Arrows on the shaft?

[centurysnooker]

Is there a benefit of having more arrows on the shaft or dont it matter ive heard people saying stuff like it has 10 arrows on the cue but my parris only has 7 arrows and my mates craftsman cue has about 11 or 12 arrows but my cue is alot more solid and has less arrows?

[hotpot]

I dont think the number of arrows has any bearing on the throw at all . Its just some people like lots of them and some just a few .

[BoBnoGG!n]

as long as theyre aligned on the cue right, it doesnt matter how many arrows or how tight the grain is.

[centurysnooker]

Cheers glad I know now I didnt think it mattered was just curious that if arrows in the shaft did matter then jp wouldnt have all good shafts and been beaten by craftman cues lol although craftman cues are nice cues aswell

[Gerry Armstrong]

as long as theyre aligned on the cue right, it doesnt matter how many arrows or how tight the grain is.

That doesn't matter either (the alignment), it's a personal preference thing too.

[blackballgame]

I'm not bother'ed if my shaft has 5 or 50 arrow's.
But i don't like Boat's on the shaft

[williamson]

Is there a benefit of having more arrows on the shaft or dont it matter ive heard people saying stuff like it has 10 arrows on the cue but my parris only has 7 arrows and my mates craftsman cue has about 11 or 12 arrows but my cue is alot more solid and has less arrows?

i obviosly hold the cue in a different manner to you cause iv,e never seen an arrow yet i guess it depends on how you hold it

[sharkster63]

I think that if you like arrows and you are paying a bucket of bucks or pounds for your cue you should be able to order the amount of arrows or chevrons that you want, cue makers sure will not like this comment. Could you imagine the amount of ash they would need on hand to accomodate this kind of order. !!!
It might bring down the extra few pounds when you order a maple Cue. !??

Cheers,
Rolly C. sends

[gazza147]

Alot of Players Like the Chevrons/Arrows including myself, I always check that before anything.

The Selected Shaft 99% Ash have the Arrows in Line and as already said it is abit more Expensive selecting a Shaft.

Most Cue Retailers/Importers do look for these Chevrons/Arrows as they sell alot better to be honest.

[Neil Taperell]

I remember speaking to Robert Osborne and players would wait months and months for the right number of chevrons on a shaft and also would want them spaced at certain lengths as well !

[BoBnoGG!n]

That doesn't matter either (the alignment), it's a personal preference thing too.

not true. most ash cues will warp in the direction of the arrows, so cues are made with arrows on the front splice (where the wedge is on the butt) and the other side will often hav less arrows, a blank belly or 'boats' as someone has used as a term on here. this way overtime, if u hold it with the wedge up, itll play the same always, and over time itll warp upwards so u will always play with a straight cue.

I remember speaking to Robert Osborne and players would wait months and months for the right number of chevrons on a shaft and also would want them spaced at certain lengths as well !

thats probably because they want a cue thats similar to one theyre already use to playing with. so it looks like theyre using an old cue of theirs. its funny but i use to think people who were like this r silly, but nowadays i find it is less distracting if it looks the same. even similar colour woods (grain and shade of ash or maple) make it easier to adapt to a new cue.