WANTED: 360 PureCue

[Removal man stevie]

A think it would realy help u but take a lot of time to ajust to it

[nrage]

So, what is the weight of 360? My regular playing cue is quite light at 478grams, which is slightly below 17oz. Does 360 have graphite coated shaft? Hopefully not because then I would not touch it.
Seems to me that not all pro's could play with it, as some play with firmer chest contact points. Not sure how that would work out. Also I couldn't imagine someone like Mark Selby not bending it a few times.

http://www.21ccsc.com/category.aspx?id=24
58” length with 9.5mm tip.
18 - 18.5 oz

Yeah, I imagine Judd wouldn't be able to use one - given the massive bend he seems to produce on power shots.

When I had coaching with Terry, I tried his, and he mentioned getting Dominic Dale to try it. Apparently Dom potted a long blue and screwed back to baulk first time. I think if you can cue, you can cue :P

[Removal man stevie]

Do most coaches have a 360 cue?

[jrc750]

Lad in my club bought one around £75, nightmare to use (for me lol) wouldn't have one given

[nrage]

Lad in my club bought one around £75, nightmare to use (for me lol) wouldn't have one given

What aspect of your cue action is the issue? Chest contact? Chin? Grip?

[jrc750]

What aspect of your cue action is the issue? Chest contact? Chin? Grip?

Definitely the grip mate, if i really concentrate i am ok, but easily lapse into chaos gripping far too hard. Still managed a 64 break tho with it, had a 51 too, and numerous high 40's, so happy enough overall, too late for me to change now, will be the big 50 in July
With the bendy cue i couldn't pot a 2 foot red with any hint of power

[cally]

I found the 360 easy peasy to use ...

And i'm sh!te at the game.....


Tata........

[jrc750]

What's your highest break cally ?

[itsnoteasy]

I have one, it helps with my grip, and makes me cue slower at the start and smoother all the way through, every now and then i have a few days playing with it, i can pot the long blues with screw quite consistently and have had 60s and 70s on the line up with it. As for the cue i would say they weigh well over 20 ounces(22-23 is my guess) as when i go back to my playing cue it feels very light, which is a good thing for me as my brain then thinks , oh lighter, great, i wont have to grip so hard. The butt is quite fat compared to my cue, and i would say it has to be 58 inches long(should state these are all guesstimates).I would reccomend it to anyone with grip issues or wrist twisting or see-sawing cue problems, also good for people who cue too quickly, by that i mean who start off the forward stroke with a big push, this will flex the spring, from my experience i found the spring a bit stiff and would have liked it a bit more flexy but i guess it has to be a certain strength to hold its own weight.

[jrc750]

Must come in different weights then, as one i used was way lighter than my cue, maybe 17 oz, and very cheap shaft

[itsnoteasy]

My playing cue is an Omin Victory i think its 18 ounces, and way lighter than the 360, there has been 2 versions of the 360 , maybe the first one was much lighter, I agree with you on the shaft and to be honest the whole cue while well made is not constructed of the highest quality woods.

[nrage]

Must come in different weights then, as one i used was way lighter than my cue, maybe 17 oz, and very cheap shaft

Maybe, tho.. The 360 necessarily has a different balance (more toward the grip) because of the spring needing to be where it is. I think this makes the cue feel lighter sometimes, because it is easier to lift off the bridge for example.

My normal cue feels heavier, but I've never weighed the 360 to compare.. I'll do that and see.

The lighter/thinner tip end of the shaft makes it feel less solid than my playing cue and from that it feels 'cheap'er and given what I paid for my playing cue, it should be cheaper wood. I think that to keep the cost down on the 360 they have to use cheaper wood, and not the super high quality stuff you get on a playing cue. I think this is fine tho, because the main reason for good quality wood is to get a responsive cue with a good feel to help with touch in/around the balls and the 360 is more about cueing straight than positional play, which you should really be practicing with your match cue - because the differences in weight and feel will affect your learning.

[nrage]

As for the cue i would say they weigh well over 20 ounces(22-23 is my guess) ... The butt is quite fat compared to my cue, and i would say it has to be 58 inches long(should state these are all guesstimates)

Yours sounds very different to mine.. maybe we have the 2 different versions.

I'll have to weigh mine to be sure but I think it is closer to the 18oz than over 20.

The butt is more or less the same as my playing cue (29.5") .. maybe a touch thicker at 30mm, or 30.5 at most. I am guessing your playing cue is under 29mm?

The site says it's 58 inches and my impression is that it is longer than my 57" playing cue, so 58" is probably right.

[spike007]

I found the 360 easy peasy to use ...

And i'm sh!te at the game.....


Tata........

Brilliant ha ha

[itsnoteasy]

As I said I was only guessing, will weigh it and measure it tomorrow, but Nrage you could be close as my butt is 28.5 i think, it could be that all the weight is at the back end but the weight on my playing cue is more evenly spread that makes it feel way lighter.