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57" will be PERFECT for you...
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Always nice to see a sweeping statement with no factual basisOriginally Posted by brendan147 View Post57" will be PERFECT for you...
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Thank you....Originally Posted by RGCirencester View PostAlways nice to see a sweeping statement with no factual basis
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I think what you meant to say is...
Stop worrying about the cue... Find one you like and try to stick to standard specs as it will make it much easier to find cues in the future, easier to sell on if you ever wish too, and cheaper too!!!sigpic A Truly Beakerific Long Pot Sir!Comment
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Yes, that's 100% correct mate...Originally Posted by RGCirencester View PostMy cueing sucksComment
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I think a lot of members have said it countless times....
It is best that you try out cues of various lengths from your club and also take note of where on the butt are you holding that you feel best & most comfortable.
When i m playing with a 57" cue, i m holding abt 0.5 - 3/4" from the butt, it feels very natural in both long & short potting.
But when i got myself a old JP ultimate recently, i have to hold at the extreme end of the butt in order to feel comfort just doing stroking. During short & long shot, i feel very uncomfortable as i have to strike further than usual.
Therefore i have to bare myself to sell the cue off to someone else who can put that good cue to its upmost potential.
Hope i can help you with my choice of description.Comment
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I'm about 5-11 and am playing with a JP that is 57 1/2 and hold the cue at the end of the butt, All my friends comment on the amount of cue I leave in front of the bridge, I kept thinking my cue must be too long and have been toying with the idea of getting the cue shorten. So I was practicing all day last Saturday doing the line up. I was trying different things with varying degrees of success, but just wasn't playing well until I started to hold the cue with the last two fingers off the butt. This effectively is turning the cue into a 58 1/2 inch cue. The length of the cue in front of my bridge has lengthened but not so much that I feel it is out of control. But I notice other benefits from holding the cue like this. I found that I could sight the ball better and more importantly I was cuing more level now. As you know, level cuing is a must to avoid unwanted side. So I have decided to go for a longer cue for the above reasons.
So what I’m saying is that there are other aspects to consider when choosing the correct length of cue. :snooker:
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HI iam 6ft 4in i have just ordered a john parris cue 60.5 in because 58in is to small for me .Comment
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60.5? holy crapOriginally Posted by mick 142 View Post
I'm 5'4'' that means I should get a cue that is 55"?Comment
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How did you work that out exactly? I don't know about cues being made over 60", I think most lathes take a max size of 60! Is it 1 piece or 3/4 Mick?sigpic A Truly Beakerific Long Pot Sir!Comment
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The "ideal" length of cue you should leave in front of your V-bridge is 10" from the edge of the ferrule. From there, get your bridge arm + cueing arm + stance as perfect as possible. This will tell you where you should grip your cue in address (neutral) position, which the tip is about 3/4inch from the cueball and your cueing arm is perfectly 90degree vertical on your grip.Originally Posted by cazmac1 View PostI'm about 5-11 and am playing with a JP that is 57 1/2 and hold the cue at the end of the butt, All my friends comment on the amount of cue I leave in front of the bridge, I kept thinking my cue must be too long and have been toying with the idea of getting the cue shorten...
So what I’m saying is that there are other aspects to consider when choosing the correct length of cue. :snooker:
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I just talked to a friend who knows Ding and used to learn snooker in the snooker acedemy with Ding, Liang, and the other Chinese players.
He told me Ding's cue is indeed short (may be 55" or a bit more), and quite light (around 17")with a small tip (may be 9.3 or so). But Liang's cue is about 57" or may be even 58", as are the other Chinese players, lots of whom are shorter than Ding.
He also told me one of the Chinese player is now using an old cue which used to belong to Ding, and guess what, it is a Acuerate!
And Guodong Xiao plays with a Mike Wooldridge, my friend cannot remember whether it was 57" or 58".Last edited by poolqjunkie; 14 January 2010, 05:10 AM.Comment
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Personal preference I go with about from the edge of the D to the brown spot generallysigpic A Truly Beakerific Long Pot Sir!Comment
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The modern snooker player tends to go for about 10, but if you have ever read the Joe Davis book he says the ideal is around 12 to 15. I think my bridge fits into this bracket. I find that shortening the bridge makes me miss more. If you watch players on the box, when they are too close to the cushion and have a choice of putting there hand on the table (short bridge) or putting there hand on the cushion rail (long bridge) they go for the long bridge. Cramping as Joe Davis calls it, this is worst than having a long bridge. The problem is even more noticeable when the following situation happens. when cuing diagonally off a cushion, and your cue is too short you only have two options open to you. 1: try and get your hand on the table (cramping) or put your hand on top of the rail and then your striking down on the ball (danger of applying side). However if you have a longer cue you can easily put your hand on the side of the cushion rail and reach ball and cue nicely.
This is my view, and I would say to anyone who is thinking of shortening their cue to think very hard. It is my view that if the cue is correctly balance for you, then there should be no problem playing with a long cue. It just doesn’t make any sense that playing with a shorter cue can improve your game.Comment
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