Yesterday my friend gave me his cue to re-tip as I'm the resident help. When I did the job this morning I noticed the splice had cracked on both sides. Although not the best picture, actually makes it look better. It shows the crack, which then runs up length of the splice. It is the same both sides. I refinished the cue a couple of months back and it was fine then. He does have a tendency to leave the cue in the boot overnight which might be the cause.
So two questions. Firstly would this sort of damage affect play? The last month or so he has been terrible for no obvious reason, usually he makes regular 40-70 breaks and has been struggling to make double figures. I've had a hit with it and it felt quite dead to me but not sure how it felt before.
Second, he has now asked me to fill the crack with epoxy to mend it. Personally I don't feel comfortable with that type of repair. I think it would be better to take the joint off and re-splice so there is wood to wood contact. Any suggestions?
So two questions. Firstly would this sort of damage affect play? The last month or so he has been terrible for no obvious reason, usually he makes regular 40-70 breaks and has been struggling to make double figures. I've had a hit with it and it felt quite dead to me but not sure how it felt before.
Second, he has now asked me to fill the crack with epoxy to mend it. Personally I don't feel comfortable with that type of repair. I think it would be better to take the joint off and re-splice so there is wood to wood contact. Any suggestions?
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