Two piece cue or one piece cue which is better hitting cue

[the montrealer]

HI I entend to purchase a One Piece cue or a two Piece cue which is a better

hitting cue. Maybe someone knows

Cheers Leonard

[itsnoteasy]

I always wondered if you got better feel through a one piece, as the shock wave, for want of a better phrase, can travel and dissipate through the full length of the cue, but with a three quarter split you would think it would stop at the joint so you only have the shaft hitting the cue ball not the whole cue, if you know what I mean.

[justf]

The cues I have had have always been 2 piece, centre split or 3/4. Recently I got a 1 piece with the intention of making it 3/4 but after playing with it ill leave as is or sell. The one piece has such a better feel, or resonance when striking a shot sweetly compared to a 2 piece. There have been threads on here that have discussed your question at length. It all comes down to personal preference and convenience of transporting a 1 piece v 2 piece. Have a look on forum, there was a good thread on the subject. There are a lot of people with a lot of knowledge and vast experience on here, thats what makes tsf such a great place to ask questions like yours.

[Terry Davidson]

The ideal solution is a 3/4-butt with a shorter butt (12" or so) and a wood-to-wood joint to transmit the 'feel' or vibrations. I would recommend a MW cue however I know he is terribly expensive but you get what you paid for (but also eventually after a long wait too).

I can't tell the difference between my MW playing cue and a 1pc but maybe that's just me.

Leonard:

Try out a good 1pc cue first that is close to your specs and see if you can tell any difference

Terry

[justf]

The ideal solution is a 3/4-butt with a shorter butt (12" or so) and a wood-to-wood joint to transmit the 'fee' or vibrations. I would recommend a MW cue however I know he is terribly expensive but you get what you paid for (but also eventually after a long wait too).

I can't tell the difference between my MW playing cue and a 1pc but maybe that's just me.

Leonard:

Try out a good 1pc cue first that is close to your specs and see if you can tell any difference

Terry

I have a mw 3/4 legend and its a excellent cue but still get better "feel" with 1 piece Coutts. Again its very subjective. Years ago I had a centre wood to wood joint cue but after a couple years the joint was shot, the wood seemed to crumble. Wood to wood does seem better than brass/metal thay would stop resonance, can wood to wood joints last as long as metal joints Terry?

[itsnoteasy]

image.jpgThey are not really wood to wood nowadays Justf, it's a metal joint that's fitted inside the cue so you have a ring of wood round the joint . Andy Travis also does these joints and will retro fit them to your cue for thirty quid or so

[luke-h]

HI I entend to purchase a One Piece cue or a two Piece cue which is a better

hitting cue. Maybe someone knows

Cheers Leonard

I prefer the 1 piece cue as the touch and feel with delicate shots is superb, it's all subjective though. there are pro's and con's for each.

[Terry Davidson]

I have a mw 3/4 legend and its a excellent cue but still get better "feel" with 1 piece Coutts. Again its very subjective. Years ago I had a centre wood to wood joint cue but after a couple years the joint was shot, the wood seemed to crumble. Wood to wood does seem better than brass/metal thay would stop resonance, can wood to wood joints last as long as metal joints Terry?

The only all wood-to-wood jointed cue I ever had was an Adam Custom way back a long time ago. The joint eventually became bad as did the same cue Kirk Stevens was playing with.

I like the MW joint as the outer collar makes it a wood-to-wood contact and his joint seems to transmit that magic 'feel' of a 1pc cue however as you said this is subjective and everyone will get a different feel from a cue. I've tried 1pc cues and used one for awhile but I really like the MW custom cue I have now as a playing cue.

Terry

[thelongbomber]

I always wondered if you got better feel through a one piece, as the shock wave, for want of a better phrase, can travel and dissipate through the full length of the cue, but with a three quarter split you would think it would stop at the joint so you only have the shaft hitting the cue ball not the whole cue, if you know what I mean.

You would think that the vibrations would be dampened, but if it's a quality joint, the cue could, in theory, act like a one piece again. So a good joint shouldn't take much away from the original hit.

[biffer]

ive played with both, jointed and one piece. I prefer the one piece, as in my opinion you get a better contact.