Best playing shaft?

[noel]

Somtimes I just wonder if anyone gets the real point I am making by putting up an "on-topic" but "off-the-wall" post like the "Shaft" image.
It is meant to "take the P" out of a ridiculous thread.

Best playing shaft? Indeed.
May as well ask which are the best running shoes.

There will be a long list of materials which make the "best playing shaft"...
and it is a completely personal choice... what will get you off best is what feels right...
Ash. Maple. Graphite. Chrome plated steel. Pyrex. Latex. Jelly rubber. Latex. Silicone. Cyberskin...

Best advice? Try it until you like it!



=o)

Noel

[ste bed]

so because it looks the same it must play the same ? personaly brendan147 i think you know sod all about snooker or anything to do with snooker i have nothing against you personaly just every post you put up is complete drivel with most not even on topic complete blagger.

[Jonny]

Somtimes I just wonder if anyone gets the real point I am making by putting up an "on-topic" but "off-the-wall" post like the "Shaft" image.
It is meant to "take the P" out of a ridiculous thread.

Best playing shaft? Indeed.
May as well ask which are the best running shoes.

There will be a long list of materials which make the "best playing shaft"...
and it is a completely personal choice... what will get you off best is what feels right...
Ash. Maple. Graphite. Chrome plated steel. Pyrex. Latex. Jelly rubber. Latex. Silicone. Cyberskin...

Best advice? Try it until you like it!



=o)

Noel

i'm not asking what makes a good shaft, nobody can determine materials, i'm talking about shaft properties - not everyone can try a cue

[ste bed]

but you will not know unless you do try it.
if its ash i like it dark with a very dark tight grain with plenty of chevrons stiff but not solid and not to thin over the bridge. out of the cues i have owned over the years (the lot) parris and robin cook have the best taipers for me. if its maple then its got to be old like when it goes golden yellow you have to play with a cue 1st i know as soon as i take a shot if i am going to like the cue or not some cue just have that certain sound and feel when you take a shot other dont the problem is theres not many that do.

[noel]

i'm not asking what makes a good shaft, nobody can determine materials, i'm talking about shaft properties - not everyone can try a cue

Go ahead and take someone else's opinion on what might feel good to you.
Good luck with that mate.



=o\

Noel

[hotpot]

I remember i bought a two piece alex higgins cue from argos about 25 years argos for about 25 quid . It was the best cue i,ve ever played with and have never found another since that suited me so much and i,ve tried a tw and jp . Goes to show it does,nt matter who makes the cue or how much it costs its finding the right cue for you , which could be a cheap bce or riley etc .

[poolqjunkie]

Sometimes when you got that cue with just the right "hit" and you somehow sold it, you may regret it for a long time. Some people even go as far as saying they could never find another one that plays the same no matter how much money they spend and how many cues they have tried.
I am not sure if I am the only one. But how many of you look for a certain "sound" when you try out a cue? Liek do you think the "hit" has a lot to do with the sound the cue makes when you hit a ball with it?
Do you consider the resonance of the shaft wood as being very important?
I know with music instructment it is...just want to know what you folks think...
Thank you.

[noel]

that suited me so much.

Nice tits.



=o)

Noel

[Snook1]

I remember i bought a two piece alex higgins cue from argos about 25 years argos for about 25 quid . It was the best cue i,ve ever played with and have never found another since that suited me so much and i,ve tried a tw and jp . Goes to show it does,nt matter who makes the cue or how much it costs its finding the right cue for you , which could be a cheap bce or riley etc .

A similar thing happened to me until I bought a Mike Wooldridge cue. Without question it's a masterpiece.

[perpetualboredom]

Sometimes when you got that cue with just the right "hit" and you somehow sold it, you may regret it for a long time. Some people even go as far as saying they could never find another one that plays the same no matter how much money they spend and how many cues they have tried.
I am not sure if I am the only one. But how many of you look for a certain "sound" when you try out a cue? Liek do you think the "hit" has a lot to do with the sound the cue makes when you hit a ball with it?
Do you consider the resonance of the shaft wood as being very important?
I know with music instructment it is...just want to know what you folks think...
Thank you.

Stiffness is only one aspect or what makes a cue more playable, along with balance weight, taper etc. I play a lot of snooker with a hornbeam cue that could double as a length of re-bar its that stiff... but it's still a great cue to play with, and it does have that solid sound on the strike.

[hotpot]

I dont really know if i notice a certain sound unless theres something not right with a cue like loose weight or dodgy tip . To me you know when a cue is right for you after a few knocks it all about the feel . Hard to explain but it feels like its part of you its a personal thing just feels comfortable and right , and does more or less what you want it to .

[hotpot]

A similar thing happened to me until I bought a Mike Wooldridge cue. Without question it's a masterpiece.

I was looking at the wooldridge shark collection as i dont want to spend to much on a new cue and would want to sell it quick if it did,nt suit me . That old higgins bce was lovely , the shaft felt lovely you could feel the grain running through your hand which i really like on a cue .

[ddsisters]

I agree with Ste Bed that grain on the shaft has nothing to do how cue plays.

[Snook1]

I have a BCE painted butt cue bought from JJB sports for £30 about 10 or so years ago it is a fantastic cue. The only cue I have found to equal it for feel etc is my new Mike Wooldridge cue but it cost £475. I had had about 5 cues inbetween before getting the Wooldridge.

[unclevit]

For me, medium-to-Stiff with good spring action. It gives "Life" feeling when hitting the cueball. Same with KeithinFrance, I am sure