Originally Posted by jaffa.johnson
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Ash cue v Maple cue, the pros and cons.
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Is Maple supposed to have a firmer feel on contact then Ash? Sometimes, when I hit with my Ash cue, I am left wanting a firmer contact with less vibration coming through the shaft. Maple being the denser wood in general, is there less vibration transmitted through the shaft?
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Ash is a shock absorbant by nature, while maple is a more springy and elastic wood by nature.
If you do a brief search of what these two were being used in, you will see what I mean.
Because of the difference in properties, they do not play the same way, nor sound the same way in general. But it also depends on many other things such as the taper, tip, balance, construction of the cue, density of the shaft, and the natural spring of that particular shaft.
I asked some UK snooker-turn-US pool players why they did not just use their snooker cues or another ash cue with a thicker tip to play US Pool and their answers were always, "because ash was too stiff". However, this does not necesarily mean that ash is a stiffer wood in itself as a snooker cue and a US Pool maple cue are tapered very differently.
Once you try a maple cue for a while and then an ash, I think you should be able to tell which one you prefer. In my opinion, it is just a matter of preference as both of them should allow you to play the full range of shots.
That is my 2 cents.:-)
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Originally Posted by eaoin11 View PostThis sounds right to me from experience. I think it's actually the higher density of maple that can make it feel unresponsive sometimes.
I like both but to me ash gives a sharper, more direct response that is easier to master. When I first tried maple years ago I enjoyed exploring the different feel and thought it felt like a 'delayed' response somehow.
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Originally Posted by lennon11 View Post
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Originally Posted by poolqjunkie View Post...I asked some UK snooker-turn-US pool players why they did not just use their snooker cues or another ash cue with a thicker tip to play US Pool and their answers were always, "because ash was too stiff". However, this does not necesarily mean that ash is a stiffer wood in itself as a snooker cue and a US Pool maple cue are tapered very differently...
Having said that, I've noticed many UK turned US pool converts, for e.g. Daryl Peach, Darren Appleton and more recently, Chris Melling, all seem to be using maple US pool cues... so maybe I'm not so odd after all...
I guess it's as what you said; a matter of preference.When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back. GET MAD!!
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