j6 cue stories

[DeanH]

Going to become a "Trigger" cue?

[rdsalt]

Looks good, zebrano is a nice coloured wood. You leaving this one round butt or making a flat?

[j6uk]

2015 and id like to start the new year by sharing some of what iv been up to on my jig. as some of you may know iv been doing quite a bit of work on cues over the past few years, and im now on the way to finishing my first cues.
just before xmas i courageously took the hand plane to my playing cue to extend it by 1/2 an inch, this was because i put a new ferrule on and took half an inch off the top in the process. i felt there was too much movement at the tip end of the shaft and i wanted to stiffen it and hopefully get more of a tighter spring when in play
anyway its not quite finished but heres some pics

respliced my playing cue from the first post. i changed the weight to make it .5oz heavier, and not surprisingly the weight that was thrown up it was off set.. anyway it now a little longer by 1/4" and heavier with a centered weight.
and the first time working with zebrano, and i like it. see how it plays now

[GeordieDS]

Miss timing to early= grip closing before contact
So deliberately over compensate and time it wrong but with my grip open untill after contact ,so miss time it late.

Ok thanks��

[itsnoteasy]

How do you mean time to late?

Miss timing to early= grip closing before contact
So deliberately over compensate and time it wrong but with my grip open untill after contact ,so miss time it late.

[GeordieDS]

i get it, and you could be miss timing to early. try timing it too late now and youll see how much freedom/time there is till the cue connects to the white. remember timing the cue ball well is towards the end of the stroke.

How do you mean time to late?

[j6uk]

I will try and explain, although it's quite hard to put into words, but yes its the pause ,grip and then the build up through the cue ball. When I played there was always a bit of tension in the grip, I liked my pull back tempo and pause but I couldn't get that nice transition forward , so from the stop at the back there was always a little tension to get going forward, when I look at you I see nothing coming forward bar the cue doing it, if that makes sense, I think you called it hitting from the elbow, and I can see that when you cue, I can see the shots from the point of the elbow down around four inches,with me it feels from the hand or grip, which when playing poorly can let the shoulder move slightly, or drop a little, sometimes when I was playing well I could isolate my grip from my arm and hit with my forearm and I cued much nicer but the grip and tension was always just under the surface,I hope that kind of explains it, it's not exactly what I see as the differences but as I said it's hard to explain.

i get it, and you could be miss timing to early. try timing it too late now and youll see how much freedom/time there is till the cue connects to the white. remember timing the cue ball well is towards the end of the stroke.

[itsnoteasy]

you mean of the cue, or the pause at the back and build up through the white?

I will try and explain, although it's quite hard to put into words, but yes its the pause ,grip and then the build up through the cue ball. When I played there was always a bit of tension in the grip, I liked my pull back tempo and pause but I couldn't get that nice transition forward , so from the stop at the back there was always a little tension to get going forward, when I look at you I see nothing coming forward bar the cue doing it, if that makes sense, I think you called it hitting from the elbow, and I can see that when you cue, I can see the shots from the point of the elbow down around four inches,with me it feels from the hand or grip, which when playing poorly can let the shoulder move slightly, or drop a little, sometimes when I was playing well I could isolate my grip from my arm and hit with my forearm and I cued much nicer but the grip and tension was always just under the surface,I hope that kind of explains it, it's not exactly what I see as the differences but as I said it's hard to explain.

[j6uk]

Well I didn't see the movement but I know you can feel it without others seeing it. It's the backend I really like.

you mean of the cue, or the pause at the back and build up through the white?

[itsnoteasy]

i miss timed most of those shots, and i may as well had a disco ball over my head cus i was moving all over the shop. looked better than it felt

Well I didn't see the movement but I know you can feel it without others seeing it. It's the backend I really like.

[j6uk]

Love the way you cue J, grip and forearm and tempo are exactly what I was after, didn't manage it though lol.

i miss timed most of those shots, and i may as well had a disco ball over my head cus i was moving all over the shop. looked better than it felt

[itsnoteasy]

Love the way you cue J, grip and forearm and tempo are exactly what I was after, didn't manage it though lol.

[Shockerz]

its reserved for a member whos a regular and a top player, but your gonna have to guess unless he wants to put his hand up

It's nice to see the cues finding homes J.

Shame to have a good player that's taken a lot of effort sitting in a rack.

Well done mate.

[j6uk]

Well you won;t get the massage from me!

Who's the cue going to J?

its reserved for a member whos a regular and a top player, but your gonna have to guess unless he wants to put his hand up

I have been a lurker on your cue stories for a while now but decided that I have to say how great it is that you share so much of your cue making with all here.
Makes me want to buy a plane and butcher a few broomsticks (wouldn't want to wast nice wood).
if you ever have a cue come in at 59-59.5 don't cut it down throw it my way.
Once again thanks for sharing.

happy to hear from you alex, pm me your dims cus i may have something i could glide you over

[Alex Gara]

I have been a lurker on your cue stories for a while now but decided that I have to say how great it is that you share so much of your cue making with all here.
Makes me want to buy a plane and butcher a few broomsticks (wouldn't want to waste nice wood).
if you ever have a cue come in at 59-59.5 don't cut it down throw it my way.
Once again thanks for sharing.