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    Is there any different in a 3/4 cue that is butted at 16" to one that is butted at 12" if there is can you explain please

    PS craftsman cue do a Special cue at 14.5"
    I have been a cowboy for many YEEEEEHAA'S

  • #2
    Its mainly a weight and balance issue really. trev will be able to explain I'm sure.

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    • #3
      i think I'll ring the shop up tomorrow and have a chat maybe even the order of a new cue too I'm thinking of there special cue cos thats butted between the two stand length
      I have been a cowboy for many YEEEEEHAA'S

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      • #4
        The main differences will be weight and balance although this can depend also on the density of the woods in use.

        One thing that I can say is that generally in a 16" jointed cue you are getting more butt wood! So better value in that repect!!!

        I have found the 16" jointed cues tend to be a bit more butt heavy.
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        • #5
          Originally Posted by The_Teach
          The main differences will be weight and balance although this can depend also on the density of the woods in use.

          One thing that I can say is that generally in a 16" jointed cue you are getting more butt wood! So better value in that repect!!!

          I have found the 16" jointed cues tend to be a bit more butt heavy.

          I wouldn't necessarily agree with the above comments entirely.

          So many factors are involved when assessing cues, so only general guidance can be given in many ways.

          A cue with a longer butt length is no better 'value' than one with a shorter butt. Also, a cue with a longer butt section (say 16") is not necessarily going to be more butt heavy, as a cue with a joint at 12" or 14" has the 1.5 - 2oz of brass (weight of the joint) that much closer to the butt end.

          A well bult 3/4 cue with a standard butt length of approx 16" should be balancing somewhere between 16" and 18"...ish, from the butt end of the cue.

          A cue that has a weight much further back of 16" is getting a bit butt heavy, and likewise, a cue with a balance point forward of about 18 -18.5" is getting shaft heavy.

          Not that this really means the cue won't play ok, it's just that it can introduce issues that many would like to avoid in a cue (without getting into boring details).

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          • #6
            umm.. i heard almost people will prefer those 16'' or 18'' butt long, because more stiffer, correct me if i'm wrong, tony glover handmade cue maker also said that'' 3 piece split 18" up the butt. The total
            .....splice length is 25" This is our most
            .....popular type. A very stiff cue........... ...... ..... http://www.cues-glover.co.uk/PAGE12a.htm
            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5NJt...eature=related
            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObX6G...eature=related
            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzNirO2VkH4
            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1uYI...eature=related

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            • #7
              btw i love stiff hits, i out of confident with my previous 1 pc mastercue now feel whippy to me.. may be time to go for jointed cue
              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5NJt...eature=related
              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObX6G...eature=related
              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzNirO2VkH4
              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1uYI...eature=related

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              • #8
                Originally Posted by 888
                umm.. i heard almost people will prefer those 16'' or 18'' butt long, because more stiffer, correct me if i'm wrong, tony glover handmade cue maker also said that'' 3 piece split 18" up the butt. The total
                .....splice length is 25" This is our most
                .....popular type. A very stiff cue........... ...... ..... http://www.cues-glover.co.uk/PAGE12a.htm
                i can see no reason why this would be stiffer
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                • #9
                  Longer than usual butt splices do make for a slightly stiffer cue.

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                  • #10
                    16 Inch joint is my ideal with a 17 1/2 balance point.

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