Cue weights everyone???

[trevs1]

Hi all,

What is the current weight of your cue, and, if you had to go one way or another with it, would you increase or decrease its weight.

Opinions?

[PaulTheSoave]

A cue should feel like a feather. or a very slim woman indeed!

[Qubit]

18.5oz. (58" 3/4). Fairly sure I would personally prefer a lighter cue. Having used heavier (19oz+ I really dont like that) and lighter I would guess that 17-17.5 oz would be better for me.

[hegeland]

Well the trend over the last few decades, at least in the pool world, has been lighter and lighter cues. 21-22 oz used to be the norm - these days it's more like 18,5-19,5 and even lighter for a break cue.

[PaulTheSoave]

I wonder if the weight of the cue should correspond with the weight of the player. Any research done on that?

Like Big Bill having a cue in relation to his weight as Dott would have a lighter cue? Anyone having info on this?

[Q Ball]

If Big Bill apportioned his weight to his cue, he would be using a piece of 3x2

God Bless his soul....lovely fella

and for Dott, the lead from a pencil

Q

[PaulTheSoave]

You mean, Big bill would have used a pole vault?

He would not have needed an extension!

I meant it as a scientific approach of the sport. Equipment proportianal to the body weight.

[hegeland]

Well I've never heard of that before, having the weight of the cue corresponding to the weight of the balls sounds like a safer idea.

[subzeer0]

well mine is a tad over 19oz and i definitely would like it heavier....without a doubt

[PaulTheSoave]

Come on! have you ever seen a 90 kilo boxer fight a 70 kilo boxer! Think about weight lifting. I think I might have just find a new option to make some money!

Well I've never heard of that before, having the weight of the cue corresponding to the weight of the balls sounds like a safer idea.

[ADR147]

Hi all,

What is the current weight of your cue, and, if you had to go one way or another with it, would you increase or decrease its weight.

Opinions?

depends where i am playing m8 - i have a friend locally with tables like glass and i would go lighter on those but for some of the club tables i think i would need to be heavier - generally i go in the middle at about 18.5oz and make do! - even i don't own a different cue for every table i play on!

[Qubit]

I was under the impression the trend had been for slightly heavier cues over the last decade or so? (I could be wrong - wouldn't be the first time!).

[Wity]

I think every cue i've ever played weith in the last 30 years has been an 18ounce, give or take a 1/2 max. Anything heavier and it feels like a bat to me and anything lighter a kiddies cue.

If a class cue but with a freakishly alien for me spec is going for a song though I'd no longer dismiss it knowing it could be altered.

[ADR147]

altering ues though is a pain, its nice to know what you like from the start!

[sunny3909]

my cue weighs 17.25 oz 1 piece and i would never go for a heavier cue.