forwards and accuracy is better.

    So basically not sure which cue spec I prefer any longer - or which technique is best for me - maybe I have tried too many cues and too many ways of playing

    - Don't get me wrong though I am happy with my game and enjoy trying out new cues and can make the odd ton - just making an observation on how I noticed that I had changed my style slightly to suit different weighted cues - which is a little strange perhaps - don't know anyone else who does this or has anyone else out there had a similar experience when changing spec of cue?
    Last edited by Byrom; 29 July 2015, 04:20 PM.

  • #2
    As long as the balance feels right , I don't mind any weight ( within reason ).

    Used a few older cues with nice balance and only 14.5 oz, and currently use a butters that's 18.8oz.

    Both feel fine after a week of usage. For me.

    Had a Burwat Champion with balance at 13", and it was horrible.

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    • #3
      14.5 really is too light for the modern game - though I wonder are there players out there using light cues like this still?

      Most people in the modern game are around 18 - but a lot of the feel of a cue depends on the balance which not many people mention when ordering a cue I bet. 13 is really back weighted - I dont like cues like this - had a number of Parris cues that where 14 15 balance - back weighted and played bad - maybe a lazy way of adding weight is in the butt of the cue? -

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      • #4
        Yeah, that burwat felt like the tip was going to skliff off the top of the ball every time you played anything much above the equator.

        On the plus side, that cue ( which cost me £90 ) + a NW case + £50, got me my first taste of Trevor White cue ownership.

        Every cloud, and all that, eh ?

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        • #5
          I think wright depends mostly on your cue action,i dont have a gd actiong so use the weight to move the ball more,i have found the faster the cloth the lighter cue I can use.

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          • #6
            I recall that in John Spencer's book he wrote that his cue was 15oz's, bent, and had one butt splice held on by a nail. He was the first player to effectively use deep screw shots from baulk, and that was in the '60's with the old crystalate balls on heavy cloths. It's down to cue action, not weight of cue, but the balance of a cue is quite important.
            An 18 oz cue can feel lighter than an 16 oz cue if it's balanced right, and doesn't Shaun Murphy use a 16.5 oz cue ?

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            • #7
              i use a 16.3oz an my last cue was 15.5, that had all the moves.. the cue below is 57.25/9/29.5 an its 17oz with a 14.5bp an its one of the most powerful cues iv used

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              • #8
                shaun murphy has a 17.25oz cue and gets more action on it than most, but he plays on fast cloths with clean balls. 17-18oz is the norm. balance depends on the length of the cue does it not?

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                • #9
                  Originally Posted by jono* View Post
                  shaun murphy has a 17.25oz cue and gets more action on it than most, but he plays on fast cloths with clean balls. 17-18oz is the norm. balance depends on the length of the cue does it not?
                  not really

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                  • #10
                    as light as I can get it.

                    My TW is 17oz I think, balanced more towards the butt - not keen on forward balanced cues, hence my dislike of 3/4 cues. 1 piece all the way for me.
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                    • #11
                      I can get just as much power on a 19oz as I can a 16oz or whatever the weight. Weight doesn't come into it it's all about your cue action.

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                      • #12
                        Thats what i said

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                        • #13
                          Originally Posted by jim evans View Post
                          Thats what i said
                          Its true end of story

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                          • #14
                            its all about the wood

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                            • #15
                              no more than 17.5 for me and that's a tad too much,i like to feel the tip bite

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