alteration concerns - balance

[jonnylovessn8ker]

recently, i have tried a cue whose balance is 15.5'' from the butt, and i played wonderfully.

i have been thinking of rebalancing my cue from 17'' to 15.5'' since

i dont know what the precise steps are involved, but i'd imagine it would go along the lines of taking out the weights and then redistributing/rearranging them in a way that would make the back more heavier than the front bit..

if that's the case, by removing and replacing weights, are there any consequences that i may need to be aware of? for instance, because the weights are tinkered with, will the weights be more prone to coming loose?

if that's not the case, can someone shed some light on this matter please? i could also use your personal experiences with using a butt heavy cue, i seek everyone's guidance.

thanks everyone.

[Terry Davidson]

jonny:

If you are using a decent cue then there are no weights and in order to move the balance point you would have to add weights to the butt end to get the balance point down a bit.

However, don't despair as there is a way to experiment with your cue and move the balance point around. Go onto EBay and search for 'Lead Tape' and buy yourself a couple of rolls of it (cost less than 5pounds usually).

Lead Tape is normally used to weight golf clubs and tennis racquets and has a sticky back and is of course the colour of silver. It is coated so there's no danger of getting any lead contamination.

Put a length of tape down the butt (as close to the end as you can get) where you don't normally have your hand. It weighs 1gm to the inch approximately but if you carefully tape it on in a double layer and use about 2ft of tape you can add and ounce of weight to the ce and also move the balance point down the cue. Remember, your cue will be heavier and the shaft may not be designed for the extra weight but the extra ounce or so should not make any difference to the hit.

Removing the tape is just a matter of peeling it off and using oil of any type to wipe off some of the tacky stuff that will remain.

It's not a perfect solution but at least it will tell you if you like a butt-heavy cue and then you can order one to suit your new specs

Terry

[Inoffthered]

recently, i have tried a cue whose balance is 15.5'' from the butt, and i played wonderfully.

i have been thinking of rebalancing my cue from 17'' to 15.5'' since

i dont know what the precise steps are involved, but i'd imagine it would go along the lines of taking out the weights and then redistributing/rearranging them in a way that would make the back more heavier than the front bit..

Depending on how much you value the cue... if it's worth a lot to you personally, you might want to consider contacting a decent cue maker to do the alterations for you.

Hunt & Osborne, John Parris and many others are at hand. Be prepared for a bit of a wait tho.