Snooker Cue Weight

[AzureFlyer]

I am in the market for a new cue at the minute, although I am unsure on weight.

How can I find out the weight of my current cue? I like the weight of it.

[jrc750]

Use some scales lol, i have digital kitchen one's, altho never been in the kitchen yet
If you can't find any, try asking your local post office to weigh them for you, just tell them your planning on posting it soon and need to find out the weight !

[AzureFlyer]

Nice one, I have some digital kitchen scales

Thanks for the info

[jrc750]

Glad to help just don't forget to adjust read-out for ounces

[AzureFlyer]

And the magic number is 18.6oz.

Not bad, just need to decide whether to go 18.5oz or 18.75oz in my new cue.

[SouthPaw]

Snooker Cue Weight

It's been said by some cue makers on here... that a quarter ounce difference wouldn't be that noticable. So don't stress over what to choose chances are you won't be able to tell the difference.

[jrc750]

Yeah 0.25 oz difference you won't even notice, just get a standard 18.5 oz cue and you will be fine, what's more important is the balance point !!

[AzureFlyer]

How do you know where you need the balance point? This is all stuff I have never looked into in the past. My apologies in advance for asking sooo many questions.

Yeah 0.25 oz difference you won't even notice, just get a standard 18.5 oz cue and you will be fine, what's more important is the balance point !!

[Bigmeek]

If you're getting a cue made for you I'd leave the balance point up to the cue maker. They know what they're doing. Most cue makers have the balance point at around 16/17 inches. Where the splices are. If you balance your current cue lengthways (horizontally) on your finger you'll get the idea. Some folks prefer a balance point further forward, say 20", but it's all a case of personal preference and what you get used to. More important to get the tip size right for you IMO.

[j6uk]

best off going somewhere that has many cues to try

[Byrom]

More to it than just picking the weight - I had cues the same weight that felt different - I think the balace point and length can effect how a cue plays and feels weight wise to the player and should be a consideration in this debate.

A cue with a low balance point - more butt heavy can make a cue feel slightly heavier than a forward weighted cue that weighs more - getting the balance point right as well is an important consideration rather than just picking the correct weight.

[Bigmeek]

You're so right Byrom. First cue I ever had made for me was a disaster! I made the big mistake of trying to replicate my 30 year old cue and I mistakingly thought that if I provided the length, tip size and weight everything would be ok. Bloody thing was a disaster! Nice cue but felt like a broomstick! Balance, taper and stiffness of shaft are all important.
Without doubt try before you buy is the best option if there's somewhere local with a good choice of cues.

[RogiBear]

I had two cues a couple of months ago same spec, both weighing 18.4oz the same balance point materials etc the only difference being one was a 3/4 the other a one piece. the one piece felt horrible for me, as it felt far too light over the bridge hand. The shaft density of the 3/4 must have been much greater.

[jb134]

Huge balance is much more important than the weight.

[Dave Walton]

The balance point can make two cues that are exactly the same weight feel like totally different weights when your cuing if say one is balanced at 16" and the other at 20". Having a custom made cue is always a gamble even copying the specs of an old cue even if the weight, taper, balance point, length and tip size are identical, the shaft could be stiffer or more whippy causing the cue to play totally different to the cue you copied the specs from. No 2 cues will ever play the same, keep that in mind before making a decision