heavy or Light cue?

[Henrytheeighth]

Just want some members prefrences on if they use a heavy//Light cue and why?

[jrc750]

Think its all down to preference and how good your cue action is. Personally i just cant play with anything less than 18oz, my playing cue is 19.2oz but i wouldn't want to go any heavier. Bought a few more cues lately at just on 18oz and i play ok with them but its normally on powerfull shots i miss the extra weight, which is probably down to my cue action not being good enough, ie i need the weight behind it rather than good technique

[nrage]

I think my cue is 18oz-19oz, but I cannot recall exactly and forgot to note it down when I weighed it on the kitchen scales.

There is a good thread somewhere on here (try search) where I think it was Terry Davidson who explained the pros/cons of cue weight. IIRC the general consensus is that if you have a good cue action, you should play with a slightly lighter cue, as it should give you finer control, without sacrificing too much power, i.e. you should have the power you need, but you also get the control.

If your cue action is not so good (like mine) you need the extra weight on some shots to generate the power required .. you could still play with a lighter cue for the finer control, but 1 in 8 shots you might struggle .. it depends on when you're presented with those power shots.

[CueAntW147]

Horses for course's this really, and will be different for each of us. its good to know our own reasons behind it though.

Personally i find 16oz to 18oz perfect for me settling on 17.5 oz normally, the heavier i go the less cue power i get say over 18oz to 19.5oz. My own reason for this is you can accelerate through the cue ball quicker with a light cue hence more spin ( well for me anyway ) , probably stems from me using older lighter cues that were always around 16oz or so.

But many players will be able to get a heavier cue do the work for them, which is fine as well but shouldn't be considered it will give you more power just because its heavier, power is more to do with cue action & technique regardless of weight. Some use a heavier cue to help steady cue action a bit & sometimes when getting older ( Jimmy White's using a heavier cue now than he started out with ) but all depends what we've been used to as indivduals and finding out what suits us & works for us.

[jaffa.johnson]

I much prefer light, I play more pool than snooker but use 17oz for both.

I feel comfortable with anything between 15.5-17oz.

I tried using an 18oz cue but it just didnt feel right for me. As everyone else says, this is more personal preference than anything else.

[jim evans]

cue weight

about 19 ounce i use and try to make all my cues same

[nevets]

17oz. Light enough for touch shots, and I can play any power shot as long as my timing is on. Isn't that true at any weight though?
I know players who bought the heaviest cues they could find as they thought it would give them power, but really technique is a far bigger factor.

[cazmac1]

17 to 18 is the ideal, having a cue any heavier will not give you any more cue power but will kill the feel of the shot, IMO

[aussie147]

personally i prefer a fairly light cue around 17 oz but you are right as its personal preference because a team mate of mine plays with a very good cue from one of the top cue makers and its very heavy at 24oz. Infact when getting it retipped he had it weighed at the shop and it went off the scales and he had to use another set of scales to weigh it!!

Doesnt affect his game though as hes one of the best players on the team!